Monthly Archives: July 2008

Even the Waters Converge NCYC Film Brief

Callling all film makers – here’s your brief for NCYC09. All the worship at convention will focus on the theme of water. The hope is to have film footage of all the waters from the places delegates have come from. …

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Animale, reaping profits from forced labour

Animale, a well known French brand that has been around for about 30 years in the fashion industry, has markets in 30 countries, ranging from advanced industrialised countries in Europe to developing ones in Asia, Latin America and Africa. Visiting …

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Child Slavery in the Modern World Public Forum

Date: Friday, 25th of July Time: 6.00pm-7.30pm Location: New Council Chambers, Victorian Trades Hall. Cnr. Victoria & Lygon Streets, Carlton South. A Free Public Forum run by Oaktree which explores the problem and solutions to child slavery in the Asia-Pacific …

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WCC Internship Programme 2009

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will welcome five young people (aged 18-30 years) to serve as interns in its Geneva offices from February 2009 to January 2010. Interns bring valuable experiences to the WCC at the same time as …

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TAFE should be for everyone

The Victorian Government is contemplating a radical overhaul of the Vocational Education & Training (VET) system (of which TAFEs and other Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) are a part of) in Victoria. The changes are highlighted in the government’s consultation document, …

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Photo and Essay Competition

Asia Pacific Youth Network is organizing a photo and essay competition on Decent work for Youth. They want you to tell them the significance of “Decent work for Youth” to you in a story form. As the saying goes, “a …

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Calling all artists…

There’s a thousand ways to get involved in NCYC 09 as an artist – either at Convention or leading up to the big event. Come along to a gathering of other artists and find out how you can be involved. …

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Peace by Piece

An Inter-faith Peace Ceremony for Young People When: Thursday 10th July 2008, 10-11am Where: Federation Square, Melbourne What: People of all faiths are invited to come together in a spirit of peace for this special celebration of inter-faith unity and …

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Urgent help needed – Meryem Özsögüt

The Turkish government has jailed a woman trade unionist, Meryem Özsögüt, and has kept her in detention for nearly six months. LabourStart – the international work justice website has called on supporters and people of good will to give Meryem …

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Urgent help needed – Meryem Özsögüt

The Turkish government has jailed a woman trade unionist, Meryem Özsögüt, and has kept her in detention for nearly six months. LabourStart – the international work justice website has called on supporters and people of good will to give Meryem …

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