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Category Archives: action
Vulnerable children of Mwandi
17 August, 2008 – 8:55 pm
You may be aware that Ethel’s son-in-law Rev. David Howie is living in a village in Zambia this year. It’s a place called Mwandi, featured in the documentary Seven Days which chronicles the work of an ecumenical project supporting hundreds of ‘AIDS orphans’ and other vulnerable children in the area. Watch a 5-minute promo for [...]
Sharing our Space: Multi-faith celebration
15 August, 2008 – 4:26 pm
This International Peace Day, Melbourne’s faith communities are invited to take a step towards reconciliation and understanding with Indigenous Australians. All are welcomed to this free afternoon of ritual ceremony, music, panel discussions, dialogue workshops, celebration and food. Sunday 21 September 1:30-4:30pm (with vegetarian feast to follow) Aboriginal Advancement League 2 Watt St, Thornbury This [...]
‘Persepolis’ at the Nova, 21 August
24 July, 2008 – 11:16 pm
See this Oscar-nominated French animated film starring Catherine Deneuve and raise funds for Amnesty International at the same time. Persepolis (2007) is a poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. Amnesty International’s local Carlton Group is hosting a fundraising screening of Persepolis at 7pm on [...]
Refugees billed for their detention
14 July, 2008 – 9:41 pm
After three years living in Melbourne, Iranian refugee Hossein has been told he owes the Department of Immigration $200,000, the cost of keeping his wife, daughter and son locked up in Curtin Detention Centre in Western Australia for three years. (Source: The Australian newspaper, 22 April 2008) As a party to the 1951 UN Convention [...]
Will you say no to this war?
23 May, 2008 – 11:10 am
“We say killing is disorder. Life and gentleness and community and unselfishness is the only order we recognize. For the sake of that order, we risk our liberty, our good name. The time is past when good people can remain silent, when obedience can segregate people from public risk, when the poor can die without [...]
Support ban on cluster bombs
22 May, 2008 – 5:01 pm
In one of the very last acts of the Howard Government, Brendan Nelson bought $14 million worth of cluster bombs – weapons that contain mini-bombs, some of which remain unexploded on the ground for years awaiting innocent civilians. It’s the first time Australia has bought such a weapon, and one we would hope the new [...]
Cyclone Nargis in Burma
15 May, 2008 – 4:26 pm
We have been praying for our neighbours in Burma suffering devastation beyond our imagination since Cyclone Nargis hit on 2 May. The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) is appealling for donations in order to contribute to the ‘massive and immediate’ aid needed. Please give online or phone 1800 025 101. There are immense [...]
