BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://faithvictoria.org.au///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260421T071212UTC-0854lLLF8e@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260421T071212Z DESCRIPTION:Urban Thinkers Campus invites you to:\nFaith and the Path to a Better Quality of City Life Conference\nDate: Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 Sep tember 2019 \;  \;  \;Time: 9am to 10:30pmLocation: \;26 Q ueens Avenue\, Hawthorn 3122\nDescriptionRegistrations are now officially open. Please complete your registration as soon as possible as spaces are limited\; we don’t want you to miss out.\nThe Urban Thinkers Campus is a f ree event\, however there is a small charge of $55 to cover the costs of s nacks. refreshments and materials\, it also includes dinner on the last ni ght only. Luches are not included\; you can bring your own or there are se veral nearby places to buy your lunch. To register\, click here. \;\nY ou will need to organise your own accommodation for this event\; however\, we can send you some suggestions if you need some help.\nThank you in adv ance for your participation in this opportunity to help shape the future o f our cities.\nAndre Van Eymeren &\; Chris Elisara (Directors)\nUrban S halom Society\nEmail: urbanshalomsociety@gmail.com\nWWW: http://urbanshalo msociety.org\nBackgroundThis faith based initiative began in 2017 with the first ever faith specific Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC)\, held in Singapore . Whilst small in overall representation the campus gave participants the opportunity to learn from different perspectives on the role faith communi ties play in the betterment of cities. Insights from this event were fed i n the World Urban Forum (WUF 9) held in Kuala Lumpur in 2018. At the same time as this global event and interacting with it\, a group of faith based urban academics were meeting to look at what different faith perspectives offer into disciplines connected with urban development.\nAll of these ga therings were motivated by Habitat 3 in Quito\, 2016. The Habitat conferen ces happen every 20 years and are a United Nations initiative bringing tog ether city influencers from around the world. Towards the end of the confe rence in Quito the New Urban Agenda (NUA) was ratified. This document\, ac cepted by the majority of the world’s leaders sets out the global desire f or cities. That cites are to be “just\, safe\, healthy\, accessible\, affo rdable\, resilient and sustainable . . . [and] foster prosperity and quali ty of life for all.” Many of the tenets or values that we hold as faith co mmunities are reflected in this statement as well as right throughout the NUA. However\, the representation of faith communities in city and social development conversations has tended to be extremely low.\nThe Need\nThe i nput of people of faith into city and social developments has never been m ore urgent. As you would be aware the world is experiencing rapid urbanisa tion with over half the population currently living in an urban context. T his is set to rise steeply in the next thirty years to a point where over two-thirds of the global population will reside in a city. A core question we must ask from a faith perspective is what will be the quality of life for those residing in the world’s growing cities?\nThe faith based UTC ini tiative is a great opportunity to come together with people from your own faith and meet with others from different faith perspectives who share you r heart for the creation of cities where all can flourish.\nHow to be invo lved - We will be holding UTC’s in\;\nUK/Europe\, 23rd-24th November https ://utc-uk-europe.eventbrite.com.au\nNorth Americas (USA) – TBA https://utc -northamericas.eventbrite.com.au\nSouth America\, 1st -2nd August https:// utc-southamerica.eventbrite.com.au\nAsia (Vietnam)\, October https://utc-a sia.eventbrite.com.au\nThe aims and formats of these events will be identi cal. Our hope in holding them in different regions is to attract an overal l greater number of participants due to accessibility as well as to focus on region specific issues.\nFaith and the Path Towards a Better Quality of City Life\, aims to\;\n\nPrepare communities of faith for active engageme nt at the next World Urban Forum (WUF 10) to be held in Abu Dhabi\, Februa ry 7th – 13th 2020.\nEngage academics\, practitioners and leaders from dif ferent faith perspectives in conversation and action towards a better qual ity of life in cities.\nGather data (stories\, knowledge\, learnings) from different faith perspectives around engagement with and transformation of the city\nDevelop cooperative strategies for faith communities to work to gether\, with others for the development of cities where all can flourish. \n https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1598-faith-and-the-p ath-to-a-better-quality-of-city-life-urban-thinkers-campus-oceania DTSTART:20190923T090000Z DTEND:20190924T223000Z LOCATION:26 Queens Avenue\, Hawthorn 3122 (26 Queens Ave\, Hawthorn VIC 312 2\, Australia) SUMMARY:Faith and the Path to a Better Quality of City Life: Urban Thinkers Campus Oceania URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1598-faith-and-the-p ath-to-a-better-quality-of-city-life-urban-thinkers-campus-oceania END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260421T071212UTC-0878pUWkv3@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260421T071212Z DESCRIPTION:The Interfaith Networks of Hobson's Bay\, Maribyrnong\, Melton and Wyndham invite you to:\nCreating Safer CommunitiesThe positive role fa ith communities can play\nDate: Tuesday 24 September 2019 \;  \; & nbsp\;Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pmLocation: Education Center\, 20 Synnot Street\ , Werribee\nIn 2017 we partnered with Think prevent on active bystander tr aining. In 2018 we ran a photo event showing men as active partners in hea lthy relationships. In 2019\, the Building Equality and Respect group invi te you to attend a \;meet and greet session to hear about the positive role faith \;communities can play to prevent violence against women. \nThis is a chance to get together with people from the Interfaith \;N etworks across Melbourne's West\, meet the Building Equality \;and Res pect partners\, and share some free food!\nRSVP: 23 September 2019 |Lauren ce Gray: laurenceg@wyndhamcec.org.au \;To register\, click here. \ ;\nSupported by Djerriwarrh Health Services\, IPC Health\, Maribyrnong Cit y Council\, Wyndham CityCouncil\, Brimbank City Council\, and Hobson's Bay City Council https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1623-crea ting-safer-communities-wyndham-and-melton-interfaith-networks DTSTART:20190924T183000Z DTEND:20190924T193000Z LOCATION:Education Center\, 20 Synnot Street\, Werribee VIC 3030 (20 Synnot St\, Werribee VIC 3030\, Australia) SUMMARY:Creating Safer Communities: Wyndham and Melton Interfaith Networks URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1623-creating-safer- communities-wyndham-and-melton-interfaith-networks END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR