Beacon Index 2007

Febuary
Editorial: Maintain your Rage
Feature: We Need a New Political & Social Movement Marion Harper
How God is Killing Public Education: Indoctrination versus Education By Jane Caro
A Splendid Achievement Reprinted The Guardian
Killersting By Sandhya Srinivasan reprinted from New Internationalist

March
Editorial: Politicians: Re-born, Born-again or just plain Deceitful?
Feature: Religion of Despair
Chris Hedges Courtesy: Pax Christi
Successes in 2006 – The 2006 You Didn’t Hear About Aussie Version By Sue Gilbey
Vision for a Better Australia By Ruth Russell courtesy: No War Newsletter SA
Fascism is coming to Town Courtesy Australian Peace Committee SA

March
Editorial: Anniversary of Shame: Fourth Year Anniversary of the Iraq War
Feature: Imperialism’s ‘War on Terror’ Len Cooper
Human rights abuses in the Philippines (Part 1) By Senator Gavin Marshall
Ten Years to Catastrophe Courtesy: Adelaide Voices
Howard’s Australia: Division, Deceit & Distraction Courtesy: Adelaide Voices

May
Editorial: Industrial Realities
Feature: Australia at the crossroads: can we recover the country that we love? (Part 1) The Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC
Human Rights abuses in the Philippines (Part 2) By Senator Gavin Marshall
Released from Guantanamo but refused entry to Australia Courtesy: Human Rights Defender
The Battle to Save Iraq’s Children Courtesy: The Independent

Febuary
Editorial: With the first link the chain is forged
Feature: Australia at the crossroads: can we recover the country that we love? (Part 2) The Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC
Do as we say, not as we do. Wealthy countries & corruption in the developing world By Mark Zirnsak
Unitarians drove slavery debate Courtesy: The Inquirer

July
Editorial: In the Name of Democracy
Feature: US Bases – World Militarism Pauline Mitchell
Why vilification should be against the law By Dr Helen Szoke
Operation Talisman Sabre Courtesy: Pax Christi
Poll says religion does more harm than good Courtesy: Guardian Weekly
The Diverse, The Multiple, The Different Courtesy: New Internationalist

August
Editorial: Sunrise Or Sunset? The Choice Is Ours
Feature: Federal Government Attacks on the ABC Peter Milton
Malalai Joya and the War in Afghanistan Courtesy: Peace News
One in three face rape Courtesy: The Human Rights Defender
Statement from The International Movement for a Just World (JUST)
Eupocalypse – The scary booklist of the men who run the world Courtesy: New Internationalist
The driest continent exports water Courtesy: Adelaide Voices

September
Editorial: Be Alert and Alarmed
Feature: Lawyers, Gunns and Money Priya Carey
The Children of the Sunrise (Part 1) Jeff McMullen – Address to Australian Catholic University Sydney
Apartheid to be enforced on Aborigines Courtesy: Anarchist Weekly

October
Editorial: The Other 9/11
Feature: Protecting Culture, Land & Self-Determination as the Key to Protecting Aboriginal Children Peter Lewis
The Children of the Sunrise (Part 2) By Jeff McMullen – Address to Australian Catholic University Sydney
Cane toad crops – the GM debate Courtesy: the Diggers Club
I Wonder Courtesy: Anarchist Weekly
Australia: paradise & purgatory Courtesy Adelaide Voices

Febuary
Editorial: Blood, Sweat and Tears
Feature: A faith for the third millennium Peter Ferguson
Israel, Palestine & the Hypocrisies of Power Courtesy: Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Today’s Sacred Text Hansard
A death in Durban Courtesy: New Internationalist

December
Editorial: Labor has Won – Only Time Will Tell Whether We Have!
Feature: Our Unitarian heritage – Relevant or redundant? Peter Abrehart
When governments plan peace exercises Hellen Cooke
Statement of concern for the future of all Australians On behalf of the congregation of the Melbourne Unitarian Peace Memorial Church
Justice Denied Courtesy: Human Rights Defender
American Workers warn of low wage hell Courtesy: AMWU News
Iraq: Australia’s nice little earner Courtesy: Adelaide Voices
Ironical Courtesy: Anarchist Weekly