Faith Communities Council of Victoria: Promoting a Harmonious Victoria

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Welcome to FCCV

Established in 2010, the Faith Communities Council of Victoria (FCCV) is Victoria’s umbrella multifaith body. FCCV was created to contribute to the harmony of the Victorian community by promoting positive relations between people of different faiths and greater public knowledge and mutual understanding of the teachings, customs and practices of Victoria's diverse faith traditions.

2018-19 Multifaith Calendar

logomfcalendar The following are major holy days and festivals for Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. Whilst this list is not exhaustive it is comprehensive to represent each of the religions in good faith.

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Melbourne Hindu temple to provide shelter to international students and domestic violence victims

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The temple authorities say they will accommodate guests for up to two weeks and also provide them with free meals.

Source: SBS

Locked out

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About 70 angry protesters were kept out of a council chamber room where councillors approved plans for a mosque in Narre Warren North.

Source: Berwick News

Family plans Hindu temple in Bendigo in honour of daughter

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The family of a seven-year-old who died of cancer want to remember her by building Bendigo's only Hindu temple.

Source: Bendigo Advertiser

Melbourne Community Leaders Stand With Falun Gong Practitioners to End 20-Year Persecution

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Practitioners of spiritual practice Falun Dafa marched through the streets of Melbourne city on July 20 to remember the victims of persecution—a persecution launched by the Chinese communist regime 20 years ago.

Source: The Epoch Times

Bendigo mosque construction begins as Premier Daniel Andrews turns first sod

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After six years of controversy that saw protests in the streets and a mock beheading, a mosque is finally being built in the central Victorian city of Bendigo.

Source: ABC

How the Cameleers and Aboriginal culture connected in Australia

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Several Cameleers who came to Australia settled in the outback with Aboriginal peoples.

Source: SBS

Women and the Dhamma

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Buddhist teaching is radically egalitarian, and yet the need for a Buddhist feminism is pressing.

Source: ABC

Guru Nanak's Free Kitchenette – helping Sydney's homeless

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Following the teachings and philosophy of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, a group of volunteers has been providing free food the to homeless in Sydney for seven years now.

Source: SBS

Jewish communities around the world donate $1m to survivors of Christchurch attack

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Just four months after the Christchurch massacre, an Australian Jewish delegation has joined others in visiting the mosques where 51 Muslim worshipers lost their lives.

Source: SBS

India outlaws Muslim instant divorce rule in step towards 'women empowerment'

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Indian politicians have approved a bill to end the Muslim practice of instant divorce two years after the Supreme Court ruled that it violated constitutional rights of Muslim women.

Source: SBS

Unravelling Palestinian feminine mysticism in the Sufi corners of Nablus

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Contrary to many other Arab countries, Sufis in Palestine are able to practice freely, with Sufis in Nablus having corners for women to bathe themselves in the mystic spiritual practice.

Source: Al Araby