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Campaigns:

Global Call to Action Against Poverty: http://www.whiteband.org/
Make Poverty History: http://www.makepovertyhistory.com.au/
Micah Challenge: http://www.micahchallenge.org.au/
World Aids Day:http://www.worldaidsday.org.au/
Millennium Campaign: http://www.millenniumcampaign.org/
ONE Campaign: http://www.one.org/
Millennium Project: http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/
Jubilee: http://www.jubileeaustralia.org/
CIVICUS: http://www.civicus.org/
DATA: http://www.data.org/
RED: http://www.joinred.com/
The Global Fund: http://www.theglobalfund.org/
World Vision - Faith in Action: http://www.worldvision.com.au/

Media

New Internationalist Magazine: http://www.newint.org/
YES! Magazine: http://www.yesmagazine.org/
Tony Campolo - YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/
Another World Is Possible: http://www.awip.us/
Independent Media Center: http://www.indymedia.org/

Organisations

TEAR Australia: http://www.tear.org.au/
World Vision: http://www.worldvision.com.au/
CARE Australia: http://www.careaustralia.org.au/
Compassion Australia: http://www.compassion.com.au/
Oaktree Foundation: http://www.theoaktree.org/
Caritas Australia: http://www.caritas.org.au/
Catalyst: http://www.catalystonline.org.au/
Oxfam Australia: http://www.oxfam.org.au/
United Nations Development Program (UNDP): http://www.undp.org/
World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/
World Health Organisation: http://www.who.int/en/
International Monetary Fund: http://www.imf.org/
World Social Forum: http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/
AusAID: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/
http://www.amnesty.org.au/
Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA): www.adra.org.au/
Anglican Board of Mission Australia (ABM): www.abmission.org/
Anglicans Cooperating in Overseas Relief and Development (AngliCORD): www.anglicord.org.au/
Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS): www.lca.org.au/action/alws/
Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (APHEDA): www.apheda.org.au/
Australian Red Cross (ARC): www.redcross.org.au/
Australians Caring for Refugees: (AUSTCARE) www.austcare.org.au/
Baptist World Aid Australia: www.shareanopportunity.org/
CARITAS Australia: www.caritas.org.au/
Christian Blind Mission International (Australia) (CBMI): www.cbm.org.au/
ChildFund Australia: www.childfund.org.au/
Every Home Global Concern Limited: www.everyhome.org.au/
International Needs Australia (INA): www.internationalneeds.org.au/
International Women's Development Agency (IWDA): www.iwda.org.au/au/
Leprosy Mission (TLM): www.leprosymission.org.au/
Marie Stopes International Australia (MSIA): www.mariestopes.org.au/
National Council of Churches Australia (NCCA): www.ncca.org.au/
Opportunity International Australia (OIA): www.opportunity.org.au/
PLAN International Australia (PLAN): www.plan.org.au/
Save the Children Fund Australia (SCFA): www.savethechildren.org.au/
The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF): www.hollows.org/
Uniting Church Overseas Aid (UCOA): www.overseasaid.org/
Transparency International: www.transparency.org.au/
Habitat For Humanity: www.habitat.org.au/
The Hunger Project Australia: www.thp.org.au/home_THPA.html
RedR: www.redr.org.au/

Other:

Thankyou Water: http://www.thankyouwater.org/
Story of Stuff: http://www.storyofstuff.com/
Sojourners: http://www.sojo.net/
Mocha Club: https://www.mochaclub.org/
WFP: Hunger Map: http://www.wfp.org/
Free Rice: http://www.freerice.com
Poverty.com: http://www.poverty.com
Global Education: http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au
Global Issues: http://www.globalissues.org/
The Persistence of Poverty: http://www.wri.org/
The Global Poverty Project: http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/
Buy Nothing Day: http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd
Junky Car Club: http://www.junkycarclub.com/
Bread for the World: http://www.offeringofletters.org/
Nuru International: http://www.nuruinternational.org/
QLD Fair Trade Collective: http://www.qldfairtrade.org.au/

Biblical Foundations for Advocacy Booklet (Micah Challenge): Booklet.pdf 

Essays

November 2008
Wealth and Poverty
Video by John Dickson, Centre for Public Christanity.

October 2008
A Holistic Gospel: Some Biblical, Historical and Ethical Considerations
Article by Justin Thacker, Head of Theology at Evangelical Alliance UK.

February- March 2008
Series on Wealth, Poverty and Faith
Sermon series by John Dickson

February 2008
Christians and the Environment
Report by Tear International

January 2008
Samaritan Nation?
Study series compiled by BWWA for Micah Challenge

April - June 2007
Sermon series on the book of Micah
Rev Richard Condie of St Jude's Carlton

February 2007
Jesus and Politics
Review of a book by Alan Storkey

May 2006
Why should Christians care for the poor?
Dr Brian Rosner, Moore College, Sydney  

May 2006
Understanding Christian Advocacy
Rev Scott Higgins, Advocacy Officer, Baptist World Aid Australia

February 2006
Address to President Bush and the National Prayer Breakfast
Bono, Washington

March 2005
Essay on Jesus and Justice
Rev Dr David Nettle, School of Theology, Charles Sturt University

More Articles: http://www.micahchallenge.org.au/articles

Films

Invisible Children
A film about the plight of child soldiers and night commuters in northern Uganda.

The Bank
Australian drama starring David Wenham, it touches on corporate greed and the impact on ordinary folk.

Beyond Borders
A rich woman played by Angeliana Jolie vists Africa and has her life changed.

Bloody Sunday
It's all shot on handheld (so you get a bit dizzy) and the Irish accents can be hard to understand, but this is a very powerful portrayal of the massacre of Irish civilians in 1972.

Bob Roberts
Starring Tim Robbins, this is a hilarious mock-umentary about a right-wing, folk-singing politician in the US and his underhanded campaign to win an election. I've used a couple of songs from this movie to raise issues about wealth, poverty and welfare:

Bonhoeffer
A dramatisation of the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who was eventually executed by the Nazis because of his involvement in the resistance movement.

Born into Brothels
A documentary following a woman teaching photography to kids who's mothers are prostitues in the red light district of Kolkota. Rather heartbreaking as one would imagine.

Bowling for Columbine
Michael Moore's documentary looking at the roots of gun violence in the USA. Very disturbing and powerful.

City of God
A story based in Rio de Janeiro following the lives of two boys who grow up in a violent neighbourhood.

The Corporation
It's a loooong documentary, filled with talking heads giving their opinions on the role of the modern corporation in today's economy and ecology. It includes some great thought-provoking snippets, and the section where they compare the behaviour of corporations to the medical definition of psychopaths is priceless.

Cry Freedom
Dramatization of the murder of South African activist, Steve Biko and the struggle of journalist Donald Woods to publicize the truth of his death.

Constant Gardener
A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption. 
 
Dead Man Walking
Follows a nun working with a prisoner on death row in the US and with the victim’s family. It is a powerful film about the death penalty, vengeance and redemption.

Dirty Pretty Things
This movie focuses on the plight of some illegal immigrants in London, as they struggle to survive at the low-wage, no-status end of the workforce. It's a bit of a love story and a bit of a thriller and a very good movie over all.

Gandhi
Like it says on the box - the story of Gandhi's non-violent struggle to free India from British oppression.

Girl in the Cafe
Lawrence, an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina, an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bond is tested by Lawrence's professional obligations.

Hotel Rwanda
A powerful film set in the midst of genocide in Rwanda. It is a dramatisation of a true story about a hotel manager who housed a thousand Tutsis refugees.

I Know I Am Not Alone
“A musicians journey through war in the middle east. Michael Franti, world-renowned musician and human rights worker, travels to Iraq, Palestine and Israel to explore the human cost of war with a group of friends, some video cameras and his guitar.” Note this film has not been widely released yet.

The Killing Fields
A film about the Cambodian genocide, it follows an American reporter trapped in Cambodia during the “Year Zero” ethnic cleansing.

Life and Debt
A documentary about the impact of debt on Jamaica. It's a bit long, but there's some very powerful stuff in this movie.

Lord of War
Nicholas Cage plays an up-and-coming arms dealer in a movie that follows the journey of a bullet from factory to brain of a child soldier in an anonymous conflict somewhere in Africa.

Maria, Full of Grace
Follows a young Columbian girl as she becomes a drug mule to the USA. It's a very disturbing take on the way the global economy exploits low-skilled workers in poor countries and feeds the drug trade.

The Matrix
Sure, it's sci-fi escapist trash, but the scene where Cypher betrays Morpheus and the others so her can be reinserted into the Matrix is a powerful parable of the seduction of materialism and comfort as a way of avoiding facing the harsh realities of injustice and oppression.

Paradise Now
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. A really good look at the conflict in the middle east from the Palestinian side. It is the first Palestinian film to be nominated for an Oscar.
 
Promises
This is a great, and very moving, doco about Jewish and Palestinian children. Hearing their stories, their perspectives on what's going on around them, and watching them struggle to accept each other, is just amazing.

Rabbit Proof Fence
A very powerful and moving story about how the policies of assimilation and removal affected Aboriginal families in WA in the 1930s.

Roger and Me
Another Michael Moore doco, this one focussing on Moore's attempt to meet the Chairman of General Motors, Roger Smith, after GM closes down its plants in Flint, Michigan, with devastating effect on the town's economy and social fabric.

Romero
The story of Salvadorean Bishop, Oscar Romero, who was murdered as a result of his opposition to the dictatorial government.

Schindler’s List
Spielberg’s masterpiece about the Nazi war, the holocaust and what one person can do to oppose evil.

Syriana
A look at oil in the world, and how complex it all gets.

The Yes Men
Probably not as funny as it could have been, but there are some brilliant moments as these two guys pretend to be World Trade Organization officials, and highlight the injustices of global trade.

Three Kings
A film that gives a good look at the fallout of the first Iraq war. In the search for gold 4 soldiers find people who are in need of help.

Tsotsi
In this world... redemption just comes once.” “Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.

Yesterday
After falling ill, Yesterday (Khumalo) learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.

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