JustAct is an initiative of Justice and International Mission (JIM), a unit of the Uniting Church in Australia (Vic/Tas Synod).
For more info about other JIM projects visit our site.
Action 43 – A Roadtrip to MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY
Become a roadtrippper… Sign up today to participate in the Roadtrip!More »
Action 42 – Just Resolutions
What will you do this year to make a difference? It’s not only the start of a new year but also the start of a new decade!More »
Action 41 – Christmas Spirit?
Give hope Check out our JustAct Fair Trade catalogue for ideas of gifts that give fair wages and a better quality of life for those involved in their production.More »
JustAct offers information and ways to work towards transforming situations of injustice in our local communities, across our country and throughout the world. It is easy to feel that your voice is not enough, but the more we speak out together the louder that voice is. Be a part of creating change, no matter how big or small your contribution is, every voice counts!
Find your voice
Have a say
Act with Justice in Mind
How it all works
Join the network (at the top of the page) to receive a monthly alert letting you know a new opportunity to make a difference is on this site and ready for you to take action. Each month we focus on a different social injustice and offer ways to take action.
Membership is free and all are invited to join.
The team at JustAct are also running a number of workshops and events around Melbourne. Join the network to also be the first to hear about them!
To find out more about the JustAct team or to contact us follow here.
FairWear Campaign Meeting
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010Join the campaign to advocate for garment outworker rights in Victoria and Australia, with support for international garment worker campaigns. FairWear Victoria is focusing on new campaigns to address outworkers’ pay and conditions in the 2010s.
Unions, community groups and individuals are most welcome to come along.
When: 5.30pm Wednesday 24 March 2010
Where: The Order of Melbourne, Level 2, 401 Swanston Street, city.
(between Little LaTrobe & A’Beckett Sts, opposite RMIT. The venue is on the second floor (no wheel chair access!)
More information: Mark Riley, FairWear Campaign & Education Officer ph. 03 9251 5270 (Tues. –Thur.)
Killed – 21 employees of a garment factory in Bangladesh
Monday, March 15th, 2010Following a horrific factory fire that killed 21 employees of a garment factory in Bangladesh, the factory workers are demanding swift reforms, a criminal investigation and compensation for the victims. Support these workers’ demands by writing to the Government of Bangladesh and international fashion brands sourcing from this factory.
- Picture – Clean Clothes Campaign
On Thursday, February 25, 2010, twenty-one workers died and another 50 were injured when the Garib & Garib Sweater Factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh, caught fire for the second time in six months.
Please join us today in calling upon the brands, the employer and the government of Bangladesh to take immediate action to ensure justice for the victims, and to prevent these tragedies from occurring in the future.
Please take a few short minutes to join these letter-writing campaigns now!
Clean Clothes Campaign – action
Just Stuff Archives
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- October 2007
- July 2007
- May 2007
“I never wanted work to be useful to me while causing loss to my brother, for I have this hope that what helps my brother will bring fruit to me.”
