AUSTRALIA
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Chapter Secretary General
Global Peace Council Member
National Peace Council Member
Australian Peace Council Defines Its Vision
July 11, 2015
Melbourne, Australia—The Victoria Peace Council held its second meeting to define the vision, mission, values and peacebuilding principles to guide its work.
UPF-Australia: RYS Project Includes Tree-planting
June 13, 2015
Riverwood, Australia—Young people from 16 nationalities and six faiths came together to plant trees in a project of the Religious Youth Service (RYS).
UPF-Australia: Global Day of Parents Observed
June 11, 2015
Brisbane, Australia—Women upholding moral values was the topic of a joint celebration of International Day of Families and Global Day of Parents.
Ethiopian Leader Addresses Australian Ambassadors for Peace
June 1, 2015
Sydney, Australia—The June meeting of Sydney Ambassadors for Peace had as its guest speaker a leader of Australia’s Ethiopian community.
Africa Day Observed in Australia
May 30, 2015
Melbourne, Australia—Africa Day 2015 was celebrated in Australia with a variety of cultural events in Melbourne and Sydney.
Peacebuilding Principles Called Antidote to Extremism
May 30, 2015
Melbourne, Australia—UPF peacebuilding principles could counter fundamentalism and extremism, said members of the Peace Council of the state of Victoria.
UPF-Australia Starts Peace Council in Victoria
April 18, 2015
Melbourne, Australia—UPF-Australia has inaugurated a Peace Council in the state of Victoria as a model for other Australian states and eventually for a National Peace Council.
Art’s Role in Peacebuilding Discussed in Australia
April 6, 2015
Sydney, Australia—The bimonthly meeting of Australian Ambassadors for Peace focused on the theme “Creating a Culture of Peace through Art.”
Interfaith Forum Seeks Common Ground
February 17, 2015
Sydney, Australia—A small but select number of faith leaders were invited to an interfaith forum that sought to build on the successes of an earlier forum.
World Interfaith Week Held in Australia from Youth Perspective
February 2, 2015
Sydney, Australia—During World Interfaith Harmony Week, the first bimonthly Ambassadors for Peace meeting for 2015 was held with the theme “Future Directions for Interfaith: A Young Person’s Perspective.”
Interfaith Conference on Religions as Peacebuilders
November 11, 2014
Sydney, Australia - UPF-Australia held an interfaith conference entitled “Religions as Peace Builders” in Sydney Nov. 11, 2014.
Australians Explore Interfaith Approaches to Peacebuilding
October 18, 2014
Melbourne, Australia—A seminar on “The Role of Interfaith in International Relations and Peacebuilding” was held at Monash University.
International Day of Peace Celebrated in Australia
September 29, 2014
An Interfaith Walk and Prayer for Peace commemorated the International Day of Peace 2014 in Brisbane, Queensland, Sept. 21, and a Bridge of Peace ceremony brought together representatives of different nationalities in Victoria on Sept. 20.
Seminar on Peace Studies in Melbourne, Australia
September 28, 2014
Melbourne, Australia - During the morning of the AFL Grand Final Day, Sept. 27, 2014, a seminar on Peace Studies took place at Monash University in Melbourne.
Sewing Machines from Australia Donated to Vanuatu Women
September 15, 2014
Imaelone, Vanuatu - Sewing machines donated by Ingleburn High School in Sydney were transported to Vanuatu, and women were taught to use them.
UPF Delegates Attend National Marriage Day Event at Australian Parliament
August 28, 2014
Canberra, Australia - Eleven representatives of the Universal Peace Federation attended the National Marriage Day event at Parliament House in Canberra Aug. 27, 2014.
Commemoration in Australia of Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Legacy
August 4, 2014
Sydney, Australia - A memorial service was held at the Oceania Peace Embassy building on Aug. 3, 2014, to commemorate the life and legacy of Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who passed away two years earlier.
Conference in Australia on Strengthening Marriage and Family
August 3, 2014
Sydney, Australia - A conference on the theme, “Strengthening Marriage and Family as a Foundation for Peace” was held at the Oceania Peace Embassy in Sydney on Aug. 2, 2014.
Advancing the African-Australian Partnership
June 28, 2014
Following last year’s inaugural Australia-Africa Dialogue lecture by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, a June 28, 2014 symposium on “Advancing the African-Australian Agenda” addressed interactions between Africa and Australia and challenges faced by the African-Australian diaspora.
Seminar in Australia on Principles for Building a Peaceful World
June 8, 2014
Tasmania, Australia - UPF hosted a seminar on "Principles for Building a Peaceful World" on June 8, 2014, as part of the UPF/University Soccer Club Project.
