Religions for Peace Australia and RMIT Chaplaincy will deliver the public lecture, “Multifaith Australia – Reimagining Our Common Future” in celebration of World Interfaith Harmony Week, on 6 February, 2014.
Reimaging our Common Future
Call for Prayer for Syria
Prayer for Syria
Religions for Peace issues a worldwide call for all in the religions for peace family to pray – each according to his or her tradition – for our Syrian brothers and sisters.
February – RfP Tasmania
World Interfaith Harmony Week will be observed in Tasmania. Friday Forum at St David’s Cathedral examines why Australia as a nation offers refuge; Gershon Goldsteen conducts an introduction to the Jewish Scriptures and Catholic Earthcare calls for registrations for a sustainability retreat.
Human Rights Week Interfaith Gathering
Religions for Peace Tas Branch conducted an Interfaith Gathering for Human Rights Week for 2013. It was held at the Friends’ Meeting House on Sunday 1 December from 2.30-4.00pm. Guest Speaker was Sue Ennis, national secretary of Religions for Peace Australia who spoke on ‘Respecting Refugees’.
January – Religions for Peace Tasmania
Many faiths have been celebrating special festivals over the last few weeks – two Festivals of Lights at Diwali and Hannukah, the births of Baha’u’llah and Guru Nanak, Al-Hijira, Buddha’s enlightment, Christmas, the winter solstice and now a chance for us to begin again with renewed spirit as we commence our various New Years.
Multifaith Association Newsletter
The latest newsletter of the Multifaith Association of South Australia is available for reading
Child abuse commission shows its teeth
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse ended 2013 and four months of public hearings with a sting. On the receiving end was YMCA NSW, which had spent weeks arguing it was also the victim of a pedophile who had infiltrated the self-proclaimed leading childcare provider.
‘Roadmap’ For Addressing Justice For Victims
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse today released a paper outlining its approach to examining the scope of justice for victims, ‘Justice for Victims: Addressing or Alleviating the Impact of Child Sexual Abuse in Institutions’.
Royal Commission victim briefings
Twelve months after it began its investigations, the national Royal Commission into institutional child sex abuse has revealed some more details of its private briefings.
More Religion to be Taught in Public Schools?
There should be more religious education in Australian schools, says one of the men tasked with reviewing the national curriculum
UN Interfaith Voices Speak Out Against Poverty
UN Interfaith Voices Speak Out Against Poverty
Voices of Faith Speaking Out Against Poverty is an Interfaith Initiative at the United Nations Post 2015 Sustainable Development Working Group. This Working Group and the associated Religious Non Government Organisations seek to create a path towards a world without poverty.
