Services 2008
January 6, Poetry and Music Service
January 13, Lev Lafayette, Critical Issues Facing Unitarian-Universalism"
January 20, Peter Abrehart, "Reason in Revolt"
January 27, Marion Harper, "Attacks on the Trade Union Movement"
February 3, Dr. John Perkins, Secular Party of Australia, "Atheism and Secularism"
February 24 :Sherene Hassan, ‘My experiences growing up as an Australian Muslim woman’
March 2 : Gretchen Thomas, American Unitarian Minister now living in Melbourne – ‘Out of the Flames: the importance of Michael Servetus for Unitarians’
March 9 : International Women’s Day, Janet Powell, former Australian Senator
March 16 : Stephen Stuart, President Humanist Society Victoria – ‘Separation of Religion and State’
March 23 : Poetry Service
April 6 : Extended Service on Housing 11 am – 12.30 pm. ‘The Crisis in Housing’
- Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence,
- Tony Keenan, Chief Executive Officer, Hanover House and
- Geoff Forster, Prosper Australia
April 13 : Dave Kerin, Coordinator Union Solidarity – ‘History of the trade union movement’
April 20 : Chris Gaffney – ‘The origins of Christianity – radical or reactionary?’
April 27 : Patsy Crotty, Treasurer, Blue Wedges – ‘What I have learned from the Channel Deepening Project’
May 4 : Lev Lafayette, Church Member – ‘A heretic of clarity: the Unitarianism of Stephen Fritchman’
May 11 : Mike Zafiropoulos, Previous SBS Manager – ‘SBS and Cultural diversity’
May 18 : Len Cooper, Victorian Secretary Communications Union (CEPU) – 'What about the Workers?’
May 25 : Poetry Service
June 1 : Peter Abrehart, Chairperson of the Church – ‘The dissenter Tradition’
June 8 : Pauline Mitchell, Secretary Campaign for International Cooperation & Disarmament (CICD) – ‘Iraq’
June 15: John Rutherford, International League of Peoples Struggles (ILPS), - 'What is its role and significance of the ILPS for Australia?’
June 22: Val Noone - ‘Social Situation in Galilee in the time of Jesus’
June 29: Maree Dellora, Secretary Australia/Cuba Friendship Society and Church member – ‘Current situation in Cuba’
July 6: Church Concert for Timor-Leste
July 13 Andrea Bolch, ‘Your Water Your Say Action Group’ will speak on theDesalination Plant in Wonthaggi
July 20 David Spratt, Climate policy analyst for CarbonEquity & the co-author of ‘Climate Code Red: The case for emergency action’ – ‘Speaking honestly about Global warming’
July 27 Dr. Rodney Syme, Vice-president of Dying with Dignity Victoria – ‘Is it rational to want to die?’