The 8th General Assembly of the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace is at present meeting at Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Republic of Korea. A number of delegates and observers from Australia are attending the meeting. The Chair, Religions for Peace Australia, Prof. Desmond Cahill is one of the Vice Presidents of the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace. Prof. Cahill provides an update.
Religions for Peace UK has issued a declaration stating that all need to stand together and show ISIS and their ilk our unity, our humanity. It is time to look beyond our religious and national interests, and confront together this threat to all civilised societies, say RfP UK.
The Vatican interfaith bureau (called the Pontificial Council for Interreligious Dialogue) has condemned the atrocities accompanying the restoration of the self-declared “caliphate”. The Council calls on all people engaged in interreligous dialogue to denounce and condemn the practices of the so-called “caliphate”.
The latest Global Newsletter from Religions for Peace International reports peace and humanitarian activities in the conflict zones, along with heart-felt activities imbued with love, by members of Religions for Peace Worldwide. Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Climate Change, efforts to restore peace in many nations: these are the works of members and leaders of Religions for Peace worldwide, covered in this newsletter.
Religions for Peace issues a worldwide call for all in the religions for peace family to pray – each according to his or her tradition – for the Yazidis community of Sinjar who are facing threat of massacre from ISIS/ISIL.
The Board of Trustees of the Parliament of the World’s Religions has decided to convene the World Parliament every two years.
To Light a Candle provides a powerful account of the Baha’is in Iran, the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. Following the 1979 Islamic revolution, Baha’is face systematic persecution including arrests, imprisonment and executions. They are also forbidden from attending or teaching at universities.
SYN Radio is looking for young people of diverse faith backgrounds for The Multifaith Perspectives Program.
Registration is now open for the Griffith University Centre for Interfaith & Cultural Dialogue G20 Interfaith Summit on November 16 – 18.
The 20th International AIDS Conference will be held in Melbourne, Australia from 20-25 July 2014. On Tuesday, 22 July, St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, will conduct an Interfaith Service for International AIDS Conference.
Celebrating its 10th year, the annual New Zealand Diversity Forum continues to bring together communities, central and local government, the public sector, the voluntary sector, business, civil society and young people from around the country to promote harmonious race relations in Aotearoa.
Golbal Newsletter – June 2014
The lastest Global Newsletter from Religions for Peace International reports on establishments of centres for peace for children in Syria, initatives in Haiti, the Pope’s visit to Israel, and My World, what people want from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
