Last week, from the 6th to the 13th November, Seniors Week was celebrated Australia wide, including in Western Australia. WA Seniors Week is: …an annual state-wide celebration that recognises and thanks seniors for their contributions to the community. Activities throughout Seniors Week are designed to challenge negative stereotypes of seniors and present a positive… Continue Reading WA Seniors Week 2016 and the ACBC Social Justice Statement on Ageing
The 1st October 2016 is designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Older Persons, and this year the focus is on tackling ageism in all its forms. In his message for 2016, the UN Secretary-General says: While older persons are often said to enjoy particular respect, the reality is that… Continue Reading United Nations: International Day of Older Persons, 1 October 2016
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