This is an invitation to a multifaith online service organised at short notice. On 25th July four democracy campaigners were executed by the military government of Myanmar. This has caused shock, sorrow, and revulsion within the Burmese community in Myanmar, in Australia, and in other parts of the world. Members of this community have requested an Online Prayer Service…
The new Australian-made documentary ‘Freedom Street’ premiered recently, and has collected several awards. It tells the story of the 14,000 refugees in Indonesia who are living ‘in limbo’ as there is no plan for their resettlement. About half are Hazaras from Afghanistan, and many are Rohingya from Myanmar. They are stripped of most of their human rights. They have extremely…
Global Prayer Service for Myanmar on May 8th 2022 Pax Christi Asia Pacific invites you and friends to this Online Prayer Service. See Flyer for times. Inform networks and friends, including Burmese and Asians. Use Registration link below to receive confirmation: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpdOGrrTojG9AWncu4THgXPwnArP0EzcEF See times for many different locations in our world Lima, Peru Sun, 8 May 2022 at 02:30 PET Washington DC, USA Sun, 8…
Our long weekend of peace concludes today with discussions of alternative ways forward. We are honoured to have as speakers Professor John Langmore AM, Chair of the Initiative for Peacebuilding at the University of Melbourne and Alison Brionowski AM, former diplomat, author and President of Australians for War Powers Reform. John and Alison will discuss the role of diplomacy in…
The theme for the second day of Raising Peace’s ANZAC weekend (Sunday April 24) is Alternatives to Australia’s security narrative”. Mainstream discussion of the nation’s security is usually limited to talking about defence and the best ways of ‘defending’ Australia, militarily. The most recent manifestation of this approach to security has been the announcement of the AUKUS pact in September…
April 23 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm First Nations experience and perspectives on peace and conflict in Australia As we start our long weekend of looking for alternatives to Australia’s increased militarisation to achieve security for all, we start with listening to First Nations perspectives, taking in the Frontier Wars, Aboriginal Diggers and the importance of the Uluru Statement from…
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times – Navigating Life at the Crossroads “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season…
Pax Christi Victoria A Christian movement working for peace and justice Invites you to a special online event The Ukraine Crisis Looking back, looking ahead The tragic events in Ukraine are a salutary reminder of the precarious state of our world, and of the continuing risk of nuclear war. How did we get into this mess? Are we heading…
