A gentle vigil will be held at 5pm on Saturday 12th July in Rymill Park near the bridge. There, 983 candles will be lit to symbolise the 983 children currently held in indefinite detention.
South Australia: The Mind that Changes Everything
Rigpa Adelaide will present an evening with well known cancer survivor Ian Galwer who will give an address on The Mind That Changes Everything.
'Understanding Each Other' – A Joint Journey to Jerusalem
Twelve people, from the Jewish, Christian, Muslim faiths, embarked on an incredible journey of discovery. They visited each other’s historical sacred places to study and share texts, to listen to each other’s story and to truly ‘meet’ in the City of Jerusalem which is so sacred to all three traditions.
Religions for Peace Victoria Branch Annual Meeting
1st June, 2014
Dear Victorian RfP Members,
Today is a historic day in the history of Religions for Peace. For the first time, the Annual General Meeting is being held outside Melbourne where it was founded in 1970.
Religions for Peace Australia: Annual Report, 2013-2014
4th May, 2014
Dear RfP Members,
For the first time, the Annual General Meeting of Religions for Peace Australia was held outside Melbourne; the meeting was held at the Australian Centre for Christianity, in Canberra, on 4 May 2014.
Multifaith Australia and Social Cohesion – Rewriting the Script
The Address delivered at the Interfaith Roundtable of the Australian Multicultural Council within the Multicultural Policy Section of the Commonwealth Department of Social Sciences, May 22nd, 2014, Melbourne, by Prof. Desmond Cahill, Chair, Religions for Peace Australia.
Queensland: Love, Pray, Eat
“Love, Pray, Eat” … the reverse order to Elizabeth Gilbert’s best seller … and the seventy people present at the Aspley Uniting Church on Sunday 29 June, the start of Ramadan, to hear from Glasgow-based Farkhanda Chaudry MBE, and Ghizala Avan of Interfaith Scotland and its affiliate Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre, delighted in all three elements.
RfP Tasmania – July 2014
Religions for Peace Tasmania July gathering will be held at Mathers House (AKA 50 and Better Centre) Mathers Lane, Hobart on 8 July 2014 in the CWA room across the walkway, from 12.15 – 1.15pm.
WCC announces September Interfaith Summit on Climate Change
The World Council of Churches (WCC) announced it will hold an Interfaith Summit on Climate Change on September 21-22 in New York City. At the summit, organized together with Religions for Peace, more than 30 religious leaders will take a united stand to encourage international and political leaders to address concretely the causes and consequences of climate change.< /p>
Global Newsletter – June 2014
Golbal Newsletter – June 2014
The lastest Global Newsletter from Religions for Peace International reports on establishments of centres for peace for children in Syria, initatives in Haiti, the Pope’s visit to Israel, and My World, what people want from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Sustainable Development Goals Toolkit
Multiple parties, including FBO’s – Faith Based Organisations, are stakeholders in the 2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals. An advocacy toolkit is available.
Royal Commission Releases Interim Report
The royal commission investigating institutional responses to child sex abuse has handed down its interim report, but says it has not yet compiled enough information to make any recommendations.
