The Empathy Initiative is a group of like-minded academics and practitioners with a strong belief in the power and potential of empathy to change lives and improve the quality of care provided to patients/clients/residents. University of Technology Sydney will conduct an Empathy Symposium preceded by Empathy Workshops on 5 – 6 December 2019.
Victoria: Global Terrorism Index 2019 launch
The Australian Intercultural Society in partnership with Institute for Economics & Peace would like to invite you to their upcoming event “Measuring peace & the economic cost of violence – Global Terrorism Index 2019 Launch” at the Australian Intercultural Society premises in St Kilda Road, Melbourne, on Tuesday 26 November 2019.
Victoria: Red Wednesday Ecumenical and Interfaith Gathering: “Stand up for Faith and Freedom”
The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne is spreading Red Wednesday over the whole week from Wednesday 20 November to Wednesday 27. Each night of this week, St Patrick’s Cathedral will be lighted red. The final event will be on Wednesday 27 November, which will be an Ecumenical and Interfaith event.
Victoria: Sing as One – Multifaith social music initiative
Many voices. One message. The Power of Imagination: St Kilda Shule invites you to a multi-faith social music initiative on Sunday 24 November 2019 at the St Kilda Shule.
Interfaith dinner to prevent family violence
Kingston Interfaith Network Kingston Council and Kingston Interfaith Network Committee will host a panel discussion on the role of faith organisations in preventing family violence at Kingston City Hall, Moorabbin on Tuesday, 26 November.
South Australia: Interfaith Matters – November 2019
You are invited to Interfaith Matters at Hope’s Cafe (cnr Norwood Pde and Portrush Road) on 28 August 5.30 for 6 pm – 8 / 8.30. The theme is Bruce Whyatt on his faith journey and the discoveries he has made through the eyes of another.
Victoria: Building Earth Ethics in Australia: Pathways and Challenges
The Australian Earth Laws Alliance invites you to join them for a thought-provoking two-day conference that will bring people together from a range of fields – including earth ethics, environmental education, Indigenous knowledge systems, environmental psychology, deep ecology, arts, law, science, business, religion and eco-spirituality – 2 Day Conference on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th November 2019, at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne Campus, Fitzroy.
Queensland: Chenrezig Institute Courses
Chenrezig Institute is a Buddhist retreat and study centre nestled in the hills of the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia. Established in 1974, the Institute was among the first Tibetan Buddhist centres in the Western World and remains one of the largest. Several courses are offered in November 2019.
NSW: Mitra Conference 2019
The 2019 Mitra Buddhist Conference will run from 30 November to 1 December at the University of Technology Sydney, Chippendale campus.
Summer Course on Vinaya
A summer short course on Vinaya will be taught by Professor Shayne Clarke (of McMaster University) at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is being run as an intensive class (3 hours per day) between Feb 10 and 19, 2020.
Tasmania: November 2019
With the importance of addressing our care of the planet assuming more urgency every day, we thought it worth offering another opportunity in 2019 for anyone who hasn’t experienced the Living the Change workshops to join this international multifaith project to support the sustainability of the Earth.
The workshop Living the Change: faithful choices for a flourishing world will be run on Saturday 23 November 3.00-5.00pm at the Brahma Kumaris Meditation Centre, 51 Risdon Rd., New Town.
History of Remembrance Day
At 11am on 11 November 1918 the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare. This is commemorated every year in Australia with Remembrance Day events at cenotaphs in every village, town and city. Remembrance Day is a significant memorial in the life of Australia as a nation. The photo on the right is The Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France.
