Tag Archive for: social justice

Ending Slavery: It Starts With Me

By: Adrian Rowse

There are more slaves on earth today than at any other time in history. Read more

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Are Your Jeans Ethical? How to Help Stamp Out Slavery

By: Clare Bruce

It’s disturbing to think that many big clothing brands still don’t really know if the workers making their fashion products, are being paid properly or treated well. Read more

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Modern Slavery’s Alive in Australia—But a Government Crackdown is On the Way

By: Clare Bruce

You’d be shocked to learn how much modern-day slavery is going on in Australia. Read more

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They Slipped Away In The Night – Tragedy at Sea for Kiribati Students

By: Stephen O’Doherty | Open House

A Kiribati man living in Australia has provided one of the first accounts of a ferry tragedy in Kiribati which is believed to have taken up to 80 lives including students on their way to start the school year. Read more

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North Korea, Egypt and Pakistan All Have a Problem—and it’s Affecting Millions

By Tim Reid | Open Doors

Following Jesus is a pretty comfortable option in Australia—but for over 215 million Christians around the world (that’s one in every 12 believers), it now means high levels of persecution. Read more

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Rohingya Refuge Crisis “Like Walking Through the Gates of Hell” — Tim Costello

By: Stephen O’Doherty | Open House

World Vision’s Tim Costello has visited many of the world’s most critical humanitarian disasters.

Yet even he was unprepared for the refugee camps hastily constructed in Bangladesh for the Rohingya people fleeing from the continuing conflict in Myanmar. Read more

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It's My Birthday and I'll Cry If I Want To

By: Bec Oates

The day of my birth, no doubt a glorious day in the history of mankind, is to be celebrated this day.

As one reaches… lets say… the later years… birthday thoughts change. Read more