Thursday, 4 June 2015
Monday, 1 June 2015
Faith Communities Council of Victoria - June 2015 - Latest news & Upcoming Events
Monday, 18 May 2015
True spirituality is caring for one another. A Sikh man gives his turban second priority.
Because this is what true spirituality is: caring for one another.
Posted by Diana Haywood on Sunday, 17 May 2015
Thursday, 14 May 2015
Bhutanese vigil for Nepal - Saturday 16 May 2015, Broadmeadows. Details below.
The Bhutanese Community in Australia (BCA), currently residing in the municipality of Hume, Moreland & Melton, is holding Multifaith Vigil to remember the earthquake victims in Nepal and extend an invitation to communities of faith.
The community is saddened and shocked by the devastating earthquake of 7.8 magnitudes on Saturday 25th April, causing unimaginable loss of lives, property, and destruction that is hard to comprehend. Authorities in Nepal have confirmed over 8,000 deaths and the fate of many more people in collapsed buildings and villages near the quake’s epicentre remains still unaccounted for.
At this difficult time,
a Multifaith Vigil has been organised
to remember and pray
for the lost and recovery of the injured.
Date & Time:
Saturday, 16th May 2015, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm (sharp)
Venue:
Hume Global Hume Learning Centre Plaza,
1093 Pascoe Vale Rd, Broadmeadows
For more information,
please contact Tila on 0401 565 884
or Khara 0403 702 595.
We heartily request all the communities
from every faith and walks of life
to please join us to support and pray for our brothers and sisters in Nepal,
and stand hand in hand in solidarity.
Aziz Cooper
Interfaith Development Officer | Community Planning and Customer Service
T 84708519 M 0413 704 634
(Work Days: Wednesday & Thursday)
Interfaith Development Officer | Community Planning and Customer Service
T 84708519 M 0413 704 634
(Work Days: Wednesday & Thursday)
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Happy Mothers Day to all mothers in detention
Please copy this post to
your Facebook, your Google+, Twitter -
everywhere you can -
so that mothers cruelly detained will know
that there are Australian mothers, parents, grandparents,
thinking of them and their children on this day.
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Monash Health, the niqab and discrimination
One of Victoria's largest hospitals will change its policy on female-only care after a Muslim patient wearing a full-length niqab complained of discrimination during an antenatal visit at one of its clinics.
For Ziarata Zia, the niqab she wears – which reveals only her eyes, hands and feet – is central to her Muslim faith.
Ms Zia, who moved from Afghanistan to Melbourne in 2010, believes it is a sin to be seen without it or be touched by a man other than her husband or immediate family, except in an emergency.
Two years ago, a significant conflict arose during Ms Zia's antenatal consultation at a Monash clinic because she requested a female doctor. Afterwards she lodged a discrimination complaint at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
With advice from Victoria Legal Aid, Ms Zia resolved the matter before the hearing and was involved in a review of the hospital's policies by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.
The commission found that the hospital's policy told pregnant patients who wanted to see a female midwife or doctor "for cultural or personal reasons" that this was not possible at Monash Health, and they should consider "other options of care".
The above text is from The Age of 6 May 2015.
To read more, please go here
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Short Course on World Religions, ACU, Melbourne
Short Courses on World Religions
Want to learn about the beliefs and practices of major World Religions?
Australian Catholic University is offering an opportunity to do this in 2015:
Venue:
Christ Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy.
Fees: $80 for those requiring a Certificate of Attendance
(Details on ACU website)
$40 for others
Registration: Registration is essential and closes Friday 24 July 2015.
You can register on ACU website.
Want to learn about the beliefs and practices of major World Religions?
Australian Catholic University is offering an opportunity to do this in 2015:
Time: 6-8pm (Refreshments from 6pm, lecture starts at 6:30pm).
- 29 July: Confucianism and Taoism (Dr. Edmund Chia)
- 5 August: Islam (Fatih Erol Tuncer)
- 12 August: Judaism (Rabbi Fred Morgan)
- 19 August: Hinduism (Rev. Dr. John Dupuche)
- 26 August: Buddhism (Prof. John D'Arcy May)
Venue:
Christ Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy.
Fees: $80 for those requiring a Certificate of Attendance
(Details on ACU website)
$40 for others
Registration: Registration is essential and closes Friday 24 July 2015.
You can register on ACU website.
Monday, 27 April 2015
Compassion and Social Justice - a conference theme for/from Buddhist women to be held in Indonesia
Dharma Nature Time
dharmanaturetime@gmail.com
dharmanaturetime@gmail.com
Dear friends and colleagues,
We are pleased to help share this announcement from Sakyadhita (“Daughters of the Buddha”) International Association of Buddhist Women about the
14th Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist Women
in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
23 to 30 June 2015
The conference theme “Compassion & Social Justice” will be addressed through meditation sessions, educational presentations, workshops, interactive panel discussions, and cultural exchanges. As the organizing committee shared, “All voices are welcome at Sakyadhita conferences: women and men, lay and ordained of all ages, nationalities, religions, and perspectives”. Held every other year in a different country, it is estimated that 300 participants from 45 nations and hopefully 700 from Indonesia will join this 14th Sakyadhita conference.
Venue: Sambi Resort, Jl. Kaliurang km. 19.2, Desa Wisata Sambi. Pakembinangun-Sleman, Yogyakarta
For a conference brochure and information on registration, see:
Sunday, 26 April 2015
How the interfaith movement engenders mutual understanding and appreciation ....
Published on 24 Apr 2015
Dr. Brian Birch discusses how the Interfaith Movement can help address today's critical issues, and how interfaith dialogue lends itself to strengthening one's respective religious tradition, to discovering shared values and beliefs, and to gaining greater mutual understanding.
From The Editor of Beside The Creek,
interfaith understanding and appreciation
is a work of peace.
Currently the world is a mess of wars and conflicts -
human activities which will not bear good or useful fruit.
Understanding a broader humanity and what makes it tick
is not only interesting and fun,
it helps us to understanding each other's place in the world
and the contribution that each of us make to human culture.
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