The Eco Church NZ Project is a bold new initiative of A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand to support churches to actively care for God’s earth as an integral part of their mission. Check it out here.
The Final Choice by Caralise Trayes
A Kiwi journalist on the hunt for the truth about assisted dying and the End of Life Choice Act. Join her on a journey of discovery as she tells the stories of those with terminal illness and interviews lawyers, doctors, ethicists and clerics around New Zealand and the world.
Written in a remarkably personable way while plunging into some of life’s most challenging topics, Caralise separates fact from fallacy, and resurfaces with intriguing results. Includes interviews from David Seymour MP, Shirley Seales (mother of the late Lecretia Seales), and Mary Panko of the End-of-Life Choice Society, as well as influencer and disabilities advocate Claire Freeman, palliative care expert Professor Roderick MacLeod MNZM and Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoreiro MNZM among many others.
At the same time you vote in the General Election, you can vote in 2 referendums.
This referendum will give the public the opportunity to vote on whether the recreational use of cannabis should become legal, based on the proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill.
This referendum will ask the public to vote on whether the End of Life Choice Act 2019 should come into force, giving people with a terminal illness the option of requesting assisted dying.
Check out the University Events Calendar to see what’s on at Otago
These courses are offered by the Theology Programme, University of Otago. They are FREE and are offered via Zoom (a Zoom link and instructions will be sent to you).
Each session will involve input followed by facilitated discussion.
Tuesday 19 May, 7.30-8.30pm
Andrew Bradstock: Bishop David Sheppard: a case study in effective public theology
Wednesday 27 May, 7.30-8.30pm
Andrew Shepherd: Facing, Naming and Engaging Cultures and Systems of Violence: Reading Mark 5:1-20 in a Military-Digital Complex Age
Thursday 4 June, 7.30-8.30pm
Don Moffat: Living faithfully with multiple allegiances: Learning from Ezra and Nehemiah
Wednesday June 10, 7.30-8.30pm
James Harding: The Bible in the Time of Jesus
Tuesday 16 June, 7.30-8.30pm
Paul Trebilco: Jesus in the Gospel of Mark
Tuesday 23 June, 7.30-8.30pm
Lynne Taylor: Pastoral care: our stories matter
Tuesday 30 June, 7.30-8.30pm
David Tombs: James Cone, the Cross and the Lynching Tree
Anglican Resources for Social Justice
