On Wednesday 16 September 2105, Yarra Interfaith Network, supported by the City of Yarra, held an event to raise awareness of and reflect on Domestic Violence in our society today at Richmond Town Hall . The event was well attended by many from the local community and interfaith connections from across Melbourne and regional Victoria.
On Saturday, 5 September 2015, the “Lost In Translation” Interfaith Issues Forum was held by the Federation of Indian Origin Multi-Faith Organisation Inc (FIMO) at Walker St Gallery (Theatre) in Dandenong. This forum was an opportunity to contextualize some of the issues that community leaders, service providers, law enforcement bodies and the community at large face with regards to religious beliefs.
The Guru Granth Sahib Ji is truely unique among the world's great scriptures. It is considered the Supreme Spiritual Authority and Head of the Sikh religion, rather than any living person. It is also the only scripture of it's kind which not only contains the works of it's own religious founders but also writings of people from other faiths.
Throughout the month of September, congregations within the Uniting Church in Australia, as well as congregations and groups from other denominations and religions are encouraged to participate in Interfaith September - an initiative to create a community of hospitality, conversation and friendship with people of all faiths in their neighbourhood.
On Thursday 26 August 2015, the Darebin Interfaith Council hosted a tour to places of worship. These tours are organized in response to Council’s mission to work with our diverse community to build a sustainable and liveable city, which is home to people from 148 different countries, who speak 105 different languages.
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