Wednesday 16 October is World Food Day, an initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Held on 16 October each year the day aims to raise awareness of global food insecurity issues, such as hunger and poverty. The United Nations reports: Globally, nearly one billion people go to sleep hungry every […]

The 12th September 2013 is R U OK? Day, an annual day held to remind people to connect with family, friends and workmates and ask “R U OK?”. R U OK? is a not-for-profit suicide prevention organisation established in 2009. R U OK? Day is an annual day held on the second Thursday in September […]

On Saturday the 3rd of August State and national leaders of the Uniting Church in Australia led a service of lament in Sydney’s CBD in response to the Federal Government and Opposition’s harsh new asylum seeker policies. Held at the Pitt Street Uniting Church, the service was led by the Moderator of the NSW/ACT Synod […]