Dr. Paul Hwang/ Director of ALL Forum
The “Moving school” for Youth in Bukidnon, Philippines, will focus more on empowerment for them in the name of “solidarity” in order to ensure dialogue and collaboration among different religious traditions especially Christianity and Indigenous Peoples’ religions. It also puts stresses on strengthening the young ones’ Christian identity among Church workers in the Philippines in relation to the process of creative intercultural and interreligious encounter. Without a doubt such interreligious dialogue and solidarity aims for peace-building & making in the country and Asia. Inwardly, solidarity should be made manifest with increased laity involvement in decision making at all levels of the Church in order to serve the poor and marginalized people in the country. To achieve this goal, ALL Forum will promote various formation programs especially for young lay leaders. We employ the Catholic Social Teachings (CSTs) as main tool, as well as the spirit or principles of FABC like “Triple dialogue” and “Pastoral spiral” which are a dialectical methodology “from below”. As an effective spiritual formation, the Moving School as youth forum places much emphasis on the religious identity amid the all-things-mixed global world. Creative inter-cultural and interreligious encounter is indeed to strengthen the Christian identity of the young which is very urgent and relevant. It is because they need to be conscious of their role in peace-building and serving peoples deeply rooted in their cultures. Below are the purposes of Moving School in general:
Program
Main themes on the Forum: Creative Harmony & Collaboration among Asian Christianity and IPs’ Religious/Cultural Traditions for Peace in Asia
Schedule: Oct. 29-Nov. 3 (arrival and departure included)
Arrival/ Introduction (29th, Oct. Mon)
Day 1 (30th, Tue.): Opening Mass / Mutual Engagement (Filed Trip)
Day 2 (31th, Wed): Workshop 1 –
History of IP Communities in Asia and Capacity Building for Integral Ecology
Morning session – History of IPs in Asia: in relation to Asian Christianity: From Dialogue to Mutual Learning and Working Together for the Better World (Ms. Lourie Victor)
Afternoon session –Practical capacity building of young ones from IPs in relation to Laudato Si (Fr. Pedro Walpole )
(*** Each session is be followed by workshops in groups )
Day 3 (1st, Nov. Thur.): Workshop 2 –
Triple Dialogue & Pluralism Responding to Resilience of IP Communities
Morning session- ‘Appropriate technology’ and science in promoting the lifestyle and wisdom of IPs especially for resilience and flexibility of their communities” (APC Team: Mr. Jason Menaling, Ms. Amor Paredes, Mr. Andres Ignacio)
Afternoon session – : Evangelizing Mission in Asia Today: Triple Dialogue and Pluralism for Peace in Asia and the World (Mr. Paul Hwang)
(***Each session is be followed by workshops in groups)
Day 4 (2nd, Fri): Workshop 3 –
Youth Equipped with the Wisdom of IPs as well as Theology of the Spirits
Morning Session : Theology of the Spirits Strengthening Young Leaders as Christian from IP Communities (Fr. Jojo Fung)
(***Morning session is be followed by workshops in groups)
Afternoon Session- Free afternoon / Visitation/Cultural Exploration (Ms. Felicia Dian)
Evening – Cultural Night
Day 5 (3rd, Sat.): Departure