The Council of Christians and Jews (Vic) and the Kew Baptist Church present A Jewish – Baptist Dialogue: FREEDOM OF RELIGION: ‘The importance of interfaith respect in fostering religion for human flourishing’ on Sunday 22 September 2019 at the Kew Baptist Church from 2:30pm – 4:00pm. All welcome.
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Religious discrimination bill could legalise race hate speech, Law Council warns
The expression of religious beliefs that offend, insult or humiliate people based on their race could be effectively legalised by the Coalition’s religious discrimination bill, the Law Council of Australia has warned.
Jewish Care: Family violence awareness campaign
Jewish Care Victoria has launched a new series of three posters aimed at helping to build awareness of family violence.
Faith Based Urban Thinkers Campus
UN Habitat invites you to join in UN Habitat’s World Urban Campaign’s faith initiative, Faith and the Path Towards a Better Quality of City Life. UN Habitat together with World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the Urban Shalom Society (USS) and a number of local partners are running a series of faith based Urban Thinkers Campuses, aimed at encouraging faith communities to work together on the creation of cities and urban environments where all can flourish.
Australia: Time for Living the Change events
You’re invited to join celebrations in every state for Time for Living the Change. Each event will have its own unique flavour but, at each event, people will share some time for spiritual reflection, discuss their efforts to make climate-conserving lifestyle commitments and celebrate with delicious vegetarian and vegan food. The Australian Religious Response to Climate Change invites you – if you can, please come along to these free events near you.
ABC: Screening of The Unlisted – Hinduism Deepavali theme
ABC TV launches a new series starting with Deepavali theme called The Unlisted which will be screening daily from 15 September at 5.30pm on ABC Me and ABC iview. A thriller, featuring youth and multicultural themes.
Brisbane: Safer Churches Conference 2019
The 9th biennial Safer Churches Conference will be the first conference held by the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) Safe Church Program since the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recommendations were released in December 2017. The theme for the conference, “Transforming Cultures: Listening, Reflecting, Acting” will provide the framework across the two-day event, at the Mercure Hotel, Brisbane on 16-17 September 2019.
Victoria: Living the Change – 2019
Join us to celebrate LIVING THE CHANGE together at the Multicultural Hub, Melbourne, on Sunday 8 September 2019 where we will be working together towards creating a flourishing world for all. We gather as members of diverse faith communities and those who care for our planet to share our stories of change, transformation, and regeneration. Living the Change is brought to you by Australian Religious Response to Climate Change, Religions for Peace Australia and United Religions Initiative.
South Australia: Interfaith Matters at Beit Shalom Synagogue
You are invited to Interfaith Matters at Beit Shalom Synagogue, Hackney, on 28 August 5.30 for 6 pm – 8 / 8.30. The theme is the Jewish Faith and the speaker will be Rabbi Shoshana Kaminski.
NSW: Buddhist Studies August Seminars UPDATE
The Australasian Association of Buddhist Studies notifies updates to the previously advertised sessions with Prof. Michael Zimmerman from the University of Hamburg.
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Victoria: Honouring our Differences through stories
The Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia presents an interfaith event: Honouring Our Differences – Telling Our Stories at the ARK Centre, Cato St, Hawthorn East, on afternoon of Sunday 25 August 2019.
Victoria: Navigating Life in the Age of Cyberspace
On September 3, 10, 17, 19 Professor Joseph Camilleri OAM will be presenting a series of lectures /interactive discussions, including guests, followed by an innovative workshop on developing new approaches to conversation and dialogue. I’ve titled the series Navigating Life in the Age of Cyberspace at St Michael’s Church, Collins St, Melbourne.
