PALM SUNDAY WALK FOR JUSTICE FOR REFUGEES
The Palm Sunday Walk Organisation Committee – a broad coalition of community groups, churches and unions – invites you to join with other well-known people to lead this year’s traditional Palm Sunday Peace March: A Walk for Justice for Refugees.
Solicitor Ian Lacey AM, BA, LLB., Member of Religions for Peace NSW Branch and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, has prepared a note on the proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act. The proposed changes remove limited protections in place and provide no useful adequate protection in its place, writes Ian Lacey.
The Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights cordially invites you to the launch of their new publication: Working with Muslim women on the effects of family violence and child sexual abuse on children
The Griffith University Multi-Faith Centre will now be known as the Centre for Interfaith & Cultural Dialogue (ICD).
It’s now a year since forced marriage became illegal in Australia but some advocates say we are still a long way from preventing the practice in Australia.
APRO, the peak religious and multifaith body in Australia met with advisers to Sen. George Brandis, early in March to present concerns about the proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act. A letter from APRO to the Attorney General has been made available.
UN Emphasises Equality for All
International Women’s Day aims to provide a day of reflection on the progress made by women around the world, to celebrate acts of courage and determination by women and to call for further action and change.
Stand Up, Speak Up Forum will provide an opportunity for interested community members and service providers within the family violence sector and related fields to exchange ideas about the successes and challenges when implementing family violence preventions initiatives in communities.
The Multicultural Health and Support Service (MHSS) invites all spiritual and community leaders to participate in the Hand in Hand Forum: Partnering with spiritual and community leaders in preventing HIV transmission in migrant and refugee communities.
The National Council of Jewish Women in Australia (Vic) together with Jewish Aid will be hosting a Women’s Interfaith Model Passover Seder, the purpose of which is to provide opportunities for people of diverse faiths to specifically learn about Jewish festivals and traditions in a participatory experience, while at the same time promoting friendship and understanding.
Religions for Peace Australia and RMIT Chaplaincy presented the 2014 World Interfaith Harmony Week Lecture “Multifaith Australia – Reimagining Our Common Future” in celebration of World Interfaith Harmony Week, on 6 February, 2014.
Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Coalition, AHWFN and Women’s Interfaith Network Foundation have come together to present International Womens Day 2014 on Freiday, 7 March.
