Events

Chris Sidoti will be speaking at Pitt Street Uniting Church on Sunday
7 December. He will be giving the sermon/reflection as part of our 10am Sunday morning service.

Chris is an Australian expert on human rights, former Commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission and former Australian Human Rights Commissioner. Most recently Chris was one of three panel members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Independent International  Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. This Commission concluded in September 2025 that the State of Israel has and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

A few weeks ago we stood outside our church and pointed to our banner - We cry out for Gaza Peace and Justice in Palestine as part of the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN) campaign video of Australian Churches and Clergy advocating for peace and Justice in Palestine.

The video is now live on PIEN’s YouTube page.

We are now being asked to send this video to the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and our Federal Member of Parliament and Senators. Whilst our Church Council will send the video with an accompanying letter it is important for individual church members to also send the video expressing their own specific concerns. PIEN suggests you could mention:

• The congregation you belong to;
• Why you participated;
• What we are calling on the government to do (when addressed to Labor).
  We are particularly urging the government at this crucial point in time to sanction Israel, establish a two-way arms embargo and for the UN to send in Peace Keepers.

Continue reading for further information and ways to contact the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and the Federal Members of Parliament and Senators.