World Mental Health Day
10 OCTOBER 2018
MAKE A PROMISE
See beyond the stigma and make mental health more visible by making a #MentalHealthPromise.
At home, at work, with family and friends, or in the wider community, we can all do something to help reduce stigma around mental illness and make way for more people to seek the help and support.
Ecumenical News - South Australia
South Australian Council of Churches is moving
New office:
Unit 1, 76-80 Sturt Street Adelaide SA
The office will be closed until Thursday 3 October. Please expect delays with Emails and phone messages during this time.
Legislative Reforms on Religious Freedom
Submissions Invited - close on 2 October 2019
The Australian Government invites submissions on a package of legislative reforms on religious freedom. These are the:
- Religious Discrimination Bill 2019
- Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
- Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019.
Metropolitan Geevarghese Coorilos
Australian Tour 2019
Canberra - 23 and 25 June, Sydney - 27 June, Melbourne - 29 June
Bishop Coorilos is a special guest of the National Council of Churches in Australia for the 10th National Forum. While in Australia he will be speaking at four different public events across three states.
Safer Churches Conference 2019
The 9th biennial Safer Churches Conference
Transforming Cultures
Listening, Reflecting, Acting
17 and 18 September 2019 at the Mecure Hotel Brisbane.
The theme for the conference was "Transforming Cultures: Listening, Reflecting, Acting" and provided the framework across the two-day event.
Master of ceremonies for the conference was Sam Burnett, Prolegis Lawyers. The conference focused on ensuring Australian churches are informed by key leaders, who are experts in this area in Australia.
The conference keynote presentations, panel discussions and electives explored a range of themes. The Panel discussions were facilitated by Ellen Fanning, an award winning ABC journalist.
Keynotes:
- Child-Safe Churches: A transformative culture
Prof Daryl Higgins, Australian Catholic University, Institute of Child Protection Studies - Listening to the voices of children
Prof Tim Moore, University of South Australia, Australian Centre for Child Protection - Understanding the Impact of Institutional Betrayal and Spiritual Abuse on Survivors
Julie Blyth, Clinical Consultant, Survivors and Mates Support Network (SAMSN) and
Craig Hughes-Cashmore, Chief Executive Officer SAMSN - Transforming Cultures: Trauma Informed Practice
Dr Cathy Kezelman AM, President, Blue Knot Foundation National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma - National Office for Child Safety
Kathryn Mandla, Head National Office for Child Safety
Panels:
- Panel 1: Child-Safe Churches: A transformative culture and Listening to the voices of children
Panel members: Prof Daryl Higgins and Prof Tim Moore, Lynette Drew and Prof Peter Sherlock. - Panel 2: Understanding the Impact of Institutional Betrayal and Spiritual Abuse on Survivors and Trauma Informed Practice
Panel members: Julie Blyth, Craig Hughes-Cashmore, Dr Cathy Kezelman AM, Rev Catherine Wynn Jones, Dr Graham Barker, Scott Holmes and Caroline Carroll OAM - Panel 3: What is the Church’s imperative/mandate to safeguard vulnerable people, particularly the aging and those with disabilities?
Panel members: Rev Andy Calder, Janette Phelan, Ilsa Hampton, Dr Jeffrey Chan and Lucy Davis
PRESENTATIONS
VIDEOS
WORKSHOPS
VIDEOS
Day 2 - The panel on ageing and disability had a number of great videos, in MP4 format, that you can download below:
video Respect Older People Panel video 1 (12.54 MB)
video People with Disability in the Community Panel Video 2 (29.41 MB)
video See Me Know Me Panel Video 3 (19.54 MB)
Day 2 - Worship, Bishop Philip Huggins
video Stop for Peace (93.79 MB)
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Religious Freedom
Issue to be top of Government's agenda
Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter has stated that legislation in response to the Ruddock Expert Panel on Religious Freedom report will be put to Parliament in July.
Ecumenics Roundtable Canberra
Presented by the Centre for Ecumencial Studies at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture (ACC&C)
Date: 10:30 am-4:00 pm 25 June 2019
Location: Chambers Pavilion, ACC&C, 15 Blackall Street, Barton ACT
Special guest speaker: Rt. Rev’d Dr Geevarghese Coorilos
Metropolitan Geevarghese Coorilos
Australian Tour 2019
Canberra - 23 and 25 June, Sydney - 27 June, Melbourne - 29 June
Bishop Coorilos is a special guest of the National Council of Churches in Australia for the 10th National Forum. While in Australia he will be speaking at four different public events across three states.
Research paper released for election reflection
State of the Nation: Politics, Ethics and Democracy in Australia
A research paper by Peter Hooton, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Canberra
"....Because truth is not trusted, specious propaganda takes over. Because justice is not trusted, whatever is useful is declared to be just." German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer October 1940,
