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There are a couple of ad campaigns running around our world one by the United Church of Christ – God is still speaking, Watch their ads and smile.

Another currently on in Canberra – Jesus all about Life. Watch their ads and wriggle.

���The two greatest hungers in the world today are for spiritual integrity and social justice ��� and the connection between the two is what the world is waiting for.���

US-based author, activist and international commentator Jim Wallis will be speaking on the need to connect the central message of Jesus to the moral issues of our time.

Make Poverty History Treasurer Hunt

Be part of the nation-wide Treasurer Hunt (Amazing Race Against Poverty), calling on the Treasurer to lift the aid budget to 0.5% GNI and target more aid to basic services for the poor.

In 2005, the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY campaign engaged hundreds of thousands of Australians in the Global Call to Action Against Poverty. Over 800,000 people now wear White Bands and thousands took part in the international White Band Days.

In 2006, we must build on this momentum.

The first big event for 2006 is the National Day of Action on April 2 in the lead-up to the Federal budget. We want the government to show how they will spend the promised aid increase. We also want them to commit to a timetable for increasing aid to 0.5% of Gross National Income by 2010 (which is our fair share to achieve the MDGs) and 0.7% GNI by 2015.

If you can’t make it to one of the April 2 events listed below, please consider running your own event in public, or with work, community or church groups. This can be done any time in the lead up to the Budget on May 9. A complete and easy-to-use kit (1.8MB PDF) with everything you need to run your own event is available for download from TEAR’s advocacy resources

Decipher clues
Collect aid dollars
Fill the ‘aidometer’ and give the treasurer our dream aid package
You can do all this when you take part in Make Poverty History’s Treasurer Hunt on April 2.

Details for each capital city as comments

There is a very interesting Word and Art exhibition currently on in three City Churches, Collins Baptist, St Johns Southbank and Swanston St Churchof Christ, by an Artist, David White.

I chose to be part of the Interns in Mission Program because I had great faith in Jesus and in God.  The God I believed in was just and loving. A God who hated evil and condemned those who do wrong. I also had faith that things could change and that I could make a [...]

Do you know where your clothes are made and by whom?

It is easy to think that all clothes made in Australia are made under fair working conditions and that sweatshops are only an issue in countries such as China. However within Australia there are around 300,000 homeworkers (outworkers) who are mostly women that make clothes at home for as little as $2 to $3 an hour. They often work up to 18 hours a day, 7 days a week. Homeworkers make clothes for our major retailers, designers and even supply schools and sporting uniforms.

Add your voice to the FairWear campaign that is working to end exploitation of homeworkers in the Australian clothing industry!
Our challenge to you is to make the next item of clothing you buy one that does not carry exploitation by buying a piece of clothing that was made in Australia by one of the companies who are fully accredited to the Homeworkers Code of Practise. This ensurees that the clothes you buy were made under fair conditions

Community and Unions Solidarity Picnic @ Yarraville Gardens, Footscray. Sunday 2 April, 1pm:

Organised by the Western Suburbs Community and Unions Coalition.
Main speakers:
Sharan Burrows (ACTU President),
Anglican Bishop Phillip Huggins,
Cath Smith (CEO, Victorian Council of Social Services),
Kevin Bracken (MUA State Secretary).

Brief presentations also from representatives of local community, welfare, ethnic and religious organisations, unions and rank and file workers and community members. Trade union and community information stalls, entertainment (details to follow), food stalls, children’s amusements.

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Have a look at this gallery.
http://www.warshooter.com.nyud.net:8090/blog/admin/thailand-tsunami-then-and-now-gallery-zoriah
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