Values, Spirituality and Human Rights
Evening Keynote by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
7:00 P.M.
Student Union Theatre
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a renowned spiritual leader and multi-faceted humanitarian whose mission of uniting the world into a violence-free family has inspired millions of people worldwide. An icon of non-violence and universal human values, he seeks global peace through service and dialogue. He will share his message of service and social responsibility and the importance for individuals to follow their chosen spiritual path, while honoring other paths. His ecumenical approach transcends class, race, religion and nationality.
Born in southern India, he is responsible for starting the Art of Living Foundation, an international nonprofit educational and humanitarian organization in 1981. In 1997, he founded the International Association for Human Values, a humanitarian nonprofit organization that advances human values in political, economic, industrial, and social spheres. His social initiatives address an array of issues such as conflict resolution, disaster and trauma relief, prisoner rehabilitation, youth leadership, women's empowerment, female foeticide, child labor, and access to education. To learn more about Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, please visit: http://www.srisri.org
Lecture is free, however seating is limited. Please call 486.0647 to RSVP. Sri Sri’s Keynote is part of the UNESCO Chair’s 9th Annual International Human Rights Conference on Religion.
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he UNESCO Chair has established a regular lecture series that brings to the University a wide array of human rights scholars, educators, advocates, and policy makers, to address human rights issues from historical and global perspectives.