BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Centenary Series: "\;Religious Modernity and Peace: Insights f rom a 1919 Letter to The Hague"\; - Maja Groff\, Climate Governance Co mmission DTSTART:20211119T190000Z DTEND:20211119T200000Z UID:TALK165193@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Cambridge University Bahá'í Society DESCRIPTION:_To commemorate the centenary of the passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá\ , the Cambridge University Bahá'í Society has arranged online talks by e ight international speakers. Each speaker will focus on one theme based on the teachings and life of this unique individual and its relevance to our world today. This is the fourth talk in the series._\n\n*Religious Modern ity and Peace: Insights from a 1919 Letter to The Hague*\n\nThis talk will explore the contemporary relevance of the "Tablet to The Hague\," a Bahá 'í document of "far-reaching importance\," which sketches key principles to ensure a sustainable international peace.\n\nMaja Groff is an internati onal lawyer based in The Hague\, and is a Convenor of the Climate Governan ce Commission\, which seeks to propose high impact global governance innov ations adequate to meet the climate challenge. As a Principal Legal Office r\, she has previously worked on the development and administration of mul tiple multilateral treaties\, as well as at international criminal tribuna ls\, has taught at the Hague Academy of International Law and is currently a Visiting Professor at Leiden University\, Faculty of Governance and Glo bal Affairs. A graduate of Harvard\, Oxford\, and McGill Universities\, an d she is an attorney admitted to practice in the state of New York\, forme rly working in corporate law. She was a co-winner of an international priz e in 2018 on global governance innovation (New Shape Prize). She serves on the Advisory Boards of BCorp Europe and ebbf\, organisations devoted to e thical business.\n\nTo register and have the Zoom link sent to you\, pleas e visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/religious-modernity-and-peace-insi ghts-from-a-1919-letter-to-the-hague-tickets-199426178067\n\nView a list o f all the talks in this series on our website: https://bahai.soc.srcf.net/ talks/ LOCATION:Online (register on Eventbrite for link) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR