Religions for Peace Australia AGM & Annual Discussion Day 2025
This year Religions for Peace Australia will be holding both of these important events in Melbourne. Join them in person or online.
AGM
The AGM will open with a presentation by Laura Giassetti on Human Trafficking, which is one of the priority areas for the Asian Conference of Religions for Peace.
When: Wednesday 11 June 6:30-8:30pm AEST | 6pm ACST (SA/NT) | 4:30pm AWST (WA)
Where: (in person – venue to be confirmed)
Register: Via TryBooking Australia – (https://www.trybooking.com/DAXCQ) By registering, you will receive an email closer to the event with all necessary documents and a Zoom link for those attending online.
Nominations: for the Executive Committee close Wednesday 4 June 6.30 pm. Please send all nominations to the Returning Officer Dr Sarah Haggar at admin@religionsforpeaceaustralia.org.au
FORMS
Download the AGM flyer with preliminary information.
Guest Speaker: ‘Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery’, Laura Giassetti
Laura Giassetti is the Remediation Services Manager and Program Manager for Domus 8.7, an agency of the Australian Catholic Antislavery Network (ACAN). Laura has worked in ethical sourcing and modern slavery risk and compliance management for several global retail and consumer service chains. With ACAN, Laura supports Catholic entities with a supplier engagement strategy using meaningful data to improve working conditions and manage Modern Slavery risks. Laura has experience in strategic integration of Sedex, social audits and worker voice programs in modern slavery risk management frameworks. Laura has practical experience in auditing and supplier engagement in Australia, Europe, South America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, most recently leading the ethical sourcing operational team of a large retail operation in Australia and engaging directly with workers in grievance investigation and remediation.
Annual Discussion Day:
Religions for Peace Australia (RfPA) invite you to join the discussions.
The Annual Discussion Day will begin on Thursday morning with a session on First Nations and how we can become better allies, presented by Professor Dr Anne Pattel-Gray. This will be followed by a session on the Multifaith Council of Australia, and RfPA’s strategic priorities and goals.
Main agenda items for Discussion Day:
- First Nations and ally-ship
- Multifaith Council of Australia
- Religions for Peace Asia reports
- Peak body action plan
Download the AGM flyer with preliminary information.
When: Thursday 12 June 9:30am-3:30pm AEST | 9am ACST (SA/NT) | 7:30am AWST (WA)
Where: (in person – venue to be confirmed)
Register: Via TryBooking Australia – (https://www.trybooking.com/DAXCQ) – [Same Zoom link] – By registering, you will receive an email closer to the event with all necessary documents and a Zoom link for those attending online.
MEMBERSHIP
If you would like to become a member of Religions for Peace Australia for 2025-2026, or if you are already a member and would like to renew your membership, please see the attached application or renewal forms.
Electronic Funds Transfer $40 or $20
Bendigo Bank BSB 633-000
Account Number 217146000
Account Name WCRP Australia Inc
*Reference: Very important your Name and State; eg: “Jane Smith NSW”