Archive - January, 2008

Yalukit Wilam Ngargee (People Place Gathering) – St Kilda Festival

30 January 2008 by , No Comments

[ January 30, 2008 to February 2, 2008. ] A four-day indigenous festival ? Yalukit Wilam Ngargee or ?People Place Gathering? in Boon Wurrung ? marks the start of this year?s St Kilda Festival. Like the Festival itself, Yalukit Wilam Ngargee is produced and presented by the City of Port Phillip and is free. Yalukit Wilam Ngargee begins at 6pm Wednesday 30 January with [...]

Job – NCYC09 Communications Officer p/t

29 January 2008 by , No Comments

NCYC09 is looking for a half-time Communication Officer to join the team.
Got communication skiils? Come join the team organising the largest event in
the Uniting Church!
NCYC09 (National Christian Youth Convention, January 2009,
http://ncyc.org.au) is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Communication
Officer (part-time, 0.5 EFT) with skills in media communication, marketing
and promotions, and experience in the Uniting Church and [...]

Jobs -UCA – Social Justice Officer

29 January 2008 by , No Comments

The Justice & International Mission Unit of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Uniting Church in Australia, invites applications for two positions of
SOCIAL JUSTICE OFFICER (f/t or p/t)
The positions require a commitment to the ethos of the Uniting Church in Australia, especially in the area of social justice. Experience of working in social justice campaigns [...]

Faith Based Community Work

23 January 2008 by , 1 Comment

?Compassionate Community work is an introductory course on Christ-like community work. It can be studied formally as a subject for university or seminary – or informally at home or in your church or community. The Compassionate Community Work course has an inner dimension and and outer dimension. The inner dimension, or ?soul,?: of the course [...]

avaaz Action – Kenya

20 January 2008 by , No Comments

Dear friends,
Kenya still teeters on the brink of disaster ? today bullets are flying on the streets, with over 600 killed and 250,000 made homeless as government and opposition dispute the presidency. There’s hope yet, as Kenyan civil society groups stand up for peace and justice — but only dialogue and an independent review of [...]

GetUp Action – Peoples Agenda

16 January 2008 by , No Comments

Dear friends,
Welcome to the new year! Right now our newly elected politicians are packing their bags for Canberra – and we want your voices ringing in their ears as they rise to speak when Parliament resumes in ’08.
That is why in December thousands of GetUp members simultaneously met in 327 ‘Vision GetTogethers’ in almost [...]

Transport Union Leader Murdered in Nigeria

16 January 2008 by , No Comments

Recently, four men gunned down Alhaji Saka Saula, the popular leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Lagos, Nigeria. Following the killing, workers in Lagos, protested and there was considerable violence with some shops being burned. Chances are you didn’t see this on your evening news or read about it [...]

Job/Placement – World Vision Vanuatu

10 January 2008 by , 10 Comments

http://www.worldvision.com.au/stir/Content.aspx?topicID=544
World Vision is searching for a young Australian to work with its office in Vanuatu for the project ?Education is for Everyone?. The placement is for 12 months and will take place in 2008/2009.
Interested candidates need to have..

A tertiary qualification in teaching (early childhood or primary)
An ability to communicate with people of different cultures [...]