Archive - September, 2008

JustAct reloaded – Just End Persecution (online petition)

4 September 2008 by , No Comments

Take action to defend Pastor Berlin Guerrero, of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP).

2008 Human Rights Photography Competition

3 September 2008 by , No Comments

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) is holding a photo competition based on the theme – ?Dignity and justice for all of us?. (Click here for entry forms and info)
The theme reinforces the vision of the Declaration [...]

Praxis08 – Crunch Time Guys.. Get on the phone

1 September 2008 by , 17 Comments

So currently I have 1 rego for our weekend away.http://morepraxis.org.au/praxis08
I need to know so I can cancel the booking and if not…… and catering would probably like to know who is coming.
If you could write your name and number here and/or rego this week. Actually by Wednesday would be good. (Maybe call up [...]

Peacemaking – a way to get involved

17 August 2008 by , No Comments

[ September 5, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] About Talisman Sabre 09

In June 2007, 30,000 Australian and US troops descended on Shoalwater Bay on the central Queensland coast for a series of live-fire exercises including bombings and invasion tactics.? They’re planning to do it all again in July 2009. At the same time, a new coal port has been proposed for an area [...]

VCC – Making Connections Fiji Tour

5 August 2008 by , No Comments

[ September 27, 2008 1:00 pm to October 11, 2008 1:00 pm. ]
A fourteen day tour with ten people to observe, learn participate, question, make the connections. Be part of something bigger. Some places still available. Applications closing soon.

For a copy of the brochure click here.
Background:
Christian World Service, the international aid and development agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia gives financial support to [...]

Praxis08 – Cancelled see “talkin bout the revolution”

25 July 2008 by , 6 Comments

[ September 19, 2008 7:00 pm to September 21, 2008 2:00 pm. ]

Cancelled see “talkin bout the revolution” and crunch time post

Think, pray, play and meet with more of your tribe who long for a Christian spirituality that interconnects social action and theological reflection.
Been waiting for this? Good, so have we.

Where: Merricks Lodge (3670 Frankston-Flinders Rd Shoreham Vic – 1hr40mins from Melbourne)

Online Rego here and online [...]

Religious Anarchism

4 December 2007 by , No Comments

[ September 4, 2008 to September 6, 2008. ]
 
Call for Papers

Religious Anarchism
Panels at the first Anarchist Studies Network conference
Hosted by the Dept of Politics, IR and European Studies, Loughborough University, UK
Religious anarchism, especially Christian anarchism, has been around for at least as long as ?secular? anarchism. The academic literature tells us that Leo Tolstoy is its most famous proponent, but there are many [...]