Fighting the good fight – Mark Zirnsak Q&A
Plenty, it seems, particularly in the social justice sphere, which is why Mark Zirnsak does an 11-hour JIM workout fives days a week.
‘What Shall It Profit’ – Australian labour exploitation and cheap goods
Illustration by Garth Jones Dr Mark Zirnsak, Director of the Justice and International Mission Unit (JIM), has given an interview to The Weekly Times in response to the Uniting Church’s stance on worker exploitation in A
Progress on clothing industry
As a direct result of global pressure from advocacy groups such as the Uniting Church, more than 200 companies have now signed the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord.
Cleaning up on dirty money
The Commission for Mission (CFM) is encouraging support for the ‘Stop Australia being a Haven for Dirty Money’ postcard campaign.
More pressure needed on pokies
Micaiah-Koh-on-Flickr Earlier this year Uniting Church members wrote letters to the Victorian
Campaign results for slavery
Image courtesy of runran on flickr With encouragement from the Commission for Mission (CFM), Coles, Simplot and Nestle sent representatives to a meeting organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in May.
Synod support for Sudanese Christian
At the time of writing, confusion surrounds the fate of a woman sentenced to death for the crime of apostasy in Sudan.