Converging Streams: Engaging for Holistic Development
An Inter-Faith Dialog for Peace and Sustainability
INEB Biennial Conference
A-Z of Climate Change: causes, impacts and actions from an interfaith perspective Facilitated by Nigel Crawhall |
“Searching the Self, Serving the Society and Saving the Environment’ A Conversation with Professor Joanna Macy Internationally Renowned Eco Philosopher and Buddhist Scholar |
Sharing and Discussion on the Revival of Ordained Nuns (bhikkhuni)in the Orthodox Theravada Tradition |
07.00-08.00 | Breakfast | |
08.00-09.00 | Departure for Gothama Thapo Wanaya | |
09.00-11.00 | Sharing and Discussion on the Revival of Ordained Nuns (bhikkhuni) in the Orthodox Theravada Tradition Facilitated by senior Bhikkhuni Kusuma from Sri Lanka &Bhikkhuni Dhammananda from Thailand | |
11.00-11.30 | Book launch in Singhalese Version: – My Sri Lankan Lineage by Bhikkhuni Dhammananda – Tibetan Dhammapada | |
11.30-12.30 | Lunch | |
12.30-13.30 | Continue Conversation and Discussion | |
13.30-15.00 | Return to Sri Lanka Foundation Institute | |
Friday – January 22 at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka Public Symposium and Opening Ceremony | ||
16:00 – 16:30 | Registration | |
16:30 – 17:00 | Sri Lankan traditional dance and music | |
17:00 – 17:10 | Welcome speech by Harsha Navaratne, Chairperson of INEB and the Sevalanka Foundation | |
17:10 – 17:20 | Opening speech by H.E. Maithreepala Sirisena, The President of Sri Lanka | |
17:20 – 17:30 | Guest speeches by Ven. Lama Lobsang, International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) | |
17:30 – 18:00 | “Sustainable Development” Keynote speech by Joanna Macy, Buddhist Scholar and Environmental Activist | |
18:00 – 19:00 | Responses to keynote speech by A.T. Ariyaratne, Founder of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement Sulak Sivaraksa, Co-founder of International Network of Engaged Buddhists Lodi Gyari Rinpoche, Co-chair of INEB Advisory Committee Moderated by Nigel Crawhall, Member of IUCN & INEB | |
19:00 -19:10 | Closing speech by Ven. Athuraliye Ratana Thera Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
19:10 – 22:00 | Departure for cultural show and dinner at Sadaham Sevana Center (by Bus) | |
Saturday morning- January 23 at Good Market, Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
09.30-10.15 | Meet & discuss with Good Market organising team at Sri Lankan Foundation | |
10-15 10.30 | Depart from Sri Lanka Foundation Institute to the Good Market | |
10.30-11.30 | Visit the market and talk to vendors and consumers | |
11.30-12.30 | Lunch | |
Saturday, Sunday and Monday – January 23-25 Study Tour Group A Ecosystems, Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Sinharaja National Park, Pinnawala, and Kurunegala | ||
Sunday January 23 | ||
12.30-16.30 | At Good Market, depart for Sinharaja National Park | |
16.30-17.30 | Arrive at Kudawa camp site and go for a river bath | |
17.30-18.30 | Walk to neighboring villages | |
19.00-20.00 | Dinner | |
20.00-21.00 | Self-introduction of participants | |
Sunday 24 January | ||
06.00-08.00 | Bird watching and walk in the Sinharaja National Park | |
08.00-09.00 | Breakfast | |
09.00-11.30 | Introduction and current problems at the Sinharaja rain forest | |
11.30-12.30 | Lunch | |
12.30-13.30 | Rest | |
13.30-17.00 | Visit project site on re-forestation | |
17.00-19.00 | Rest and river bath | |
19.00-20.00 | Dinner | |
20.00-21.30 | Reflection of the day | |
Monday Jan 25 | ||
05.00-10.00 | Depart to Millennium Elephant Foundation, Pinnawala and Breakfast on the way | |
10.00-11.30 | Visit and discuss on elephant-human conflict | |
11.30-12.30 | Lunch | |
12.30-13.20 | Depart to Selyn Foundation, Kurunegala | |
13.20-15.30 | Discussion on fair-trade handicrafts | |
15.30-20.00 | Depart for dinner and stay overnight at Islander Center | |
Saturday, Sunday and Monday – January 23-25 Study Tour Group B Pluralistic and Inclusive Societies: Jaffna, Thellippalai, and Nagadeepa Island | ||
Saturday January23 | ||
12.30-13.00 | At Good Market, return to Sri Lanka Foundation Institute | |
13.00-15.30 | Closed-door session with Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Sinhalese Buddhist organization leaders | |
15.30-18.00 | Closed-door session with Muslim leaders | |
18.00-19.00 | Reflection on the day | |
19.00-20.00 | Dinner | |
21.30 | Bus departs for Jaffna | |
Sunday January 24 | ||
07.30 | Bus arrives at Jaffna | |
08.00-09.00 | Breakfast | |
09.00-10.30 | Rest | |
10.30-11.00 | Depart for Sevalanka office-Jaffna | |
11.00-12.30 | Dialogue on civil war in Sri Lanka with Anandi Shashidharan | |
12.30-13.30 | Lunch | |
13.30-14.30 | Depart for Thellippalai | |
14.30-16.00 | Discussion with villagers and visit project site on Livelihood Development after the civil war | |
16.00-19.00 | Return to Jaffna town and rest | |
19.00-20.00 | Dinner | |
Monday January 25 | ||
05.30-08.30 | Depart by ferry to Nagadeepa Island and have breakfast in the car | |
08.30-11.00 | Visit and participate in religious activities at the Nagdeepa Rajamaha Vihara and Hindu Kovil with discussion on Multi-Cultural and Religious Diversity and Co-existence with religious leaders | |
11.00-12.00 | Lunch | |
12.00-14.30 | Return to Jaffna | |
14.30-18.00 | Depart for Anuradhapura | |
19.00-20.00 | Dinner and stay overnight at Islander Center | |
INEB Biennial Conference Tuesday and Wednesday – January 26-27 at Islander Center, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Converging Streams: Engaging for Holistic Development An Inter-Faith Dialog for Peace and Sustainability MCs are Gauthama Prabu (India) and Thalini Navaratne (Sri Lanka) | ||
Tuesday – January 26 | ||
06.00-07.00 | Morning Meditation lead by Ven. Bhikkhuni Dhammananda | |
07.00-08.30 | Breakfast | |
08.30-09.00 | Chanting by Sri Lankan Sangha | |
09.00-10.30 | “Structural Violence Today” Panel Discussion · Joanna Macy, Buddhist Scholar and Environmental Activist · Yayah Khisbiyah, Muhamnadiyah, Indonesia · Nadarajah Manickam*, Centre for the Study of Sustainable Futures and Spirituality, Malaysia · Father Anura Perera, Methodist Church, Sri Lanka Moderated by Shri Sheshadri Chari, India *Structural Violence as a root cause of human crisis in term of Environmental, Ecological, Sociopolitical, and spiritual issues. | |
10.30-10.45 | Break | |
10.45-11.30 | Group Reflection and Feedback | |
11.30-13.30 | Lunch and Rest | |
13.30-16.30 | World Cafe’ (Dialogue on Structural Violence & Holistic Development) Facilitated by Nattarote Wangwinyoo | |
16.30-17.30 | Rest | |
17.30-19.00 | Dinner | |
19.00-21.00 | Chan-Cha (Tea ceremony combined with meditation with music), Spiritual Chanting, Cultural Performance, and Exchange | |
Wednesday January 27 | ||
06.00-07.00 | Morning Meditation lead by Hozan Alan Senauke | |
07.00-08.30 | Breakfast | |
08.30-09.00 | Chanting by Chinese and Taiwanese Sangha | |
09.00-11.30
| “Holistic Development: How toMake it Possible?” Panel Discussion on Holistic Development · Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, Jungto Society, South Korea · Champika Ranawaka, Member of Parliament, Sri Lanka · Rev. Hans Ucko, Prayer and Action for Children, Arigatou International, Sweden · Hans van Willenswaard, School for Wellbeing, Siam Moderated by Sai Sam Kham, Metta Development Foundation, Myanmar | |
11.30-13.30 | Lunch | |
13.30-16.00 | Open Space for Creative Ideas and Networking Facilitated by Nattarote Wangwinyoo | |
16.00-17.00 | Plenary Session and Feedback Consolidate the action plan and follow up after the conference Closing / Group Chanting | |
17.00-17.30 | Rest | |
17.30-19.00 | Dinner | |
| Departure Chan-Cha (Tea ceremony combined meditation with music) for remaining participants | |
Thursday – January 28 INEB Advisory Committee and Executive Committee Meeting The Islander Center, Anuradhapura | ||
Friday and Saturday – January 29 and 30 Eco Temple Community Development Project Planning The Islander Center, Anuradhapura | ||
Converging Streams: Engaging for Holistic Development
An Inter-Faith Dialog for Peace and Sustainability
INEB Biennial Conference
07.00-08.00 | Breakfast | |
08.00-09.00 | Departure for Gothama Thapo Wanaya | |
09.00-11.00 | Sharing and Discussion on the Revival of Ordained Nuns (bhikkhuni) in the Orthodox Theravada Tradition Facilitated by senior Bhikkhuni Kusuma from Sri Lanka &Bhikkhuni Dhammananda from Thailand | |
11.00-11.30 | Book launch in Singhalese Version: – My Sri Lankan Lineage by Bhikkhuni Dhammananda – Tibetan Dhammapada | |
11.30-12.30 | Lunch | |
12.30-13.30 | Continue Conversation and Discussion | |
13.30-15.00 | Return to Sri Lanka Foundation Institute | |
Friday – January 22 at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka Public Symposium and Opening Ceremony | ||
16:00 – 16:30 | Registration | |
16:30 – 17:00 | Sri Lankan traditional dance and music | |
17:00 – 17:10 | Welcome speech by Harsha Navaratne, Chairperson of INEB and the Sevalanka Foundation | |
17:10 – 17:20 | Opening speech by H.E. Maithreepala Sirisena, The President of Sri Lanka | |
17:20 – 17:30 | Guest speeches by Ven. Lama Lobsang, International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) | |
17:30 – 18:00 | “Sustainable Development” Keynote speech by Joanna Macy, Buddhist Scholar and Environmental Activist | |
18:00 – 19:00 | Responses to keynote speech by A.T. Ariyaratne, Founder of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement Sulak Sivaraksa, Co-founder of International Network of Engaged Buddhists Lodi Gyari Rinpoche, Co-chair of INEB Advisory Committee Moderated by Nigel Crawhall, Member of IUCN & INEB | |
19:00 -19:10 | Closing speech by Ven. Athuraliye Ratana Thera Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
19:10 – 22:00 | Departure for cultural show and dinner at Sadaham Sevana Center (by Bus) | |
Saturday morning- January 23 at Good Market, Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
09.30-10.15 | Meet & discuss with Good Market organising team at Sri Lankan Foundation | |
10-15 10.30 | Depart from Sri Lanka Foundation Institute to the Good Market | |
10.30-11.30 | Visit the market and talk to vendors and consumers | |
11.30-12.30 | Lunch | |
Saturday, Sunday and Monday – January 23-25 Study Tour Group A Ecosystems, Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Sinharaja National Park, Pinnawala, and Kurunegala | ||
Sunday January 23 | ||
12.30-16.30 | At Good Market, depart for Sinharaja National Park | |
16.30-17.30 | Arrive at Kudawa camp site and go for a river bath | |
17.30-18.30 | Walk to neighboring villages | |
19.00-20.00 | Dinner | |
20.00-21.00 | Self-introduction of participants | |
Sunday 24 January | ||
06.00-08.00 | Bird watching and walk in the Sinharaja National Park | |
08.00-09.00 | Breakfast | |
09.00-11.30 | Introduction and current problems at the Sinharaja rain forest | |
11.30-12.30 | Lunch | |
12.30-13.30 | Rest | |
13.30-17.00 | Visit project site on re-forestation | |
17.00-19.00 | Rest and river bath | |
19.00-20.00 | Dinner | |
20.00-21.30 | Reflection of the day | |
Monday Jan 25 | ||
05.00-10.00 | Depart to Millennium Elephant Foundation, Pinnawala and Breakfast on the way | |
10.00-11.30 | Visit and discuss on elephant-human conflict | |
11.30-12.30 | Lunch | |
12.30-13.20 | Depart to Selyn Foundation, Kurunegala | |
13.20-15.30 | Discussion on fair-trade handicrafts | |
15.30-20.00 | Depart for dinner and stay overnight at Islander Center | |
Saturday, Sunday and Monday – January 23-25 Study Tour Group B Pluralistic and Inclusive Societies: Jaffna, Thellippalai, and Nagadeepa Island | ||
Saturday January23 | ||
12.30-13.00 | At Good Market, return to Sri Lanka Foundation Institute | |
13.00-15.30 | Closed-door session with Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Sinhalese Buddhist organization leaders | |
15.30-18.00 | Closed-door session with Muslim leaders | |
18.00-19.00 | Reflection on the day | |
19.00-20.00 | Dinner | |
21.30 | Bus departs for Jaffna | |
Sunday January 24 | ||
07.30 | Bus arrives at Jaffna | |
08.00-09.00 | Breakfast | |
09.00-10.30 | Rest | |
10.30-11.00 | Depart for Sevalanka office-Jaffna | |
11.00-12.30 | Dialogue on civil war in Sri Lanka with Anandi Shashidharan | |
12.30-13.30 | Lunch | |
13.30-14.30 | Depart for Thellippalai | |
14.30-16.00 | Discussion with villagers and visit project site on Livelihood Development after the civil war | |
16.00-19.00 | Return to Jaffna town and rest | |
19.00-20.00 | Dinner | |
Monday January 25 | ||
05.30-08.30 | Depart by ferry to Nagadeepa Island and have breakfast in the car | |
08.30-11.00 | Visit and participate in religious activities at the Nagdeepa Rajamaha Vihara and Hindu Kovil with discussion on Multi-Cultural and Religious Diversity and Co-existence with religious leaders | |
11.00-12.00 | Lunch | |
12.00-14.30 | Return to Jaffna | |
14.30-18.00 | Depart for Anuradhapura | |
19.00-20.00 | Dinner and stay overnight at Islander Center | |
INEB Biennial Conference Tuesday and Wednesday – January 26-27 at Islander Center, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Converging Streams: Engaging for Holistic Development An Inter-Faith Dialog for Peace and Sustainability MCs are Gauthama Prabu (India) and Thalini Navaratne (Sri Lanka) | ||
Tuesday – January 26 | ||
06.00-07.00 | Morning Meditation lead by Ven. Bhikkhuni Dhammananda | |
07.00-08.30 | Breakfast | |
08.30-09.00 | Chanting by Sri Lankan Sangha | |
09.00-10.30 | “Structural Violence Today” Panel Discussion · Joanna Macy, Buddhist Scholar and Environmental Activist · Yayah Khisbiyah, Muhamnadiyah, Indonesia · Nadarajah Manickam*, Centre for the Study of Sustainable Futures and Spirituality, Malaysia · Father Anura Perera, Methodist Church, Sri Lanka Moderated by Shri Sheshadri Chari, India *Structural Violence as a root cause of human crisis in term of Environmental, Ecological, Sociopolitical, and spiritual issues. | |
10.30-10.45 | Break | |
10.45-11.30 | Group Reflection and Feedback | |
11.30-13.30 | Lunch and Rest | |
13.30-16.30 | World Cafe’ (Dialogue on Structural Violence & Holistic Development) Facilitated by Nattarote Wangwinyoo | |
16.30-17.30 | Rest | |
17.30-19.00 | Dinner | |
19.00-21.00 | Chan-Cha (Tea ceremony combined with meditation with music), Spiritual Chanting, Cultural Performance, and Exchange | |
Wednesday January 27 | ||
06.00-07.00 | Morning Meditation lead by Hozan Alan Senauke | |
07.00-08.30 | Breakfast | |
08.30-09.00 | Chanting by Chinese and Taiwanese Sangha | |
09.00-11.30
| “Holistic Development: How toMake it Possible?” Panel Discussion on Holistic Development · Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, Jungto Society, South Korea · Champika Ranawaka, Member of Parliament, Sri Lanka · Rev. Hans Ucko, Prayer and Action for Children, Arigatou International, Sweden · Hans van Willenswaard, School for Wellbeing, Siam Moderated by Sai Sam Kham, Metta Development Foundation, Myanmar | |
11.30-13.30 | Lunch | |
13.30-16.00 | Open Space for Creative Ideas and Networking Facilitated by Nattarote Wangwinyoo | |
16.00-17.00 | Plenary Session and Feedback Consolidate the action plan and follow up after the conference Closing / Group Chanting | |
17.00-17.30 | Rest | |
17.30-19.00 | Dinner | |
| Departure Chan-Cha (Tea ceremony combined meditation with music) for remaining participants | |
Thursday – January 28 INEB Advisory Committee and Executive Committee Meeting The Islander Center, Anuradhapura | ||
Friday and Saturday – January 29 and 30 Eco Temple Community Development Project Planning The Islander Center, Anuradhapura | ||
