We are currently focusing on the following
campaigns:
Domestic
Violence Against Women
Domestic violence can affect anyone, but women are particularly
vulnerable. It is hard to find accurate figures for the rate
of domestic violence in Australia as many instances go unreported, but... read more
Genocide
in Darfur
The Darfur region of Sudan has been under attack since 2003, when
fighting broke out between the government and rebel forces who feel
that the needs of the region are being ignored. As many as
400,000 people have been killed in the fighting and more than 2.5
million civilians have been forced to flee their homes... read more
War on Hunger
It
costs the UN World Food Program less than $1 to feed a child for a day,
yet every day almost 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes.
That is one child every five seconds...
read more
Unsustainable Logging
The idea that 300 year old trees
would be burnt or used as railway sleepers seems ridiculous, but it is
happening here in WA. Whilst the government promised to end the
logging of old growth forests in 2000, they are still approving
the chopping down of these trees. They get away with it
because the forestes were logged in the 1800s and so they are not
considered virgin forests...read more
Save the Orangutans
Humans
share about 97% of our genetic makeup with orangutans, yet we are
pushing one of our closest relatives to extinction. It is
estimated that there are less than 4000 orangutans left in Sumatra, and
whilst Borneo's numbers are higher, the clearing of their forest home
is leaving them homeless and in danger of attack. One of the
leading reasons for deforestation in this area...
read more
Child Traffiking
How
much chocolate do you eat? Did you know that thousands of
children are used to harvest cocoa beans in Cote D'Ivoire? This is
the source of cocoa beans for almost half the world's chocolate so
every time you buy chocolate you are contributing to their suffering.
This doesn't mean we have to give up chocolate...
read more
Letter
Writing Campaign
An effective way to start a campaign is to write to anyone who can make
a real difference. By writing to world leaders, UN
Ambassadors, the media or local MPs you are letting them know that the
people they represent care about the issue and want action to be taken...
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