Close to 300 people joined the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change Living the Change events last weekend and committed to further steps for a safer climate. You could join this new faith-inspired movement. In Melbourne, those concerned with climate change met at Melbourne’s Multicultural Hub. Religions for Peace Australia was a sponsor for this event.
Thousands to Convene for Toronto’s Interfaith Parliament
The 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions is being hosted by the city of Toronto from November 1st through November 7th, 2018 at The Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) located at 222 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, ON M5V 3L9, Canada.
Canada – in its distinction as home of the world’s most diverse city, will showcase its unique values, achievements, and aspirations as the 7th host of the Parliament of the World’s Religions.
For its 2018 theme, the Parliament draws from movements of goodwill and cross-cultural respect that are embodied in the spirit of the interfaith movement:
The Promise of Inclusion, the Power of Love:Pursuing Global Understanding, Reconciliation, and Change
Jewish Film Festival 2018
The Jewish Film Festival opens in Sydney on evening of 23 October, in Melbourne on 24 October, Canberra on 1 November, in Perth from 7 November and in Brisbane from 8 November 2018.
South Australia: National Mosque Open Day
National Mosque Open Day, an initiative of the Lebanese Muslim Association, is an annual Australia-wide event that features a number of mosques across the nation simultaneously opening their doors to the public and inviting them to come in and explore their local mosque. In Woodville North, the al-Khalil Mosque will be participating and open to the public.
Declaration of the 6th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions
Eighty-two delegations from 46 countries representing the world’s religions gathered in Astana Oct. 10-11 for the Sixth Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. Its objectives are to seek universal guidelines among world and traditional religions and to be a permanent platform for international interfaith dialogue.
NSW: Christian response to disturbing global warming report
In the week of October 7 – 14, Christians from the Uniting Church, Anglican, Catholic and other traditions joined their efforts with a global faith-inspired response to the climate crisis. This comes as good news after the disturbing IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C.
Victoria: Life Still Matters
Initiatives of Change Australia offer a weekend workshop – Life Still Matters – life direction and leadership program is for people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, who are aged 35 and over, from 2 – 5 November 2018.
Perth: An Interfaith Evening of Prayer for Peace: Civilian Victims
St George’s Cathedral Perth will conduct An Interfaith Evening of Prayers for Peace on October 24, 2018. The Guest Speaker will be the Governor of Western Australia, Hon. Kim Beazley, AC.
Perth: Borderless Gandhi Exhibition
Borderless Gandhi presents Mahatma in Colour was launched at Perth Airport on Monday by Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Minister Paul Papalia. The exhibition promotes peace, equality and nonviolence through digitally restored images from the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi. The exhibition runs from Tues 2 Oct to Fri 9 Nov at Parliament House & Perth Airport.
Victoria: Remembrance Day Event
A World at Peace with Itself: Elusive dream or achievable goal? is a public event to remember the past and reimagine the future hosted by the Islamic Council of Victoria on Sunday 11 November at 2pm.
Op-Ed: The New Nazis: How the meme-rich world of the internet is a threat in Australia
Everyone’s Nazi these days, it seems. Bothered by punctuation mistakes? You’re a grammar Nazi. Like to protest hate speech? A leftist Nazi.
Nazi is most often used in our society to describe a person intolerant of the beliefs of others. It’s become a confusing term, with some even believing that Nazis were actually socialists (for what it’s worth, they weren’t).
Victoria: Launch of the annual ‘Gesher’ Journal 2018
Gesher is the annual journal of the Council of Christians and Jews Victoria. The Council of Christians and Jews in Victoria invite you to the 2018 Launch of the annual ‘Gesher’ Journal on Wednesday, 31st October 2018 at 7.00pm. The Guest Speaker is Dr Nick Dyrenfurth.
