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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence – Day 4

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Respect Victoria campaign against gender based violence

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a global initiative running from 25 November through 10 December, annually.   Guru Amar Das Sahib – the third Sikh Guru – lifted the status of women and gave them equality with men. He strictly prohibited practices such as sati (the burning of the wife on … Read more

Negative attitudes about Muslims in Australia remain high, survey finds

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Members of the Muslim community at Lakemba Mosque The annual Scanlon Foundation report has found negative attitudes about Muslims remain high, while concerns about climate change have almost doubled. The vast majority of Australians agree multiculturalism has been good for Australia, but a significant minority still express negativity towards Muslims, according to a report released on Tuesday.

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence – Day 3

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence - Day 3

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a global initiative running from 25 November through 10 December, annually.   Only through Love world peace can be achieved, non-violence can be practiced. Buddha said, non-violence is the supreme dharma . He did penance for six years. He approached elders and listened to their teachings, … Read more

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence – Day 2

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Activism against gender based violence

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a global initiative running from 25 November through 10 December, annually.   Non-violence is the highest form of right living, the divine Law which is the highest of all virtues. The principle of non-violence means the promotion of mutual love along with achieving and maintaining goals … Read more

World Council of Churches says Climate Emergency is on us TODAY

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World Council of Churches

The World Council of Churches Executive Committee, in a statement, said that the climate crisis is not a distant prospect, but is upon us today.

“Children, young people and ordinary citizens have made public demonstration of their outrage at the lack of any adequate response by governments to the gravity of this global crisis, and against the backsliding by some governments,” the statement reads. “The time for debate and disputation of established scientific facts is long over.”

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence – Day 1

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Respect Victoria announces 16 Days of Activism

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a global initiative running from 25 November through 10 December, annually.   What God loves more are the flowers blossoming on the tree of man’s own life, fed and fostered by his own skill and sincerity. They are the flowers of his virtues grown in the … Read more

Pope Francis urges abolition of nuclear weapons during maiden visit to Japan

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Pope Francis wearing papal robes bows his head, closes eyes, clasps hands in prayer in front of white wreath.Pope Francis has urged for the abolition of nuclear weapons, saying their mere possession is perverse and indefensible. On his maiden visit to Japan, the Pope spoke on Sunday (local time) at Nagasaki’s Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park, ground zero of the bomb the United States dropped on August 9, 1945, instantly killing 27,000 people.

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Pope’s cousin takes star turn in Thailand as papal whisperer

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Pope Francis with his cousin, Sr. Ana Rosa Sivori of the Salesian Order

BANGKOK (AP) — She made him wait for her while she chatted with Thailand’s king and queen. She chided him for only visiting Bangkok and not the “real Thailand.” And she got a chuckle out of “Jorge” when she took her time translating his off-the-cuff Spanish for local priests and nuns to understand.

Sister Ana Rosa Sivori has taken something of a star turn during her second cousin’s visit to Thailand, assuming an unprecedented role for a woman as papal whisperer and translator, who doesn’t seem fazed that her charge is Pope Francis.

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World Premiere “Kristallnacht Cantata – A Voice Of Courage”

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William Cooper and Otto Jontof-Hutter - World Premiere of The Kristallnacht Cantata – A Voice of Courage

The World Premiere of Kristallnacht Cantata, a stunning and imaginative orchestral and choral piece commemorating events surrounding Kristallnacht, the chilling precursor to the Holocaust. Two men, one German Jewish, one Australian Aboriginal, from vastly different backgrounds, form a bond of kinship and courage that distance and culture cannot divide. The premiere takes place at Temple Beth Israel, St Kilda, on the evening of 8 December 2019

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World Council of Churches celebrates the commitment of churches towards children

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30 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child“Churches can help respond to the urgent demands of the children who march in the streets for our planet,” said moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee, Dr Agnes Abuom, during the Executive Committee celebratory break marking the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child.

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Islamophobia is a scourge on Australian Society

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Islamic Council of VictoriaThe Islamic Council of Victoria has been engaged in specific projects providing support for those Muslims in Victoria experiencing Islamophobia. The Second Islamophobia Report in Australia indicates that there is an increase in attacks against Muslim women and children, a disgraceful matter.

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