The Pacific Islands face uncertain futures and are in need of adaptation solutions that are both effective and sustainable. A publication seeks faith based approaches to this adaptation.
South Australia: The Multifaith Association of SA
The Multifaith Association of South Australia will hold its Annual General Meeting on Sunday, 23 February, 2019 at the Al-Salam Community Centre, Parkholme. Prof. Rick Sarre UniSA will give an address on “What does the Religious Discrimination Bill mean for all Australians from an Interfaith perspective?”
Creating the Tools Governments Need to Promote Freedom of Religion and Belief for All
An overview of the Online Freedom of Religion and Belief site, and an interview with Katherine Cash on the training policymakers need on issues of freedom of religion or belief.
Brisbane: World Interfaith Harmony Week
There will be an observance of World Interfaith Harmony Week on Saturday 1 February 2020 at 2pm at the Brisbane Bahá’í Centre of Learning. The theme of the observance is Social Cohesion:Trustworthiness.
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
People of all faiths around the world mark January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day, an annual time to remember the murder of more than six million Jews and others in Nazi Death Camps during World War II.
“Never again! Never again… In front of this appalling tragedy, indifference is inadmissible, and remembrance is a duty.”
South Australia: Interfaith Prayer Service: Bushfire Recovery and Resilience
An interfaith service to pray together with people from all faiths for all affected by the fire will be held at St Peter’s Cathedral, 26 King William Road, North Adelaide on Sunday 26 January, 2020, 3 – 4.30pm.
Multifaith gathering to acknowledge Victoria’s bushfire crisis
There will be a special multifaith gathering on the steps of Parliament House on Tuesday, 4 February 2020, at 11.00am to acknowledge Victoria’s bushfire crisis.
Religions can be part of the solution for peace, not the problem, faith leaders say
VATICAN CITY (Religion News Service) — When John Lennon wrote his hit song “Imagine,” eliminating religions and the divisions they entail was in his view a necessary condition for “living life in peace.” A meeting of religious representatives in Rome this week made the case for shifting that paradigm.
The Abrahamic Faiths Initiative group united 25 religious leaders representing millions of Christian, Muslim and Jewish faithful to discuss practical ways of promoting peace and fraternity at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome Jan. 14-16.
Symbols of hate cause very real harm to Victoria’s Jewish community
Distressing news reports emerged earlier this week about a Nazi flag flying above a house in regional Victoria. The symbols on that flag are more than just lines and colours – they represent hate and trauma for so many people around the world, including the members of Victoria’s Jewish community.
Research Survey on Mantra chanting by Macquarie University
You are invited to participate in a study of chanting practices. We are conducting an online survey in order to find out about people engaged in chanting practices, types of practices they are engaged in, experiences of chanting, and perceived benefits.
China: Interfaith Exchanges and Shared Future for Mankind
The the aspiration of all peoples is for a better future when the global community was facing unprecedented challenges. This seminar was designed to provide a platform of equal learning for the eleven nations represented. In building a community for a shared future, it was critical ‘not to talk past each other but to experience joint and fruitful sharing’. Mankind’s future depends on collaboration, harmony and shared understandings.
Statement regarding Australian bushfires
The Australian Academy of Science has given a statement about the bushfires that have ravaged Australia in the last few months. There is need for clarity around the issues of climate change and drought, man-made changes to the planetary warming and how man has treated the environment. It is time for clarity and for respect to others in this sometimes voluble conversation in the community.
