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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Wilberforce Fairtrade beer
Amazing taste! How sweet the round… At last, hops go holistic – a beer that joyously ticks all those sanctified boxes. Proudly, Westerham Brewery in Kent, England, offers the William Wilberforce Freedom Ale. Go to: Ship of Fools
Posted in Just Holy Hardware, Just Stuff
Tagged beer, Fairtrade, holy hardware, Labour justice, slavery, Wilberforce
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DESA Workers Win Supreme Court Case, Buyers Must Act NOW!
Almost a year to the day since DESA workers began their struggle for union recognition, the Supreme Court in Turkey has confirmed that 18 of the workers sacked by the Turkish leather factory had been illegally dismissed as a result of union organising. The Supreme Court rulings represent a significant victory for the DESA workers, including worker-organiser Emine Arslan.
Posted in Just Stuff
Tagged Aspinalls, Clean Clothes Campaign, Debenhams, DESA, Jaeger, M&S, Mulberry, Nicole Fahri, Prada, trade union, Turkey, work justice, workers rights
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Support Reconciliation Victoria
Reconciliation Victoria is currently in danger of being forced to close with the Victorian Government not committing to further funding from June this year. Show your support for Rec Vic now by writing a letter to the Victorian government or going to …
Posted in Just Stuff, Uncategorized
Tagged antar, indigenous, rec vic, reconciliation, Reconciliation Victoria, Victoria
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Fair Trade Fiesta!
Fair Trade Fortnight, Australia and New Zealand’s biggest annual celebration of all things fair trade, is on right now from the 2nd to the 17th of May. Go to the Fair Trade Fortnight website to find out what events are …
Posted in Just Stuff
Tagged Fair, Fair Trade Fiesta, Fair Trade Fortnight, Fairtrade, Fiesta, trade
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Realise Human Rights!
Human rights are basic, universally accepted principles to guide the way that we treat each other. They describe what is necessary for each person to live a life of dignity to the fullness of their potential. Respect for human rights …
Posted in Actions - Just Act Now
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Mothers' Day is sweeter for Cecilia Alcaraz
Article posted May 04, 2009 – 06:13 PM Source GMA News MANILA, Philippines – After her death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, Cecilia Armia Alcaraz is happy to live longer for her children and celebrate Mothers’ day on May …
Mothers’ Day is sweeter for Cecilia Alcaraz
Article posted May 04, 2009 – 06:13 PM Source GMA News MANILA, Philippines – After her death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, Cecilia Armia Alcaraz is happy to live longer for her children and celebrate Mothers’ day on May …
Save the Life of Cecilia Alcaraz!
“Heads must roll for Cecilia being left alone to defend herself in the crucial hearing before the final verdict. These officials should be held liable whatever the verdict may be this Monday,†Martinez said.
He said Ilagan would try to talk to Taiwanese officials to plead Alcaraz’s case.
Foreign Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Esteban Conejos, on the other hand, said the government was doing all it could to help Alcaraz.
Rev. Berlin Guerrero testifies he was tortured in the Philippines
A pastor of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Guerrero
stated that “church people have not been spared from torture”. “Most
of the victims of torture among church people are from member churches
of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, and I am one
of those who have been victimized,” he said.
Posted in Just End Christian Persecution, Just Stuff
Tagged 42nd Session of the UN Committee against Torture, Christian persecution, human rights, Marie Hilao-Enriquez, Pastor Berlin Guerrero, persecution of Christians, Philippines, Raymond Manalo, religious freedom, Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, torture, WCC, World Council of Churches
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