12th Annual World Religion Day - “Water-Drawing from the Sacred”
Sunday January 15, 2012 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Jean Piggott Place, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
MC: Waubgeshig Rice, CBC broadcast journalist and writer
Keynote Speaker: Louise Profeit-LeBlanc, member of the Nacho N'yak Dun First Nation from Mayo in north eastern Yukon. She is a mother, grandmother and a keeper of stories
With musical performances by the Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa Choir of Men and Boys under the direction of internationally renowned Mathhew Larkin, The Tamir Neshama Choir, the Ismaili Muslim Community, and the Sikh community.
Confirmed attendees include Algonquin Elder Annie St. George, City Councilors, and Representatives from the Mayor’s office.
The aim of World Religion Day is to foster the establishment of interfaith understanding and harmony by emphasizing the common denominators underlying all religions.
Water has a central place in the practices and beliefs of many religions and spiritual traditions. It is the purifying and life giving qualities of water that underlie its place in our cultures and faiths.
As we face the challenge of sustaining the world's water today and for the future, religions and spiritual beliefs continue to play an increasingly recognized ethical and practical role. Common values from world religions can be a unifying force to foster harmonious bonds between humanity and nature.
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday January 15, 2012
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For more information contact:

 Nousha Ram
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