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Articles with the tag: social-justice
At the recent NSW/ACT Synod meeting in Newcastle, comments were made about the lack of proposals before Synod... more
A farming community recovering from drought is giving fresh fruit and vegetables to people throughout New South Wales while at the same time building resilience. more
Ross Neville from the Board of Mission and Miriam Pepper from South Sydney Uniting Church explore the global challenge of world hunger, developments in sustainable farming, and the importance of small farmers and consumers for driving change. The church, they argue, has an important role to play. A version of this article first appeared in Insights, November 2010. www.insights.uca.org.au. more
Ross Neville, the Evangelism, Mission and New Congregations Consultant with the Board of Mission, attended Greenbelt in August 2010, a Christian festival held at Cheltenham Racecourse in the UK. He reports on some environmental learnings from the festival. more
Permaculture Hunter and Adamstown Uniting Church's “Sustaining Our Suburbs” initiative has established five community gardens in the Hunger area and reached hundreds more people promoting a message and building skills in edible gardening. more
Helen Yoo discusses the social justice impacts of climate change, focusing particularly on the Pacific region, and lays out the imperative for action. more
By Kim Baird, Coordinator St Luke’s Justice Group, Belmont more
Sermon given by Professor Barry Leal to the Densitone East Uniting Church 22nd January 2006. more
A sermon given by Professor Barry Leal to the Densitone East Uniting Church on 23rd October 2005. more
Part of a sermon given by Miriam Pepper at St Andrew's Anglican Church, Umina, on 14 September 2008, as a part of the church's observation of the Season of Creation. Uses the reading Genesis 3:14-19 , 4: 8-16. more
Sermon given by Miriam Pepper, Project Green Church worker, at Maroubra Junction Uniting Church on 5 August 2007. Uses the lectionary: Hosea 11:1-11, Psalm 107:1-9, 43, Colossians 3:1-11, Luke 12:13-21 more
Miriam Pepper, Project Green Church worker, presents a critical perspective on carbon trading as a solution to climate change. A version of this article first appeared in TEAR Australia's Harambee magazine, December 2008 edition. more