morepraxis

In 2000 World Leaders set 8 Goals to make the world a better place. Celebrating how far we have come & recommitting to keep going.

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 [...]

A campaign from our friends at our Generation  (When you do a screening in your communities remember to recognise our friends in this like Yolngu elder & UCA Rev. Dr. Djiniyini Gondarra) On the Stronger futures policy / NT intervention Action/
Stand for freedom Campaign
The Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory are fighting for their freedom. The [...]

I have been debating whether to post anything on this. I don’t want to be a wet blanket. In fact I would like to see Joseph Kony arrested and children soldiers liberated. This practice and it’s history in Africa is awful, wrong bad etc etc
Also, I find the pointy end of the campaign that targets the key [...]

This well thought out & disturbing infographic from Action Aid could use a few homes on the web in the lead up to International Womens Day.
International Women’s Day (March  is a day that celebrates the achievements of women, but also raises awareness of the struggles and barriers to equality that still exist worldwide. Sexual violence [...]

The initial findings of Amnesty International’s recent detention centre visits, reiterate the organisation’s long held position that the indefinite and prolonged detention of asylum seekers in Australia is a failed policy that contravenes human rights standards.
The most serious and damaging conditions faced by asylum seekers in immigration detention are the length of time and the [...]

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 [...]

[ February 25, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Wes and other peace buddies are having a chat …
For former members of Clergy for Peace and Interested Others

Greetings,

You may have received notice of a re-gathering of Clergy for Peace in 2011. This is a reminder of the invitation to meet on SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2012, 10.00am-12.00noon. Followed by a BYO lunch for those who [...]