closingthegap.gov.au WHAT WE KNOW Closing the Gap acknowledges the ongoing strength and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in sustaining the world’s oldest living cultures. Closing the Gap is underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery… Continue Reading Close the Gap_Thursday, 18th March 2021
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 2021
International Day of Happiness 20 March What is the International Day of Happiness? It’s a day to be happy, of course! Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness as a way to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world. In 2015, the UN launched… Continue Reading International Day of Happiness_Saturday, 20th March 2021
Welcome to PlenaryPost There are just 219 days until the opening of the first assembly of the Plenary Council. And while there is a sense of deja vu about that, with significant preparations taking place early last year before the assemblies were delayed by 12 months, there’s also renewed energy — some of which is captured… Continue Reading Plenary Post_Edition 31
Welcome to PlenaryPost As 2020 draws towards its conclusion, it would have been hard to imagine 12 months ago how much our world — and our Plenary Council journey — would change in the subsequent year. In a world without COVID-19, the first assembly would already have been held in Adelaide, and the important work in… Continue Reading Plenary Post_Edition 30
The global theme for International Women’s Day in 2021 is… ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World’. “The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.” [Gloria Steinem] caritas.org.au Women for… Continue Reading International Women’s Day_8th March 2021
Office for Social Justice (OSJ) Dear Friend Our February issue has a Lenten focus on preparing a new and better future. PANDEMIC Preparing a Future Almost as soon as the pandemic was declared, Pope Francis established the Vatican COVID-19 Commission. He understood that we can either emerge from this once-in-a-generation crisis better or worse.… Continue Reading Social Justice Trends_February 2021
Message of his Holiness Pope Francis for the XXIX World Day of the Sick 2021 (pdf) Pope Francis blesses a sick person in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 26 Nov. 2017 World Day of the Sick: Pope urges “trust-based relationship” in care for the sick In his message for the 29th World Day of… Continue Reading World Day of the Sick_Thursday, 11th February 2020
UN declares 4 February ‘International Day of Human Fraternity’ The UN General Assembly adopts a resolution declaring 4 February as the International Day of Human Fraternity. It comes as the result of Christian-Muslim cooperation to promote peace, harmony and intercultural dialogue in the world. By Vatican News staff writer Fratelli tutti, the recent encyclical… Continue Reading 1st UN International Day of Human Fraternity_4th February 2021
How to Stay Connected Safely Online (PDF) National Safer Internet Day Flyer (PDF) Safer Internet Day – Tuesday 9th February, 2021 The Safeguarding Office The Safeguarding Office reflects the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth’s abiding commitment to promoting the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The Safeguarding Office… Continue Reading Safer Internet Day_Tuesday, 9th February 2021
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 2021
www.catholic.org Ash Wednesday – February 26, 2020 The first day of Lent Ash Wednesday is one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday, and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although… Continue Reading Ash Wednesday_17th February 2021
An adolescent girl conducts an experiment during a chemistry class in Kamulanga Secondary School in Lusaka, Zambia. UNICEF Photo/UN0145554/Karin Schermbrucker Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past 15 years, the global community has made a lot of… Continue Reading International Day of Women and Girls in Science_11th February 2021
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE XXIX WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 2021 “You have but one teacher and you are all brothers” (Mt 23:8). A trust-based relationship to guide care for the sick Dear brothers and sisters, “The celebration of the XXIX World Day of the Sick on 11 February… Continue Reading World Day of Prayer for the Sick_11th Feb 2021
World Day of Prayer & Action Against Human Trafficking SUGGESTED BULLETIN NOTICE for Sunday 7th February Pope Francis has designated 8th February, the feast of St Josephine Bakhita, as the World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking. Josephine Bakhita was born in Southern Sudan in 1869. During her life she experienced… Continue Reading Feast Day of St. Josephine Bakhita_8th February 2021
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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