The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council’s (ACSJC) Briefing for August is now up on the website. The Briefing covers issues of Catholic social teaching in August 2018, highlighting resources, media items and diary events. It can be read here (ACSJC_Monthly Briefing_No 203)
Featuring:
- Social Justice Statement to highlight critical issue of homelessness
- Catholic Religious anti-slavery advocacy to lose federal funding
- Orders open for Social Justice Statement
- Bishops back efforts to eliminate modern slavery
NATIONAL APPEAL: ACRATH Lose Federal Funding (see below for further information)
- Social Justice Events
6-12 August – National Homelessness Week
From the Secretariat, John Ferguson:
Social Justice Statement to highlight critical issue of homelessness
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) statement for 2018-19 is titled A Place to Call Home: Making a home for everyone in our land. In a letter to parishes and church communities, ACBC President Archbishop Mark Coleridge says: ‘House prices and even rents are spiralling out of reach of too many families… For those living on pensions or allowances, finding secure housing can be a far greater challenge – one that often takes a terrible toll on social wellbeing and mental health.’
‘Homelessness should not be allowed to remain the concern of a minority of Australians who are affected and those who provide assistance and advocacy. It is not an issue that can be just swept under the carpet. Homelessness is an affront to the solidarity of our entire community – it damages the very fabric of our society.’
The 2018–19 Social Justice Statement, A Place to Call Home, will be launched on 6 September. Social Justice Sunday falls on 30 September. The Statement will be accompanied by prayer cards, a ‘ten steps’ leaflet, and a PowerPoint presentation that can be downloaded from the ACSJC website.
csi.edu.au-research/project/the-state-of-homelessness
