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“Mothers Union advocates and campaigns at local, national and international levels to see these changes become a reality. Members are passionate about issues of social justice, communicating with governments and decision makers, and collaborating with other charities and organisations to help bring a united voice for change,” says Diocesan Mothers Union President Bev Perry
Spotlight Q&A
Meet Marcia Scholes OAM and find out why she was awarded an OAM, about her Mission to Seafarers and Mothers Union work, what she would write on a billboard and what memory makes her nostalgic
The Anglican Communion delegation to the United Nations 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) says that churches are important partners of governments and international organisations in reaching all sections of society, achieving gender justice and addressing COVID-19
“For the second time, Anglican Mothers Union Bundaberg held three events to support the ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ campaign. This year, we partnered with Bundaberg Regional Council, who show their commitment to raising awareness of domestic and family violence through the Red Bench Project,” says Bev Perry, Branch President of AMUA, Bundaberg
“Julian’s well-known phrase that ‘all shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well’ comes from a place of great depth that assists us as we, too, face serious global health challenges in the COVID-19 environment,” says The Rev’d Penny Jones on Julian of Norwich, who is marked in our Lectionary on 8 May
In the continuing ACNS series on the Five Marks of Mission, the Episcopal Church of South Sudan is involved in the process of peace making and peace building and in speaking out against gender-based violence, rape and child marriage
“This book’s fundamental message is that the nitty-gritty of the economic livelihoods, social activities, cultural expressions and spiritual wellbeing of those living in our rural communities is uniquely intertwined, as folk resiliently pull together through the ups and downs of daily life,” says anglican focus Editor Michelle McDonald in her review of Christine McLean’s book, From Bush Brothers to Mission Area in 130 Years
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