Archive - November, 2007

Daz’s take on Compass’s “UNITING CHURCH

12 November 2007 by , No Comments

I have had a few conversations today about the program last night on Compass about the UCA,? Daz has captured much of what people were taking with me about.? so here is the intro and a link. Thanks Daz for taking the time to write about it.
“After watching Compass last night and their piece on [...]

Prayer 4 issues of global poverty

12 November 2007 by , No Comments

Sorry about the late posting… this email was buried in my inbox calling for people pray for issues of global poverty – last Sunday. Luckily I believe God is not constrained by time and space This has been initiated by the Heads of Churches throughout Australia.
“There has been some discussion over the last [...]

NCYC – Music Submissions

9 November 2007 by , No Comments

Hi guys it appears that NCYC is looking for music. So any musos out there consider yourself invited to write us some songs.
From the NCYC site
“Music is an important aspect of NCYC and is one of the highlights for many delegates. Each NCYC sees the release of a number of new songs of faith; [...]

JustAct action – ATMs away from Pokies

8 November 2007 by , No Comments

Action x 1
Visit local pokie venues and report if they have ATMs, how many and where they are located in the venue (foyer, bar, bistro etc). Also identify where the next nearest ATM to the pokie venue is outside of the venue itself. Send the details to Mark at mark.zirnsak@victas.uca.org.au
For all the action ideas and [...]

GetUp Action – A little Post-It

8 November 2007 by , No Comments

A little Post-It note with a big message!
Two years ago, the Howard Government’s WorkChoices laws were introduced to the Parliament.
The Government ignored the fact that the majority of Australians opposed the laws. They spent $121 million of our money promoting the unfair IR laws with advertising campaigns featuring a Post-It note saying, “Know where you [...]

Vote With Your Life (plan2)

7 November 2007 by , 2 Comments

[ November 15, 2007; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ]

This election why not commit to ?being the change you want to see in the world? no matter who gets in.

There is an election day action being planned at Shine (74 Kingsway Glen Waverley) on Thursday night 7pm. (note date change) If anyone is keen? your invited.

The action is designed to give people [...]

UpperRoom – HIV AIDS

1 November 2007 by , No Comments

[ November 5, 2007; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ]

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 Caf?/Bar (74 Kingsway Glen Waverley) with gallery space, discussion corners, opportunity for practical response and pondering space.We hope the upper [...]

Climate Change Action (Melbourne Cup)

1 November 2007 by , No Comments

[ November 6, 2007; 11:00 am; ] Flemington Racecourse, Main Gate at Epson Rd and the Railway Gate at Racecourse Station)
A group of climate change activists will be handing out leaflets for the walk against warming (11 November) at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day. To stress the issue of rising sea levels dress in underwater gear, swimming suits or surfing costume. Bring [...]