Thank you to the team for Visions of Oneness

Our Visions of Oneness event was a special opportunity to reflect on the messages of peace and unity offered by different faith traditions. The organising team from the Boroondara Baha’i Spritual Assembly and our readers from the network and local community put heart and thought into this interesting and harmonious afternoon. Please see our Visions of Oneness event page on this blog for more information, links and materials.

Register for our upcoming May event

Visions of Oneness is our upcoming network event on the theme of contemplation and meditation. We are partnering with The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’i of Boroondara to offer this special event of live music, audio-visual pieces and readings from faiths and philosophers, authors, leaders and indigenous cultures, from around the world.

Sunday 20 May 2012, 2.15pm to 4.30pm

Renaissance Theatre: Kew High School: 1393 Burke Road, East Kew

To book online please visit: visionsofoneness.eventbrite.com

The event report and updates will be available on the Visions of Oneness page of this blog.

To book through the City of Boroondara please call 9278 4753 or email elyse.rider@boroondara.vic.gov.au

Visions of Oneness Flyer

Cultural Diversity Calendar

At our annual planning meeting last month members suggested we produce a Diversity Calendar of religious observances and special occasions relevant to the Boroondara community. Here is a Pdf version of the calendar, these dates also appear in the Boroondara Bulletin throughout the year.

2012 Cultural Diversity Calendar Boroondara

Harmony of Diversity: Boroondara Interfaith Concert

The Boroondara Interfaith Network held a special concert of music and dance by performers from local faith and cultural communities on Thursday 23 February 2012, hosted by Habitat Uniting Church at the Augustine Centre.

The event report with photographs and short dvd is available on the Harmony of Diversity  page of this blog.

Thank you to all of the  performers and planning team for being a part of this inspiring evening.

Boroondara Interfaith Network Planning Meeting 2012

Wednesday 1 February

6.30pm to 8.00pm

The Boroondara Room, Camberwell Civic Centre (through the main glass doors opposite the car park). 8 Inglesby Road, Camberwell.

All network members and interested community members are welcome to this meeting when we will plan the themes of the next four interfaith events for 2012- 13.

If you have any ideas for event themes, or are interested in hosting an event at your place of worship or community centre, please let me know beforehand. We will be able to brainstorm your ideas on the night. The 2012 calendar will be distributed after this meeting for your feedback.

A light supper will be provided.

Please RSVP by for catering purposes to: 

Elyse.rider@boroondara.vic.gov.au  or 9278 4938

We look forward to your participation

Interfaith Human Library

Have you ever wanted to speak to someone about religion but weren’t sure how to do it or who to ask?

At our Interfaith Human Library you can borrow one of the high profile representatives from the Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist community for a 20 minute conversation to learn more about these diverse beliefs, cultures and communities.

Human books you can meet

Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black                      Jewish

Dya Singh                                                      Sikh

Amra Pajalic                                                  Muslim

Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche                           Buddhist

Dr Muriel Porter                                          Christian

Bhakta Dasa                                                  Hindu

When is it?

Wednesday 23 November, 4pm-6pm

Kew Library

Cnr Cotham Road & Civic Drive Kew, 3101

See ‘human book’ bios and more information at:

http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/libraries/events/for-adults/library-events/interfaith_human_library

Light refreshments will be provided.

All sessions are free, however bookings are essential.

For bookings or enquiries

• in person at any Boroondara library branch
• Phone 9278 4666
• libraryenquiries@boroondara.vic.gov.au

A Different Point of View

Thursday 27 October 2011, 10.00am – 3.00pm

Swinburne College lecture theatre, Swinburne University, Hawthorn

Her Voice - Art Journaling Rev Dr. Fiona Hill

The key aim of this final event of the 2011 Boroondara Interfaith Network Program was to raise awareness and open a dialogue between community members and service providers on the diversity of mental health and wellbeing needs and understandings in our multicultural community. It attracted a  range of interesting presenters and participants from faith and cultural communities, service provider organisations and Swinburne University.

The forum highlighted that in the context of a multicultural society it is important to recognise different cultural and religious understandings, different community and life structures, and life experiences which shape and define how individuals experience mental health and wellbeing.

Thank you to Newton Daddow, Fiona Hill, Tina Malaeb and Tara Godbold from the organising team of this event. It was a pleasure to partner with Swinburne University. We welcome partnerships with community organisations in Boroondara and look forward to more events with religious communities, education institutions and support organisations in 2012.

Please find an event report, presentations and links to further information on the A Different Point of View event page of this blog.