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The Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project have Christmas cards for sale to raise funds for asylum seekers with no form of income or healthcare. They are $10 per pack of ten plus $4.00 p + h.
The cards include art work done by Asylum Seeker Children.
If you would like to buy any please contact
Hotham Mission Asylum [...]

6th Annual Human Rights Oration
Wednesday 13 December, 12noon
Zinc, Federation Square, cnr Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne
Since September 11 2001, governments in the Western world have adopted the rhetoric of war to justify a retreat from the protection of rights. The erosion of basic rights has advanced rapidly, and with it have come increasing threats to [...]

Hi guys thought others may be interested in the news coverage UCA is getting around the flag and funerals again. It would probably not surprise many that this issue has been very unfortunate, and in most cases misreported. The family of the deceased person (an RSL Digger) is most upset at their treatment in the [...]

There were many things Christians chose to do during the G20 weekend.
A group of us, inspired by some non-violence training, decided to errect a “3rd World and Environment Embassy”, and camped outside the barricades surrounding the meeting for 60 hours. Many of us chose to eat only rice and drink only water for [...]

Human Rights Day Sunday 10 December
The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights envisions a world in which all people enjoy rights and freedoms without discrimination. Human Rights Day is a time to celebrate how much has been achieved in brining this vision to reality, and also to reflect upon how much remains to be [...]

Indigenous Hospitality House
A Christian hospitality project in North Carlton?looking for residents!
What does it mean to live on stolen land?
We need people who are passionate about Indigenous issues and willing to challenge their own perceptions.
How does Christ come to us in the stranger?
We need people who want to reflect with others about how encountering the stranger [...]

Last night we had the final UpperRoom for 2006. It was a great night of deep chatting and being in a space with people of good will. Well it was for me
On the tables we had feed back sheets to find out what people have thought of the nights so far, [...]

Can we be sure that Australian uranium won’t be used in nuclear weapons? Friends of the Earth presents this important forum on the failure of the international nuclear safeguards system.
Wednesday, 6 December, 6.30pm to 8pm
312 Smith St, Fitzroy
Speakers:
Nadia Watson – Friends of the Earth
Felicity Hill – International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (MAPW)
Recent reports:
Medical [...]