Yoga Australia, a professional association for yoga teachers, met on the Gold Coast to discuss the do’s and dont’s of yoga practice, which in some cases has resulted in abuse of vulnerable students by unscrupulous teachers. It’s no longer a taboo topic: people are speaking out about abuse within the teacher-student relationship in yoga practice writes Rachael Kohn, host of The Spirit of Things.
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Royal Commission to close registration for private sessions
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is closing registrations for private sessions on 30 September 2016. Private sessions allow survivors of child sexual abuse in an institution to share their story directly with a Commissioner in a private setting. The Hon. Justice Peter McClellan AM, Chair of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse said the strong demand from survivors to share their story has resulted in a queue of people waiting to meet with a Commissioner.
New South Wales – Vaisakhi Celebration
Sometimes called “Punjabi New Year”, the Sikh Holiday of Vaisakhi falls on Wednesday 14 April 2016. Also frequently spelled Baisakhi, Vaisakhi has origins as a springtime festival in the Punjab region, but since 1699 has taken on a great deal of religious significance for Sikhs. A celebration was undertaken at the Austral Gurduara.
Tasmania, April 2016
Tasmania, March 2016
The sacred festival days continue into April. While the eight day festival of Pesach or Passover is often close in time to ‘Western’ Easter, this year, Pesach does not begin till 23 April and the Eastern Rite, or Orthodox, Easter Sunday is 1 May 2016.
The Religions for Peace event for April will be held close to many holy days. Cheryl Maddock, the Founder/Facilitator of the Australian Shamanic Centre, will conduct a Soul Retrieval session for the souls of the earth.
Victoria: Holocaust Memorial Service 2016
The Holocaust was a colossal crime. No-one can deny the evidence that it happened. By remembering the victims and honouring the courage of the survivors and those who assisted and liberated them, Christians remember. A memorial service for victims of the Holocaust will be held at Sion College, Box Hill on Tuesday May 3, 2016
Victoria: Memorial Service for Easter Attack in Lahore
A faction of the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for killing at least 70 people in an Easter Sunday attack on a park in the eastern city of Lahore. A memorial service for this event will be conducted at Kooyong on 16 April.
Victoria: Emergencies Ministry training
VCC Emergencies Ministries training is a comprehensive training package designed to equip members of faith communities to support affected residents through their participation in VCC Emergency Ministry deployments. VCC Emergencies Ministry Training will conduct Psychological First Aid/ Personal Support training on Saturday 16 April 2016 at Mt Eliza.
Victoria: Royal Commission Report into Family Violence – Section on Faith Communities
On Tuesday 29 March 2016, Australia’s first Royal Commission into Family Violence tabled its findings with a 1900 page report which includes 227 recommendations. The report includes a ten-page section on ‘Faith Communities’, highlighting the important role faith-based communities and organisations can play in the lives of Victorians affected by family violence.
Royal Commission: Survey regarding access to Support Services
Royal Commission: Survey regarding access to Support Services The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has commissioned the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) to investigate how survivors of child sexual abuse in institutions and their families access support services.
Queensland: Harmony Week at Griffith University
Harmony Week celebrations continue with this Multi-Faith series at South Bank (Monday 21st) and the Gold Coast (Tuesday 22nd).
Victoria: Ballarat Mosque Open Day
The Ballarat Interfaith Network in collaboration with Islamic Society of Ballarat will conduct an open day at the Ballarat Mosque and Interfaith Dialogue, Come to common terms.
Tasmania, March 2016
Although our planned gathering for March, to support the official opening of the UTAS Multifaith Centre and planting of a Peace Pole at UTAS has been postponed till later in the year. In the meantime, there are many events happening this month, which you may like to know about.
