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Hi guys I thought I would give another home to this action from Uniting Justice- get busy.
The Stronger Futures debate in Parliament will resume 18th June. This gives us a few more weeks to voice our opposition to the introduction of the legislation.

The Stronger Futures legislation is a series of Bills that will determine what [...]

Write to the CEO about human rights on the eve of Nestle’s annual meeting. 
Got this from LabourStart…
Nestlé workers struggle for their rights as shareholders prepare for annual celebration
As Nestlé shareholders prepare for the annual shareholder meeting on April 19 Nestlé watchers should note that on April 6 a court in Kabirwala, Pakistan issued an arrest warrant [...]

Below is a video with some footage of a few of us encouraging Darrell Lea to give look in the mirror at the “Egg on their face” in relation to slave & child labour. More info about the whys & whats over here
Thanks guys for coming out and engaging this step in our abolitionist effort
Maybe give [...]

Join the FAIRTRADE Chocolate Easter Campaign
The large chocolate companies have “Egg on their face”. Some big chocolate companies acknowledged the problems of people trafficking and forced labour of children but are yet to demonstrate  real commitment to making change.  While companies like Darrel lea lag behind the efforts of others big chocolate producers in removing forced labour [...]

THE ISSUE
EGG ON YOUR FACE?
Many of the chocolate eggs on sale this Easter have been made with cocoa from plantations that use trafficked children to harvest the beans.
Children are being trafficked and forced to work on chocolate plantations in the Cote d’Ivoire, where a large proportion of the world’s cocoa is produced.
The large chocolate companies [...]

Victorian Government should drop mandatory sentencing for young people.
 
The JIM Unit is running a campaign on change.org to ask the Victorian Government to drop the idea of having mandatory minimum sentences for young people committing serious offences: http://www.change.org/petitions#search/juvenile%20justice%20victoria  
 
We believe that appropriate judicial discretion should be applied so that in some cases longer sentences are [...]

Funeral of Fr Tentorio
Fr Fausto Tentorio, a missionary in the Philippines was assassinated on 16 October 2011. He was gunned down by a single assailant shortly before 8 am at the garage inside the compound of the Mother of Perpetual Help Parish, while preparing to leave for a church meeting. He was shot 10 times, [...]

My Article in Uniting for Change & Crosslight – Please join this. Visit www.unitingforchange.org.au
Beyond Slacktivism

By Adrian Greenwood
During a conversation about leadership in the alternative/emerging church a friend said,  “It’s more than meeting in a coffee shop, wearing a makepovertyhistory bracelet and swearing a bit.”  Ministry and leadership are about true engagement with your spirituality and community. [...]