On September 21st, many will be marking the day as International Day of Peace.
You are invited to join the worldwide movement to create a Global Ceasefire and day of peace and nonviolence. To find out what is happening near you or what you can do to promote peace, check out the Peace Day website. It includes resources, UN resolutions, music for peace, things for kids to do towards peace, and how to create a culture for peace.
Tributes have been pouring in from across the world for green and ethical business pioneer Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop chain and supporter of Fair Trade, who died on 10 September 2007 aged 64 after a major brain haemorrhage.Dame Anita, the daughter of Italian immigrants, set up the first Body Shop in Brighton in 1976 – when its approach was regarded as radical and new. She pioneered cruelty-free beauty products and turned them into a highly profitable enterprise.
The head of the British army during the Iraq invasion has launched a scathing attack on US post-war policy, a newspaper reported, underlining growing trans-Atlantic strains over Iraq.
General Sir Mike Jackson, a now retired former chief of the general staff, said the approach taken by former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was “intellectually bankrupt” and described his comment that US forces “don’t do nation-building” as “nonsensical”, The Daily Telegraph said.
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Last night the meeting of the Nepean Presbytery heard about the difficulties asylum seekers face. It was encouraging to hear about things people are doing that truly make a difference.
Many people seeking asylum in Australia are put on bridging visa E while they are being processed. This means they have no access to health care, are not allowed concessions on public transport, and in particular are not allowed to work or study.
A plan to force schoolchildren into work gangs and make them pick up rubbish until they are visibly tired has caused outrage in a Central Australian Aboriginal community.
The new federally-appointed manager of the Yuendumu Aboriginal community in Central Australia has proposed the scheme for school truants.
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