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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
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Anglicare Australia and other leading charities, including The Fred Hollows Foundation, St Vincent de Paul and the Aboriginal Executive Council, have written to three UN Special Rapporteurs on democracy and freedom of expression, calling on them to take urgent action to stop new rules targeting charities
In a letter to the UN Security Council, World Council of Churches acting general secretary The Rev’d Dr Ioan Sauca expressed grave concern over the impending expiry on 10 July of the resolution allowing cross-border humanitarian assistance to North West Syria
“Last week I received communications from the National Council of Churches in Australia circulating several statements from the World Council of Churches and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The statements call for prayers for peace in Palestine, Israel and the Holy City of Jerusalem, and I thus encourage our Diocesan community to join in these prayers,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has told an international gathering of faith leaders that in order to protecting the climate we need to strengthen the relationship between science and faith
An upcoming symposium will explore ‘2021: A Defining Year for Accelerating Gender Equality, Equity and Justice’. Scheduled for 26 January (commencing at 11 pm Brisbane time), the event marks the 7th Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations in International Affairs
“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
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