Guest guest Posted February 22, 2002 Report Share Posted February 22, 2002 "Ashwini Kumar Swami Agnivesh Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:22:07 -0500 > >. Hindu Activist Will Address Interfaith Assembly >Source: http://www.bergen.com/page.php?level_3_id=51&page;=2490977 >TEANECK, NEW JERSEY, February 15, 2002: A Hindu swami known as an >activist >for the poor and as a critic of religious fundamentalism will >address the >annual Interfaith Brotherhood/sisterhood breakfast on Monday at the >Marriott >Glenpointe hotel in Teaneck. Swami Agnivesh, chairman of a United >Nations >trust fund on slavery, will speak about "Interfaith Cooperation as a >Means >to Social Justice" at the Presidents' Day breakfast. A former member >of the >Legislature and minister of education in Haryana, India, the swami >is also >critical of development that brings consumerism and allows Western >world >market forces to draw profits from developing countries. He has also >opposed >the caste system and championed the rights of women to participate >in >economic and political life in India. The interfaith breakfast, on >Presidents' Day each year, has become a major gathering place for >those >interested in improving relations between religious groups. > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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