John Pace was Chief of the UN Human Rights Office in Iraq from 2004 to 2006, where he was responsible for monitoring the human rights situation and participating in the reconstruction of Iraq. He is in Melbourne next month to give a public lecture entitled, ‘The Great Enterprise After Iraq.’
He will speak about the [...]
This seminar, presented by Prof. Kevin Clements — a highly knowledgeable and interesting speaker — will compare ‘Old Wars’ with ‘New Wars’ and consider what has been happening to the ‘New Wars’ over the past 20 years. It will focus attention on individual and collective responses to these wars, arguing that most ‘Old War’ [...]
by Rev. Dr John Evans
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
From little things big things grow.
Yes, that basically is the story of the mustard seed . . . however, there is more to be gained from this parable, and the other parables we have heard today so that we might be like ‘every scribe who is trained for the [...]
In Australia we tend to talk only about mitigating rather than adapting to climate change, when we need to work hard at both. Since climate change is already occurring, mitigation can only be partially effective. Desmond Tutu warns against ‘adaptation apartheid’ in which the developing world is left behind.
A forthcoming forum on the [...]
See this Oscar-nominated French animated film starring Catherine Deneuve and raise funds for Amnesty International at the same time.
Persepolis (2007) is a poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.
Amnesty International’s local Carlton Group is hosting a fundraising screening of Persepolis at 7pm on Thursday 21 [...]
by Rev. Dr John Evans
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Today we continue the agricultural theme we began last week when we heard the parable of the sower. This week the kingdom of heaven is described in the parable of the wheat and the weeds, or as sometimes it is known, the wheat and the tares. Both interestingly involve [...]
Grab a copy of Waleed Aly’s 2007 book, People Like Us: How Arrogance is Dividing Islam and the West ($33) and head over to East Kew next month for interfaith discussion of such themes as women, jihad, secularism, terrorism, the Reformation and modernity.
Hosted by the Leo Baeck Centre, the discussion will continue over three consecutive [...]
After three years living in Melbourne, Iranian refugee Hossein has been told he owes the Department of Immigration $200,000, the cost of keeping his wife, daughter and son locked up in Curtin Detention Centre in Western Australia for three years. (Source: The Australian newspaper, 22 April 2008)
As a party to the 1951 UN Convention [...]
