Uniting Justice Australia is the justice unit of the National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia. They pursue social and ecological justice and peace through advocacy and education and seek to communicate the Church’s vision for a reconciled world. This week they have launched their new website and there are lots of things worth reading in the areas of environmental justice. On the front page you will see that the Uniting Church has continued its involvement in the climate change debate by making a submission to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper Consultation Process. This submission and information about carbon emissions can be downloaded from a link on the page. Another page (here) details the Uniting Church's position in relation to caring for the environment, contains links to key documents and statements made by the national church. Elsewhere, there is an inspiring paper from the Director, Rev Elenie Poulos about the way the climate crisis and the best of christian community can help forge a model for a better, more just way to live. Here is a brief excerpt:
Climate change is teaching us that we need to start living differently and that we have to do this together. It would take seven planets to support human life if everyone lived like we do in Australia. There is no escaping the fact that we all share the same atmosphere and we can’t fix it alone. We must begin to live out the reality of interconnectedness.
The rest of the paper can be read here
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