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DESCRIPTION:\nCentre for Interfaith &amp\; Cultural Dialogue at Griffith Un
 iversity invites you to:\n&nbsp\;\nSustainable Peace and Development in a 
 Polarising World: Inaugural Commonwealth Conference\n&nbsp\;\nDates and Ti
 me: Monday 9 April - 4:30pm - 9:00pm\; Tuesday 10 April - 8:30am - 9:00pm\
 ; Wednesday 11 April - 8:30am - 6:00pmLocation: Centre for Interfaith &amp
 \; Cultural Dialogue (N35)\, Nathan Campus\, Griffith University\, 170 Kes
 sels Road\, Nathan\, Nathan\, QLD 4111\n&nbsp\;\nWe are witnessing a perio
 d of tumultuous change across the globe. Driven by factors such as the far
 -reaching impacts of climate&nbsp\;change\, political and economic upheava
 ls of Brexit\, US withdrawal from international leadership coupled with th
 e rise of Chinese transnational organisations\, persistent international t
 errorism\, and widening political and social polarisation\, this wave of c
 hange is restructuring how the world works.\nWhat is the role of the Commo
 nwealth of Nations in these changing&nbsp\;times?This conference will expl
 ore the normative and practical leadership roles of faith communities\, un
 iversities\, and the&nbsp\;Commonwealth of Nations itself under the theme:
  &ldquo\;Sustainable Peace and Development in a Polarising World: Perspect
 ives and Contributions from the Commonwealth of Nations.&rdquo\;\nBased on
  the successful precedents of events organised in&nbsp\;conjunction with t
 he G20 and G8 Summits\, it is clear that input&nbsp\;from a broad range of
  voices strengthen international decision&nbsp\;making. This conference wi
 ll assemble experts from around the Commonwealth as part of the&nbsp\;acti
 vities surrounding the Commonwealth Games on the Australian Gold Coast in 
 April 2018.\n&nbsp\;\nCost: $50-$100 | Included: Conference Sessions\, 2 x
  Dinners (Monday and Tuesday)\, Morning Tea &amp\; Afternoon Tea | Exclude
 d: Wednesday dinner\, accommodation and travel\nFor more information and r
 egistration\, click here.\n&nbsp\;\n https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming
 -events/event/1338-inaugural-commonwealth-conference-centre-for-interfaith
 -cultural-dialogue-at-griffith-university
DTSTART:20180409T163000Z
DTEND:20180411T180000Z
LOCATION:Centre for Interfaith & Cultural Dialogue\, Griffith University (1
  Collins St\, Melbourne VIC 3000\, Australia)
SUMMARY:Inaugural Commonwealth Conference: Centre for Interfaith & Cultural
  Dialogue at Griffith University
URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1338-inaugural-commo
 nwealth-conference-centre-for-interfaith-cultural-dialogue-at-griffith-uni
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