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Timeless Cities Tour (2014)
This year’s Timeless Cities Study Tour to Turkey ran from 6-20 September 2014. Participants learned about different civilisations that have thrived throughout Anatolia’s history as they explored different regions of Turkey; including Antalya; Cappadocia and Istanbul. Here are just a few of the photos from their program. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”98″ gal_title=”2014.9.6-20 Timeless Cities Tour”]
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Lord Mayor Discusses Melbourne’s 5 Priorities during AIS Luncheon
Australian Intercultural Society Luncheon Series Lord Mayor of Melbourne the Rt Hon Robert Doyle 25 August 2014 The Right Hon Robert Doyle; Lord Mayor of Melbourne; spoke about ‘the five priorities of Melbourne as a City for People’ in an event moderated by 2013 Melburnian of the Year; Salvation Army’s Major Brendan Nottle. Nearly 100 […]
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AIS Executive Director Attends “House of Service” Book Launch
On 13 August 2014; Deakin University’s Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation celebrated the launch of a new book from Dr David Tittensor; titled The House of Service: The Gulen Movement and Islam’s Third Way. The launch featured a talk by Professor Greg Barton from Monash University. AIS Executive Director Ahmet Polat attended the event along with […]
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Media Release: AIS Condemns Violence and Photo
MEDIA RELEASE AIS condemns the violence in Iraq and Syria and photo of the 7-yr old boy 14 August 2014 The Australian Intercultural Society strongly condemns the incident in which a young boy is made to hold a severed head and pose for a photograph. No child should ever be put in this position. This […]
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Lord Mayor to discuss Melbourne’s top five priorities
The Rt Hon Robert Doyle; Lord Mayor of Melbourne; will discuss ”the five priorities of Melbourne as a City for People”” on 25 August 2014 (11:45am) at the Australian Intercultural Society (AIS) premises. His talk will cover the ways we can ensure Melbourne stays as one of the most peaceful and people-friendly cities in the […]
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AIS and La Trobe University Celebrate Intercultural Iftar as Ramadan Comes to a Close
During one of the last days of Ramadan; AIS and La Trobe University hosted an iftar dinner at La Trobe’s John Scott Meeting House on 24 July 2014. It was the last AIS iftar dinner of the year. The evening’s master of ceremonies was Professor Nick Bisley; executive director of the La Trobe Asia initiative. […]
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Pluralism; Multiculturalism Highlighted at Deakin University Iftar Dinner
The Deakin University Iftar Dinner took place at Deakin’s Melbourne Burwood Campus on Tuesday; 22 July 2014. Approximately 80 people attended the event; including students from the Australian Union of Jewish Students and the Islamic Society of Deakin University. The evening’s MC was Professor Gary Smith; Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) at Deakin University. He introduced every […]
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Whirling Dervishes Perform at Commonwealth Bank Iftar
The Commonwealth Bank Iftar Dinner on 21 June 2014 featured a Whirling Dervishes performance with members of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order. The event took place at the Arts Centre Melbourne. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”128″ gal_title=”2014.7.21_Commonwealth_Bank_Dervish”]
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Vegie Mum Restaurant Serves Up Fully Vegetarian Iftar Dinner
The Melbourne chapter of the Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association hosted an iftar dinner at Vegie Mum Restaurant in partnership with the Australian Intercultural Society and with support from the Victorian Multicultural Commission. The dinner took place on Friday; 18 July 2014. Emceed by Dr Di Cousens and AIS Executive Officer Esma Yucel; the evening began […]
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AIS and Rotary Club Welcome New Iftar Partnership
For the first time; AIS worked with the Rotary Club of Central Melbourne-Sunrise to organise an iftar dinner on Tuesday; 15 July 2014. About 100 guests attended the dinner; which took place at the AIS head office on St Kilda Road. The evening’s master of ceremonies was Andrew Crisp; assistant commissioner of the North West […]
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