Helsingin Vapaa-ajattelijat ry, Vapaa-ajattelijain liitto ry, ViSiO, SETA,
Sexpo-säätiö
ja Humanistiliitto ry present:
Seminar on Freedom of Religion
Featuring Raquel Evita Saraswati
Raquel Evita Saraswati is a reform-minded Muslim, activist and scholar whose
main
interests lie in religion and human rights, conflict resolution, and the
reconciliation
of culture with modernity.
Part I
Saturday 21st of February at 2 p.m. to 6 p.m
Place: Tieteiden talo, Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki
Freedom of Religion and the Human Rights of Sexual Minorities within
Religious
Communities; seminar and panel discussion
Raquel Evita Saraswati, scholar, human rights activist, USA:
Dissent, honour killings and the dangers facing Muslims who speak out
Raija Ala-Lipasti:
Honour Violence in Patriarchal Communities
Anu Suomela:
Children’s Rights
Olli Stålström, PhD (sociology of medicine), editor of FinnQueer web
magazine:
Labelling homosexuality: from demonization, confrontation and stereotyping
towards
constructive dialogue with psychoanalytic and religious schools of thought
Vesa Hirvonen, Doctor of Theology, Adjunct Professor, Department of
Systematic Theology,
University of Helsinki:
Christian Churches and Sexual Minorities
Robert Brotherus, Licentiate of Philosophy:
Interaction of reason and emotion as foundation of secular morals
Chairman: Jussi K. Niemelä, Chairman of the Union of the Finnish Freethinkers
and
Helsinki Freethinkers
Part II
Tuesday 24th of February at 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Place: Tieteiden talo, Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki