3 October, 2009 – 11:10 pm
We are all encouraged to give to the Uniting Church’s International Disaster Appeal which is jointly for survivors of the recent catastrophic events in Samoa, Tonga, Niue, the Philippines and Indonesia. Many members of the Church of All Nations have close personal connections and knowledge of the places and people affected. How many Australians do [...]
The NT Intervention, now 2 years old, was supposedly a response to the Inquiry into the neglect and abuse of Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory chaired by Pat Anderson and Rex Wild. Pat Anderson will be speaking about the Intervention at Melbourne Uni next week: Date: Wednesday 24 June 6 – 7:15pm Venue: Public [...]
delivered 14 June 2009 by Rev. Dr Wes Campbell Mark 4:26-34 It has been said that in all the stories told by humankind, there are only seven basic stories. Seven basic plots: Tragedy Comedy Overcoming the Monster Voyage and Return Quest Rags to Riches Rebirth Perhaps it doesn’t matter how many stories there are: three [...]
In the wake of recent attacks on Indian students, a ‘Harmony Walk‘ will be held on Sunday 12 July, in the hope of promoting social tolerance and harmony. Intended as a symbolic stand against racism and all forms of discrimination, the Walk is a way to express solidarity across differences of race, religion, sexual orientation [...]
Renowned US peace activist John Dear SJ urges us all to support the nonviolent resistance against US military training in Queensland next month, one in a series of a joint exercises code-named Operation Talisman Sabre: “Dear friends, Blessings of peace to you! Now more than ever, we all have to stand up, walk the Way [...]
Last year a consultation across the Uniting Church and its partner churches helped determine the future of Uniting International Mission and Uniting Church Overseas Aid. These agencies undertake the international relief and development, advocacy, human rights and peace building work of the Uniting Church. Henceforth, the two will be combined as UnitingWorld. You are warmly [...]
Pax Christi is hosting and ideas forum exploring how Christians and Muslims can work together for peace with justice. Among the distinguished speakers is our own Wes Campbell. Click here for further details of this event to be held in Elsternwick on Sunday 21 June.
Professor Brian Howe, “one of Australia’s leading thinkers on social policy,” contributed a guest column to this month’s staff news at Melbourne University: The right of the disabled to become equal citizens During the past 25 years disability policy has increasingly been anchored in a human rights philosophy, which has been encouraged by the United [...]
Imagine a community support programme that saw two-thirds of Carlton public housing residents entering the private housing market every five years. What if this programme also meant children from the estate did better in school? And their parents were themselves returning to further education and becoming more active citizens engaged in their community? Is this [...]
23 March, 2009 – 11:32 am
Last month ABC broadcaster Phillip Adams interviewed Bernhard Schlink, retired German law professor and author of a number of books including the novel The Reader, now a celebrated and controversial film of the same title (still showing at the Nova five times a day). Born in 1944, Schlink has dealt a great deal with the [...]
