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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Sen. Fielding blog – comment on 'alcopops'
Senator Fielding voting against the alcopop tax last time resulted in a loss of the $50 million of actions the Government had agreed to undertake, including:
· A $25 million Health Sponsorship Fund to provide voluntary sponsorship to local community organizations who provide sporting and cultural activities, as an alternative to other forms of sponsorship;
· Mandatory warning labels on alcohol advertising;
· Community level initiatives designed to tackle binge drinking;
· Enhancing telephone counselling services and alcohol referrals; and
· Expansion of existing social marketing campaigns.
Posted in Just Stuff
Tagged alcohol, alcopops, Family First, harm reduction, Steve Fielding, tax
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Sen. Fielding blog – comment on ‘alcopops’
Senator Fielding voting against the alcopop tax last time resulted in a loss of the $50 million of actions the Government had agreed to undertake, including:
· A $25 million Health Sponsorship Fund to provide voluntary sponsorship to local community organizations who provide sporting and cultural activities, as an alternative to other forms of sponsorship;
· Mandatory warning labels on alcohol advertising;
· Community level initiatives designed to tackle binge drinking;
· Enhancing telephone counselling services and alcohol referrals; and
· Expansion of existing social marketing campaigns.
Posted in Just Stuff
Tagged alcohol, alcopops, Family First, harm reduction, Steve Fielding, tax
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Catholics fear Hindu 'Taliban'
Father Babu Joseph, a spokesman for the Catholic Bishops Conference of India, which represents 168 diocese, said the church feared the results of the current national elections, which are being held in five stages and conclude on May 13.
Catholics fear Hindu ‘Taliban’
Father Babu Joseph, a spokesman for the Catholic Bishops Conference of India, which represents 168 diocese, said the church feared the results of the current national elections, which are being held in five stages and conclude on May 13.
Think it’s fair for a woman to be fired just because she joined a union?
n March 2009 Emine Arslan and Nuran Gulenc from Deri Is came on a speaker tour to Europe, to coincide with an International Day of Action against Prada on the 7th March. On March 22nd, after they returned to Turkey, a story appeared on Turkish television in which DESA management linked the Deri Is union to Ergenekon, an armed group responsible for a number of political assassinations in Turkey. DESA claimed that the union campaign was part of a plot to destabilise the Turkish economy. A few days later the Deri Is website was hacked and on the 30th March the Deri Is office was broken into and its computer and camera were stolen.
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Tagged Aspinalls of London, Clean Clothes Campaign, Debenhams, DESA, Labour justice, Luella, M&S, Mulberry, Nicole Fahri, Prada, Turkey, unions, work justice
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Think it’s fair for a woman to be fired just because she joined a union?
n March 2009 Emine Arslan and Nuran Gulenc from Deri Is came on a speaker tour to Europe, to coincide with an International Day of Action against Prada on the 7th March. On March 22nd, after they returned to Turkey, a story appeared on Turkish television in which DESA management linked the Deri Is union to Ergenekon, an armed group responsible for a number of political assassinations in Turkey. DESA claimed that the union campaign was part of a plot to destabilise the Turkish economy. A few days later the Deri Is website was hacked and on the 30th March the Deri Is office was broken into and its computer and camera were stolen.
Posted in Just Stuff
Tagged Aspinalls of London, Clean Clothes Campaign, Debenhams, DESA, Labour justice, Luella, M&S, Mulberry, Nicole Fahri, Prada, Turkey, unions, work justice
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New JustAct ad!
The new JustAct ad is up now on YouTube! Check out the long and short versions…
Humanitarian Program?
Since the Rudd Government took office in November 2007, some key proposed changes in Immigration have been announced by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. While the changes go some way to making Australia’s refugee and asylum seekers program fairer, …
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Fair Trade Videos – the benefits of Fairtrade globally
Fair Trade Fortnight has uploaded some informative YouTube videos about the benefits of fair trade in various regions. Check it out
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Fair Trade Videos – the benefits of Fairtrade globally
Fair Trade Fortnight has uploaded some informative YouTube videos about the benefits of fair trade in various regions. Check it out
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