The Hon Alex Hawke MP Minister For Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services And Multicultural Affairs has written a message on occasion of Ramadan, 2022.
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Interfaith Prayer Service for the Ukraine
The Asian Conference of Religions for Peace (Religions for Peace Asia) conducted an Interfaith Prayer Service online on Thursday, 31 March 2022. Religious leaders from many nations in South East Asia participated. Here, the Moderator of the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace gives the opening statement and Opening Prayer:
World Council of Churches convenes roundtable on Ukraine, calls for diplomacy instead of threats, dialogue instead of confrontation
The World Council of Churches (WCC) convened an ecumenical roundtable consultation on the situation in Ukraine, which took place 30 March at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute.
NSW: Dawn Climate Vigil
Around forty people gathered before dawn outside Kirribilli House this morning, to stand in solidarity with the people of Lismore, Byron and the entire Northern Rivers region hit by the current flood disaster. Rabbi George Mordecai led the group in song, prayer, and silent reflection.
Protect our planet with your finances (Gas and Electricity)
Australian Religious Response to Climate Change continues its sessions Align your finances with your faith to protect the planet. These new sessions will address how green are your gas and electricity suppliers?
Ramadan and the Australian workplace: challenges and opportunities
From the evening of Saturday, 2 April 2022, Muslims around the world, as well as in Australia, begin to observe Ramadan. People will be abstaining from food and drink during the daylight for 30 consecutive days, until the evening of Sunday, 1 May 2022, when Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan.
In this webinar, we will talk with guests from different Muslim communities to learn more about Muslim culture and history, discover what Ramadan and Eid traditions mean to them, and to discuss the challenges and opportunities they’ve faced when observing Ramadan in the workplace. This webinar will take place on March 30
Prayers for Peace – all around the world
Don’t forget to join us tomorrow, Thursday, March 24, 2022 for “A Call to Join a Multi-Religious Prayer and Share a Moment of Silence Together: Envisioning Peace in Ukraine” in which people of different faiths and backgrounds will #PrayforUkraine. 🗓️24 March, 2022 ⏰10 AM EST 15:00 CET 01:00 AEDT 25 March 🔗https://bit.ly/3tqT2ZY Organised by Europe, … Read more
Fossil fuels were always dangerous. Now they’re fueling war on my doorstep.
Svitlana Romanko is zero fossil fuels campaign manager for the Laudato Si’ Movement and based in Ukraine. She has been an environmental lawyer for over 20 years and holds a Ph.D. in environmental, natural resources, land and agrarian law, and a doctorate on climate change law, climate governance and climate policy. She also worked for 350.org, and campaigned for a Just Green Recovery and Green Deal in Eastern Europe. Here, Svitlana writes about war in Ukraine and the move for faith based organisations to divest from fossil fuels.
Multi-Religious Prayer – Envisioning Peace in Ukraine
Join Religions for Peace (International) on Thursday, March 25, 2022 for “A Call to Join a Multi-Religious Prayer and Share a Moment of Silence Together: Envisioning Peace in Ukraine.” People of different faiths and backgrounds will come together to #PrayforUkraine
Women for Sustainability – International Women’s Day 2022
Brahma Kumaris Australia conducted a panel of remarkable women about the fascinating and very different ways in which they are active for sustainability. These women spoke about their work, its challenges and victories and the spiritual inspiration that motivates them. This took place online, on Tuesday, 8 March from 7 – 8PM: a video of this event is now available.
Prayers for Peace in Ukraine
The NSW Ecumenical Council will hold an Ecumenical event praying for peace in the world, especially for Ukraine and Ethiopia. This event will take place at St Demiana & St Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Punchbowl, on Thursday 24 March 2022. This is a face-to-face event and will be live streamed.
Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry deployed to NSW
On Wednesday 16th March, the Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry deployed its first interstate team to Northern NSW to support the recovery efforts after the recent flood events. This deployment came about as the result of a request from the NSW Disaster Recovery Chaplaincy Network (DRCN) as a partner in the Australia Volunteer Emergency Chaplaincy Alliance (AVECA) and was a historical occasion.