Interfaith Org NZ welcomes you in the spirit of
understanding and cooperation between all of the faiths in Aotearoa New
Zealand.
The website was started in the 1990s to support the sharing of news and events of interfaith groups throughout the country. In addition it has links to many other interfaith sites and resources, a multifaith calendar and a picture gallery of interfaith activities. For more information about this site or to submit news and events, please contact Paddy Payne: info@interfaith.org.nz or +64 21 505 215. 
| Generation 20/20: Agents for Change - Palmerston North Interfaith Group | Generation 20/20: Agents for Change - Palmerston North Interfaith Group
In August 2020 the Palmerston North Interfaith Group hosted 2 interfaith forums @ Café Royale, Square Edge where Palmerston North’s young leaders talked about changing the world they will inherit - on 4 August on Global Climate Change and on 11 August on Racism. The young leaders were from the Baha'i, Christian, Muslim and Sikh communities. This publication records the words of these rangatahi.
Global Climate Change - 4 August 2020 For my Islands, I Raise My Voice – Grace Fakahau
Tongan; organiser of Student Strike for Climate Change; Student at Amanaki Stem Academy and Palmerston North Girls’ High School; Palmerston North Youth Council Chairperson. Having Faith Does Make a Difference – Klem McJarrow-Keller
From St. Peter’s College and the Catholic community Climate Change: What We Can Learn from Science and Islam – Agha Wajeeh From Palmerston North Boys’ High and the Muslim community Climate Change Action: Connecting with Young People – Jaspreet Singh Researcher at AgResearch, a Crown Research Institute; born into the Sikh faith; founding member of Palmerston North Interfaith Group; member of Green S Welfare Force; active environmentalist, interested in history of places and migration Climate Change: Our greatest moral challenge? – Kevin Tate- In Memoriam Distinguished Climate Scientist, the late Dr Kevin Tate, speaking at the People’s Climate March in The Square, Palmerston North on 28 November 2015. The march was organised by Youth Action Group Manawatu as part of a nationwide demonstration of concern ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris
Racism - 11 August 2020 My name is Jasmine – I am a Māori – Jasmine Pai Māori Bahá’í and Graphic Designer who stands with her people of Tainui and Te Arawa. Moving Forward without Dropping the Ball – Elza Gibu Joseph Service freelancer; trained Indian classical dancer; has given free lessons for events (last year taught 35 students and coordinated 2 programmes); Media coordinator for a number of events; Leader/organiser of ‘Focus Youth Group’; Teaches Bible Studies for the kids at St. Mary’s Catholic Church; student at St. Peter’s College. The Role of Youth in Creating Constructive Change to Combat Racism – Tessa Ma’auga. Art student and member of the Bahá’í community involved in the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Programme Islam’s Answer to Racism – Agha Wajeeh From Palmerston North Boys’ High and the Muslim community
The publication also includes The Story of Interfaith Dialogue in Palmerston North by Mary Eastham.
| | Report reveals teaching religion in our schools reduces extremism | Report reveals teaching religion in our schools reduces extremismReligious
Education in schools can strengthen multi-culturalism and reduce extremism in
our wider communities, according to a new report.
The report found schools offering Special Religious Education (SRE), Religious
Instruction (RI) and General Religious Education (GRE) were ideal settings
"for children to develop an understanding of peace and tolerance.” The
goal of teaching students how to live harmoniously with others in a
contemporary and diverse society is a pillar of modern education, said the
report. "Multicultural education is a key instrument in achieving social
cohesion.” The
report was written by world-renowned academics Professor Zehavit Gross (the
UNESCO/Burg Chair in Education in Human Values, Tolerance and Peace at Bar-Ilan
University, Israel) and Professor Emerita Suzanne Rutland, of the University of
Sydney.
The report highlighted the recent mass shootings in New Zealand, suicide
bombings in Sri Lanka and the San Diego synagogue shooting as potential topics
of discussion among students. For example, religious education teachers could
discuss the fear and concern which affected Muslim, Christian and Jewish
students in Australia, the report found. Removing in-faith education from
government schools detracts from the government's multicultural aims by denying
students a crucial avenue to explore their own religious identity and heritage.
The report found SRE and GRE played a key role in dismantling stereotypes and
strengthening social cohesion. Professor Gross said the belief that religion is
irrelevant in a postmodern world is a myth. "Religion continues to play a
major role in our public life and acknowledges the legitimate spiritual needs
of each individual." Professor Rutland said religious belief and
spirituality provide students with an anchor for their individual identities
and contribute meaning to their lives. A strong grounding in one's individual
identity, combined with knowledge of other religions, helps to combat extremism
by teaching respect for diversity. Christian SRE CEO Murray Norman said it was
vital students were provided with a safe place to explore their religious
identities.
August 22, 2019 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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| Week of Prayer for World Peace - National | National | 9/10/2022 12:00 a.m. | 16/10/2022 11:59 p.m. | The Week of Prayer for World Peace is an opportunity for people of all faiths to pray in their own gatherings or with people of other faiths for world peace. The Week is observed each year starting on the 2nd Sunday in October. A leaflet has been produced with prayers, readings and affirmations from many faiths to use each day. The theme of the leaflet is developed for worldwide distribution by the Week of Prayer for World Peace multi-faith committee based in Great Britain. Religious communities throughout New Zealand are encouraged to celebrate the week both in their observances and together with people of different faiths.
For more information contact weekofprayer@outlook.com | | Week of Prayer for World Peace - National | National | 8/10/2023 12:00 a.m. | 15/10/2023 11:59 p.m. | The Week of Prayer for World Peace is an opportunity for people of all faiths to pray in their own gatherings or with people of other faiths for world peace. The Week is observed each year starting on the 2nd Sunday in October. A leaflet has been produced with prayers, readings and affirmations from many faiths to use each day. The theme of the leaflet is developed for worldwide distribution by the Week of Prayer for World Peace multi-faith committee based in Great Britain. Religious communities throughout New Zealand are encouraged to celebrate the week both in their observances and together with people of different faiths. For more information contact weekofprayer@outlook.com |
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| Aotearoa New Zealand Interfaith Network | The Aotearoa New Zealand Interfaith Network is part of the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme and is a mailing list that brings together faith communities, interfaith groups, government agencies, academics and individuals interested in interfaith ... | | Auckland Interfaith Council | Auckland Inter-Faith Council (AIFC) was formed to provide a platform for inter-religious dialogue and networking, and to create a model showing cooperation among religions. | | BBC Religion & Ethics | The BBC's site on religion and ethics with information areas on Atheism, Bahá'í, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Mormonism, Paganism, Rastafari, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Unitarianism, Zoroastrianism | | BBC Religion & Ethics programmes | The BBC in the UK have many radio and television programmes which can be viewed online | | BeliefNet | We are a multi-faith e-community designed to help you meet your own religious and spiritual needs -- in an interesting, captivating and engaging way ... | | Canterbury Interfaith Society | We are a voluntary non-profit association of people representing diverse religious communities in Christchurch and the wider Cantebury area. | | Center for Interreligious Understanding | Through educational programs and policy leadership, the CIU brings people of all faiths together to learn about our history, our shared values and why we must live and work together toward a society of justice and peace ... | | Centre for Faith and the Media | The Centre for Faith and the Media is an independent, non-profit organization to inform, advise and help media and the general public achieve a stronger understanding of spiritual history, practices and values in Canadian society. | | Council of Christians and Jews | The Council of Christians and Jews brings together Christian and Jewish Communities in a common effort to overcome the evils of prejudice, intolerance and discrimination between people of different of religions and ethnicity. | | Dunedin Abrahamic Interfaith Group | Our group was formed here in Dunedin in the aftermath of the events of September 11th 2001 out of spontaneous expressions of solidarity and goodwill between leaders of our three faiths, the police and the Dunedin City Council. | | Interfaith Council of Nelson-Tasman (IFCNT) | The Interfaith Council of Nelson-Tasman was formed to provide a platform for inter-religious dialogue and networking, and to create a model, to be inclusive of all, to open the door to their hearts, showing cooperation among religions and humanity. | | Interfaith Encounter Association | The Interfaith Encounter Association is dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East through interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural study ... | | Interfaith Youth Core | Our interfaith leaders are building a movement of young people from all faiths and traditions who are working together to change the world | | Interfaithnet Asia Pacific | Interfaithnet is a group of Interfaith Ministers who graduated from interfaith seminaries in the USA, UK and Canada and who are practising as congregational ministers, chaplains, celebrants, spiritual counsellors and healers, pastoral carers, social ... | | International Association for Religious Freedom | The International Association for Religious Freedom is a registered charity based in the United Kingdom which has the aim of working for freedom of religion and belief at a global level ... | | International Council of Christians and Jews | The ICCJ serves as the umbrella organisation of 38 national Jewish-Christian dialogue organisations world-wide. | | Internationally recognised Values Education Program | Living Values Education Program (LVEP) is a comprehensive values education program. This innovative global character education program offers a wide variety of experiential values activities and practical methodologies to educators, facilitators, parents | | Multifaith Action Society | Founded in 1972, the Multifaith Action Society (MAS) is a Canadian registered charity dedicated to the facilitation of interfaith education and dialogue. 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REonline is a family of websites, with www.reonline.org.uk at its centre. Great resources for education of children of all ages. | | Scarboro Missions Interfaith Department | In recent years, the Scarboro Missions Interfaith Department in Toronto, Canada has committed itself to building a website featuring curriculum and useful educational resources for interfaith work. | | Spiritual "non-secular" Discussion Forum | Spiritual / Gnostic / Mystic Discussion Forum for all sincere seekers of Ultimate Truth | | The Interfaith Alliance | The Interfaith Alliance and The Interfaith Alliance Foundation - the national non-partisan advocacy voice of the interfaith movement. Our 150,000 members are from more than 70 faith traditions and people of good will ... | | The Revealer | A daily review of Religion and the Press. |
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Interfaith Groups in NZ
Auckland Interfaith
Council
Pres: Mrs Ruth Cleaver, mcleaver@xtra.co.nz
General Enquiries: nzaifc@gmail.com
Facebook: Auckland Interfaith Council
Website: www.aucklandinterfaithcouncil.org.nz
Waikato Interfaith
Council
Sec: Dr Todd Nachowitz, wifconz@gmail.com
www.waikato-interfaith.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WIFCO
Twitter: twitter.com/WIFCONZ
PO Box 11048, Hillcrest, Hamilton 3251
Tauranga Moana Interfaith
Council
Rev John Hebenton TSSF, John.HebentonTSSF@gmail.com, 021-679-202
Shona Woodhead, 027 699 8562
email: tmifc2014@gmail.com
Facebook: Tauranga Moana Interfaith Council
Hawke's Bay Interfaith
Council
Pres: Dorothy Brooker, dorothy.brooker@gmail.com
Sec: Angela McKee, a.mckee13@outlook.com
Palmerston North
Interfaith Council
Mary Eastham, maeastham23@gmail.com
Wellington
Inter-Faith Council
Chair: Manjit Grewal, msgrewal2000@yahoo.com
Deputy: Mere Fiore, tioremere12@gmail.com
Sec: Mustenser Qamar, imam@ahmadiyya.nz
Treas: Kumar Kumareswaran, kumarkumareswaran@gmail.com
Enquiries to: wtginterfaithcouncil@gmail.com or secretary@wifc.nz
Interfaith Council of Nelson-Tasman
Chair: Hanuman Dasa
Vice Chair: Sheldon Ramer
Treas: Ruth Halsey
Sec: Catriena Wilkinson secretary@ifcnelsontasman.org.nz
www.ifcnelsontasman.org.nz
Canterbury
Interfaith Society
Pres: Dr Hafsa Ahmed
Sec: secretary@canterburyinterfaith.org.nz
www.canterburyinterfaith.org.nz
facebook.com/canterburyinterfaith
Dunedin Interfaith
Council
Chair: Ruth Groffman
Vice-Chair: Geoff Mitchell
Sec: Max Gillies dunedininterfaith@gmail.com
Dunedin Abrahamic
Interfaith Group
Chair: Dr Haizal Hussaini, haizal.mh@otago.ac.nz
Sec: Ken Baker, kennethdbaker@gmail.com
www.dunedininterfaith.net.nz
facebook.com/www.dunedininterfaith.net.nz
 | | 8 Jul | | Islam - Day of Hajj / Day of 'Arafat commemorates the last revelation to the Prophet at Mount 'Arafat shortly before His death. Muslims on Hajj attend a service on the plains in front of Mount 'Arafat. | | | | 9 Jul | | Islam - Eid al-Adhá (the Festival of Sacrifice) is the concluding act of pilgrimage and is observed even when not on pilgrimage. As Abraham offered his son, Ishmael, to God, Muslims offer sheep, goats and camels. They distribute meat to the poor. | | | | 10 Jul | | Bahá'í Faith - Martyrdom of the Báb memorialises his death. Bahá'ís suspend work on this day. | | | | 11 Jul | | | | | | 13 Jul | | Buddhism - Dharma Day commemorates the Buddha's first discourse, called the Turning of the Wheel of Dhamma (or Dharma), given to the 5 monks at the Deer Park at Samath, near Varanasi. The day is observed by donating offerings to temples and listening to sermons. | | | | 13 Jul - 10 Oct | | Buddhism - Vassa begins. Monks and nuns begin the 3 month rainy season retreat. Vassa is the period when heavy rain stops monks from wandering from place to place and casues them to settle down in a temple to apply themselves more strictly than usual to their religious way of life. | | | | 13 Jul | | Bahá'í Faith - Kalimat (Words), the 7th month of the Bahá'í year. | | | | 18 Jul | | | | | | 30 Jul | | | | | | 30 Jul | | Shinto - Oh-harai-taisai, the Grand Purification Ceremony, has been held since ancient times to obtain purification from sins and offences committed during the first half of the lunar year. In earlier times, the Imperial Japanese Court led the ceremonies. A large ring of woven grasses and reeds is placed at the entrance of the shrine premises. Walking through the ring symbolises inner purification. Such rings are a common sight at shrines at this time of year. | |
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| | International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028 (UN) | | | International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015-24 (UN) | | | International Decade for the Rapprochment of Cultures, 2013-22 (UN) | | | International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021-30 (UN) | | | International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (UN) | | | Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace, 2019-2028 (UN) | | | Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa, 2016-2026 (UN) | | | United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition, 2016-25 (UN) | | | United Nations Decade of Family Farming, 2020-2028 (UN) | | | United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, 2014-2024 (UN) | | | United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, 2021-30 (UN) |
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