Greetings of peace! Religions for Peace Tasmania Branch will be participating in the Tamar Peace Festival and the extraordinary vigil for peace on Hiroshima day.
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Buddhist Monk to “step back” after allegations of decades of abuse
Over several years, Religions for Peace Australia has provided a select coverage the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse as a service to the community documenting the examination – and responses – of non-Christian religions. No religion in Australia is above criminal law and the proper exercise of lawful duty and responsibility in the public domain. In this wise, we bring account of one Buddhist Rinpoche and allegations – albeit in another nation – as part of community service.
Victoria: Hiroshima Day Peace Service
St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne – At the 10.30am service on Sunday 6 August – will mark the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima with a special Peace Day commemoration. There will be a vigil at the Cathedral in the afternoon and a talk on disarnament and peace at the Unitarian Church.
Victoria: The Gandhi Experiment
Initatives of Change, Melbourne, will host Margaret Hepworth and the book launch of The Gandhi Experiment: Teaching our teenagers how to become global citizens at Armagh, 226 Kooyong Road, Toorak on the evening of Wednesday, August 9th, 2017.
Queensland: Dealing with Difference: Peril or Promise
The Centre for Interfaith & Cultural Dialogue at Nathan Campus, Griffith University will present Perspectives on Interfaith Dialogue: Dealing with Difference: Peril or Promise on Thursday 10 August, 2017.
Victoria: Crossing Faith Borders: MELA Interfaith Group
The Janssen Spirituality Centre will offer a one-day event titled “Crossing Faith Borders” on Sunday, 20th August 2017 from 9:00am to 4:15pm. This will feature four personal faith journeys which crossed faith borders.
2nd Annual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference
The 2nd Islamic Schooling Conference was held at Mt Lofty on 11-12 July 2017. The focus of the Conference was on curriculum development following the Melbourne Declaration on the Educational needs of Young Australians and the work of ACARA, the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. There was much in-depth examination of progress towards an Islamic school curriculum for Australia to suit primary and secondary education models, along with appropriate education in Arabic and integration of Islamic faith into the curriculum – the outcome of which is young Australians who contribute to the welfare of Australia by way of industry, productivity, and participation in Australian society.
Victoria: JCCV’s August Plenum
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria invites you to its August Plenum. Speakers are Alan Sunderland, Editorial Director of the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) and Miriam Bass, Vic President of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia. The Plenum will occur on 7 August 2017, at 8pm at the NCJWA, Caulfield North.
Victoria: Friendship Dinner
The Jewish Community Council of Victoria will hold its annual Jewish-Catholic Dinner on Sunday 30 July, 7.00PM, at Adele Southwick Hall in St Kilda.
Victoria: Environment and Faith Workshop
Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu: Greenfaith/ARRCC ~ the Victorian group of Australian Religious Response to Climate Change ~ is holding a workshop in Box Hill on July 22 on Environment and Faith.
