BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://faithvictoria.org.au///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260420T044816UTC-2844iM9TaM@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260420T044816Z DESCRIPTION:Victorian Council of Churches invites you to:\nCanadian First N ations People\nDate: Monday 20 February 2023 \;  \; Time: 7pm to 8 :30pmLocation: \;St Peter’s Eastern Hill hall\, 15 Gisborne St\, East Melbourne(Note: No parking in Gisborne St due to tram upgrade)\nA small gr oup of Canadian First Nations people is visiting Melbourne (18th to 20th F eb) before travelling to other parts of Australia. They will do a major pr esentation on the Sunday afternoon\, and VCC was asked if we’d like to hos t an event while they are here.\nOne of the group\, Lewis Cardinal\, is a Trustee of the World’s Parliament of Religion. This year is the 30th anniv ersary of the Parliament (it was held for the first time in 1893\, and the n again in 1993 and at intervals since then). It seemed appropriate to foc us on the Parliament\, and have a fresh look at inter-faith matters.\nSinc e 1993\, the Parliament of the World’s Religions has maintained through it s Global Ethic that the involvement of people of faith and good will “for the sake of human rights\, freedom\, justice\, peace... is absolutely nece ssary.”\nThe objectives of the World’s Parliament of Religion include reci procal teaching and learning (with a focus on both common and distinctive beliefs and practices)\, defending theistic religion against 19th-century secularism\, amplifying the spiritual bonds and cooperation between differ ent faith communities\, and engaging religious communities in current soci al problems and institutions\, including the movement toward international peace.\nLewis Cardinal comes from the Woodland Cree First Nation in North ern Alberta. He is a communicator and educator who has dedicated his life’ s work to creating and maintaining connections and developing relationship s which cross cultural divides. A lot of his work has taken him into inter -government and inter-faith work as well as community development.\n“Walk side by side until you have built bridges of understanding. That is the re lational approach informing all of Lewis Cardinal’s work as he acts to ins pire a more just and equitable society. Through the power of indigenous te achings\, the value of treaty\, story and education\, Lewis reminds indivi duals\, communities\, government\, industry and institutions that we have obligations to each other that must be honoured to inform the legacy we ha ve borrowed from our grandchildren. His explanations and metaphors are hel pful in understanding other people and our place and purpose in the world” . https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/2014-canadian-first-n ations-people-victorian-council-of-churches DTSTART:20230220T190000Z DTEND:20230220T203000Z LOCATION:St Peter's Eastern Hill\, East Melbourne\, 15 Gisborne Street\, Ea st Melbourne VIC 3002 (15 Gisborne St\, East Melbourne VIC 3002\, Australi a) SUMMARY:Canadian First Nations People: Victorian Council of Churches URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/2014-canadian-first- nations-people-victorian-council-of-churches END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR