Thursday, 29 October 2015
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
Multicultural or mainstream? A new conversation about multiculturalism in Victoria
 Multicultural or mainstream?A new conversation about multiculturalism in Victoria:Victorian Multicultural Commission | |
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The Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) would like to invite you to a public lecture:
Multicultural or mainstream? A new conversation about multiculturalism in Victoria
Date: Thursday 26 November 2015
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: Drill Hall, Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC
Join the recently appointed Chairperson Helen Kapalos for the Victorian Multicultural Commission’s first public lecture. Drawing on her own experiences in and out of the media spotlight, Helen brings a fresh perspective to an ongoing narrative about what multiculturalism stands for in contemporary Australia. She invites all Victorians to take part in a public discourse which explores and challenges the modern day definition and currency of the term. In sharing the Commission's new strategic direction, Helen will discuss why now more than ever, it is important for Victorian society to be cohesive and inclusive and why we are all part of the solution.
Free entry. Register at http://bit.ly/1GoDpFy For enquiries please email info@vmc.vic.gov.au or visit: http://multicultural. | |
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Interfaith push for action on climate change ahead of the UN's December conference on climate change in Paris
Faith
leaders hand over a statement signed by 154 religious leaders from
different faith groups to the Executive Director of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres.
Photo Credit: ACT Alliance
[ACNS] As representatives from almost 200 countries conclude their
final round of negotiations in Bonn, Germany, this week, ahead of
December’s UN-led international conference on climate change in Paris; a
number of leading Anglicans and Episcopalians have put their name to a
statement calling for an ambitious climate agreement.
Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, Primate of Southern Africa; Presiding Bishop Francisco De Assis Da Silva from the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil (Anglican Church in Brazil); the Rt Revd Juan David Alvarado Melgar and the Most Revd Armando Guerra Soria, Bishops of El Salvador and Guatemala in the Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America (Anglican Church in the Central America region); the Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam and the Rt Revd Graham Usher, Bishops of Salisbury and Dudley in the Church of England; and Dr Agnes Abuom,
from the Anglican Church of Kenya and moderator of the central
committee of the World Council of Churches, are amongst a number of
Anglicans and 154 religious leaders who signed the statement that was
handed to negotiators this week.
In addition to calling for an ambitious climate agreement, the
statement urges all governments to commit to emission cuts and climate
risk reduction. They also pledge important contributions from their own
faith communities, including divestment from fossil energy.
The statement was handed to the UN’s executive director of the
Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres, on behalf
of the faith leaders by Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, director of Bread for the World, Germany, and Karin Kortmann, vice president of the Catholic Lay Council of Germany.
“Guided by our religious beliefs, we as faith leaders have come
together to call for an ambitious Paris outcome,” Ms Kortmann said. “In
the past month the UN family has decided to take responsibility for
both, environment and humankind by approving the Agenda 2030.
“In Paris the heads of states and governments have the chance to give
evidence, how serious they are. The survival of millions of human
beings depends on them.”
And Ms Füllkrug-Weitzel said: “We urge governments to commit to
building climate resilience, phasing out fossil energies and reaching
zero emissions by mid-century. We call for a robust mechanism to review
and ratchet up ambitions, transparency and accountability rules
applicable to all, and the provision of finance and support to poor and
vulnerable countries.”
This faith leaders’ statement builds on a growing number of calls
from faith groups made throughout the past year, including the Pope’s encyclical Laudato Si’, the declaration of the New York Interfaith Summit, the Lambeth Declaration, and the Islamic declaration on climate change.
“Such calls mark the engagement of different faith groups working
together towards the same goals,” the ACT Alliance, which organised the
statement, said. “The message from faith groups is now unequivocal.”
- Click here to read the full statement and list of signatories on the ACT Alliance website.
What is the Heart of our Humanity : Relecting on the history of Interfaith and the Parliament of the World's Religions
 What is the Heart of our Humanity:Boroondara Interfaith Network | |
(Please pass on to your respective networks) The Boroondara Interfaith Network, in partnership with Swinburne Chaplaincy and Swinburne University, invite you to join:What is the Heart of our Humanity? | Community reflection on the history of interfaith and the Parliament of the World’s Religions Date: Wednesday 11 November 2015 Time: 4pm to 6:30pm Location: Level 2, Swinburne Multi Faith Facility, The George Building, 34 Wakefield Street, Hawthorn
The Parliament is the oldest and most inclusive gathering of people of all faith traditions across the globe. At this year’s conference in Salt Lake City, over 10,000 people came together to discuss topics about compassion, peace, justice and sustainability. As part of our reflection, hear about some of the key issues raised at the Parliament and share in a community conversation about the meaning of our humanity here in Boroondara.
A vegetarian afternoon tea will be provided. Please feel free to distribute to your networks. All are welcome. RSVP: This is a free event, however bookings are essential. Register online at: www.heartofhumanity. Note: If you would like to attend this event and have specific access, communication or dietary needs please call 9278 4753 by Monday 2 November and we will do our best to accommodate you. | |
Monday, 26 October 2015
A Taste of Judaism - a four part educational series : Etz Chayim Progressive Synagogue : Progressive Judaism Victoria
A taste of Judaism:Etz Chayim Progressive Synagogue | |
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Progressive Judaism Victoria would like to invite you to:
A taste of Judaism with Rabbi Allison RH Conyer | 4 part educational series
Dates: Thursday 5, 12 and 26 November and 3 December 2015
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Etz Chayim Progressive Synagogue, 549 Centre Road Bentleigh
Designed for beginners - Jewish or not - this four-part educational series will explore such topics as Who is a Jew, Jewish Life Cycle, Jewish History, Beliefs and Values.
Cost for the course: $90
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Friday, 23 October 2015
Pilgrimage: 25 years of the Christus Rex Pilgrimage from #Ballarat to #Bendigo
Apologies from the Editor of Beside The Creek.
I have never heard of this practice until to-day.
You can read more about it below.
The Christus Rex Pilgrimage is a 3 day walk from Ballarat to Bendigo,covering over 90 kilometres. This route takes us from one great cathedral – St. Patricks, Ballarat – to another splendid cathedral – Sacred Heart, Bendigo. Over the 3 days we walk through the picturesque and serene countryside and forests of Victoria, through the towns of Creswick, Smeaton, Newstead and Lockwood. Along the route we engage in prayers and song – rosaries, litanies, hymns and medieval pilgrim songs that unite all in fellowship. Daily Mass in the extraordinary form (1962) is celebrated every day in local churches, except on the Saturday where Solemn Mass is celebrated in the woodlands of Campbelltown at a woodlands site; sacred polyphony and Gregorian chant are a part of each Mass. There are many opportunities for confession and spiritual guidance from the priests who join us on the pilgrimage.
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The passing years have seen the pilgrimage attract Catholics from all over Australia of all ages, bringing them together to walk the route in honour of Christ the King and showing forth the communal body of the Catholic Church. The pilgrimage numbers have increased every year and have reached 450 in the past.
Christus Rex Society Inc.
is run by a committee of members
who organise the Pilgrimage every year,
from different regions around Australia.
Sikhs at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City
Sikhs served up thousands of free meals at the #2015Parliament in Salt Lake City http://t.co/pb7MAGBa4m pic.twitter.com/ijjGQxVNI8
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) October 18, 2015
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Buddhist Places of Worship Bus Tour - South Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne - Monday 26 October 2015
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Sunday, 18 October 2015
Saturday, 17 October 2015
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Thursday, 8 October 2015
Monday, 5 October 2015
The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne : Steve Cannane in conversation with Tony Ortega re Scientology
Scientology: Fair Game?
Scientology’s founder, L. Ron Hubbard, once defined the religion as
being in service of ‘a civilisation without insanity, without criminals and
without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and
where man is free to rise to greater heights’.
Almost 60 years since its foundation, though, Scientology has become a
uniquely contentious phenomenon – with many questioning its status as a
religion, cult or business, and with a reputation for fiercely defensive,
litigious and coercive reactions to criticism. One of the first to feel the
Church’s wrath was Paulette Cooper – whose 1971 book, The Scandal of Scientology, saw her become the target of an
elaborate plot which set out to destroy her credibility, frame her and land her
with a 15 year prison sentence. Codenamed ‘Miss Lovely’ by Church operatives,
Cooper is now the subject of investigative journalist Tony Ortega’s book, The Unbreakable Miss Lovely.
Ortega is a long-time chronicler of Scientology, and one of its leading
scrutineers. Featured in Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary Going Clear, he’s the executive editor of TheLipTV and former
editor-in-chief of The Village Voice. He visits
Melbourne – where the world’s first inquiry into Scientology was held in1963, and Scientology was first banned in 1965 – for a chat with SteveCannane, who’s currently writing a book on Scientology’s history in Australia.
Saturday, 3 October 2015
Friday, 2 October 2015
Faith Communities Council of Victoria - FCCV - October 2015 : Events and News
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