Services 2006

January

  • January 8, Unitarian Church Poetry Group Presentation
  • January 15, Marion Harper, "Pacifism: Is that the Unitarian Way?"
  • January 22, Rick Barker, "The Triune – Metaphysic of the Christians: A contemporary Unitarian secular view"
  • January 29, Pauline Mitchell, Secretary CICD, "Current World Situation"

February

March

  • March 5, Marion Harper, Church Secretary, "Unitarianism and Social Justice"
  • March 12, Carmen Green, Victorian Secretary, Union of Australian Women, "Why We Still Need International Women's Day"
  • March 19, April Bragg, Housing worker, Housing for the Aged Action Group, "Why we have been de-funded"
  • March 26, Rob Watts, RMIT School of Social Sciences, "The Modern Problem of Evil - A Policy Issue

April

May

  • May 7, Marion Harper, Church Secretary, "Diminished Worker's Days"
  • May 14, Dr. Jim Green, National Nuclear Campaigner, Friends of the Earth, "Nuclear Power & Weapons: The Myth of the Peaceful Atom"
  • May 21, Antony McMullen, Social Justice Officer, Justice & International Mission Unit Synod of Victoria & Tasmania, Uniting Church in Australia, "Welfare to work/work choices"
  • May 28, Kenneth Davidson, Editor D!ssent Magazine, "Economists as priests"

June

  • June 4, Lev Lafayette, "An Introduction to the Scientific Method"
  • June 11, Lev Lafayette, Church Member, "Liberal and Rationalist Prospects in Islam"
  • June 18, Martin Ferguson, Federal Member for Batman, "Wrestling with the Global Energy Debate"
  • June 25, Tim Wright, National President Peace Organisation of Australia, "The International Day of Peace: How We Can Realize the Tangible Goal of a Global Ceasefire"

July

  • July 2, Church Concert, East Timor Fundraiser
  • July 9, May Kotsakis, Co-Chairperson Philippines Australia Solidarity Association (PASA), "Political and Human Rights in the Philippines"
  • July 16, Judith Rodriguez AM, President Friends of the ABC Victoria, "Problems with the ABC"
  • July 23, Claudine Chionh, "Studying health in rural India"
  • July 30, Julia Dehm and Shane Vate, University of Melbourne Student Union, "The changes in the Higher Education Sector and Voluntary Student Unionism"

August

  • August 6, Clare Lincoln, Counsellor Advocate, Foundation House (Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture - 'Refugees: Survivors of torture & War-related
    trauma'
  • August 13, Joan Lynn, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, "Hardships for Asylum Seekers"
  • August 20, Clare Lincoln, Foundation House (Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, "Refugees: Survivors of Torture and War-Related Trauma"
  • August 27, Peter Ferguson, Minister Unitarian Fellowship WA, "The Pathos of Christianity"

September

  • September 3, Sol Salbe, Former Israeli Journalist, "Current Middle East Crisis"
  • September 10, Andrew Chalmers, President Linux Users Victoria, "Public Science vs Proprietary Science"
  • September 17, Tim Wright, National President, Peace Organisation of Australia, "Why we have good reason to celebrate International Day Of Peace"
  • September 24, Marion Harper, Church Secretary, "The Truth About the Values Debate"

October

  • October 1, Richard Tate, Church Member, "Democracy, Please Come Back - We Need You"
  • October 8, Lev Lafayette, Church Member, "The Age of Spiritual Machines"
  • October 15, Gary Harper, Vice Chair, "The 40th Anniversary Gurindji/Wave Hill Freedom Day Festival"
  • October 22, Paul Dahan, Church Member, "God lives and the religious left are right"
  • October 29, Len Cooper, CEPU Communications Division, "The T3 Sale of Telstra"

November

  • November 5, Elizabeth Young, Secretary Centre of Melbourne Multi-faith & others Network (COMMON), "At the World assembly of Religions for Peace in Japan"
  • November 12, Joel Wright, Indigenous Officer, National Tertiary Education Union, "The Stolen Wages Campaign"
  • November 19, Cyndy Conole, Community coordinator Liquor, Hospitality & Miscellaneous Union (LHMU), "The New Workchoices Legislation"
  • November 26, 154 ANNIVERSARY SERVICE, Rev. Dr. Eric Heller-Wagner, former Minister Sydney Unitarian Church

December

  • December 3, Helen Labato, Critical Care Nurse & Broadcaster, "The Sickness Industry"
  • December 10, Louise Connor, Secretary Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), "The Media Bill"
  • December 17, Church Concert