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2020-21 Multifaith Calendar

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

Click here to view 2021 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

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Online Vigil for India

On the 11th of May, faith leaders in Melbourne held an online vigil for the COVID crisis being faced in India and by our Indian communities.

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Source: Faith Communities Council of Victoria

Australian farmers rally in support of Baha'i 'Farming Brothers and Sisters' in wake of Iran land seizures

Australian and New Zealand farmers have launched a campaign in support of Baha'i families in northern Iran after a court order declared their ownership of farmland to be illegal.

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Source: ABC

Brimbank and Maribyrnong Interfaith Network: Places of Worship

We are pleased to share with you a video that encompasses three local Places of Worship.

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Source: Brimbank and Maribyrnong Interfaith Network

Dozens of multicultural and religious leaders gather in NSW to inspire COVID-19 vaccine confidence

Dozens of community and religious leaders have come together to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations in Sydney in a bid to show the jab is safe for people from all backgrounds.

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Source: SBS

Australian Monk Takes On Mammoth Task: To Bring Buddha’s Discourses Into One Place

A former musician turned Buddhist monk, Bhante Sujato, an Australian, has taken up a mammoth task to translate and publish thousands of Buddhist texts known as Sutta (discourses of the Buddha) into many languages.

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Source: In Depth News

Lord Ganesha ‘hammered in the head’ in a Telegraph cartoon angers Indian-Australians

Several members of the Australian-Indian community have found a cartoon published by the Daily Telegraph insensitive.

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Source: NRI Affairs

A religious symbol, not a knife: at the heart of the NSW kirpan ban is a battle to define secularism

The New South Wales government has put a temporary ban on Sikh students carrying a kirpan in public schools.

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Source: The Conversation

Statement from the Multifaith Advisory Group: Helping India from Australia

Helping India from Australia

Greetings of peace.

The Multifaith Advisory Group met on 3 May 2021 and we would like to send a message to the people of India and the Indian diaspora community.

The wonderful Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore writes from his heart about our common humanity:”I shall ever seek my compatriots all over the world.”

In this time of pandemic crisis, we are drawn to be compatriots of folk in India. The links between India and Australia run deep and are getting deeper.

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