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Living Ethics - our newsletter

Below are overviews for issues of Living Ethics, St James Ethics Centre's newsletter. Members of the Ethics Centre received a printed copy of Living Ethics each quarter.

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From Dr Simon Longstaff’s ‘Beyond apathy: ordinary citizens making a difference’ to ‘Dying with dignity’ by Nicholas Cowdery AM to Jane Caro’s ‘Spinning out of control’, the latest issue crosses international borders and social, political and corporate interests.

Living Ethics illustration by Marc van de Griendt.

Journalist Phillip Knightley questions ‘Who runs Britain: the politicians or the journalists?’, Dr Piero Moraro assesses Michael Fox’s Sydney Harbour Bridge climb as a matter of civil disobedience and Unicef Director Tim O’Connor discusses the ethics of aid advertising.

Living Ethics illustration by Marc van de Griendt.

Reaffirming our purpose

To mark our twenty year milestone St James Ethics Centre embarked on a journey of rediscovery, reflecting on the original tenets of the organisation, the current situation and the desired direction.

Our invigorated Values & Principles and new logo signal a renewed commitment to bringing the ethical dimension to the hearts and minds of all. It is fitti...

Living Ethics illustration by Marc van de Griendt.

In this issue we consider the issue of concern: when and how we care about things and what we do in response to our concerns.

From victims of natural disasters and workplace bullies to making technology available to children from developing countries and the issue of how newspapers deal with offensive comments submitted for publication by readers, where does responsibility lie for ensuri...

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