Archive - July, 2010

Carlton Conversations

28 July 2010 by , 1 Comment

Carlton conversations @ the Clare Castle Hotel
2010 series — ‘What I believe and why’

Mostly what we believe is revealed in our actions, in what we do with our lives. In this series of conversations we ask some people doing interesting things with their life to reflect on what it is that makes them do what they [...]

2010 Election Leaflets

22 July 2010 by , No Comments

Anyone for a bit of transparency in their 2010 election propaganda?
What a great idea. Thanks!
check out http://www.electionleaflets.org.au/
Election leaflets are one of the main weapons in the fight for votes in Australia.
They are targeted, effective and sometimes very bitter.
We need your help to photograph and map them so we can keep an eye on what the parties [...]

Election 2010 UCA Resources

20 July 2010 by , No Comments

Hi Guys, below is all the great work from uniting justice on some of the issues and things to think about leading up to the 2010 election. I have copied the page in full because it could do with a couple of home plus less clicks for you. I will have some hard [...]

Feature Clip – Election

14 July 2010 by , No Comments

The link to enrol to vote = http://www.aec.gov.au/Enrolling_to_vote/Update_enrolment.htm

the most you can do

7 July 2010 by , Comments Off

“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.” – Barbara Kingsolver

reacting

7 July 2010 by , Comments Off

I’m reading a discussion paper prepared for the Uniting Church’s national assembly. The particular topic of the paper is irrelevant here, but i came across a paragraph that is becoming depressingly familiar, and it’s got me annoyed enough to have been stamping round the office all day. I’ve decided you should all share the brunt, [...]

thanks for letting me stay…

6 July 2010 by , Comments Off

i have changed where home is
i have become a guest in the place of your faith
no more trying to make myself fit
contorting, awkwardly
i have changed where my home is.
The Culture and Context Unit, within which i work, celebrated its first birthday last week. It’s been a fun ride so far…
I’ve been spending today writing up [...]

Feature Clip – Pee in the Shower

3 July 2010 by , No Comments

This is clever and made me laugh (Almost enough to pee my pants)