The NSW Government approved important changes to the Crimes (Domestic & Personal Violence) Act 2007, to provide victims of domestic and family violence with immediate protection. These changes are now in force.
New South Wales
2014 Report, Religions for Peace NSW Branch
Religions for Peace New South Wales continues to meet regularly in the NSW Parliament House for prayer and reflection together with input from selected speakers. The Chair, Josie Lacey OAM, has also represented Religions for Peace at the World Assembly.
NSW: Interfaith Advocacy for Reconciliation
Baha’i Advocacy for Reconciliation
Aboriginal elder Aunty Millie Ingram stressed the importance of education as a transformative power to advance reconciliation in Australia when she addressed a reception following a service at the Sydney Baha’i Temple.
NSW: Police say Muslim Community is Lax
THE Muslim community has failed to grasp the serious threat posed by young men travelling to the battlefields of Syria and has become “passive” in the face of a growing problem, one of Australia’s top police officers has warned.
PRANA – INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE
The Hindu Social Services Foundation has organised the Prana – Indian Classical Dance program with proceeds going to disability.
RfP NSW Meeting, March 2014
At the Religions for Peace NSW Meeting for March, Guest speaker was Aboriginal Elder Millie Ingram, who shared aspects of her story.
Interfaith Forum on Forced Marriage in Australia
Anti-Slavery Australia and the Women’s Interfaith Network (WIN) invite you to attend the Forced Marriage Interfaith Forum, hosted by the Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP in recognition of International Women’s Day.
Diverse Faiths dicuss Human Rights
Members of diverse faith communities participated with local residents and special guests in Human Rights Day events organised by Baha’is in Sydney and Canberra in December 2013.
NSW: Report on Forced Marriage
At the December meeting of Religions for Peace NSW Branch, Associate Professor Jennifer Burn gave a talk on forced marriage in Australia.
NSW: Community and religions unite for peace service
Representatives of seven faiths joined with community leaders and local residents at a service for the International Day of Peace at the Baha’i Temple in Sydney on the evening of Saturday, 28 September 2013.
Iftar at Cathedral House
Members of Religions for Peace NSW attended the annual tradition the Archbishop of Sydney. Cardinal Pell hosted an Iftar Dinner at Cathedral House for more than 70 guests representing 15 different denominations and faiths.
Remembering the Evian Conference
Josie Lacey, OAM, Chair of Religions for Peace NSW, recently gave a talk on remembering the Evian Conference