Some of the issues we are concerned about are:

Analysis of causes for understanding contributing factors towards economic poverty

Child Poverty

• Child Poverty Action Group
• NZ Families Commission

Environmental Justice

• 350.org is a global movement working to solve the climate crisis
• Charter for Compassion – Connecting communities and organizations to grow a global movement of compassionate action
• Coal Action Network Aotearoa – keep the coal in the hole
• The Earth Charter is a universal expression of ethical principles to foster sustainable development.
  
• Earthlink – encouraging deep bonding with earth
• Environmental and Conservation Organisations of Aotearoa New Zealand
• Genesis Farm a Dominican farm in New Jersey … fostering Earth literacy and Transition culture
• Looking forward to Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology and climate change – an article from Margaret Galiardi

Euthanasia Bill

• Booklet Euthanasia – Myths+Facts Sept 15 – NZ Catholic Bishops
• Writing a submission on Euthanasia AS– a guide to writing a submission
• The Catholic Bishops Welcome Terms of Reference for Inquiry into Ending of Life.
• The Nathaniel Report is the NZ Catholic Bioethics Centre.  Check their website for articles and information or join their Facebook Group.
• The Euthanasia Debate (NZ) is an organisation that is attempting to educate the NZ public, including MPs about this Euthanasia. Visit their website.  Sign the petition. online.
• David Richmond has been a physician in Geriatrics care throughout his medical career. He is presently Emeritus Professor of Geriatric Medicine and a Palliative care Specialist. He is also the Founder and Chairman of the HOPE Foundation for Research on Ageing. David is a committed Christian. For a short, clear and recent interview with David see the following video.  For something by David in print form available on the website of the Methodist Church of New Zealand/Te Haahi Weteriana O Aotearoa, see this article.
• Dr Sinead Donnelly is a specialist in palliative medicine in Wellington.  She made a short film about her work with the dying.

Fracking (Hydraulic Fracturing)

• We recommend Jacqui Ryan’s article (after clicking, scroll down the newsletter until you reach the fracking article)
• NZ Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment – Interim Report 
• Explanation of what fracking is from Food and Water Watch

GCSG Bill

• Proposed bill (as at August 2013):
• Law Society submission opposing bill

Human Trafficking

• NZ Network Against People Trafficking
• Stop the Traffick  Aotearoa-New Zealand
• ECPAT Child Alert
• Stop Demand

Housing

• Healthy Housing
• Monte Cecilia Housing Trust
• Nuns: State leaves homes empty as hundreds wait
• NZ Council of Christian Social Services

Inter-generational unemployment and it’s impact on families

ISIS’s War on Religious Minorities

Sister Diana Momeka from Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, Mosul, Iraq speaks out:
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Mineral Exploration

Mission and Justice

• News clipping service on mission and justice by Fr Luke Rawlings

Recognition of Parihaka

• Why Parihaka?
• Caritas Aotearoa Resource Remembering Parihaka 

Refugee Crisis

• Caritas Aotearoa Appeal
• The New Zealand response to a Climate Change Refugee 

Teen/Child Suicide and value of children in Society

• Mental Health Foundation Suicide Prevention

Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement

• The Electronic Frontier Foundation  on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement
• Pat Neuwelt speaking out on the TTPA
• It’s our future website
• The Common Good The Common Good – Saying No to the Trans-Pacific Partnership  (shared with permission from The Common Good)

Youth Employment

• Dale Williams, Mayor of Otorohonga shares his creative and practical approach to training and employment for young people.

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