The BCWA affirms the right of same sex couples, in committed relationships, to be treated with the same dignity and equality as heterosexual couples. We support legislation to ensure the same rights and privileges for all couples as enjoyed by heterosexual couples.
Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women is No. 3 on the list of eight declared United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals, and is strongly supported by the FABC.
One of Australia’s senior monks, Ajahn Brahm, was invited to deliver a speech on Gender Equality at the UN Day of Vesak Convention in Vietnam in May 2014. Unfortunately, Ajahn Brahm was prevented from delivering his speech by a ban imposed by conference organising committee the day before it was due to be given at the Convention. Ajahn Brahm’s paper had been pre-approved by the conference organising committee several months before the event. Read more »
We are very excited to inform you about the Buddhist Life Stories of Australia project, which hopes to document and preserve the oral history of Buddhism in Australia. Read more »
This Buddhist Society of Western Australia’s event was open to the public on Sunday 18 May 2014 at their centre at Nollamara. The programme for the day at Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre at 18-20 Nanson Way , Nollamara 6061 Western Australia was as follows:
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17 May Atasil Programme |
Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara Perth
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78 Austin Avenue |
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4:30pm |
Atavisi Buddha Puja |
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5:30pm |
Opening of the kuduwa |
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7:00pm |
Dansela by the Dhamma School |
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