“Think about the times in your life when you have faced unjust discrimination… What were the reasons for it?” This was the question put to the small group I was in at a UnitingWorld peacebuilding workshop in Southeast Asia I participated in last year. I still remember this moment because I was very challenged by [...] » Read More
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Strength, creativity and hope: women in development
Thursday, May 31st, 2012Unique opportunity to make your gift go further
Monday, May 21st, 2012Tweet This May and June, UnitingWorld Relief and Development is providing an opportunity for donations to make an even bigger, life-changing difference. Not only are donations to UnitingWorld’s Matching Gift Fund tax-deductible, they will be coupled with funding from the Australian Government under the AusAID-NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). The combined funds will assist UnitingWorld’s partners... Read More »
Kidnappings, Courage, and Peacebuilders in Western Mindanao
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011If you’ve been watching the news or reading the papers over the last couple of days, you’ve probably heard about the Australian man who was kidnapped in Western Mindanao in the Philippines. Warren Rodwell (left), 53, of Sydney lived in the seaside town of Ipil in Western Mindanao until he was taken by seven armed [...] » Read More
The Long Journey of Peace in Ambon
Thursday, October 20th, 2011Today I received a text message from the Young Ambassadors for Peace team in Ambon, Indonesia to say that there had been another riot in Ambon City in the early hours of the morning that had seen people injured and property destroyed. It’s a tragic irony that this message comes just days after someone questioned [...] » Read More
Provocateurs of Peace
Friday, October 14th, 2011One of the hot topics in international development and peacebuilding at the moment is the role of technology in promoting both positive and negative change in communities. In light of the recent resurgence of violence in Ambon in Indonesia, a number of Australian media outlets and international affairs blogs have written articles exploring the contribution [...] » Read More
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