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The Story of Meditation and Prayers for our Earth and COP Conferences

March 14, 2025 by Admin

Logo: Meditation and Prayers for our Earth and COP Conferences

Four years ago, three unconnected people with different faith backgrounds and in different states of Australia were simultaneously thinking about creating a group of interested people to meditate/pray for the planet and its people. Then magically, they connected!

What arose from this connection was ‘Meditations and Prayers for Our Earth and COP.’ We meet online, via Zoom, once a week from the beginning of August to the beginning of each year’s COP conference. During the conference itself the meditations and prayers happen daily.

Video: Acknowledging Respect & Inclusion of Indigenous Nations Spirituality: In a Nation that Embraces Many Diverse Cultures and Faiths

February 19, 2025 by Admin

Religions for Peace Australia in collaboration with Canberra Interfaith Forum presented the 2025 World Interfaith Harmony Week Lecture at Parliament House, Canberra, on 5 February 2025. The Guest Speaker was Prof. Dr. Anne Pattel-Gray, and the topic of this event was Acknowledging Respect & Inclusion of Indigenous Nations Spirituality: In a Nation that Embraces Many Diverse Cultures and Faiths. At the end of the Q&A, Bishop Philip Huggins gives an overview of the Multifaith Council of Australia.

World Interfaith Harmony Week Event – Parliament House, Canberra

February 8, 2025December 24, 2024 by Admin

UN World Interfaith Harmony Week Event, Canberra, 2025

Canberra Interfaith Forum in collaboration with Religions for Peace Australia are pleased to invite you to our 2025 World Interfaith Harmony Week Lecture at Parliament House, Canberra, on 5 February 2025. This will be a hybrid event, in person and Zoom. The Presenter will be Prof. Dr. Anne Patel-Gray, and the topic of this event will be Acknowledging Respect & Inclusion of Indigenous Nations Spirituality: In a Nation that Embraces Many Diverse Cultures and Faiths.

UN World Day of Peace – Raising Peace with Faith Communities Event

December 7, 2024December 2, 2024 by Admin

UN World Day of Peace - Raising Peace with Faith Communities
In observance of World Day of Peace, Religions for Peace Australia and the Faith Communities Council of Victoria joined the Raising Peace Festival on Sunday 15 September along with United Religions Initiative in presenting an online event in observance of United Nations World Day of Peace. The theme of this event was Faith leaders sharing their personal practices to maintain equilibrium / inner peace when working in a fractured world for peace. This event was conducted as part of the Raising Peace Festival, 2024.

UN World Day of Peace – Raising Peace with Faith Communities

December 2, 2024August 26, 2024 by Admin

UN World Day of Peace - Raising Peace with Faith Communities

The Faith Communities Council of Victoria, in collaboration with United Religions Initiative and Religions for Peace Australia (along with other participant organisations) will present an online event in observance of United Nations World Day of Peace. This event is being conducted as part of the Raising Peace Festival, 2024. The theme of this event is Faith leaders sharing their personal practices to maintain equilibrium / inner peace when working in a fractured world for peace. This presentation will be held online, on the afternoon of 15 September 2024 from 4pm. All welcome to attend and participate in this FREE event.

Meditation & Prayers for Peace & Hope in the Middle East, Australia & Beyond

October 23, 2023October 16, 2023 by Admin

Meditation and Prayers for Peace and Hope - in Australia and Beyond

Religions for Peace Australia and United Religious Initiative invites all to Meditation and Prayers for Peace and Hope in the Middle East, Australia and Beyond on Zoom, on Sunday, 22 October 2023 at 6:30pm AEDT.

Support for Constitutional Recognition

September 2, 2023July 21, 2023 by Admin

YES, supporting VOICE
In 2020, Religions for Peace Australia amended its Constitution to include support appropriate recognition of the spiritualities of the First Peoples of Australia. In this wise, Religions for Peace Australia wrote to the Prime Minister in August 2020 calling for a Voice to Parliament, a Makarrata Treaty and a Truth Telling Commission. On this page, we provide our reasons for support of the Constitutional Recognition Referendum.

South Australia: Faith Groups Work Together

June 24, 2023 by Admin

Faith Groups Work Together Senior religious representatives have recommitted to interfaith harmony at four meetings hosted by the Adelaide Archdiocese. Philippa Rowland, president of the Multifaith Association of SA and chair of Religions for Peace Australia, convened the meetings to discuss the key elements of the Commitment to Interfaith Harmony.

Religions for Peace Australia 2023 Annual General Meeting

June 24, 2023May 21, 2023 by Admin

Religions for Peace Australia will conduct the 2023 Annual General Meeting in Canberra on 18 June 2023. The Guest Speaker is Prof Nicole Asquith of UTAS, Professor of Policing and Emergency Management, who is the Convenor of the Australian Hate Crime Network. She will be speaking about her extensive work supporting vulnerable people who face hate speech and targeted violence in our society.

Facing the Threat of the Global Climate Crisis Together

January 28, 2023December 22, 2022 by Admin

Faith symbols around the Earth

The Asia Pacific Women of Faith Network (APWoFN) held its first of three climate change webinars on Tuesday 29th November. It was a frank and powerful analysis of current regional experiences of escalating climate change. This paper is drawn from its many valuable contributions . This paper is the presentation by Chair of Religions for Peace Australia, Ms Philippa Rowland to the China Committee on Religion and Peace 3rd International Seminar on Religions and Ecological Civilization, Beijing, 21 December 2022.

Climate change is upon us. The daunting reality is we are living through the predicted increased frequency and intensity of extreme events, as shown by growing regional evidence and experience of unprecedented wildfires, floods, cyclones, melting glaciers, volatile temperatures and rising sea levels.