A noted group of thinkers and spiritual leaders will gather in Vancouver on Saturday to explore how the public can cope when confronted by often-overwhelming conditions in the world, particularly following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
A one-day conference, titled Finding Hope in a Time of Despair, will look at fostering peace activism and interfaith dialogue in a time of increasing global tension, violence, poverty and destruction of the planet.
Speakers include Donald Grayston, an Anglican priest and former director of Simon Fraser University's Institute for the Humanities; Toni Pieroni, who leads groups in eco-spirituality; Ron Dart, a political scientist and religious studies instructor at University College of the Fraser Valley, and Mark Weintraub, chair of the Canadian Jewish Congress Pacific Region.
Sponsored by the Thomas Merton Society of Canada and Canadian Memorial Church Centre for Peace, the event takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1825 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver.
For more information, go to http://merton.ca/HOPEconfguide.html
