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Climate care

Justice & Advocacy Peter Branjerdporn and his family Justice & Advocacy

Bangkok, Brisbane and the Biblical call for creation care

While the scale of climate injustice in the world can sometimes feel overwhelming, there are practical things we can do together to bring about a world where peace and justice flow like a river in our relationships with one another, with God and with God’s good creation,” says the Justice Unit’s Peter Branjerdporn, as the Season of Creation approaches 

International

Anglican Consultative Council signs Faith Leaders' Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

On World Environment Day, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Anthony Poggo, joined a growing chorus of faith leaders, Indigenous peoples, civil society leaders, youth, cities, lawmakers, academics and scientists calling for a global treaty to phase out fossil fuels and support a just transition powered by clean energy and a sustainable future for all

Homilies & Addresses

2022 Brisbane Peace Lecture

“Our Country, our land, is integral to who we are. Our culture is a gerontocracy, which means that our Elders, our old people, lead decision making in communities, and are the cultural authority in our communities. The fundamental normative principle is that decision needs to be driven by community. So we designed a process that would enable us to seek advice from communities via a structured, deliberative dialogue process,” says Professor Megan Davis