Elizabeth Delaney
Aid Workers in Pakistan Urge Australians - Time is Running Out!
from Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia
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Act for Peace’s partners responding to the floods in Pakistan welcome the Australian Government’s $25 million increase to the response effort though insist the need is much greater and time is running out.
Statement on Impending visit by the WCC Living Letters Team
from the National Council of Churches in Australia
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The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) welcomes the decision by the World Council of Churches (WCC) to send an international ecumenical delegation to visit the Indigenous Peoples of Australia from 12-17 September 2010.
ECAJ and NCCA Address Concerns Together
A joint media release from the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and the National Council of Churches in Australia
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Representatives of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) and of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) met in Sydney on Thursday August 12 following the NCCA’s recent Resolution on ‘Palestine & Israel’.
There was a serious exchange of views during which the ECAJ raised concerns about the NCCA process and about some details of the text of the resolution. Discussion together enabled NCCA participants to explain the process involved as well as the context, background and purpose of the NCCA resolution.
7th Forum Photos
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Ban Cluster Bombs, as Well as Knives
from Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia
Yesterday, the Labor and Liberal parties announced domestic armed violence reduction commitments. Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia is encouraging both parties to follow this by announcing their international armed violence reduction commitments.
It’s Time for a Humane, Bipartisan Approach to the Treatment of Asylum Seekers
from the National Council of Churches in Australia (download a PDF of this release)
Asylum seekers are people in need of care and not to be feared, say Australian Churches.
A Call for Justice, Security and Peace for Palestine and Israel
from the National Council of Churches in Australia (download a PDF of this release)
During its 7th triennial Forum last week, the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) announced it will continue to add its voice to the call for an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine and condemning all acts of terrorism.
Aid Flotilla Attacks Show Gaza Blockade Must Be Lifted
Act for Peace is calling for a full investigation and a decisive response from the United Nations Security Council after Israel’s disproportionate attack on a flotilla of humanitarian aid bound for Gaza, killing at least nine peace activists and injuring dozens more.
