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2023-24 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 2023 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

Click here to view 2024 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

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2023 Victorian Interfaith Networks Festival: Faith Communities Council of Victoria

On Sunday November 19th 2023, approximately 265 people gathered at the Coburg Town Hall, for the 2023 Victorian Interfaith Networks Festival. The event was hosted by City of Merri-bek and Merri-bek Interfaith Network, in association with the Faith Communities Council of Victoria.

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Religious and political leaders break bread at interfaith breakfast

Australia’s political and religious leaders have broken bread inside Parliament House for the seventh ACU Interfaith Parliamentary Breakfast.

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Source: Catholic News

Social cohesion lowest on record as Australia reels from cost of living, inequality concerns and voice debate

The social cohesion index – which draws on a survey of more than 7,000 Australians – plummets to lowest since it began 16 years ago.

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Source: The Guardian

Men urged to take key role in fight against domestic violence

Australia’s Christian men are being asked to examine their attitudes and behaviour as part of the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a UN event held this year from 25 November to 10 December.

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Source: Eternity News

Tenth National Mosque Open Day

Saturday, 28 October saw the Lebanese Muslim Association in collaboration with participating masjids around Australia conduct the 10th National Mosque Open Day.

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Source: Australian Muslim Times

Melbourne Holocaust Museum reopens, expanding with two new exhibitions

The Melbourne Holocaust Museum will reopen to the public following extensive renovations, showcasing two new exhibits that share the stories of Holocaust survivors.

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Source: ABC News

The long road to restoring my faith in interfaith relations

We Jewish people across the world are still reeling at the new reality unleashed by the massacres of October 7, perplexed by many of our neighbours and colleagues, their silence, awkwardness, indifference or ignorance.

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Source: Plus61J

How antisemitism and Islamophobia make reporting sexual misconduct and abuse of power harder for Jewish and Muslim women

October 2023 marks the anniversary of #MeToo: six years since actor Alyssa Milano’s tweet calling for women to speak out about experiences of abuse went viral and helped launch a global movement.

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Source: The Conversation