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Tasmania, July 2016

July 22, 2016 by Admin

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The Religions for Peace gathering for this month will be held on Sunday 31 July 2016 from 3.00pm-4.00pm at the UTAS Multifaith Centre, TUU Building, Churchill Ave, Sandy Bay. Our guest will be Mr Usman Rana from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. His topic will be An Introduction to Islam and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Tasmania, June 2016

June 10, 2016 by Admin

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In June we will be sharing in Multifaith events of two organisations. The first, Tierra Segrada or Sacred Earth, is a world-wide Multifaith day of prayer and action for the planet and a call to world leaders to commit to a 1.5 degree C limit on global temperature rise. This will be co-ordinated in Hobart by Marilyn Goninon at Scots Memorial Uniting Church, Bathurst St Hobart from 3.00-4.00pm on Sunday 12 June.

Secondly, we will share Tasmanians for Recognition’s Journey for Recognition to be held in Hobart from 12 noon to 2.00pm on 25 June on Parliament House lawns. There will be wet weather backup. There are a number of venues round Tasmania where people are welcome to join the Journey.

Tasmania, May 2016

May 1, 2016 by Admin

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The sacred festival days continue as we move from April to May. While the eight day festival of Pesach or Passover is often close in time to ‘Western’ Easter, this year, Pesach does not begin till 23 April and ends on 30 April. The Eastern Rite, or Orthodox, Easter Sunday is 1 May 2016.

The Religions for Peace events for May will include participating in the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change and we will be hosting a gathering for Tasmanians for Reconciliation towards the end of May.

Tasmania, February 2016

February 21, 2016 by Admin

Tasmania Logo The event intended for March, Religions for Peace (Tas) participation in the official opening of the UTAS Multifaith Centre and the planting of a Peace Pole nearby, has been postponed till later in the year, so there won’t be an event for March.

Tasmania: December 2016

December 17, 2015 by Admin

Tasmania Logo Greetings of peace at this special time of blessings!
This evening is the last of the eight days of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of Lights, commemorating the rededication of the Temple after the victory of the Maccabees. December is also the month when the birth of the Prophet Mohammad is celebrated (23 December) as well as the Christmas festival, celebrating the birth of Christ.

Tasmania – November 2015

November 10, 2015 by Admin

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The next gathering of Religions for Peace Tasmania Branch will be will be in support of the Australian section of the International People’s Climate March and specifically in support of the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change, a national body with headquarters in Sydney. Some of you may have known about the forerunner of this organisation, called Greenfaith Australia.

Tasmania, Sept 2015

September 7, 2015 by Admin

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The next gathering of Religions for Peace Tasmania Branch will be on Sunday 20 September 3.00-4.30pm at the UTAS Multifaith Centre, TUU Building, Churchill Ave., Sandy Bay, when Religions for Peace and the UTAS Multifaith Chaplaincy will be holding a gathering entitled: Remembering Peace: a celebration of the UN International Day of Peace in the Anzac Centenary Year.

Tasmania – August 2015

August 4, 2015 by Admin

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The next gathering of Religions for Peace Tasmania Branch has been cancelled due the unavailability of the invited guest. However, we encourage you to save the date for Sunday 20 September 3.00-4.30pm at the UTAS Multifaith Centre, TUU Building, Churchill Ave., Sandy Bay, when Religions for Peace and the UTAS Multifaith Chaplaincy will be holding a gathering entitled: Remembering Peace: a celebration of the UN International Day of Peace in the Anzac Centenary Year.

Tasmania – July 2015

July 3, 2015 by Admin

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The next gathering of Religions for Peace Tasmania Branch will be held from 1.00-2.30pm on Saturday 4 July 2015 at the UTAS Multifaith Centre, TUU Building, Churchill Ave., Sandy Bay, when Swami Paramananda Saraswati will share his wisdom about the Bhagavad Gita as a spiritual guide.