Three
topics which are of particular concern to the Social Action
Office (SAO) in the context of the Federal Election 2004
are:
Adequate
Housing: Clearly, those without access
to adequate housing cannot be said to have “easy
access” to what they need to live a decent
life. Read more ..
Water: There
is a growing awareness of the fragile nature of
our water supply in Australia. Moves are underway to
regulate our
access to water, in rural and urban environments.
The
common good demands that these regulations
respect the needs of all sectors of the community,
including the
needs of the environment itself. Read more ..
A
Culture of Peace: We
live in times when “security” is
high on the agenda. The genuine security
of society is an essential component
of the common good. But it must
be a genuine security,
not just the absence of violence; it
must be achieved by morally acceptable
means, and it must
extend to all members of society. Read
more ..
Click
on the link above (Send a Postcard) to send a postcard
to each of the major party Candidates in your electorate
letting them know of your concern for the issues of Affordable
Housing, Water Management and a Culture of Peace.
There
are many other areas of society where the common
good must be promoted and defended. We cannot detail all
of
them here, but where possible, links will be suggested
to other sites where more information is available.
Click
herefor information on other issues
of concern for the common good.
