Anna Quindlen’s Short Guide to a Happy Life, a soul-uplifting must-read in its entirety:
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Friday, 21 February 2014
Listening to the Land in Autumn with the Mornington Peninsula Interfaith Network and the guidance of an Gunditjamara Elder
Listening to the
Land (Autumn)
Listening to the Land is
an initiative of the Mornington Peninsula Interfaith Network. It seeks to bring
people of different faiths and cultures together to connect or reconnect with the Land and to be moved to care for the Land.
Our
Autumn ‘Listening to the Land’ program is at Green’s Bush,
Main Ridge, Sunday 23rd March, 2014, 11am .We will be celebrating Harmony Day.
Program
begins at 11:00am and includes an introductory talk, a listening walk, a
meditation and a shared lunch. The walk and meditation will be led by
Gunditjamara Elder, Uncle Lionel Lauch.
Please note:
BYO Vegetarian food
- something easy to share.
Plates and cups
will be provided.
Look
forward to seeing you there – sunshine or rain. The walk is mildly strenuous.
The event is by donation.
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Venue: Green’s Bush, Main Ridge, Mornington Peninsula
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Date: Sunday, 23rd March 2014
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Time: 11am–2:00pm (Lunch will be @ 1pm - BYO Vegetarian to share)
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Cost: By Donation
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Meeting Point: Baldry’s
Crossing Car Park (@ 10:50am)
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More information: Judy
O’Donnell 0400 088 410
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Map Route:
About
Harmony Day
Harmony Day (21 March) is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world. By participating in Harmony Day activities, we can learn and understand how all Australians from diverse backgrounds equally belong to this nation and enrich it.
Harmony Day (21 March) is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world. By participating in Harmony Day activities, we can learn and understand how all Australians from diverse backgrounds equally belong to this nation and enrich it.
About
Greens Bush, Main Ridge, Mornington Peninsula
Greens Bush is the largest remnant of bushland on the Peninsula and is home to various wildlife - Birds on the forest floor, in the scrub, in the tree canopy... there is lots of birdlife in Greens Bush. Look for wrens, honeyeaters, parrots and birds of prey such as the Black-shouldered Kite and Wedge-tailed Eagle. At morning or dusk, you can often see kangaroos feeding in the open grasslands. Black Wallabies prefer the forest and are well camouflaged in the shadows with their darker coat. However, most mammals in the park are nocturnal. As the light fades, listen for the soft twittering of Ringtail Possums or Sugar Gliders. The Little Forest Eptesicus Bat makes a higher-pitched call as it searches for insects, usually eaten on the wing.
Greens Bush is the largest remnant of bushland on the Peninsula and is home to various wildlife - Birds on the forest floor, in the scrub, in the tree canopy... there is lots of birdlife in Greens Bush. Look for wrens, honeyeaters, parrots and birds of prey such as the Black-shouldered Kite and Wedge-tailed Eagle. At morning or dusk, you can often see kangaroos feeding in the open grasslands. Black Wallabies prefer the forest and are well camouflaged in the shadows with their darker coat. However, most mammals in the park are nocturnal. As the light fades, listen for the soft twittering of Ringtail Possums or Sugar Gliders. The Little Forest Eptesicus Bat makes a higher-pitched call as it searches for insects, usually eaten on the wing.
The Mornington Peninsula Interfaith
Network (MPIN)
acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of the land,
the Boonwurrung/Bunurong people,
part of the Kulin Nation, and their elders
past and present.
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Thursday, 20 February 2014
An invitaton to a Women's Interfaith Model Passover Seder - 1 April 2014
The National Council
of Jewish Women Australian (Victoria)
and
Jewish Aid
invite you
to a:
Women’s Interfaith Model Passover
Seder
Date: Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Time:
7pm
Location:
NCJWA(Vic) premises 131-133
Hawthorn Road, Caulfield
Cost: $10 for girls and $15 for adults
The National Council of Jewish Women in Australia
(Vic) together with Jewish Aid will be hosting
a Women’s Interfaith Model Passover Seder, the
purpose of which is to provide opportunities
for people of diverse faiths to specifically learn about Jewish festivals and traditions in a participatory experience, while at
the same time promoting friendship and understanding.
We would like our participants to be girls about
the age of 12 (Bat Mitzvah age) together with
their mothers (or significant female such as grandmothers or aunts). In this
way, we will be introducing young girls to interfaith dialogue, as well as
sharing the richness of intergenerational relationships
and the passing on of family and faith traditions.
We envisage Jewish, Muslim, Christian (of different
denominations) and other faiths being represented in significant
female-daughter pairs.
We are seeking girls (about 12 years of age) and
their mothers (or significant female), who would like to participate in
such an event. (Unfortunately we only have space for one adult per
student)
The
event will take place in the evening of Tuesday 1 April 2014 at NCJWA(Vic)
premises 131-133 Hawthorn Road, Caulfield. The
evening includes a light kosher vegetarian meal incorporating
some Passover/Pesach dishes. Participants will also receive a booklet explaining Passover.
If you would like further information
please contact us on (03) 9523 0535
or email
atoffice@ncjwa.org.au
Places are limited so book early to
avoid disappointment.
Please note: This is a womens only event.
The event is supported by
the Victorian Multicultural Commission.
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Celebrate International Women's Day - Friday 7 March 2014 - with a coalition of women's organisations at Dandenong
Download flyer below:
Victoria Immigrant and Refugee
Women's Coalition,
AHWFN
and
Women’s Interfaith Network Foundation
invite you to:
International Women's Day -
Inspiring
Change
Location:
Dandenong Uniting Church
crn Scott
& Robinson Street Dandenong VIC 3175
Date:
Friday March 7, 2014
Time:
10:30am-1pm
Followed by a Vegetarian Lunch
prepared by the Hazara Women.
Description:
Together we can change the world by
Inspiring the old, the young and each
other.
Drawing on the wisdom of faith,
community and culture.
We can share the stories that make us
laugh,
make us cry, make us think, motivate
us and inspire us
to be better mothers,daughters, sisters,
workers, friends,
carers, partners, people.
This event is open to all ages,
genders and faith communities.
This is a FREE event,
but it is essential you RSVP for
catering purposes.
RSVP Contacts:
WIN Foundation:
Jessiee K Singh - Phone: 0411 300 655
mail:jessieeks@hotmail.com
Website: www.WINFoundation.net
AHWFN:
Fatima - Phone: 0421 563 200
Email: batool_haidari@hotmail.com
VIRWC:
Nga Hosking - Phone: 0401 990 055
Email: nga.hosking@virwc.org.au
More information:
See attached flyer or go to:
www.CulturalEducationEvents.eventbrite.com.au
This event is proudly supported by
the
Victorian Multicultural Commission
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Monday, 17 February 2014
Monday, 10 February 2014
The Mayor of Ballarat speaks in support of building the city's first mosque
From the newsletter of the Faith Communities Council of Victoria:
But the Ballarat Mayor Josh Morris says the city's growing cultural diversity should be celebrated.
Ballarat Mayor speaks out in support of mosque construction
By Lily Partland, 3rd of February 2014, ABC Ballarat
The Ballarat Mayor Josh Morris responds to an anti-Islamic group's opposition to the construction of a mosque. Anti-Islamic group Restore Australia is encouraging Ballarat residents to protest against the development of a mosque in Canadian.
But the Ballarat Mayor Josh Morris says the city's growing cultural diversity should be celebrated.
"One of the best things about Australia is its religious and cultural diversity.
"It's really important to note that we as a city are growing, we as a city are becoming more diverse, and therefore there's going to be a need in our community for facilities that are going to meet the needs of our growing and diverse community."
The Islamic Society of Ballarat's plans to build the city's first mosque at 116 Elsworth Street East have been approved by the City of Ballarat, with the building expected to provide enough space for 150 people to pray (photo above shows the site of the proposed mosque in Elsworth Street Canadian).
Cr Morris says while elected representatives have a responsibility to take into account the views of the community, objections to planning applications on the basis of political ideology are irrelevant to the planning process.
"Irrespective of faith everybody has a right to a place of worship and that's something that I certainly respect and something that I believe as a society we should respect."
The Catholic Mayor says while living in the United Arab Emirates he was fortunate enough to have access to a Catholic church.
"I think it's really great that we see within an Islamic nation that there was welcoming of people of diverse faiths and people such as myself.
"So I think it's really important that within our society we're welcoming and understanding of everybody who lives here."
By Lily Partland, 3rd of February 2014, ABC Ballarat
Saturday, 8 February 2014
Ballarat Interfaith Network supports the building of a mosque by the local Muslim community
Below is a Press
Release from Ballarat Interfaith Network's Public Relations Officer, Margaret
Lenan Ellis, to Ballarat's daily newsopaper,The Courier, in relation to previously reported opposition to the building of a mosque in Ballarat. See previous comment on Beside The Creek here. ~~~~~~~~~
Express diversity in peace, understanding
By Margaret Lenan Ellis
Feb. 7, 2014, midnight
THE views expressed by Mike Holt of Restore Australia in The Courier on
February 3 display attitudes which are unwanted and out of step in the 21st
century.
This week marks the United Nations' celebration of World Interfaith
Harmony Week, which Ballarat Interfaith Network, in conjunction with Ballarat
City Council, marks each year with a community flag-raising event.
Religious bigotry and exclusionist attitudes belong in the past, the
network says in response to the announcement by Restore Australia that it plans
to letterbox people in Ballarat in an attempt to whip up opposition to the building
of a mosque in Ballarat.
Ballarat Interfaith Network believes dialogue and conversation to be
more effective in establishing social and religious harmony rather than
publishing prejudiced statements designed to incite further prejudice.
They see greater benefit in building bridges of understanding, rather
than in driving wedges of distrust between people of different faiths.
Ballarat Interfaith Network wants the Ballarat community to feel free to
express its spiritual diversity in peace, harmony and understanding, and
therefore endorses the building of Ballarat's first mosque in a community
blessed with many churches.
In this United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week, Ballarat
Interfaith Network is pleased that the building of this simple mosque is to
proceed and supports "our Islamic friends in this endeavour".
United Religions Initiative Interfaith Gathering with Cultural Infusion and The Interfaith Network of the City of Grater Dandenong - 16 February 2014
Cultural Infusion cordially invites you to the:
United Religions Initiative Interfaith Gathering
Date: Sunday, 16 February 2014 Time: 3pm-6pm
Location: 18-34 Buckley St, Noble Park 3174
Leaders from the United Religions Initiative (URI), a global grassroots interfaith peacebuilding organisation with affiliates in Australia, will visit Melbourne February 14 – 17 and will take part in an interfaith gathering hosted by The Interfaith Network of the City of Greater Dandenong on the 16th of February at 3pm.
Leaders from the United Religions Initiative (URI), a global grassroots interfaith peacebuilding organisation with affiliates in Australia, will visit Melbourne February 14 – 17 and will take part in an interfaith gathering hosted by The Interfaith Network of the City of Greater Dandenong on the 16th of February at 3pm.
Kiran Bali, the Global Council Chair of the URI, and Victor Kazanjian, Executive Director of the URI, will attend the interfaith gathering and speak on such themes as:
- The importance of intercultural and inter-religious co-operation
- Building interconnected communities committed to respect diversity
- The nonviolent resolution of conflict
- Fostering social, political, economic and environmental justice
Bali and Kazanjian will also visit local organisations affiliated with the URI and meet with local leaders.
This visit is part of a global tour in which Kazanjian, recently appointed Executive Director, is meeting with URI staff and volunteers, and interfaith leaders.
Light Refreshments Provided
RSVP: Cameron Magusic Phone: (+61 3) 9412 6666 Email: ci-admin5@culturalinfusion.
RSVP: Cameron Magusic Phone: (+61 3) 9412 6666 Email: ci-admin5@culturalinfusion.
by Tuesday 11th February (Limited Seats)
Proudly Supported by: United Religions Initiative (URI), Cultural Infusion, & The Interfaith Network of the City of Greater Dandenong
Thursday, 6 February 2014
Dealing with the past: the importance of documents, archives in seeking justice, reconciliation and conflict resolution
Importance of documentation and archives in dealing with the past
Elisabeth Baumgartner of the Swiss Peace Foundation speaking on “Dealing with the past” project at a WCC Archives event in Geneva.
In a talk organized by the Archives of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Elisabeth Baumgartner, a Swiss lawyer and head of the project “Dealing with the Past” at the Swiss Peace Foundation (swisspeace), stressed the importance of archives and documentation in dealing with the past, which she said is pertinent to the institutional and informal mechanisms seeking justice, reconciliation and conflict resolution.
Baumgartner addressed the audience of members of local and international community in Geneva, involved with the work of archives, international affairs and peace-building.
Baumgartner’s talk, held on 20 January at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland, was organized by the Forum of the Archivists in Geneva in collaboration with the WCC Archives.
Speaking on the issue of “Archives and Dealing with the Past”, access to information and the “right to know”, Baumgartner said that national and international mechanisms dealing with the past, such as investigations, truth commissions and tribunals, have a major responsibility in managing and maintaining the archives containing information regarding human rights violations.
She added that they need to “find a balance between information access and data protection in regard to witnesses and should be really aware of the importance of the archives for a society in a process of transition.”
At the event, Baumgartner also shared examples from East-Timor, Chile, Croatia, Guatemala, Argentina, the Philippines and South Africa on how archives remain sensitive and in danger so far as their use in mechanisms searching for truth and justice.
Baumgartner explained that archives useful for the investigation of human rights violations are to be found not only in the obvious institutions such as the courts, army and police, but also in hospitals, churches and human rights organizations. Therefore, she said that the “unrestricted access of such information to transitional justice mechanisms like tribunals and truth commissions is important.”
Another aspect, she continued, is the preservation, protection, maintenance of and access to archives created by such mechanisms. They constitute an “important legacy which should be made available to the societies” concerned with the human rights violations.
Baumgartner’s presentation particularly noted that the archives are essential to strengthen democratic institutions and law-based state structures after a period of deep crisis.
Baumgartner also introduced to her audience the project “Archives and Dealing with the Past”. The project is a joint initiative of the Swiss Federal Archives, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Swiss Peace Foundation, and it provides support to actors in the field of transitional justice related to the protection, preservation and management of human rights archives.
WCC Library and Archives
Baumgartner addressed the audience of members of local and international community in Geneva, involved with the work of archives, international affairs and peace-building.
Baumgartner’s talk, held on 20 January at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland, was organized by the Forum of the Archivists in Geneva in collaboration with the WCC Archives.
Speaking on the issue of “Archives and Dealing with the Past”, access to information and the “right to know”, Baumgartner said that national and international mechanisms dealing with the past, such as investigations, truth commissions and tribunals, have a major responsibility in managing and maintaining the archives containing information regarding human rights violations.
She added that they need to “find a balance between information access and data protection in regard to witnesses and should be really aware of the importance of the archives for a society in a process of transition.”
At the event, Baumgartner also shared examples from East-Timor, Chile, Croatia, Guatemala, Argentina, the Philippines and South Africa on how archives remain sensitive and in danger so far as their use in mechanisms searching for truth and justice.
Baumgartner explained that archives useful for the investigation of human rights violations are to be found not only in the obvious institutions such as the courts, army and police, but also in hospitals, churches and human rights organizations. Therefore, she said that the “unrestricted access of such information to transitional justice mechanisms like tribunals and truth commissions is important.”
Another aspect, she continued, is the preservation, protection, maintenance of and access to archives created by such mechanisms. They constitute an “important legacy which should be made available to the societies” concerned with the human rights violations.
Baumgartner’s presentation particularly noted that the archives are essential to strengthen democratic institutions and law-based state structures after a period of deep crisis.
Baumgartner also introduced to her audience the project “Archives and Dealing with the Past”. The project is a joint initiative of the Swiss Federal Archives, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Swiss Peace Foundation, and it provides support to actors in the field of transitional justice related to the protection, preservation and management of human rights archives.
WCC Library and Archives
The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, by the end of 2012 the WCC had 345 member churches representing more than 500 million Christians from Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other traditions in over 110 countries. The WCC works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, from the [Lutheran] Church of Norway.
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