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No. 3588.
PERTH, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1972.
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Still time to join AWD work For anyone just hearing of Action for World Development for the first time, a late start is better than no start at all, says Mr. William Conway, local organising secretary for AWD. In the month of July this Australia -wide programme is involving hundreds of thousands of A ustralians in study about the role of this country in relation to the growing development needs of so many other nations. The initial idea was has come from the counlaunched 18 months ago try areas. with a meeting that es. "It would seem," he tablished the possibility said, "that these people of Christians providing a programme of education are more involved in current affairs and developthat would bring new ment issues. With this awareness into the minds background they are anxof Australians about the ious to know more about issues that face the world the whole subject." today in terms of development and co-operation. IN SUBURBS An added incentive was By comparison a probthat it was a programme lem exists with the sub- Archbishop Goody in the centre of the group of leaders of the Christian Churches who gathered at Wesley Church last in which all the Chris- urban person. "They are Sunday for the launching and dedication o f the Action for World Development Campaign. tian Churches could co- slow to get involved. operate and participate in There is a tendency to of all the Christian a practical expression of want to pass the buck to Churches met for a servtheir common concern somebody further up the ice for prayer and dedifor the needs of others. line. They hope that Unit- cation at Wesley Church. Locally the programme ed Nations or governAn address was delivVictoria, and currently a Church could do for has been growing since ments will get on with it ered by Mr. K. Dowding trainee anthropologist at them. spare the beginning of the year. and him the on the issues that face Monash University. The immediate target Early activities were the trouble of worrying too the Christian conscience Fr. Deakin is chairman is to obtain a genuine intraining of group leaders much," he said. today. in February who in turn Catholic action on and interest in the urgent of the Committee of volvement of the Aborig"Yet the United NaThe Wesley church orAboriginal Participation inal people in the Conhave become the training tions will not make any ganist led the Aquinas current discussion on Aboriginal problems will in the Eucharistic Con- gress through special litleaders throughout the rr.,ve unless there is College choir under Bro. take a positive step forward on National Aborgress to be held in Mel- urgies and other activitState. strong support from na- Leek and the reflective igine's Day, Friday, July 14. ies. bourne next February. tional governments. Each songs on the readings From this starting point GROWING interested The public meetfirst person in any were sung by Brothers Recently the first meet- at the Congress it is exMr. Conway has been of these national govern- Fox and wide strong study subject ing to the and this Thomas. ing was held in Darwin pected that more positmost impressed with the ments must be sure that question of the Church emphasis is going to be so that Aborigines could ive programmes will be Fr. P. G. O'Reilly, mass tremendous snowballing it has the support of the and the Aborigines will given to looking at the of interest in the recent people before it is going media co-ordinator for take place in St. Mary's challenge of the issue at present their views on taken up at the national what they hoped the and local levels. Weeks. This, he feels, is to commit itself in any AWD led the service. Cathedral Chapter Hall, the parish level. a sign that the real inter- way. Victoria Avenue, at 8 In Perth, to address the GROUPS "To move a nation you est of people in these isp.m. 'meeting will be Fr. HilNow the real work sues exists if only it can have to motivate the inThe meeting is open to ton Deakin, of Glen Iris, takes place in the hunddividual first." be reached. reds of groups that have What is particularly Officially the program- been formed. These significant to him is that me was launched last one third of the response Sunday when the leaders groups are at all levels and up to the initiative of the individuals concerned.
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Ideally a group is seen to have eight members and a maximum of 12. The programme is arranged so that the group meets four times. Ample copies of th booklets for discussion are available at 40c. from the W.A. Council of Churches office 38a St. George's Terrace (AWD phone: 25 6144). A limited number of leaders' kits are still available at $2. Any individual person who wishes to join a group can ring the office and he or she will be put in touch with the area coordinator who will find a local group for the person to join.
Action for World Development organising secretary, Mr. William Conway, carries the symbolic candle from which all the congregation lit their own candles at the launching and dedication of the Campaign in Wesley Church last Sunday.
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