Archive - December, 2006

Happy Christmas?

31 December 2006 by , Comments Off

A Spirituality for Christmas?

22 December 2006 by , 2 Comments

Below are some of the quotes from Gustavo Gutierez I will be using in my elective/chat at NCYC in Perth. Worth a ponder this Chrissy too. Have a great Christmas break.
May the peace of Christ disturb you this Christmas.
Age
?To place oneself in the kingdom means to participate in the struggle for liberation of those [...]

Yesterdays Action Pix

20 December 2006 by , No Comments

Here are a couple of the pictures from yesterdays action – Im behind the ‘Stop Sweat Shop’ placard
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Below is the write up from http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/12/134274.php

After a quick rehearsal in the Mall, the ‘choir’ made its way into the up-market shopping mall that has replaced the old Post Office in Melbourne’s landmark GPO building [...]

A 2yr olds Nativity and a 6yr olds hope…

16 December 2006 by , 2 Comments

As many know I have very cool and cute kids. I have two Christmas highlights from our mob for our pondering pleasure.
Above is a picture of our nativity as set up by our 2yr old twin girls. JJ (y6yrs) had originally set it up “properly” demonstrating the enculturation of our son then the girls [...]

Carolling of a Different kind – Tues 19

15 December 2006 by , 3 Comments

Hi all
Daisy Gardener (FairWear Victoria Coordinator) and I are organising some Christmas carols with a difference.
Church groups from across the denominations have been supportive of the FairWear campaign over many years.
We plan to sing a few songs at a fashion shop that has been ?more naughty than nice? in relation to homeworkers. This will occur [...]

Tell Starbucks to Give Ethiopian Farmers their Fair Share

14 December 2006 by , 1 Comment

Each year, coffee companies make billions of dollars. Starbucks alone earned almost $5.8 billion in net revenues during the first three quarters of 2006.
With as many as 15 million Ethiopians dependent on coffee, Ethiopia has decided to get its farmers more of what they deserve. The country’s government has asked Starbucks to sign a licensing [...]

Stop Violence Against Philippine Garment Workers

13 December 2006 by , No Comments

Bishop Ramento killed
The Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania has been highlighting human rights abuses in the Philippines (including murders) of workers in its partner church, the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. Many of these church workers are involved in defending basic labour rights. Furthermore, the Uniting Church is a member of the [...]

E-Card the PM & local MP’s this Christmas

12 December 2006 by , 1 Comment

“Christmas is the season for giving, so ask your politicians to help Make Poverty History as they plan for the coming year and finalise the 2007 federal budget.
Choose a card from the images below, then simply enter your postcode in the search field to add your local MPs’ email address. Either use the message already [...]