2 February 2012 SENATE COMMITTEE HEARS DIRECTLY FROM CLOTHING OUTWORKERS The Senate Education Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee sitting in Melbourne today, as part of its Inquiry into the Fair Work Amendment (Textile Clothing and Footwear Industry) Bill 2011, …
By Barbara Deutschmann For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 26 January is Survival Day or Invasion Day. Their sorrow on this day reminds us that all is not well within this nation, that we have some unfinished business. What …
Clothes you can feel really, really good about! (via Fashion Musings) Fashion Musings had a chat to Eloise from Ethical Clothing Australia to find out a little bit more about this fantastic organisation! —————– FM: Tell us about ECA: Eloise: Ethical …
Father Bob’s farewell Mass (via CathNews) [Fr. Bob has supported many people and organisations – including the Justice and International Mission Unit of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania (sponsor of JustAct). We thank Fr. Bob for his work. …
27.01.12 From left to right: Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, the WCC general secretary; H.H. Catholicos Aram I of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church; and H.B. Patriarch emeritus Michel Sabbah at the WCC consultation in …
UCVT E-News update #02/2012 UnitingCare celebrates Pancake Day’s 10th anniversary! Thanksgiving event at Synod – 7 February 2012 Connections UnitingCare and ACOSS CEO present Annual WJ Craig Lecture New dates for UnitingCare Victoria and Tasmania training sessions Creative Ministries Network …
The authentic feminism of Melinda Tankard Reist ABC Religion and Ethics – 25 Jan 2012 Renate Klein and Susan Hawthorne Melinda Tankard Reist deserves to be supported instead of vilified. The intensely personal attacks against her will only serve the pornography and …
Multi faith discussion on children and incarceration (US based).
Uniting for Change has plenty of information about poker machine reform. And it has been much in the news recently as Andrew Wilkie and Julia Gillard continue their efforts to come to an agreement. Now is a great time to …
Prem Sikka via The Conversation, 19 January 2012 Executive remuneration is out of control in the United Kingdom. The final report by the High Pay Commission concluded that “there is rarely a link between directors’ incentives and the way a …
