BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://faithvictoria.org.au///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260420T043258UTC-6064oNWkhi@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260420T043258Z DESCRIPTION:Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia Inc invites yo u to its annual AGM:\nMuseums Together: A Collaborative Islamic &\; Jew ish Interfaith Schools Program\nDate: Thursday 12 November 2020 \; &nb sp\;  \;Time: 6pm to 7:30pmLocation: Online registration required\nThe JCMA AGM will be held with a keynote presentation with Sherene Hassan fro m the Islamic Museum of Australia and Jenny Better from the Jewish Museum of Australia.\nThe ‘Museums Together’ program brought Jewish and Islamic s chools together enabling students to develop a deeper understanding of the ir own history\, faith and culture and empowered students to connect and s hare their experiences and stories with each other. For many students this was the first time they had the opportunity to meet a Jewish or a Muslim person. Sherene Hassan and Jenny Better will share their experiences and l essons learned from this unique and special collaborative interfaith proje ct.\nMore about speakers:\n\nJenny Better – Senior Education Coordinator\, Jewish Museum of Australia Jenny Better is the Senior education Coordinat or at the Jewish Museum of Australia where she manages the Schools educati on program including the educational method and content and the large team of volunteers that deliver the programs to students of all different fait h backgrounds. It is in this role that she has organised and coordinated m any harmony days programs and it was because of this work in 2009 that she was awarded a Victorian Multicultural Award for educational excellence. M ore recently Jenny has managed a program called ‘Museums Together’ where t he Islamic Museum of Australia and the Jewish Museum of Australia collabor ated to upskill the year 6 students from an Islamic school and a Jewish Sc hool enabling the students to take their cohort from a different faith gro up around their Museums Jenny was born in the UK and emigrated to Australi a in the 1960s when she was a child. Her adult work life has been dedicate d to teaching including her role as a teacher at Our Lady of Mercy College . Jenny is married to Nathan Better and they are the proud parents of 4 ad ult children.\nSherene Hassan - Director of Education &\; Community Eng agement\, Islamic Museum of Australia.Sherene Hassan is the Director of Ed ucation and Community Engagement at the Islamic Museum of Australia. To da te Sherene has conducted over 1000 information sessions on Islam to divers e audiences ranging from the Flying Fruit Fly Circus School to the Austral ian Federal Police.She served as vice president\, and executive committee member of the Islamic Council of Victoria for eight years and has been inv olved in interfaith dialogue since 2001 and is passionate about building b ridges with the wider community.In January 2018 Sherene was awarded a Meda l of the Order of Australia (OAM). Formerly a chemistry and physics teache r\, Sherene is married with four children.\n\nZoom meeting: Link to be ema iled to all who register.Register here: https://agm2020-museumstogether.ev entbrite.com.auEnquiries: \;03 9287 5590 | 0400 211 221 | \;execut iveofficer@jcma.org.au\nThis program is supported by Victorian Multicultur al Commission\, Jewish Community Council of Victoria\, Victorian Council o f Churches\, Islamic Council of Victoria. https://faithvictoria.org.au/upc oming-events/event/1737-museums-together-jewish-christian-muslim-associati on-of-australia-inc DTSTART:20201112T180000Z DTEND:20201112T193000Z LOCATION:Melbourne VIC 3000 (Melbourne VIC\, Australia) SUMMARY:Museums Together: Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia Inc URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1737-museums-togethe r-jewish-christian-muslim-association-of-australia-inc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR