Archive - September, 2006

Jesus appears on MySpace

18 September 2006 by , 3 Comments

Jesus in beer schooner seeks net friends
Cath News
A British religious thinktank says it has become the very first “friend” of Jesus on the News Corp-owned social networking website, MySpace.
Jesus appeared in cyberspace yesterday as part of an advertising campaign that features an image of his face in beer froth on the side of a [...]

Getup Action – Australia Calling Washington

15 September 2006 by , No Comments

Next week the US President will attempt to push new legislation through the US Congress for trying Guantanamo detainees – including David Hicks. Unfortunately, the new system is actually worse than the old unfair one the US Supreme Court threw out.
America sees Australia as the closest of allies. Every handcrafted, personal email American leaders receive [...]

Expose Pine Gap – Wed 20

15 September 2006 by , 1 Comment

Public Meeting Wednesday 20 September,
7pm St Martin’s Church, cnr Otter & Wellington Streets, Collingwood
At dawn on December 9 2005, a ‘Citizen’s Inspection’ of Pine Gap took place causing Pine Gap to shut down for five hours. The reason? A group of four Christian pacifists had entered the base. The keynote speaker is Donna Mulhearn, [...]

Steal This Film

14 September 2006 by , No Comments

“In 2006, a group of friends decided to make a film about filesharing that *we* would recognise. there have been a few documentaries by ?old media? crews who don?t understand the net and see peer-to-peer organisation as a threat to their livelihoods. They have no reason to represent the filesharing movement positively, and no capacity [...]

Workplace Bullying Support Group

13 September 2006 by , 2 Comments

This support group is for people who are experiencing or have experienced workplace bullying.
The Support Group provides a safe environment to:

Share with others who have experienced the trauma of workplace bullying.
Find support for understanding and dealing with difficult feelings and thoughts you may experience.
Learn skills that may help you to cope better with life.
Obtain information [...]

Shape GetUp 2007

11 September 2006 by , No Comments

Hi guys many of you have joined actions by this group in the passed – now they are looking for direction in 2007. This survey is a good way to raise issues that you are passionate about. Below is their email and link.
I did have a laugh in the second paragraph where they claim [...]

On the Love of the Poor

8 September 2006 by , No Comments

?the Lord of the universe asks for mercy rather than sacrifice (Matthew 9:13), large entrails of compassion rather than thousands of lambs. Offer them to him, then, through the poor and those who are spread throughout the earth, so that, when we leave the world, we will be welcomed by them into the eternal dwelling [...]

Unjust Genes: Life and Death for Sale

7 September 2006 by , No Comments

St Columban’s Mission Society has prepared a 26 minute dvd with accompanying discussion booklet on GE Food. The dvd draws on interviews with scientists, farmers and campaigners both overseas and in Australia.
It springs from the Columban missionary commitment to social justice and the promotion of life in all its forms. Applying totally new bio-technology processes [...]