SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMS at the 2023 PoWR
This Schedule is in Chicago time (CDT)
Sunday 13th AUG
8:00 ONWARDS
SETTING UP OF OUR FAITH ROOM, BOOTHS, AND EXHIBITS
At the McCormick Place Lakeside Center
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
PARADE OF FAITHS
https://parliamentofreligions.org/parliament/2023-chicago/the-parade-of-faiths/
All info about the Parade lineup, map, parking pass, etc is here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14oxG6kpWb_LSX47jVMQtefNruN0N2S87?usp=sharing
Parade participants can start arriving at 10:00am
Assembly: Nicolaus Copernicus Monument 1300 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr.
Parade will start route at 1:30pm
PARADE SET-UP TIME: 11:00 AM (ZAMC is #10 in the line lineup)
STARTING LOCATION: 1300 S Lake Shore Dr.
FINAL DESTINATION: 448 E 18th Dr.
Monday 14th AUG
07:00 AM – 10:00 AM REGISTRATION (GET YOUR ID BADGES)
(THE REGISTRATION AREA WILL BE RIGHT OVER THE BRIDGE AS
YOU ENTER INTO LAKESIDE CENTER).
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM PROCESSION (Main Stage Session) in HALL D2
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM OPENING CEREMONY (Main Stage Session) in HALL D2
Monday, August 14 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Global Ethic General Assembly, Global Ethic in Action,
Room D2
Signatories for the Global Ethic Document – Justice Rohinton Nariman and Sousan Abadian
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM How Can We “the People” Reclaim Our Freedom?
Room E253b
Moderator: Bakhtavar Desai
Speakers: Zenobia Tantra (Representing Zoroastrianism) Dr. Gary Zola (Representing Reform Judaism) David Crawford (Representing Christianity, Presbyterian) Asayo Koyo Horibe (Representing Buddhism)
GUEST SPEAKER: JUSTICE ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM A Shared Commitment to a Culture of Non-Violence and Respect for Life – 1st Directive
Room E350
Moderator: Bruce Knotts,
Panelists: Sara Rahim, Rashna Writer, Daniel Gómez-Ibáñez, Visioning facilitator: James Lynch, Jr.
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM How Can We, the People, Reclaim Our Freedom?
Room E253b
Cyrus Rivetna (Moderator)
Speakers: Rohinton Rivetna (Representing Zoroastrianism) E. Garnet Fay (Rep Christianity – Society of Friends – Quakers) Sharan Kaur Singh (Representing Sikh Faith) Shayda Safapour (member of the Bahá’í Faith)
Tuesday 15th AUG
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Navjote/sudreh Pushi (Initiation) Ceremony (a session led by Zoroastrian Priests)
In the Zoroastrian Faith Room at E272d
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Towards a Global Ethic: Advocate, Practice, & Defend Freedom & Human Rights
Hall E – Room 6
Bakhtavar Desai (Moderator)
Speakers: Dr. Niaz Kasravi Dr. Saad Ghosn Raio G. Krishnayya
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Action Based Interfaith Efforts
In Hall E – Room 10
Speakers: Porus Dadabhoy Jessica Moss Steve Perry Valerie Queen
10:30 AM – Noon Global Ethic Symposium: A Shared Commitment to a Culture of Solidarity and a Just Economic Order
Room E350
Mahrukh Motafram Melanie Barrett Tiffany Manuel Sharan Kaur Singh James Lawson
10:30 AM – Noon Religious Unity Against Global Displacement: Taking Action To Address The Global Refugee Crisis
Hall E – Room 10
Moderated by Parshan Khosravi
Speakers: Sister Caroljean Willie Dr. Zaher Sahloul Suzanne Akhras Victoria Strong
01:00 PM – 3 PM CRISIS PLENARY
Hall D2
Dr. Sousan Abadian is one of the Luminary Speakers in this Plenary
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Women, Life, Freedom: Women Rising in Revolution
Room E253d
Dolly Dastoor (Moderator)
Speakers: Sousan Abadian Niaz Kasravi Frozan Rahmani Amy Agigian Jennifer Butler
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM A Shared Commitment to a Culture of Tolerance and a Life of Truthfulness – 3rd Directive
Room: E350
Moderator: Michael Trice
Panelists: Jenan Mohajir, Margaret Gower, Arzan Sam Wadia, Visioning facilitator: Mary Doak
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Interfaith Story Time with Havovi & Ben
On the Kids of PoWR Stage
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Dignity, Stature and Role of Women in the Zoroastrian Religion
Hall E – Room 2
Katayun Kapadia (Moderator)
Speakers: Arzan Sam Wadia, Dr. Rashna Writer Dr. Niaz Kasravi
05:00 PM – 6:30 PM Significance of Swastika – A Sacred Symbol for more than a Billion people
Room E353c
Behram Pastakia (Moderator)
Speakers/Panelists: Girish Shah (representing Jainism) Mat McDermott (representing Hinduism) T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki (representing Buddhism) Rabbi Alan Brill (representing Judaism)
06:30 PM – 07:30 PM Ecology in Zoroastrianism
Speaker: Ervad Tehemton Mirza
In the Zoroastrian Faith Room at E272d – Level 2
Wednesday 16th AUG
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Water Ceremony (a session led by Zoroastrian Priests)
In the Zoroastrian Faith Room at E272d – Level 2
10:00 AM – Noon CRISIS PLENARY
Hall D2
Parisa Khosravi is one of the Luminary Speakers in this Plenary
06:30 PM – 09:00 PM COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
(sign up for tours of Houses of Worship, including the tour of our Chicago dar-e mehr)
Thursday 17th AUG
08:00 AM – 9:00 AM Boi Ceremony (Fire Ceremony) (a session led by Zoroastrian Priests)
In the Zoroastrian Faith Room at E272d – Level 2
10:00 AM – Noon CRISIS PLENARY
Hall D2
Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman is one of the Luminary Speakers in this Plenary
12:50 PM – 2:00 PM Music and Dance: Joy, Hope, Healing
Exhibition Hall Performance Stage
Mani Rao, Havovi Desai, Ben Crowder, Farida Sharyari, Mehrnaz Kharoliwalla, Zynah Kharoliwalla, Tina Siganporia, Ardavan Taraporewala, ZAMC Choir, Bakhtavar Desai
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Environmental Stewardship: how our Faiths inspires us to adopt Eco-friendly & Sustainable Lifestyles
Hall E – Room 2
Ervad Fred Desai (Moderator/Zoroastrianism)
Speakers: Allyson Zacharoff (Jewish) Rosleny Ubiñas (Bahai) Mantej Singh (Sikh)
Jim Engineer (Zoroastrian)
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Empowering Youth to Preserve Intergenerational Knowledge of the Zoroastrian Faith
Hall E – Room 6
Katayun Kapadia (Moderator)
Speakers: Persis Driver Mahtab Dastur Rayhan Driver Ava Daruwala
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Women’s Perspectives on the Global Ethic
Room E251
Mahrukh Motafram Mary Doak Sahar Alsahlani Debra Boudreaux
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Sacred Music Concert
Arie Crowne Theater (McCormick Place Lakeside Center Level 2)
(Our Zoroastrian artists, Tina Siganporia, Tara Jamshidian, and Ardavan Taraporewala, will be among the performing artists in this concert).
Friday 18th AUG
08:00 AM – 9:00 AM Jashan Ceremony (a session led by Zoroastrian Priests)
In the Zoroastrian Faith Room at E272d – Level 2
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Youth Perspective on Intra-faith Dialogue and Peace Building Work in the World – Part 1
Room E253b
Jamshed Rivetna (Moderator)
Speakers: Benafsha Shroff (Zoroastrianism) Rabbi Allyson Zacharoff (Judaism) Imam Hassan Aly (Islam)
9:30 AM – 11:00 Youth Perspective on Intra-faith Dialogue and Peace- Building Work in the World – Part 2.
Room E253b
Jamshed Rivetna (Moderator)
Speakers: Mahtab Dastur (Zoroastrianism) Rosleny Ubiñas (Bahai) Muntara Kaur (Sikh)
9:00 AM – 10:30 Evolution of Human Rights: From Cyrus to Modern Times
In Hall E353 A
Mahrukh Motafram – Moderator
Speakers: Dr. Rashna Writer Jamsheed Choksy Kersi Shroff Dolly Dastoor
01:00 PM – 01:15 PM Cultural Dances by Zoroastrian kids on the Kids of PoWR Stage
Persian Dance by Mahtab Dastur
Indian Classical Dance by Mehrnaz & Zynah Kharoliwalla
01:00 PM – 02:30 PM United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Power of Science with Faith
Room E45
Tehemton Mirza (Moderator)
Swamiji Sahajananda (Hinduism) Sr. Dawn M Northwehr (Christianity) Dr. Rahul Deepankar (Buddhism) Imam Hassan Aly (Islam)
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM (WORKSHOP) Human Centered Design Meets Interfaith Dialogue
Room E450a
Speakers: Shirin Mehri Pia Sutaria
03:00 PM – 05:00 PM Closing Plenary and Ceremony – A Call to Action
Hall D2
