by ActionSkills | Jun 8, 2023 | Everyday human rights, First Nations, Uncategorised
Image: A group of approximately 25 people, dressed in red, yellow and black, smiling towards the camera. You can access the original article on The Leader’s Facebook page. When Reconciliation Australia put out a call for local choirs across the country to come...
by ActionSkills | Jun 3, 2023 | Everyday human rights, First Nations, Uncategorised
Image: People gathered around a table in friendly discussion. Genelle’s reflections I had never experienced anything like the Kitchen Table talk before so while I remained open minded, I was a little nervous about what to expect. I found it to be informative and the...
by Sue McKinnon | Dec 4, 2022 | Everyday human rights, Past Events
What is Write for Rights? Amnesty International (Australia) tells us: “Sometimes a letter can change someone’s life. That’s the idea behind Write for Rights, our global letter-writing campaign. Twenty-one years ago, a small group of activists in Poland decided...
by Sue McKinnon | Nov 2, 2022 | Everyday human rights, Past Events, Sydney Alliance
*Scroll to the bottom for an update on what happened at the council meeting after this forum* Everyone in the Shire needs a home. But a lack of available, affordable homes to rent means that a growing number of people struggle to find one. On the same day that a horse...
by Sue McKinnon | Mar 19, 2022 | Everyday human rights, Message Board blog
The theme of this year’s Harmony Week is the same as last year: “Everyone Belongs”. It is an important message of inclusion within a society where some of our political leaders are intent on dividing the population for their own electoral advantage. But it does assume...
by Sue McKinnon | Feb 7, 2022 | Everyday human rights, Message Board blog
Let’s be clear right from the start: the religious discrimination bill has never been about plugging a gap but about getting even. Losing the fight on marriage equality in 2017 enraged some MPs and supporters of the Coalition, but the 2018 bill didn’t work out as...
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