Living
the Information Society:
23 & 24 April 2007 at the Renaissance Hotel, Makati
City,
Manila, Philippines
Registration Fees: US$150 (PhP 7,500) / concession US$100 (PhP 5,000)
Conference web site
http://ict-conference.up-ncpag.org/
SPAN member Dr. Nicki Saroca will be presenting her paper
Engaging with
Kasal: Ethnographic research in an online ‘Fil-West’ community
17 to 20 July 2007 at the Southbank Convention Centre,
Townsville, Qld,
Australia.
Registration:
for entire Summit Aus$420/concession Aus$290
Day rate Aus$150.00/concession Aus$100
Conference web site
http://www.feministagenda.org.au/
Summit/summitIndex.html
Tuesday, 1st May 2007, 9am to 5pm at the Multi-Faith Centre,
Griffith
University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Forum website http://www.griffith.edu.au/centre/mfc/
This one-day National Forum is jointly sponsored by the
Griffith
University Multi-Faith Centre, the Islamic Council of Queensland, and
the Interfaith Multicultural Forum, with funding by the Queensland
Government under the Multicultural Assistance Program. Solidarity
Philippines Australia Network and more than 20 other organisations have
endorsed this Forum.
In recent years, there has been considerable public debate in
Australia
on the topic of Sharia Law. Some political and civic commentators have
argued that Sharia Law is “incompatible” with Australian “culture” and
“values” and the system of civil law, and poses a threat to the
Australian “way of life.” Is it the case that Australians from diverse
faith and spirituality traditions cannot live simultaneously under both
civil laws and religious or faith laws, doctrines, precepts or codes in
a way that promotes Australian values, human rights and democracy? How
do peoples of various faiths and spirituality traditions, live
successfully as citizens abiding by both Australian civil and “secular”
laws as well as by their religious or faith laws? Are civil laws and
religious or faith laws, doctrines and codes always in conflict? Or can
they can co-exist in harmony? How have tensions been overcome
creatively and peacefully?
Session 1: Sharia Law and Living as Muslims in Australian
Society v Dr.
Mohamad Abdalla, Director, Griffith Islamic Research Unit, Griffith
University v Jamila Hussain, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of
Technology, Sydney v Dr. Nadirsyah Hosen, Lecturer, Faculty of Law,
University of Wollongong.
Session 2: Respecting Faith “Laws” Codes and Doctrines and
Australian
Civil Law: Jewish and Christian Perspectives v Grahame Leonard,
President, Executive Council of Australian Jewry v Madeline Brennan,
Member, Bar Association of Queensland v Prof. Gary Bouma, UNESCO Chair
in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations Asia Pacific, Monash
University.
Session 3: Practicing Hinduism, Buddhism, & Sikhism
under
Australian Civil Law v Dr. A. Balasubramaniam, President, Hindu Council
of Australia v Jim Ferguson, President, Buddhist Council of Queensland
v Jessiee Kaur Singh, Executive Director, Multifaith Affairs,
UNITEDSIKHS.
Session 4: Responses: Social, Cultural & Legal
Perspectives v
John Woodley, former Democrats Senator, Uniting Church Minister v
Assoc. Prof. Julia Howell, Dept. of International Business and Asian
Studies, Griffith University v Rev. Dr. Noel Preston, Adjunct Prof. Key
Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice & Governance, Griffith
University v Prof. Toh Swee-Hin, Director, Multi-Faith Centre, Griffith
University.
Registration Fee: Aus$25 (GST included)
Please fax registration to (0)7-3735-7131
The form can also be downloaded from
http://www.griffith.edu.au/centre/mfc/
Email: mfc@griffith.edu.au
For parking on Nathan campus, see map at
http://www.griffith.edu.au/ofm/parking/
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