Pilgrims of peace in Bali

Pilgrims of peace in Bali

DENPASAR: Asia-Pacific pacifists from several countries will
hold a conference on the tourist island of Bali from Dec. 13 to
Dec. 15, the organizing committee said on Monday.

Agus Indra Udayana, the committee chairman, said that
Indonesia would be represented by Muslim cleric Abdurrahman "Gus
Dur" Wahid and Balinese spiritualist Ms. Gedong Bagus Oka.

Udayana said that dozens of peace campaigners grouped in the
United Religions Initiative (URI) would take part in the 1st Asia
Pacific Assembly in Denpasar.

Abdurrahman will be the keynote speaker at the conference that
will also feature well-known pacifists such as Swami Agni Vest,
Nirmala Deshpande, Marites, Sulak Siwaraka and Sri Damodar Bakti
Syarup.

The three-day conference will end with a parade called Pilgrim
of Peace starting from Ashram Bali Gandhi Vidyapith and ending at
the Bali Legislative Council building on Dec. 15 to convey their
message. --Antara