Events
Palestine: A Turning Point?

Palestine: A Turning Point?

Palestine is one of the pivotal conflicts of our time. Since 1948 the Palestinian people have experienced dispossession and violation of their most basic rights, not unlike Australia’s First Nations. Until the injustice is remedied, there is little prospect of peace in the Middle East. Is a Just Peace possible? How can we in the West, in Australia play a…

FIRST NATIONS TREATIES _ A MATTER OF JUSTICE

The free series of online Treaty Summit webinar events continues with the ANTaR ACT’s David Hunter Memorial Lecture. Next week's Lecture titled 'First Nations Treaties: A Matter of Justice' will be delivered by Tony McAvoy, Barrister and Special Counsel. Tony is a Wirdi man from the central Queensland area around Clermont. He is also a native title holder in his…

SLEEPERS WAKE NOW – political engagement and climate in the digital age 

Pax Christi Victoria Inc.  International Christian Peace Movement  You are invited to an online ZOOM agape   Sunday August 16 2020  2-3.30 p.m.  PROFESSOR THE HON BARRY JONES AC  SLEEPERS, WAKE NOW! :  political engagement and climate  in the digital age The Hon Dr Barry Jones AC, has been a public servant, high school teacher, television and radio performer, university lecturer and lawyer.…

National Council of Churches climate and environmental justice roundtable

An online roundtable for christians, churches and mission agencies to network, exchange ideas, and create opportunities for collaboration. In 2018 the NCCA gathered a group of people representing diverse Christian eco-groups and Churches, in Sydney to network and share ideas. Since then, our concerns for urgent climate and environmental action have only compounded, as Australia has faced devastating and extreme…

Upcoming Online Pace e Bene Nonviolence Activities

August 6-8, 2020 - Campaign Nonviolence Conference ONLINE with Richard Rohr, Erica Chenoweth, Rivera Sun, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr, and many more! Register here. Thursday, August 6, 2020, ONLINE one-hour commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at 8 p.m. Eastern / 5 p.m. Pacific. Hosted by the New Mexico 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima/Nagasaki Committee and Pace e Bene. LEARN MORE HERE.…

AN EXPLORATION OF…CREATION AS GOD’S LOVE STORY

Dear friends I would like to draw your attention to the upcoming Webinar sponsored by the Chevalier Institute entitled: An exploration of Creation as God’s love story. We have been using the opportunity provided by the Covid-19 shut-down to experiment with alternative forms of communication and formation and we wanted to build on what we learned from the first Webinar,…

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Online Sunday afternoon

The World Council of Churches organises the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This year, the NSW Ecumenical Council had organised a service to be held at St Patrick's Cathedral in Parramatta. Due to Covid19 restrictions, the service is now online. The service is on Sunday 24 May from 3.00-4.00. Representatives from many Christian churches will participate in the…

Online World Conference: Abolish Nuclear Weapons; Resist and Reverse the Climate Crisis; For Social and Economic Justice

Friends, We’re thrilled that everything is falling into place for Saturday’s World Conference for nuclear weapons abolition, peace, the climate, social and economic justice. As you’ll see from the attached agenda, we’ll have an exceptional array of speakers from Japan to Germany and from New York to Iran and Australia! The Conference will be live streamed, and you can join…