Social Justice
Act for Peace Ration Challenge
The Burmese people have lived through decades of conflict. Hundreds of thousands have fled their homeland for neighbouring Thailand and now live in refugee camps along the Thailand–Burma border. Some…
Read MoreSorry Day
The theme for 2014 is ‘SORRY. Still Living on Borrowed Time! National Sorry Day is a very significant day for Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and particularly for…
Read MoreJustice for Refugees Walk
Palm Sunday saw many gather to protest the Government’s asylum seeker policies. Despite the low number reported in the media, the general consensus seems to be that those attending numbered…
Read MoreCity church bells to ring out for walkers on Palm Sunday
Across Australia in cities and regional towns Palm Sunday is being observed by Faith communities, Academics, School students and ordinary Australians who are deeply disturbed by the current treatment of…
Read More5 things I learnt last Sunday
Earlier in the year John visited refugee camps in Tamil Nadu as a part of his work with Act for Peace and last Sunday we were fortunate to hear from…
Read MorePalm Sunday March
Australia accepts nearly 200,000 migrants each year, but only 13,750 refugees. We can afford to be more generous and accept more people fleeing persecution and life threatening situations in our…
Read MoreRefugee Action Collective Rally
A few weeks ago some of us at Sophia’s Spring were pondering just how such a small number of us could make our voices heard in relation to our dissatisfaction…
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