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With an estimated 27 million people held as slaves in the world today and human trafficking being the fastest growing means by which people are enslaved, Cycle Against the Traffik is an initiative that uses the love of cycling to raise awareness of human trafficking and provide opportunities for people to join the fight against slavery.
The Cycle Against the Traffick Tour 2010 will take in 1038km along the scenic route of the Princes Highway between Sydney and Melbourne.
There are numerous opportunities for individuals and groups to become involved in fighting human trafficking, through the ride itself, joining them at one of the Celebration of Freedom events in Sydney, Dandenong & Melbourne, or through ongoing anti-trafficking campaigns of partner organisations.
For more information see their website.
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MEDIA RELEASE 01 June 2010
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.
Mr Alistair Gee Executive Director of Act for Peace said, “We condemn the actions leading to the
deaths and injuries of the peace activists and the assault on their human rights.”
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World Council of Churches - News Release
HOW THEOLOGY CAN HELP SAVE THE WORLD FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
What does the Bible say about climate change? What are the theological insights churches can offer to a world facing an unprecedented ecological crisis?
These questions, addressed at a public seminar on "Creation and the climate crisis" attended by church representatives to the UN climate summit in Copenhagen on 15 December, seem even more urgent after the summit’s failure to reach the fair, ambitious and legally binding agreement that millions around the world had hoped for.
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