Occasional address given in Hobart on 4th December, 2011 at an interfaith event organised by the Tasmanian branch of Religions for Peace Australia for Human Rights Week.
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FROM 9/11 TO BREIVIK:Responding Nationally and Transnationally to the challenge of Diversity and Social Cohesion
Prof. Des Cahill, Chair, Religions for Peace Australia, delivered a keynote address, From 9/11 to Breivik: Responding nationally and transnationally to the challenge of diversity and social cohesion at the University of Western Sydney Campus, Bankstown, NSW, on 9 October 2011.
Interfaith Forum on Violence against Women
Religious leaders and family violence practioners from the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian traditions addressed faith responses to violence against women at a forum held at the Islamic Centre of Victoria, on the eve of International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women.
Australian religious education ’19th century’
RELIGION and ethics taught from a secular perspective might well be included in the new national curriculum, according to Professor Barry McGaw, head of the board responsible for the curriculum.
Middle East and North Africa Religious Leaders Reject Violence
Marrakech, Morocco — Senior religious leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa rejected violence and called for deepened multi-religious collaboration as the region undergoes historic transformations.
SRI – Story Telling Seminar
All human stories are stories of Divinity. So many of the founders of the religions of mankind told great stories or parables, or enacted great deeds, the telling of which captures the mind, heart and spirit. Storytelling is a foundation of all religious eduction.
World Day of Prayer and Action for Children
How we care for our most vulnerable – our children – is how we express our faith, hope and confidence in our future. World Day of Prayer and Action for Children calls for an end to violence against Children.
25 Years Later: The Assisi Event and Interfaith Cooperation
Prof. Desmond Cahill, Chair, Religions for Peace Australia, delivered an address on the 25th Anniversary of the “Assisi Event” held at the Chapter House, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, 23rd October 2011.
7th ASEM Interfaith Dialogue on Migration concludes in Manila
The Seventh Interfaith Dialogue of the Asia-Europe Meeting (also known as the “ASEM-IFD7”) was concluded today (14 October 2011) with the issuance of The Manila Statement on ASEM Interfaith Dialogue on Migration . Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay was the Keynote Speaker for the event.
A Different Point of View
A community forum which will explore how different cultures, faiths and religions understand and address issues of mental health and wellbeing will be held at Swinburne University on Thursday, 27 October 2011
Coexist Prize for Unsung Hero/Heroine in Interfaith Relations
The Coexist Foundation is offering a prize for an unsung hero or heroine in the fields of Interfaith endeavour with Christians, Muslims and Jews.
Compass: 9/11 Ten Years On
Dr Anna Halafoff (Vice Chair, Religions for Peace Australia) along with Dr Gary Bouma (past Vice Chair), Freeman Trebilcock and Ali Majokah, all members of RfPA, were interviewed on the ABC Compass Program, 9/11, Ten Years On
