Investing in Peace:

An Inter-Faith Summit Address

In late June 2010, political leaders from the most powerful countries in the world will gather in Ontario for the G8 meeting. Just prior to that, interfaith religious leaders will gather in Winnipeg to speak together about holding the G8 accountable for their commitments to the Millennium Development Goals. The focus will be on poverty, environmental issues, and investing in peace.

Janet Plenert was invited to present a Christian perspective on the topic of ‘Investing in Peace’ at a precursor event to the World Religions Summit. The speakers each spoke from their faith perspectives (Baha’i, Muslim and Christian) on one of the topics. Members of Parliament were invited to the meeting so that the message from faith communities would be heard by Canadian politicians.