Prayer for Peace
Interfaith Scotland has invited us to a Prayer for Peace in Ukraine.This is an initiative by the Scottish Catholic Bishops Committee for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Interfaith Scotland.New Zealand date and…
Jocelyn Armstrong is awarded ‘The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lambeth Hubert Walter Award’ for her “outstanding contribution to interfaith relations in New Zealand.”
The Religious Diversity Centre Trust is glad to announce that Jocelyn Armstrong, founding chair of the RDC Trust, and now co-chair with Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel, has been honoured…
Panel 2 – Beyond the Bubble – Report
Beyond the Bubble: Where to for our community in a diverse world - Post panel report As a country, in moving on from the closure that the sentencing of the…
Victim impact statements for the Christchurch terrorist sentencing
At the time of writing the sentencing of the Christchurch terrorist is taking place in the High Court. Our thoughts and prayers are enjoined with all New Zealanders and communities…
RDC speaker series – Dr Tomek Wiśniewski
RDC SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTS:Dr Tomek Wiśniewski: “Polish-Jewish History: A Christian Documentary filmmaker’s view of the Holocaust” Sunday 27 August 2017, 5:00-7:00pmRDC Centre, University of Otago House, 385 Queen Street, Auckland.…
The Social Studies textbook “Discovering Diversity’ was written by Jocelyn Armstrong and published by Pearson
On 20 June Jocelyn Armstrong, Co-Chairperson of the Religious Diversity Centre, and the Venerable Amala Wrightson Sensei, Chair of the Buddhist Council, joined key religious leaders invited to dialogue with…
Christian-Muslim relations by Prof. Doug Pratt
Join us for a 3-part talk series by esteemed Professor Douglas Pratt on Christian-Muslim relations. 1 - History of Christian Muslim Relations - 30 April, 03:00-04:00 pm NZST 2 -…
National Statement on Religious Diversity 3rd edition is launched
Launch of The National Statement on Religious Diversity in 2019
Summary of Religious Diversity in New Zealand (2018 Census)
Summary of Religious Diversity in New Zealand (2018 Census) based on the numbers provided by Stats New Zealand (2019)
Meeting of Trustees
The RDC Trustees, meeting on Sunday 10 March, worked together on a Strategy for the Centre. This will be signed off at the AGM in August. Significant decisions were made…
Religious Diversity Workshop Programmes
The RDC is preparing for a widespread programme of ‘Religious Diversity and Anti-discrimination’ workshops through the country in 2020. Each workshop is designed to fit the group of participants, so…
In memory of Jean Holm
The RDC paid tribute to Jean Holm at her funeral on 17 August 2018. The Centre’s Jean Holm Library, built upon Jean’s own books, is witness to her life interest,…
Religious Diversity Centre AGM held
The Religious Diversity Centre Trust held its annual AGM on Sunday 12 August, discussing the past year, future programmes and upcoming events. Professor Edwina Pio presented her research and recent…
National interfaith forum held in Wellington (28-30 July 2018)
From 28th-30th July 2018, the interfaith movement in New Zealand came together for its biannual New Zealand National Interfaith Forum (NIFF), held in Wellington this year and organised by the…
Dr Maureen Sier speaks at New Zealand Parliament about “Protecting Religious Freedom and Diversity: The Role of Government in Interfaith Organisations in Promoting Social Inclusion”
Dr Maureen Sier, Director, Interfaith Scotland Dr Maureen Sier, Director of Interfaith Scotland, based in Glasgow, was a guest of the Religious Diversity Centre from 16 March through 2 April 2018.…
Religious Diversity Centre attends KAICIID meeting in Vienna
Jocelyn Armstrong, RDC Trust Chairperson, was in Vienna on 26 February 2018 at the launch of the first “Interreligious Platform for Dialogue and Cooperation in the Arab World”, sponsored by…