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Save Children-Save Futures

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Save Children - Save Futures


The overarching aim of Faith and Positive Change for Children, Families and Communities (FPCC) is to strengthen interfaith efforts at influencing positive social and behavioral changes of the most marginalized children, families and communities globally in order to improve child wellbeing. Religions for Peace Pakistan and the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace will conduct an online panel between Inter-religious panelilsts Online Campaign to Save Street Children’s Rights on December 19, 16:00 hours Pakistan Time.

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Faiths 4 Climate Justice: A Grassroots, Faith-Rooted Climate Justice Movement

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In the weeks leading up to COP27, grassroots people of all faiths rose up around the globe in direct, public, peaceful protest to voice their deep concern about the growing climate crisis. We are calling for an immediate end to all new fossil fuel infrastructure, investments in renewable energy, and a just transition for those most affected by the crisis.

 

 

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Patriarch Bartholomew’s Address to G20 Interfaith

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Patriarch Bartholomew's Address to G20 InterfaithThe G20 Interfaith Forum Association was launched in 2014, during Australia’s presidency of the G20. It has progressed from a largely academic gathering timed to coincide with the G20 Summit to a sustained alliance of diverse religious leaders, practitioners from humanitarian, peacebuilding, and development organizations; and scholars. Here, the address of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is given.

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Vatican: International Mountain Day

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Vatican: International Mountain Day

The Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education will conduct an International Mountain Day Conference on 12 December 2022, online and on site. The theme of the Day is “Women Move Mountains” in recognition of the crucial role women play in the preservation of traditions and knowledge.

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Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global Politics

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Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global PoliticsThe Rome Summer Seminars is a two-week program for graduate students, scholars and practitioners working at the crossroads of religion and global politics which is designed to draw on the unique religious and geopolitical resources of the city of Rome. The Seminars will begin with a 10-day writing workshop for students and culminate in a 2-day symposium for senior scholars and practitioners. Students attending the workshop will have the possibility to participate in the symposium.

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Students expelled after parents refuse to keep quiet on child sex abuse claims

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Cheder Levi Yitzchok school in St Kilda Several siblings have been expelled from a faith-based school in St Kilda because their parents refused to sign a memorandum of understanding that limited who they could talk to about the alleged sexual abuse of their children.

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Tropical Forests and Biodiversity: A new primer for Religious Leaders and Faith Communities

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Tropical Forests and Biodiversity: A new primer for Religious Leaders and Faith Communities

The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative has released a new issue primer on forests and biodiversity as a contribution to the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15).

The primer covers the new Global Biodiversity Framework, the threats facing tropical forest biodiversity, profiles from the five IRI program countries, areas of priority action to protect forest biodiversity, and how faith groups can make choices and take action to contribute to biodiversity recovery.

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Inquiry into international armed conflict decision making

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Parliament of Australia logoThe Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade has commenced an inquiry into international armed conflict decision making with the terms of reference referred by the Minister of Defence, the Hon Richard Marles MP. Religions for Peace Australia has made a submission to the Inquiry.

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Prayers and Sacred Reflections responding to Floods in Australia

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Prayers and Sacred Reflections responding to Floods in Australia

In the latter part of 2022, parts of Australia’s east coast were hit with ongoing flooding, just one week after the declaration of a rare third La Niña. Torrential widespread rain and storms across much of the inland south-east caused major flooding from already full waterways across southern Queensland, inland New South Wales and northern Victoria.

In response to the damage and suffering caused to those in flooded townships – and in small towns – and in the byways of regional Australia and Tasmania, Religions for Peace Australia will conduct Prayers for the welfare of all involved and affected, and for all who are suffering ongoing dislocation and illnesses.

Prayers and Sacred Reflections responding to Floods in Australia will take place online on Tuesday 13 December at 7:30pm. Participants will attend from all states.

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No, it’s not too early for a Christmas tree.
Mine has been up for ages

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No, it’s not too early for a Christmas tree. Mine has been up for ages

When the world is going to hell, you reach for the familiar and the comforting. Even if it leaves you covered in needles… in these days after the Pandemic and Floods, drought and whatever other pestilences that assail us here in Australia, it is meet and fitting to bring good cheer into our home and our life.

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