The International Interfaith Peace Declaration represented
a focus point for global collaboration, strategic planning, development, recovery
and healing following the 911 attacks, initiatives engaged:
- newspaper, radio and television, corporate,
intergovernmental, non-governmental, United Nations, community action and
interfaith organizations in approximately 195 countries.
- grassroots networks (household level),
corporate, municipal, state and federal government, community action and
interfaith organizations in approximately 3100 United States Counties.
Biodefense: Expanding Dialogue
In the publication
"Biological
Threats and Terrorism, Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities:
Workshop Summary (2002)," the National Academy of Sciences has recognized
Humanitarian Resource Institute (HRI) as one of nine leading educational
and research institutions. These include:
- Center
for Nonproliferation Studies.
- Columbia
University: Center for Public Health Preparedness.
- Harvard
University John F. Kennedy School of Government: Belfer Center for Science
and International Affairs.
- Humanitarian Resource Institute.
- Johns
Hopkins University: Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies.
- Massachusetts
Institute of Technology: Center for International Studies.
- National
Academy of Sciences.
- University
of Maryland: Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland.
- University
of Minnesota: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
Today,
the HRI: Humanitarian
University Consortium Graduate
Studies Center for Medicine,
Veterinary
Medicine and Law serves as (1)
an international community of scholars, (2)
a bridge between Humanitarian Resource Institute
and the international academic community, (3) a think
tank in support of the United Nations programs and (4) the
promotion of higher learning through both traditional and
distance education.
Global Response
The response of the international interfaith community was immediate, with
signatories that included:
Joel Beversluis, USA, CoNexus Multifaith Media and Editor, North American
Interfaith Network
Samuel M.
Curtis, USA, Professor of Ag. Education, Pennsylvania State University
Barb Englund,
USA, Executive Director of NET at TWO RIVERS
Lawrence
T. Geraty, USA, President, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA
Roberto
Smith-Gillespie, International Trade Centre - UNCTAD/WTO - UN-ITC
Rev. Beulah
C. Koulouris, Peace and Justice Committee Cochair, The Episcopal Diocese
of Massachusetts
Karen Lindquist,
USA, Interfaith Community Church, Seattle, WA
Douglas
Mattern, USA, Association of World Citizens, San Francisco, CA
Rick and
Joan Meierotto, USA, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Dr. Sam
Reimer, Canada, Mennonite Brethren
Jim Stasheff,
USA, Maryknoll Affiliate
Ven. Lama
Tenzin Kalsang, Canada, Tibetan Buddhist
Jimmy Tingle,
USA, Founder, American Peace Party of Boston
Dr. Karma
Lekshe Tsomo, USA, President, Sakyadhita: International Association of Buddhist
Women
Alene Valkanas,
USA., Executive Director, Illinois Arts Alliance, Illinois
Cesar Villanueva,
Philippines, Pax Christi-Pilipinas
Terry Werner,
USA, Lincoln, Nebraska City Council Member
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