micah challenge: voices for justice 2010 #2
Well, I’m sitting down typing this, waiting for the last session of the day to begin. Today has been a great day – thought-provoking, encouraging, challenging… Arrived in Canberra about lunch time...
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I have now reached the end of my Micah Challenge Voices For Justice experience for 2010. Yesterday after I blogged I got to use my Unaccompanied Pass a bit more, which equalled nicer food in the staff...
View Articlethe great wall of australia
It looks as though Australia’s newest Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, is moving to the Right on the issue of Asylum Seekers. Nothing is certain at this point, but Ms. Gillard has given a deadline of...
View Articlemake poverty history in cook
On August 18 2010 Make Poverty History held an electoral forum in the Seat of Cook at which I was privileged to act as Chairperson. Here are the videos: MCA Filed under: Advocacy, Politics Tagged:...
View Articleit sucks to be a leader
My time working in a local church taught me that many people in contemporary Australia have little or no respect for leadership. This is regardless of the quality or personality of such leaders. Church...
View Articleare human rights only for those born “here”?
The asylum seeker incidents currently occurring around the country have no doubt caused a great deal of angst for many Australians. This has been made clear to me in a number of personal exchanges over...
View Articlea speech on asylum seekers and #lovemakesaway
The following is a short speech I was invited to give at a rally for asylum seekers on June 21, 2014. I was asked to represent #LoveMakesAWay, whose recent acts of civil disobedience have received...
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