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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Under 25 and doing great things? Nominate for the Young People’s Human Rights Medal
The Australian Human Rights Commission is encouraging young people who have made an outstanding contribution to advancing human rights in Australia, to nominate for the Young People’s Human Rights Medal.
Under 25 and doing great things? Nominate for the Young People’s Human Rights Medal
The Australian Human Rights Commission is encouraging young people who have made an outstanding contribution to advancing human rights in Australia, to nominate for the Young People’s Human Rights Medal.
Victory — Nike agrees to pay $1.5 million in relief to laid-off Honduran workers
Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is pleased to pass on news of a ground-breaking agreement between the Central General de Trabajadores de Honduras (CGT) and Nike that will provide a US$1.5 million fund for workers in Honduras that formerly produced Nike …
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Uniting Church of Australia president Alistair Macrae on Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. He wants politicians to spell out their fundamental vision and values to help voters differentiate between them, rather than just “cheap political point-scoringâ€. He also says, much like the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Be the change
It may be the middle of winter but average global temperatures are still rising! May 2010 was the warmest on record. See: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100615_globalstats.html Climate change threatens to undermine all the millennium development goals – an internationally agreed to set of …
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Vaseline and skin whitening
Vaseline launched a controversial Facebook application that encouraged users to lighten the appearance of their skin. The application was targeted at users in India, who were asked to upload their profile photos and whiten their faces. The skin whitening industry …
Learner Driver Mentors needed
L2P – Learner Driver Mentor Program Supporting young people 16-21 to reach 120 hours of safe driving practice L2P is a Vic Roads initiative that assists young learner drivers who face significant barriers to getting on-the-road driving experience. Volunteers and …
A Vicious Cycle of Inter-Communal and Inter-Religious Violence in Nigeria
Prepared May 2010 “As simple and quiet sisters, peace and love require no arms. For it is not in war, but in peace, that we are trained†– Clement of Alexandria (c.150 – c. 215) On 7 March 2010, as …
Quotes for the week – chocolate, refugees, politics, prison
14 July 2010 Chocolate better in Europe…? “Chocoholics have it right: European chocolate is better; or at least, far more sustainable and justâ€. – - Jean Stevens, freelance (journalist for change.Org who focuses on issues relating to sustainable food) on …
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Tagged Asylum seekers, Chocolate, David Burchell, Dr Zachary Steel, European Union, Glenine Hamlyn, International Cocoa Organization, Jean Stevens, mars, prison, Queensland Churches Together, Simon Allston, Tasmania, Tasmanian Ombudsman, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, University of NSW's School of Psychiatry
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