Taking action on sweatshops works

“We will do anything that you want – just stop them singing!”

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Avaaz - G8 Climate Action

Last week, Avaaz campaigners hand-delivered our 100,000-signature climate change petition to the environment ministers of the world’s most polluting countries. It worked. The chair of the meeting waved the petition in the air, calling on his fellow ministers to act–and they agreed that climate change would be the #1 issue at the G8 summit in June.

The momentum is on our side. Let’s build on it. Next Tuesday, another high-level group will meet to move forward with G8 planning — and we can keep the focus on the climate issue by showing that the call for action is growing. Can you help us reach our ambitious goal of 150,000 signatures by Tuesday by forwarding this email to ten friends? Your friends can sign the petition here:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_action_g8

April 2 - UpperRoom - EArSTohEaR (Spirituality in Media)

The upper room project meets the first Monday of each month (6:-8:30pm) to engage with spirituality and justice as struggled with and fought for by the Prophets and Jesus. We meet upstairs in the Shine Café/Bar (74 Kingsway Glen Waverley) with gallery space, discussion corners, opportunity for practical response and pondering space.

We hope the upper room will be

• Space to rest/relax with your tribe
• Be challenged by the prophetic call of compassion
• Connect with heartbeats for living

There will be food, wine and friends plus

• a gallery space for photos and other art.
• activist space - activities, information and people deeply into that topic to meet
• conversational space - multimedia and communally led (an interview, music, texts, a place to chat)

Please bring your friends - all are welcome

This month we will have a stacks of movie and music clips that look/question some area of meaning in life. Plus a few papers with various ways of understanding the cross and a relfection on Resurrection and Justice. In the art area we hope to have poster art from thje movies (anyone with good conections there??? we could use more help). Plus it would be good to hear stories from people’s experiences of the Palm Sunday Peace Parade.
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Palm Sunday Action - Don’t be a Nuclear Fool! (Reminder)

Well, I said I would remind us later. 4 days to go!
http://www.nuclearfoolsday.org/ 

One Year On: Send John Howard an Anniversary Card

Dear
John Howard is feeling pretty pleased with himself right now. It’s the one year anniversary of his unfair IR laws being enacted in Parliament. While he’s throwing a party in Canberra and patting his fellow Government ministers on the back, working people and families all around Australia are struggling to cope with a less secure, drastically less fair nation. If he thinks we’ve forgotten the IR laws and their impact, he’s dead wrong.

Sign John Howard’s Anniversary Card on our website. If we get more than 7,000 signatures, ACTU President Sharan Burrow will fly to Sydney and personally deliver it. www.rightsatwork.com.au/campaigns/card

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Getup Action - Climate/Labor Action

Dear friends,

Next Saturday, Kevin Rudd is convening a National Climate Change Summit in Canberra. That’s just over a week until the potential future government of Australia meets to discuss which climate change solutions they’ll implement if elected.

Leaders from government, industry, science and the environment will be there to help formulate policies for the future of Australia. GetUp has also been offered a seat at the table, and we want to carry your voice with us!

Email your Labor MP or senator today, and tell them in your own words what kind of climate future you want.

www.getup.org.au/campaign/YourMessagetoLabor

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With Christ in the Community 07

An exciting course in West End Brisbane for Christians who want an intensive introduction to Christian community with disadvantaged groups. The course involves living with Dave Anderws some of the people from the Waiters Union in a joint household and some time in neighbouring boarding houses.

You will have the opportunity to explore: Prayer and Play, Spiritual Discipline, Corporate Reflections, Practical Service, Holistic Evangelism, Cross/Cultural Mission, Non-violent Action

Dates for 2007:
June 22-July 6
Dec 2-Dec 15
Costs: A group cost sharing exercise will be used. (People usually pay $100-200 per week)

You will have the opportunity to explore: Prayer and Play, Spiritual Discipline, Corporate Reflections, Practical Service, Holistic Evangelism, Cross/Cultural Mission, Non-violent Action
Download an application form here (note: the dates are form 2006 but the form is the same)Please give me a call/email if you are keen to go and would like a bit of pre and post support / background / encouragment. I think this is a great course if you can go - go.
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MPH - World’s Biggest Banner

Hi friends,

Here’s another way to get involved in the Make Poverty History campaign – by joining the World’s Biggest Banner attempt. Youth groups, kid’s groups perhaps even your group.

The idea is that you make a 3m x 1 m banner with a Make Poverty History slogan and get as many people to sign it as possible (it’s like an enormous petition). Then they all get sewn together and displayed on 1st July in the Alexandra Gardens.

Download Info packs - updated.pdf

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