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:: What’s Fair in Anti-Poverty Week 2007 ::14th- 21st of October
Everyone talks about the Australian ‘fair go’. But what does this actually mean? The National Council of Churches in Australia (Christian World Service), the Justice & International Mission Unit of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania and FairWear Victoria are organising a series of events throughout Anti-Poverty Week 2007 called “What’s Fair in Anti-Poverty Week 2007”. This will bring people together from a range of perspectives - from faith communities, educational institutions, trade unions and community organisations to tackle various issues relating to poverty and social justice. There are also a range of challenges set for all participants (Scroll down to view these challenges). All media enquiries or to arrange an interview with a relevant spokesperson, please contact: Details of our program
What’s Fair morning tea – a Christian PerspectiveMonday 15th of October - 10-12am Kilbride Centre, 52
Join us as we begin the What’s Fair in Anti-Poverty Week campaign. This will be an opportunity for all Christians and people of good will to learn about the issues involving Fairtrade and how we can respond in ways of fairness and justice through what we purchase. Try out Fair Trade tea, coffee, herbal tea and chocolate and discover what you and your church, or community group, can do to support this growing and important movement. This forum features material by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance as part of the Trade Week of Action. This forum provides a good lead up to “What’s fair in the ragtrade?” about buying ethical clothing and supporting justice for clothing workers here and overseas.
Download the presentation given at this function: An excellent summery of the issues surrounding fair trade and suggested action. Fair Trade Presentation
Contact RSVP: Kilbride Centre (03) 03 9690 1076 / contact@kilbridecentre.com.au An Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving(with prayers for people in living in poverty) Wed. 17th October - 12.45-2.15pm Gryphon Gallery (1888 Building), Contact: Wes Campbell ( What’s fair in education? – getting there, staying there and beyondRecent research into higher education has highlighted some important issues [1]:
The state of tertiary education has left many students struggling. One part-time, postgraduate student surveyed by Universities Australia [2], stated she “found it very difficult to find money for food and clothes. All of my Youth Allowance went on bills and I had to ask people for food or if they could give me some money for food. It was a really humiliating situation.” For background information for this forum please find the following fact sheets: Hot Issues: Young People Balancing Work and Study, Federal Election 2007, Fact Sheet Universities Australia - Undergraduate Student Finances Fact Sheet Universities Australia - Postgraduate Student Finances Fact Sheet Universities Australia - Indigenous Student Finances Outcomes of What's Fair in EducationOn the 17th October 2007 the Justice and International Mission Unit of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania and RMIT Chaplaincy (with the support of the National Council of Churches in Australia, FairWear Victoria, University of Melbourne Chaplaincy and VISTA - and others) hosted a forum which discussed issues connected to getting into education, staying in education and gaining meaningful employment after education. To stimulate discussion we opened the forum with panel speakers Dr. Helen Kimberly (Executive Director of the Equity Research Centre), Professor Richard James (Director the The following comments are from evaluation sheets collected at the end of the forum: “An important forum to foster further discussion and action” “Great arvo... very interesting and chatty people, both as panel speakers and forum participants” “Thanks, a great forum with inspiring conversation.” The highlights for most people who attended the forum were the content of panel speakers, and the conversations during the facilitated groups. While in these groups the following recommendations were made. 1. Recommendations from the Getting There Facilitation GroupMore welfare agencies should move away from a welfare model towards more of an education model Young People hoping to access tertiary education should have access to mentoring partnerships during their secondary school years Properly resource and support individuals so they are able to make their own decisions about higher education; irrespective of parents post code etc Careers teachers should have improved access to students before they reach year ten. 2. Recommendations from the Staying There Facilitation GroupIdentify 1st generation higher education students Revamp university processes for applying for support Improve eligibility conditions for income support Work on integration during critical first two weeks Bring in/improve housing support Cost of text book/computers/ material costs too high (investigate subsidising these costs) Fix curriculum so students can integrate work Build better campus communities. 3. Recommendations from the Beyond Facilitation GroupStrong support for building course connectedness with world of work and for course related work experience Strong support for increased provision of on-campus careers counselling Tighter regulation of the promotion of universities and future career prospects of graduates The level of expenditure on student recruitment should not exceed the level spent on student welfare and employment support. 4. Father Bob’s RecommendationsAll prisons should provide tertiary education People working with street people require accredited training (develop a system similar to “Doctor’s without Borders” in the education system).
The main aim of this forum was to develop a network of people interested in the issues of access, equity and poverty within education. At the forum we were lucky enough to have a number of interested people join however we would love to add more names to this list! If interested in joining this network please send an email to Antony.McMullen@victas.uca.org.au with your name and a contact phone number. We will then contact you with further details. Your confidential contact details will only be used by the Justice and International Mission Unit for the purpose of informing you about our social justice campaigns (particularly education) and won’t be given to a third party without your consent.
What’s fair in the ragtrade?Thurs 18th October - 6:15 – 8:30pm Film screening of “China Blue” and discussion on sweatshop labour and workers rights in With more than 50% of clothes sold in Australia being made in China, and a large proportion of Australian-made clothing produced using under-paid and highly exploited outworkers, this film screening and discussion will explore workers rights in the global garment industry and what you can do to join the fight against exploitation of the labour behind the label. More on the documentary film “China Blue”"China Blue offers an illuminating window onto the normally hidden worlds of global production. It provides unparalleled access to the everyday lives of garment workers in For more information, or to join the FairWear action group, send an email to fairwear@fairwear.org.au and check out the website: www.fairwear.org.au “The Challenges” for
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