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Check out these resources that can be used in group or Bible study groups to help you reflect prayerfully on some of the key issues facing our communities.
Discussion and policy papers
- Ageing in place: making it real. Written by Bonnie Robinson, Presbyterian Support Northern, for a meeting between Church Leaders, including the Right Rev Pamela Tankersley and the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers (published Sep 2007)
- Towards a robust society: a statement from national church leaders
Us in the news
Read on for tips on how to write a media release and suggestions for how you can pitch an idea to your local newspaper or radio station to get them to cover your story.
Presbyterians out there doing it
In this section, we plan to include short case studies of Presbyterian parishes who are out there making a difference in their own communities. If you have a social justice story to share, email us at angela(at)presbyterian.org.nz
- Building a better life for migrants and refugees - St Andrew's Hamilton
- Advocating for Peace - St Andrew's on the Terrace
- Bid to keep Easter shopping-free - St Andrews Hamilton
What you can do
- This general election hold a local candidates meeting at your church, open the How To document here
- Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper
- Make a submission to the local or regional authority on proposed by-laws or developments
- Make a submission on proposed legislation (check out here for a summary of issues the Government is currently consulting on.)
- Raise the issue at your parish council, church board and mobilise your parish to get involved in some way
- Visit community leaders
- Organise a petition
- Facilitate a workshop or other educational event
- Lobby your Mayor, MP or other government officials
- Organise a street march or picket
- Obtain publicity in your local newspaper/radio station
More detail about how to use each of tools in a social justice programme can be found in the Social Issues Resource Kit which is the source of these suggestions.
Other links
- Anglican Social Justice
- New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS)
- Interchurch Bioethics Council
- Salvation Army Policy and Parliamentary Unit