BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://faithvictoria.org.au///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260426T104314UTC-9348indeEP@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260426T104314Z DESCRIPTION:Brimbank &\; Maribyrnong Interfaith Network invite you to:\n  \;\nWalking the Labyrinth: A Spiritual ExperienceTime: 11am-12pm  \; Date: Sunday\, 18th of November 2018Location: St. Albans Community Cent re - 309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021\n \;\nThe Labyrinth is an anc ient symbol known by numerous faiths and cultures. It has been described a s a path of prayer\, a walking meditation\, a crucible of change\, a water ing hole for the spirit\, and even a mirror of the soul.\nLabyrinths can b e used in various ways. Sometimes in just a general way - time out to refr esh\, renew\, slow down\, refocus. Sometimes people have an issue or a dec ision to make\, wisdom they require\, a heavy concern they are carrying\, and they use the Labyrinth as a spiritual discipline seeking guidance or e nlightenment.\nThe Labyrinth is not a maze. A maze is a puzzle to be solve d\, it tries to trick and tease you. A Labyrinth has no tricks and no dead ends. It has a single circuitous path that winds its way from the entranc e to the centre and returns you back safely. Once you put your foot in\, t he Labyrinth becomes your friend &ndash\; it will guide you in and out. Th ere are no set rituals for walking a Labyrinth. It is a spiritual experien ce\, so whatever is helpful for you is right.\nReverend Ray Gormann\, from Brimbank &\; Maribyrnong Interfaith Network and Sunshine Uniting Churc h\, will lead an introduction to this workshop followed by a silent contem plation as we walk the Labyrinth.\nClick here to read further information on a Labyrinth\n https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1388-w alking-the-labyrinth-a-spiritual-experience-brimbank-maribyrnong-interfait h-network DTSTART:20181118T110000Z DTEND:20181118T120000Z LOCATION:St. Albans Community Centre (309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021\, Australia) SUMMARY:Walking the Labyrinth - A Spiritual Experience: Brimbank & Maribyrn ong Interfaith Network URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1388-walking-the-lab yrinth-a-spiritual-experience-brimbank-maribyrnong-interfaith-network END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260426T104314UTC-9366KX9pEh@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260426T104314Z DESCRIPTION: \;\nThe Faith Communities Council of Victoria\, in associa tion with The Commission for Children and Young People\, invites you to:\n Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme: An Information ses sion for religious and faith-based organisations\nDate: Sunday 18 November 2018 \;  \;  \;  \;Time: 2:30 - 3:50pmLocation: St Albans Community Centre - 309C Main Road East\, Saint Albans\, VIC 3021 (Meeting Room 2)Free Registration: rcs.eventbrite.com.au\nFrom 1 January 2017\, re ligious and faith-based organisations that provide services for children a re required to comply with Child Safe Standards. These standards aim to dr ive cultural change in organisations so that protecting children from abus e is embedded in everyday thinking and practice. The standards are compuls ory but not prescriptive. This allows religious organisations flexibility in how they implement the standards to meet the requirements.\nFrom 1 Janu ary 2018\, religious and faith-based organisations are required to comply with the Reportable Conduct Scheme and respond to allegations of reportabl e conduct\, and misconduct that may include reportable conduct\, made agai nst their workers and volunteers\, by investigating those allegations and reporting to the Commission for Children and Young People.\nIf you are par t of a religious and faith-based organisation that is required by law to b e compliant with Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme\, this is an information session to support your knowledge and implementatio n. We all have an obligation to do the best we can to keep children safe f rom harm and abuse.\nFree Registration: rcs.eventbrite.com.au\nFacilitator : Emily Sanders\, Director Regulation | The Commission for Children and Yo ung People\nThe Commission for Children and Young People is an independent statutory body that promotes improvement in policies and practices affect ing the safety and wellbeing of Victorian children and young people. We ha ve a particular focus on vulnerable children and young people. For more in formation see: www.ccyp.vic.gov.au https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-e vents/event/1393-child-safe-standards-and-the-reportable-conduct-scheme-an -information-session-for-religious-and-faith-based-organisations DTSTART:20181118T143000Z DTEND:20181118T155000Z LOCATION:St. Albans Community Centre - 309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021 (309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021\, Australia) SUMMARY:Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme: An Informat ion session for religious and faith-based organisations URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1393-child-safe-stan dards-and-the-reportable-conduct-scheme-an-information-session-for-religio us-and-faith-based-organisations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260426T104314UTC-9385M8bOMC@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260426T104314Z DESCRIPTION: \;\nThe Faith Communities Council of Victoria\, in associa tion with Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC)\, invite s you to:\nLiving the Change: faithful choices for a flourishing world \nD ate: Sunday 18 November 2018 \;  \;  \;  \;Time: 2:30 - 3: 50pmLocation: St Albans Community Centre - 309C Main Road East\, Saint Alb ans\, VIC 3021 (Meeting Room 1)Free Registration: living-the-change.eventb rite.com.au\nOur generation is the first to start feeling the impacts of c limate disruption and the last to be able to do something meaningful about it. One response is Living the Change\, a multi-faith global campaign whi ch draws on our spiritual beliefs and values to inspire lifestyle choices which\, when aggregated with the actions of others\, will help limit globa l warming.\nToday\, we know that climate disruption is hurting most those who are already vulnerable\, and that Western greed is a large part of the problem. Consumerism tells us we never have &ldquo\;enough&rdquo\;. Livin g the Change calls on people of faith to lead in a global effort to re-set what is regarded as enough. We want to promote lifestyles of gratitude fo r life&rsquo\;s blessings\, lifestyles of care for the earth and all who d epend on it.\nGiven that close to six billion people globally identify wit h a religion (Pew Research Center\, 2017)\, the opportunity for these grou ps to create meaningful change through collective action cannot be ignored .\nWhat are religious people being asked to do? Ordinary people and commun ities have the power to help keep emissions down and thereby help to prote ct our common home. Through commitments in diet\, transportation\, and ene rgy use\, Living the Change invites individuals to fortify healthy\, balan ced relationships that help sustain the earth.\nBe part of our workshop an d join a globally-connected community of religious and spiritual instituti ons working together to champion sustainable ways of living.\nFree Registr ation: living-the-change.eventbrite.com.au\nFacilitator: Rabbi Jonathan Ke ren-Black | Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC)\, Rabb i at Leo Baeck Centre and member of the Jewish Ecological Coalition (JECO) \nARRCC is a multi-faith\, member-based organisation of people from around Australia who are committed to taking action on climate change. We believ e that as people dedicated to the common good\, inspired by our beliefs an d energized by our spirituality\, people of all faiths can and should be a t the forefront of creating a safe climate. While celebrating the uniquene ss of our different traditions\, we stand together in working for an ecolo gically and socially sustainable future. For more information on &lsquo\;L iving the Change: faithful choices for a flourishing world&rsquo\; see www .arrcc.org.au/living_the_change https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-even ts/event/1395-living-the-change-australian-religious-response-to-climate-c hange DTSTART:20181118T143000Z DTEND:20181118T155000Z LOCATION:St. Albans Community Centre - 309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021 (309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021\, Australia) SUMMARY:Living the Change: Australian Religious Response to Climate Change URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1395-living-the-chan ge-australian-religious-response-to-climate-change END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260426T104314UTC-9407dMcVzB@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260426T104314Z DESCRIPTION:The Faith Communities Council of Victoria\, in association with Brimbank &\; Maribyrnong Interfaith Network\, invites you to:\nFreedom of Religion Vs Freedom of Artistic Expression \nDate: Sunday 18 November 2018 \;  \;  \;  \;Time: 2:30 - 3:50pmLocation: St Albans Community Centre - 309C Main Road East\, Saint Albans\, VIC 3021 (Flexible Space 3)Free Registration: vinc.eventbrite.com.au\nFreedom of Religion an d Freedom of Artistic Expression have been at loggerheads for ages in diff erent parts of the world. \nReligious communities feel outraged when their religious beliefs and sacred symbols are mocked\, insulted\, attacked or vilified. Aggrieved believers argue that respect for beliefs and symbols i s fundamental to and part and parcel of the right of Freedom of Religion. \nOn the other hand\, the artists and creators of these controversial work s argue that any law seeking to restrict their works amounts to a violatio n of the sacrosanct right of Freedom of Artistic Expression.\nSo what happ ens when the liberty to freely express oneself is at odds with another&rsq uo\;s right to freedom of religion? Join our expert panel as they explore the rationales underpinning the freedoms of expression and religion to det ermine the boundaries and limits of each of these rights in a pluralistic\ , secular\, multi-faith society.\nFacilitator: Nur Shkembi\, Writer\, Scho lar and Past Exhibitions Manager of Islamic Museum of Australia\nFree Regi stration: vinc.eventbrite.com.au https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-eve nts/event/1396-freedom-of-religion-vs-freedom-of-artistic-expression-brimb ank-maribyrnong-interfaith-network DTSTART:20181118T143000Z DTEND:20181118T155000Z LOCATION:St. Albans Community Centre - 309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021 (309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021\, Australia) SUMMARY:Freedom of Religion Vs Freedom of Artistic Expression: Brimbank & M aribyrnong Interfaith Network URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1396-freedom-of-reli gion-vs-freedom-of-artistic-expression-brimbank-maribyrnong-interfaith-net work END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260426T104314UTC-9422p5B4bk@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260426T104314Z DESCRIPTION:The Faith Communities Council of Victoria\, in association with Brimbank &\; Maribyrnong Interfaith Network\, invites you to:\nThe Soc ial Costs of Gambling Harm: A Faith Response\nDate: Sunday 18 November 201 8 \;  \;  \;  \;Time: 2:30 - 3:50pmLocation: St Albans Com munity Centre - 309C Main Road East\, Saint Albans\, VIC 3021 (Flexible Sp ace 1)Free Registration: vinc.eventbrite.com.au\nGambling is normalised in our society and marketed as entertainment. But did you know Australians s pend more per person on gambling than any other country in the world. In f act we spend more money gambling than on any other dangerous activity incl uding alcohol\, tobacco and illegal drugs\nGambling harm is a negative con sequence\, caused or made worse by gambling\, that affects the health or w ellbeing of an individual\, their family or community. The social costs of gambling harm are enormous: bankruptcy\, homelessness\, family and person al dysfunction\, domestic violence and countless other stories. And these negative effects seem to fall disproportionately on the poor and disadvant aged\, including culturally\, linguistically and religiously diverse commu nities.\nWhat do the world&rsquo\;s great religions have to say about gamb ling? What issues and concerns do faith communities face regarding gamblin g harm\, and what primary\, secondary and tertiary approaches have they ta ken to address these issues within their communities? And what practical r esponses can faith communities collectively take to tackle the ravaging im pact of gambling on our society?\nFacilitator: Dr Mark Zirnsak\, Uniting C hurch in Australia (Synod of Victoria and Tasmania)\, Chair of the Victori an Inter-Church Gambling Taskforce\, and member of the Victorian Responsib le Gambling Ministerial Advisory Council.\nFree Registration: vinc.eventbr ite.com.au https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1397-the-soc ial-costs-of-gambling-harm-a-faith-response-brimbank-maribyrnong-interfait h-network DTSTART:20181118T143000Z DTEND:20181118T155000Z LOCATION:St. Albans Community Centre - 309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021 (309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021\, Australia) SUMMARY:The Social Costs of Gambling Harm - A Faith Response: Brimbank & Ma ribyrnong Interfaith Network URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1397-the-social-cost s-of-gambling-harm-a-faith-response-brimbank-maribyrnong-interfaith-networ k END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260426T104314UTC-9439Vtv1UV@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260426T104314Z DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThe Faith Communities Council of Victoria\ , in association with the Brimbank and Maribyrnong Interfaith Network and the City of Brimbank\, would like to invite you to the 2018 Victorian Inte rfaith Networks Conference on Sunday\, November 18th 2018 @ St. Albans Com munity Centre\nSt. Albans Community Centre - 309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VI C 3021\nAbout the Conference:\nThe Victorian Interfaith Networks Conferenc e (VINC) is a grass-roots conference which aims to help build the capacity and sustainability of existing multifaith/interfaith networks\, bring peo ple up-to-date with current multifaith/interfaith matters and provide netw orking opportunities.\nDate: Sunday\, November 18th 2018  \; Time: 12: 00pm - 4:30pm\nLocation: \;St. Albans Community Centre - \;309C Ma in Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021 (see Google Maps location)\nSchedule:\n\n12:0 0pm-1:25pm: Registration\, networking\, lunch and activities\n1:30pm-2:15p m: Honoured guests and keynote speech on:\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Social Costs of G ambling Harm: A Faith Response\nKeynote Speaker: Reverend Tim CostelloSpok esman &\; Director Alliance for Gambling Reform &\; Chief Advocate o f World Vision Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n2:20pm-3:50pm: Workshops and plenary sessions (see below)\n4:00pm-4:30pm: Summary &\; closing ceremony\n\nWo rkshops &\; Plenary Sessions:\nEnrolment for workshops and plenary sess ions to be made on the day of event so please arrive early to enrol in you r preferred workshop or session.\n\nWorkshop 1: The Social Costs of Gambli ng Harm: A Faith Response\nWorkshop 2: Freedom of Religion Vs Freedom of A rtistic Expression\nWorkshop 3: Living the Change: faithful choices for a flourishing world\nWorkshop 4: Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Con duct Scheme\n\nClick here to view more information on workshops\nRegistrat ion:To register for the event go to vinc.eventbrite.com.au and click on th e green Register button.\nFlyer: Click here to view flyer\nTravel to Venue - St. Albans Community Theatre (STACC):\nSTACC is located on Princess Str eet in St Albans &ndash\; in the heart of Melbourne&rsquo\;s West &ndash\; just 15kms from Melbourne CBD and 11kms from Tullamarine Airport.\nEasily accessible by public transport\, the Centre is adjacent to St Albans Trai n Station and served by bus routes 408\, 418 Main Road East\, \;Stop E rrington Reserve\, walk past \;playground to venue\nParking is limited \; please allow plenty \;of time to find a park near the venue.\nSee G oogle Maps location\nFurther Information:\nFor more information please con tact Mr Sandy Kouroupidis\, Multifaith Officer\, Faith Communities Council of Victoria\, Mobile: 0412 670 369 | Email: officer@faithvictoria.org.au \nThis event is proudly supported by the Faith Communities Council of Vict oria\, Brimbank &\; Maribyrnong Interfaith Network\, City of Brimbank\, City of Maribyrnong\, Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria\, the Victor ian State Government - Department of Premier and Cabinet\, and the Commiss ion for Children and Young People. https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-e vents/event/1400-2018-victorian-interfaith-networks-conference-faith-commu nities-council-of-victoria DTSTART:20181118T120000Z DTEND:20181118T163000Z LOCATION:St. Albans Community Centre - 309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021 (309C Main Rd E\, St Albans VIC 3021\, Australia) SUMMARY:2018 Victorian Interfaith Networks Conference: Faith Communities Co uncil of Victoria URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1400-2018-victorian- interfaith-networks-conference-faith-communities-council-of-victoria END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260426T104314UTC-9463VF4Luk@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260426T104314Z DESCRIPTION:Warren Wills invites you to:\nNight of Broken Glass\nDate: Sund ay\, November 18 2018 \;  \;  \;Time: 3pm and 6pm (two perform ances)Location: \;Cathedral Hall\, \;22 Brunswick Street\, Fitzroy \, Victoria 3065\n'Night of Broken Glass' is an original\, inspirational\, inclusive and collaborative musical theatre production commemorating the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht as seen through the eyes of Indigenous h uman rights activist\, William Cooper. It interweaves the stories of: Kurt Wildberg - Jewish survivor of Kristallnacht in Munich\; Gary Sokolov - th e son of the &ldquo\;Tattooist of Auschwitz&rdquo\;\; and Uncle Alf Turner \, (Uncle Boydie) - grandson of William Cooper.\nThe production's cast of up to 300 is drawn from students at Australian Catholic University\, joine d by many from the wider community including the Choir of Hard Knocks. The artistic leadership team is headed by world-renowned Mr Warren Wills (art istic and musical director from London's West End) and Dr Beth Rankin - pr oject director (Creative Arts\, Australian Catholic University).\nTickets: $25 general admission\; children and ACU students FREE (but bookings are essential)For bookings\, please click here. \;\n \; https://faithv ictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1496-night-of-broken-glass DTSTART:20181118T150000Z DTEND:20181118T205536Z LOCATION:Cathedral Hall\, 22 Brunswick Street\, Fitzroy\, Victoria 3065 (22 Brunswick St\, Fitzroy VIC 3065\, Australia) SUMMARY:Night of Broken Glass URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1496-night-of-broken -glass END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR