Events

PAX CHRISTI BIENNIAL CONFERENCE – MELBOURNE 16-18 AUGUST 2019

Dear Friends I’m forwarding an invitation from Christi convenor, Fr Claude Mostowik to the Pax Christi Australia National conference entitled Why are we Violent  to be held in Melbourne next month  from Aug 16 -18th.  Various registration options are available see flyer below and attached. We also welcome your responses to the pre conference input questions also copied below and…

Grassroots versus Intervention – Rally & March

The Grassroots vs The Intervention HEAR GARAWA LEADERS & NT ELDERS' STATEMENTS At the Rally hear Garawa Elders who have fought powerfully against the intervention and fracking on their land. Hear Statements of Central Australian First Nations Elders.  Muruwari and Budjiti man Uncle Bruce Shillingsworth will be our MC. Let their voices be heard and stand in solidarity with a…

HIROSHIMA DAY REMEMBRANCE

When: Tuesday August 6 Time: 7.00 for 7.30 Free Entry Where: Blackrock Civic Hall Corner Balcombe Rd and College Gr, Black Rock VIC 3193  Parking Available. For Public Transport: take a train to Sandringham Station and catch 922 or 600 bus to Balcombe Road and Ebden Avenue and then walk 140 m to the corner of College Grove & Balcombe…

CLOSE THE CAMPS! CLOSE THE CAMPS! Graffiti Court Hearing Rally

ALL WELCOME...SPEAKERS....MUSIC....MESSAGES OF SUPPORT In the court, the defendant will read onto the court record the names of those political hostages who have been killed by the Australian state on Manus & Nauru from Reza Barati to Fairborz Karami unless prevented.

Documentary Viewing & Discussion:The New Silk Road

DOCUMENTARY VIEWING & DISCUSSION: THE NEW SILK ROAD FRIDAY 31st MAY 2019 6:00 - 8:00 pm   Join us for an evening of viewing two documentaries -- Peter Frankopan's VPRO documentary & CNBC's feature hosted by Dr. May-yi Shaw -- on the old and new silk roads & discussing the political economic ramifications for the world

Course: Unmasking Violence – Reimagining the Gospel with René Girard

René Girard has been called "the new Darwin of the human sciences". His insights into the origins of violence are sheer gift to our modern world. This course will be an exploration of some of his thought, with personal and global application. It will investigate aspects of human imitation which show how we are all interdependent. The consequent realities of…

IPAN CONFERENCE 2 – 4 AUGUST 2019 – DARWIN

“Australia at the crossroads – time for an independent foreign policy” The conference is being held at a time of increasing contention between the US and China in our region with the US practising to invade islands in the South China sea using its new Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO). The US Marines claim this strategy will be difficult for…