https://www.harmony.gov.au/about ?20 year anniversary of Harmony celebrations In 2019, the Department led national celebrations for the 20th anniversary of Harmony Day. The event was renamed Harmony Week to recognise diversity and inclusion activities that take place during the entire week. Harmony Week will include 21 March, which is the United Nations International Day for the… Continue Reading Harmony Day_21st March 2020
‘With the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic upon us globally, let us fix our gaze on the Holy One. Let us place our trust in him and let us lay our burdens at his feet. When we have nothing else, prayer helps keep us close to him and gives us hope. Let us remember that Jesus gave… Continue Reading Fear Not Says The LORD
Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees 2020 (Flyer) Given the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak, please note that this will now be an online event. Use / Click on the following link to keep up to date with information / details of the event… Palm Sunday Justice for Refugees 2020 Perth: For a Just Future… Continue Reading Palm Sunday_Walk for Justice for Refugees_Sunday, 5th April 2020 (This will now be an ONLINE Event)
World Water Day Prayer (pdf) World Water Day Toolkit 2020 (pdf) www.un.org Children carrying a water container in Jowhar, Somalia (2013). UN/Tobin Jones. Water: our common wealth World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater. World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2… Continue Reading World Water Day_22nd March 2020
www.laudatosiweek.org Pope Francis invites you to celebrate Laudato Si’ Week It’s the fifth anniversary of Laudato Si’ How will you celebrate? Join Pope Francis and take the next step in your Laudato Si’ journey. Commit to an ambitious action that grows your response to “the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.” No matter… Continue Reading Laudato Si’ Week 2020_16th-24th May 2020
Be a Good Egg This Easter Give It Up For Lent (What Will You Give Up?).pdf What is Slavery-free Chocolate?.pdf
International Women’s Day 2020 (pdf) UN_international-womens-day
Plenary Post # 23 Still Listening to the Spirit (Discussion Guide).pdf Welcome to PlenaryPost Many of the key groups helping the Church prepare for the Fifth Plenary Council in Australia and its two assemblies — the first in Adelaide this October — have met over the past couple of weeks. On February 11 and 12,… Continue Reading Plenary Post_Edition 23
Dear Friend This month we share material for reflection and action during Lent, and we highlight research on poverty in Australia, and on masculinity and harmful behavior. FROM THE OFFICE Dreams for the Amazon & Asia Pacific Pope Francis shared four dreams for the Amazon in his Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonia (Beloved… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_March 2020
Lenten Carbon Fast 2020 (Calendar) Lent 2020 Resource EN (GCCM).pdf As we prepare for Lent, I invite you to bring Laudato Si’ into the season by downloading a Lenten calendar for creation here. This free resource is a week-by-week guide to reflection on our role in God’s creation. It helps us repent… Continue Reading GCCM_Laudato Si’ Inspired Lenten Resources
UNAIDS URGES ACTION TO CHANGE DISCRIMINATORY LAWS IN ORDER TO RESTORE DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND SAVE LIVES On Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS calls on countries to examine discriminatory provisions in their laws and policies and make positive changes to ensure equality, inclusion and protection. “Human rights violations are happening all over the world because… Continue Reading Zero Discrimination Day_Sunday, 1st March 2020
Friend In the February edition of Social Justice Trends we report on local and international Church climate change action, and provide links to resources. Check out our free discussion guide to accompany Still Listening to the Spirit, material to help you celebrate the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita, and more! Latest news from the Office… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_February 2020
FEBRUARY Universal: Listen to the Migrants’ Cries. We pray that the cries of our migrant brothers and sisters, victims of criminal trafficking, may be heard and considered. https://youtu.be/XGR5VrbwiJY Pope’s February prayer intention: Hear the cries of migrants Pope Francis on Thursday released a video message accompanying his prayer intention for February, which this month is “Hear… Continue Reading Pope Francis’ Universal Prayer Intention for February 2020
Caritas Australia Website Join Project Compassion this Lent to help end poverty and transform lives. This Lent, your support can deliver emergency and humanitarian aid to people living in poverty around the world. Project Compassion On Ash Wednesday, Caritas Australia, the international aid and development agency of the Catholic Church, launches its annual Project Compassion… Continue Reading Project Compassion Begins_26th February 2020
United Nations Two people in an extremely impoverished rural area in Brazil. ©J. Ripper/ILO 2020 Theme: “Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice” Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender equality, or the rights… Continue Reading World Day of Social Justice_20th February 2020
Read current and past issues of the JEDO Newsletter here, and catch up on the social justice work of the Justice, Ecology and Development Office within the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. Continue Reading
The use of acknowledgement plaques on entrances to homes, churches, workplaces and other buildings, serve to remind Australians of the presence of the Aboriginal people in our land millennia before the making of the Australian colonies and the Australian nation Continue Reading Aboriginal Acknowledgement Plaque Orders