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Philippines: Locked-out Alta Mode garment workers fight against union-busting
The embattled workers of Alta Mode Inc., a garments factory in the Mactan export zone and subcontractor for global brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, are appealing for solidarity. Since February 15, a hundred workers have camped out in the main gates of the Mactan export zone, [...]

Congratulations! Good News! Just Holy Hardware campaign is getting places in ensuring Christian products are not made in exploitative conditions.
Below are words from the public liturgy on Saturday. More>info & to Join the campaign http://www.justholyhardware.org.au/ check the morepraxis flickr pool for more photos
Public Liturgy
Today we gather to celebrate the holyhardware campaign and Australia place in [...]

[ December 5, 2009; 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] UPDATE: GOODNEWS! WORD HAS JOINED THE CONVERSATION!!!!

This morning Word updated its public purchasing policy and this afternoon they begun dialogue with the JIM unit.

So now you can join me tomorrow for a celebration of? where we have got to in the holy hardware campaign. Maybe present Word with a thank you gift. Please come and [...]

Hi guys got this from rights at work mob.

As we all know, a majority of Australians want action on climate change. ?But some politicians and business groups are acting like dinosaurs by continuing to block important climate change laws.
These laws will help Australia cut greenhouse gasses and create up to a million jobs in our [...]

The link for the shirt -?http://www.riseup.com.au/
Anti-Poverty week post ?http://morepraxis.org.au/anti-poverty-week/

Fairtrade Cadbury Dairy Milk goes global as Canada, Australia and New Zealand take Fairtrade further into mainstream
?25 Aug 2009
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Canada, Australia and New Zealand commit to certifying Cadbury Dairy Milk as Fairtrade by early 2010
Combined with Britain and Ireland, the five markets will quadruple Fairtrade benefits for cocoa farmers under Fairtrade terms

Today, Cadbury extends its commitment [...]

Sacked Geelong Council workers are the meat in the sandwich
29 July 2009
By ASU-Victorian Authorities & Services Branch
Australian Services Union Victorian Branch Assistant Secretary Igor Grattan has announced that the Union will do whatever it takes to get unfairly sacked members Mick Van Beek and Peter Anderson their jobs back at the City of Greater Geelong’s [...]

?10,000 butterflies for ?comfort? women?
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Dear Adrian,
A woman holds a butterfly in her hands
This is incredible! Earlier this month, we asked the Amnesty community to claim justice for survivors of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery system by sending a butterfly to our Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.
As of this morning, 4,664 unique butterflies are winging their way to [...]