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Monday 26 Jul 2010 · Social Justice

Sydney’s Increasing Homelessness

Every winter there are those who spend the night sleeping rough. But this year, numbers of homeless people are on the rise, including families with children. According to the Salvation Army, 20% of those seeking help have never asked for assistance before. Listen Now – Katrina Roe spoke to Rhonda Gregory from the Salvos about […]
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Monday 21 Jun 2010 · Social Justice

Global Organ Transplant Trade

Transplant Tourism, it’s a global trend where people from affluent nations, needing a transplant – say a kidney or liver – will travel to buy one in a country where organs are more available. It sounds all very convenient, until you realise the dark underside. The practice has fuelled a worldwide system of illegal organ […]
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Tuesday 15 Jun 2010 · Social Justice

The Mum Who Feeds Millions Each Year

A Sydney mum called Ronni Kahn was hailed a hero by the Prime Minister when he handed her the 'Australian of the Year Local Hero' award.
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Tuesday 15 Jun 2010 · Social Justice

History Making Flight To Defeat Malaria

Back in April we spoke to one very intrepid amateur pilot, Ken Evers. Ken was preparing to fly around the world in a single engine airplane, with his mate Tim Pryse to raise awareness and funds in the flight against Malaria. The trip is called Millions Against Malaria and when they finish, Ken and Tim will […]
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Monday 1 Mar 2010 · Social Justice

Showing Love in America’s Toughest Ghettos

Bart Campolo is a man who lives and breathes a thing called “urban ministry”. For more than 20 years, he’s been lending a hand to the down-and-out in suburbs and city streets. And, just like his father Tony Campolo, he’s passionate about teaching other people to do the same. Lately, Bart’s love for the poor […]
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Tuesday 8 Dec 2009 · Christian Living · Hope Afternoons

Changing the World Starts With You

Everybody wants to change the world.  But what if your efforts in activism are in vain? What if the only thing you can really change is yourself? Author and activist Dave Andrews argues this in his new book, Plan Be. It’s a guide for making a difference by first changing yourself and it’s based around […]
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Tuesday 8 Dec 2009 · Social Justice · Hope Afternoons

The Fight For South Africa’s Youth

South Africa is one of the most affluent nations in the African continent. Yet with an unemployment rate of 50 percent, young people in that nation are facing many troubling issues right now – drugs, alcoholism, gang violence, the rapid spread of HIV, and a feeling of hopelessness. One organisation working hard to turn things […]
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Tuesday 24 Nov 2009 · Social Justice

Darlene Zschech: Passing On the Baton of Leadership

For Darlene Zschech, change has been a lifelong companion.  Starting her career with roles in kids TV and advertising jingles, her first big changes would be to move interstate, become music pastor of Australia’s largest church, Hillsong, and record some of world’s most famous worship songs. Then, over the past decade, her focus shifted as […]
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Monday 9 Nov 2009 · Social Justice

The Shocking Realities of Human Trafficking

Justin Dillon was a rock musician, travelling the world, chasing his dreams, until a conversation with a teenage girl in Russia changed everything. The girl, his tour translator, was telling him excitedly about her “opportunity” to travel to the US. Dillon soon realised the girl was being tricked and was about to become the next […]
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Sunday 1 Nov 2009 · Inspirational Stories · Open House Interviews

Catherine Hamlin – 50 Years in Ethiopia: “The fistula patients will break your heart”

Catherine Hamlin, famous for her work with the Addis Ababa Fistula hospital, reflects on an incredible 50 years working to help suffering women in Ethiopia.
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Monday 31 Aug 2009 · Social Justice

Cadbury will Produce Fairtrade Chocolate

This week Cadbury announced a timeline for its Australian Cadbury Dairy Milk range to be certified Fairtrade.  They have committed to having over 60% of their product range guaranteed free of trafficked or exploitative child labour, as well as offering cocoa producers fair minimum wages for their produce, by early 2010. This is a major […]
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Tuesday 28 Jul 2009 · Social Justice · Open House Interviews

Living in the Indian slums

In March 1995, Aussie couple Mark and Cathy Delaney embarked on a sea change like no other. They packed their bags for India, to settle in the slums of New Delhi. If you’ve seen the film Slumdog Millionaire, you’ll have some idea of the kind of environment they live in. Thirteen years later, compelled by […]
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