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Dr Adiva Sifris on Marriage Equality (Melb, Sat July 30, 2011)
Communal lunch and guest speaker
” Marriage Equality”
Shira would like to invite you to a Communal Kiddush Lunch on July 30th, after our shul service (around 12pm) where we will hear from Dr Adiva Sifris, a senior lecturer at Monash University Law School. Dr Sifris is recognised as an expert in the area of Family Law, with a particular interest in same-sex parenting. She recently co-edited a collection of essays entitled Current Trends in the Regulation of Same-Sex Relationships.
The talk aims to discuss some of the issues, and is particularly topical in light of the recent legalisation of same sex marriages in New York City. Shira would like this to be a completely inclusive event, where people from all walks of life are made welcome and feel comfortable.
Join us for the Shul Service, followed by lunch and the engaging talk.
TOPIC: “Marriage, shmarriage, and same sex-relationships”
WHAT: Lunch – traditional shabbat food – chulent, fish, sushi, veggie wraps, lots of salads and yummy desserts
WHERE: 222 Balaclava Road, Caulfield North (the Theodore Herzl Club)
WHEN: Shabbat (Saturday) July 30th, approximately midday 12pm.
COST: Adults $20, kids $10
Bookings are required for this event. Please book using paypal or a credit card on our website here. Alternatively payment can be made via direct transfer to the Shira bank account:
SHIRA HADASHA MELBOURNE
BSB: 013 445
ACCOUNT NUMBER 4978 30199
For any enquiries, please email carmella@shira.org.au
Thank you all, and we look forward to seeing you on July 30th!
Thank you all, and we look forward to seeing you on July 30th!
Rudd’s sister: I will not apologise | Sunshine Coast Daily
Rudd’s sister: I will not apologise
16th July 2011
KEVIN Rudd’s sister has refused to apologise for describing a movement promoting same-sex marriage as a “global gay Gestapo”.
Loree Rudd, a divorced 60-year-old nurse who lives at Nambour, said she expected people would be offended by her opposition to gay marriage.
Homosexual lobby groups and the Anti-Defamation Commission have called for the Foreign Minister’s sister to apologise for her “anti-gay remark”.
“Some of the vitriol that was aimed at my comments was exactly what I was talking about,” Ms Rudd said.
“A lot of people, in fact thousands of people, who live very quietly are probably happy to have a discussion about issues like this (gay marriage).
“But why would they, because they get shot down in flames and called all kinds of dreadful names because they gave their opinion.
“That has been the trend … people back down and say not only that they retract their words but that they actually endorse the movement.
“That was the force of the intimidation I saw.
“That’s why I use the word Gestapo … (to describe) a force that intimidates and that people are afraid to stand up against.”
Ms Rudd spoke publicly this week against gay marriage and said she would quit Labor if it backed reform to marriage laws at the party’s national conference later this year.
She said her views were “very much based on a biblical tradition and a respect for the values and the institution that has served us well for so many years”.
Ms Rudd said her opinions had not been endorsed or opposed by her brother.
Four state ALP conferences have endorsed changes to legalise same-sex marriage.
NSW Labor last week refused to back the proposal and referred the issue to the national conference.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Ms Rudd’s brother have both said they did not support plans to change the marriage act.
Loree Rudd urged to say sorry for gay slur | SMH
Loree Rudd urged to say sorry for gay slur
July 15, 2011 – 7:04PMAAP
The Anti Defamation Commission has joined calls for former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s sister to apologise over an anti-gay marriage remark.
Loree Rudd is lobbying federal MPs and threatening to quit Labor if the party backs gay marriage at its national conference in December.
She accused some Labor members of being brainwashed by a “global gay Gestapo” this week.
The ADC, Australia’s peak Jewish human rights body, said she should apologise.
“It is completely unacceptable for anyone to co-opt and trivialise the name of one of the most active and feared arms of the Nazi machinery for their own political purposes,” ADC chairman Anton Block said in a statement on Friday.
“The Gestapo was directly responsible for the murders of Jewish, Romani, homosexual and disabled people.
“To use its name in this context shows a level of ignorance and insensitivity that has no place in contemporary political discourse.
“It is highly offensive, and we call upon Ms Rudd to apologise immediately and unreservedly.”
Four state ALP conferences have endorsed changes to legalise same-sex marriage under federal law. NSW Labor last week refused to back the proposal and referred the issue to the national conference.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she does not have any plans to change the marriage act.
The coalition also opposes legislating for same-sex marriage but the Greens support it.