The Australian Baha’i Community will conduct a special service and reception dedicated to Human Rights Day, Sunday 15 December.
South Australia Baha'i Centre of Learning
South Australian dignitaries attended the formal opening of the Baha’i Centre of Learning (BCL) for South Australia on Friday, 15 November, 2013.
Pope Francis to combat child sex abuse
Pope Francis has announced he is setting up a commission to boost efforts to combat the sexual abuse of children by priests.
Responding in Faith in Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Religions for Peace national executive member Dr Ian Fry recently participated in Interfaith Dialogue on Responding in Faith in Christian-Muslim Dialogue, in Nagpur, India.
Effortless Being: the Art of Natural Meditation
Peter Fenner, Ph.D. is a leader in the adaption and transmission of Asian nondual wisdom worldwide. He will give a talk on Effortless Being at Prana House, Thornbury, on Wednesday, 4 December.
Environmentally friendly Centre in high demand
Environmentally friendly Centre in high demand
The distinctive building of the Bahá’í Centre of Learning for Tasmania is an increasingly popular hub for activities that build capacity for the social, material and spiritual advancement and transformation of Tasmanian society.
December – Religions for Peace Tasmania
Religions for Peace Tas Branch has been invited by the Human Rights Week Committee to organise the Interfaith Gathering for Human Rights Week for 2013. It will be held at the Friends’ Meeting House on Sunday 1 December from 2.30-4.00pm and will be entitled ‘Respecting Refugees’.
BK Jayanti: Happiness… The Power Within
Brahma Kumaris Australia, with branches worldwide offering meditation courses, activities and retreats, brings spiritual leader and teacher BK Jayanti to Australia to conduct mediatation.
Boundaries and Balance: Personal Freedom and Respect for the Sacred
Religions for Peace Victoria in collaboration with the Interfaith Centre of Melbourne will conduct a symposium exploring religious boundaries, human rights and religious practices in public spaces on December 11, at St Michael’s Church, Melbourne.
9th World Assembly – The Vienna Declaration
Global religious leaders committed today to work together to resist hostility toward the “other” in their declaration: “Welcoming the Other – A Multi-Religious Vision of Peace.” The declaration, adopted on the last day of the Assembly, presents a framework for action going forward.
Nuclear abolition resource launched at 9th World Assembly
Religions for Peace, at its annual assembly in Vienna 20-22 Nov 2013, declared the use of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction as immoral and launched a Nuclear Disarmament Resource Guide for Religious Leaders and Communities.
Address by Patriarch Bartholomew to the 9th World Assembly
Ecumenical Patriach of Constantinople, Patriarch Bartholomew I addessed the Ninth World Assembly of Religions for Peace on Mobilizing Action for Human Dignity, Citizenship and Shared Well-Being.