Tzu Chi USA

On Friday, August 18, the last day of the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PoWR), 20 Tzu Chi volunteers and 11 Tzu Chi University students from Taiwan came together to give a sign language performance of the song “Give Love.” The sign language tradition at Tzu Chi began when Master Cheng Yen was doing home visits and met many deaf individuals, and realized that it’s essential for volunteers to learn a little sign language to communicate with them.

The theme of the 2023 convening of the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PoWR) is
“A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights.” The Program Chair, Rev. HPs. Phyllis Curott, in her pre-PoWR address, stated:
Every faith has, at its core, a summoning to ease the suffering of others and to contribute to a just, peaceful, and sustainable world. Today, the Parliament of the World’s Religions issues its Call to Conscience to people of faith and spirit, to the people of Chicago, to all people of conscience, to stand together in defense of the dignity, freedom, and human rights of all.”

Tzu Chi team members from across the United States assemble for the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PoWR), in Chicago, Illinois, ready and eager to