As a contribution to the "Spiritual Dimensions of Sustainability" Project launched by the Soetendorp Institute and the Earth Charter Task Force on Religion, Spirituality, and Ethics, Rabbi Soetendorp has drafted the interreligious statement "Towards Rio + 20 and Beyond - A Turning Point in Earth History". The statement is geared at enabling spiritual and religious communities to speak in a unified voice for providing a spiritual input into the major UN Rio + 20 Conference that will be taking place from June 20 - 22, 2012.
A draft version of the statement signed by religious leaders of different traditions with input from an international steering committee has been sent to the United Nations for inclusion into the Compilation Document for the "Zero Draft" of the Political Outcome Document of the Rio + 20 Conference.
The statement is currently being revised in an interreligious consultation process. Our vision is that many different religious and spiritual leaders and their institutions will share their perspectives and then endorse this statement as a powerful and unified message from the world's religious and spiritual traditions to the Rio + 20 Conference. We hope to present the statement in a joint assembly of the world's faiths during the Rio + 20 Conference.
The Soetendorp Institute
The Jacob Soetendorp Institute for Human Values provides the base of support from which and through which the award-winning peace-builder Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp works and is active as a public voice, World Connector, Earth Charter Commissioner and change agent in the Netherlands and internationally.
The large network of international contacts built over Rabbi Soetendorp's lifetime puts the Soetendorp Institute in a unique position as a nit point and connecting hub between many different initiatives in the fields of interfaith dialogue and collaboration, social justice, peace and sustainable development.
The Soetendorp Institute serves as a guiding force in the quest for a better future and is guided by the imperative of tikkun olam, repairing a world that is broken for those in need, for ourselves and our future.
Become our partner in working with us to:
The large network of international contacts built over Rabbi Soetendorp's lifetime puts the Soetendorp Institute in a unique position as a nit point and connecting hub between many different initiatives in the fields of interfaith dialogue and collaboration, social justice, peace and sustainable development.
The Soetendorp Institute serves as a guiding force in the quest for a better future and is guided by the imperative of tikkun olam, repairing a world that is broken for those in need, for ourselves and our future.
Become our partner in working with us to:
- Promote environmental awareness
- Enhance social and economic justice
- Build peace and foster reconciliation, especially in the Middle East
- Facilitate interfaith and intergenerational dialogue
- Improve the lives of children worldwide
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