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Heading towards a promised end

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 06:42:05 +0000

The Destiny Together week of prayer and fasting is over. Bruce Mullan looks at what’s next in the Uniting Church’s journey of reconciliation with First Peoples. The paint was washed off the foreheads and the chairs packed away but for those who participated in the Canberra prayer vigil and at other Destiny Together—Justice for First ...

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A sign for Australia

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:37:08 +0000

In a historic moment in the Uniting Church journey, First and Second Peoples gathered together in front of Parliament House in Canberra, calling for justice and reconciliation. Matt Pulford reports. On 18 March, on the lawns in front of Parliament House in Canberra, around 300 members of the Uniting Church in Australia gathered for an ...

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A Destiny Together prayer vigil

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 01:12:52 +0000

The Destiny Together prayer vigil took place in front of Parliament House in Canberra yesterday and there are some really wonderful photos already coming from the attendees. We’ll be posting these photos and links to some of the statements made at the event as they become available. We’ll also cover the event in the upcoming edition of Journey, ...

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Confronting Indigenous injustice in the Northern Territory

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:31:57 +0000

The Intervention has caused controversy since its introduction, and Indigenous Australians are calling for genuine respect and partnership. Rohan Salmond explores. At the Uniting Church in Australia’s 13th Assembly, members of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) told their stories about what it is like living under the Stronger Futures legislation in the ...

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A Destiny Together: Justice for First Peoples

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 06:30:31 +0000

Uniting Church members are invited to engage in the Week of Prayer and Fasting for Justice for First Peoples, writes Jennifer Whyte. One of the most poignant events of the 13th Assembly of the Uniting Church in 2012 was the silent walk of members through the streets of Adelaide to the South Australian Parliament. Prompted ...

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