Category Archives: Act For Peace

from Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia // < ![CDATA[ ;(function() { function loadHandler() { var hf = $get('RadStyleSheetManager1_TSSM'); if (!hf._RSSM_init) { hf._RSSM_init = true; hf.value = ''; } hf.value += … Continue reading →

from Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia   Link below for a copy of the report A report on displacement and poverty in Burma has found that despite growing opportunities for change by … Continue reading →

from Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia  “Conservation farming has changed many lives of the people living in our community,” says Shanangurai Pedzisai, a farmer from the Mwenezi district of Zimbabwe. … Continue reading →

  Launch of Christmas Bowl Appeal The Act for Peace Christmas Bowl Appeal for 2011 was launched during the Council of Churches WA General Meeting on Saturday 1st October.  WA Coordinator Virginia Macaspac arrived from Adelaide for a busy weekend of … Continue reading →

Painting on a wall at the University of the West Indies campus where the WCC held a peace convocation in May. Photo: Katrin Rux     From Fiji to Rwanda, prayers and signs of commitment are being offered for the annual International … Continue reading →

Document date: 9.08.2011   On behalf of the World Council of Churches, I express my deep concern in this time of conflict for the people of Syria from every background and belief. I appeal to all parties in the Syrian … Continue reading →

EAPPI News Summer 2011 “We witness with concern and compassion the struggle for freedom, justice and human rights of the people in many Arab countries and other contexts where brave people struggle without global attention. Our love for the peoples … Continue reading →

MEDIA RELEASE - 5 July 2011 from Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia International support needed for South Sudan as violence increases As South Sudan prepares to become the world’s newest country … Continue reading →

Simply Sharing Week resources are available from our office, 1 Roydhouse Street Subiaco or email Isobelle on ecumenical@churcheswa.com.au to obtain your copy

Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia, is responding immediately to assist the flood ravaged people of Pakistan.  The death toll has soared beyond 1,100 and disease outbreaks are emerging. Act for … Continue reading →