Welcoming landmark meeting on nuclear TreatyThe Uniting Church welcomes Australia’s attendance at the first meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) which took place in Vienna last week. Australia is yet to sign onto the Treaty but attended the meeting as an observer with an official delegation led […]
This week is Refugee Week – an opportunity to honour the strength and resilience of refugees and celebrate the many gifts and rich contributions they make to our communities. This year’s theme is healing – recognising a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hit reset on how we behave towards one another”. The Uniting Church in Australia has […]
A prayer for Refugee WeekThis Sunday begins Refugee Week (19-25 June), a celebration of the many positive contributions refugees make to the Australian community. Thanks to Abi Benham-Bannon, a panel member of the Assembly’s Working for Justice Circle for sharing this prayer to use in your worship across the week. This prayer leads us […]
Love Makes a WayBy Abi Bannon – Working for Justice Panel Member Love Makes A Way (LMAW) has taken action in many forms over the years: nonviolent sit-ins, prayer vigils, letter writing and, particularly recently, singing. Over the last year and a half, much of this singing has taken place outside Park ‘Hotel’, where refugees […]
