Links
There is a lot of information on the web from across the globe about a huge range of social justice issues. Here are some great sites we recommend you check out if you want to know any more about a particular issue.
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General
Centre for Public Christianity
Churches of Christ Social Justice Blog
Good Shepherd Social Justice Network
Justice and International Mission – Uniting Church in Australia (Synod of Victoria and Tasmania)
Office for Justice and Peace of the Melbourne Catholic Archdiocese
National Council of Churches in Australia – Social Justice Network
The New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good (USA site)
Radical Church – blog (University of Melbourne)
Tasmanian Catholic Justice and Peace Commission
UnitingCare Victoria and Tasmania
Australian Poverty
Australian Council of Social Service
Catholic Social Services Victoria
Connections UnitingCare Anti-Poverty Awards (for young people)
Hobart Community Legal Service (information + advocacy on social security)
UnitingCare Victoria and Tasmania (UCV&T)
Social Security Rights Victoria (previously Welfare Rights Unit)
Asylum Seeker & Refugee issues
Asylum Seeker Project, Hotham Mission
Education
ACUMA (campus services)
Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA)
Theological Student’s Association (United Faculty of Theology)
VISTA (Association of Vocational, Education and Training Professionals)
Environmental Issues
Australian Youth Climate Coalition
Climate Action Network Australia
Ethical shopping
Ethical Clothing Australia (the Australian accrediting body for ethically made clothing)
Buy and sell Fairtrade certified
New Internationalist (a World Fair Trade Organisation)
Oxfam Trading (a World Fair Trade Organisation)
People for Fair Trade (a World Fair Trade Organisation)
Tribes and Nations (nearly all of their products are Fairtrade certified, or from World Fair Trade Organisation suppliers)
What Would Jesus Buy?
Fair Trade
Become a fair trade community! (faith, tertiary institution, workplace etc.)
Australian Fair Trade & Investment Network
Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand
World Fair Trade Organisations (WFTO)
Global Poverty
Human Rights / Persecution of Christians
Australian Centre for Human Rights Education (ACHRE)
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
Indigenous
Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress Australia
Peace and Disarmament
Australian Network to Ban Landmines
E-MINE – Electronic Mine Information Network
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
Justice System (prisons etc.)
Unethical Marketing
International Baby Food Action Network
Work Justice
Commonwealth Government information
Clean Start – fair deal for cleaners
FairWear Australia
Nestlé: Polish site for some ‘Art Atak’ and check out ‘Support Nestlé Cabuyao Workers‘
