The second annual International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Law Department conference was conducted May 1st and 2nd, 2021, in a meeting attended by more than 50 devotees, with good representation from six continents. Following formal recognition of the Law Department by the GBC in 2018, the first conference of the Law Department was held in January 2020, in Gainesville, Florida. This year plans to hold the conference in India were scuttled due to Covid-19, and the meeting was held on the Zoom platform instead.
The meeting was under the direction of devotee attorney, Devakinandan das, ISKCON General Conference (Singapore), who was assisted by the Organizing Committee, comprised of Govinda Dev das, Kumari Kunti dasi, Bhaktin Evelina, and Bhakta Devansh, who had worked many months to plan a successful online event. Lawyers, law students, and other devotees who have dealt with legal issues impacting ISKCON, participated in the conference.
The keynote speaker for the opening day was Radhanath Swami, who discussed the importance of lawyers in the spread of the Hare Krishna movement. He said that lawyers are modern-day successors to Arjuna, fighting legal battles to promote the growth of ISKCON. “Lawyers are the warriors who are fighting on behalf of Krishna,” taking on the legal battles necessary to protect our movement. Radhanath Swami encouraged the attendees to understand the importance of their legal skills, and sincerely thanked those engaged in this work on behalf of ISKCON for their service.
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