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DESCRIPTION:The Council of Christians and Jews (Victoria) invites you to:\n
 Religious Persecution and Religious Freedom across the globe: The Luncheon
  Club\nDate:&nbsp\;Friday 3 March 2020&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Time:&nbsp\;3
 pm to 5pmLocation: East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation - 488 Albert Street\
 , East Melbourne VIC 3002\nSpeaker:&nbsp\;Rabbi David Saperstein\,&nbsp\;P
 resident\, World Union for Progressive Judaism | President\, World Union f
 or Progressive Judaism | Senior Advisor to the Union for Reform Judaism (U
 RJ) on Policy &amp\; Strategy | Former US Ambassador at Large for Internat
 ional Religious Freedom (2015-2017)\nThis talk draws on his tenure at the 
 State Department\, assessing the resurgence of anti-Semitism and growth of
  Islamophobia\, the danger to free speech and religious liberty of anti-bl
 asphemy and defamation of religion laws\, and the growth of grassroots int
 erfaith responses to enhancing religious freedom.\nAbout the speaker: Rabb
 i Saperstein has been at the forefront of religious and Jewish action in A
 merica for over 40 years\, as anattorney\, a university lecturer on issues
  related to Church–State law and Jewish Law\, and as the Director of the R
 eligious Action Center of Reform Judaism. He has also been prominent in a 
 number of interfaith and public interest organisations. He has appeared on
  most major US television news and talk shows\, has been interviewed by te
 levision\, radio\, and print media in over fifteen countries\, and his art
 icles and books have appeared across the world.He currently serves as the 
 President of the World Union for Progressive Judaism\, as a Senior Fellow 
 at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service's Center for Jewish
  Civilization\, as well as the Senior Advisor for Strategy and Policy for 
 the Union for Reform Judaism. For over two years (2015-2017)\, he served a
 s the US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom\, carryin
 g out his responsibilities as his country’s chief diplomat on religious fr
 eedom issues. He was described by Newsweek Magazine as “the most influenti
 al rabbi in America.”\nCost:&nbsp\;$15 | Kosher light lunch\nPlease advise
  the CCJ office if you are attending | (03) 9429 5212 |&nbsp\;ccjvic@bigpo
 nd.net.au https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1684-religiou
 s-persecution-and-religious-freedom-across-the-globe-council-of-christians
 -and-jews-vic-inc
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LOCATION:East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation - 488 Albert Street\, East Melb
 ourne VIC 3002 (488 Albert St\, East Melbourne VIC 3002\, Australia)
SUMMARY:Religious Persecution and Religious Freedom across the globe: Counc
 il of Christians and Jews (Vic) Inc
URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1684-religious-perse
 cution-and-religious-freedom-across-the-globe-council-of-christians-and-je
 ws-vic-inc
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