Zoom Prayers & Meditation Leading Up to the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31)

Events Details:

 Friday, 9 October 2026  at 11:00 am Brisbane time (AEST, UTC+10),

12 noon NSW/Vic/ACT/Tas

Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/COP31PrayersMeditations

 As the world prepares for COP31, we warmly invite people of faith and people of goodwill to join us online for a time of prayer, meditation, reflection and hope for our common home.

 Together, we will pray for wisdom and compassion among decision-makers, reflect on our responsibility to creation and future generations, hold climate-affected communities in prayer, and seek greater justice, peace, cooperation and solidarity.

 Special Guest — Emeritus Professor Phyllis Chew

We are honoured to welcome Dr Phyllis Chew, Emeritus Professor from Singapore, as our special guest.

Dr Chew is an internationally recognised researcher, author and advocate for women's rights, interfaith understanding and human rights. She is a founding member and past President of AWARE, founding President of the Singapore chapter of the International Federation of University Women, and a past Director of the United Nations Association of Singapore. 

Her distinguished academic career has included appointments as Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the University of Roehampton and Fulbright Research Professor at Harvard Divinity School. 

A devoted Bahá’í, Dr Chew is actively engaged in interfaith dialogue and international peace advocacy, including through her work with Toowoomba City of Peace. “Let us walk together in hope, wisdom and solidarity.” 

OUR SIMPLE FORMAT FOR ALL GATHERINGS WILL BE:

• 11.00 am Brisbane AEST — Opening & Welcome
• A 5-minute reflection from one of our Interfaith Spiritual Leaders.
• 20 minutes of silent prayer & meditation – A shared time of stillness, prayer and meditation.
• Participants may briefly share their experience if they wish before closing at 11.30 am Brisbane AEST