The Caritas April eNewsletter contains all the latest news on Caritas Australia’s work at home and overseas. Read the newsletter here, or sign up to receive the newsletter by heading to their website: http://www.caritas.org.au/.
Wednesday 1st March 2017 is Ash Wednesday, or the first day of Lent. As we enter the Lenten season, here are three important social justice and ecological campaigns and resources to get involved with during the next few weeks. Click on the links below to jump to the section that interests you, or scroll down to… Continue Reading Lent 2017: Project Compassion, Slavery-Free Chocolate and The Grace of Earth
Catholic Mission invites you to join them at their Christmas event, “Finding a Place: a Christmas Reflection in Word and Music.” This evening of sacred music, readings and congregational carols will be held at the Basilica of St Patrick in Fremantle on Thursday 15th December at 7pm. Proceeds from the evening will support Catholic… Continue Reading Catholic Mission Christmas Event, 15th December 2016: Finding a Place
Thursday 1st December is World AIDS Day 2016, a day to raise awareness, educate, show support for people living with HIV, and commerorate those who have died. HIV still exists in Australia and around the world; globally, there are an estimated 34 million people who have the virus, and many lack HIV diagnosis… Continue Reading World AIDS Day | 1st Decemeber 2016
Christmas is drawing nearer, and Caritas Australia is asking us to consider giving our friends and family a gift that will “create positive, sustainable change for some of the world’s most vulnerable women, men and children.” There are a range of Global Gifts available to order from Caritas, including: The gift of water The… Continue Reading Give a Global Gift This Christmas | Caritas Australia
November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and is also the first day of the United Nations global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, and the Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH)’s own 16-days of activism campaign, which focuses on the trafficking of girls and women. This… Continue Reading United Nations and ACRATH | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 25th Nov – 10th Dec
On 20 November 2016, MercyCare is presenting “Illuminations: a concert to shine a light on acts of mercy in our community.” Illuminations will be a concert of uplifting music for chorale and orchestra celebrating the final day of the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year of Mercy. The concert will run from 2:30pm to 3:30pm and… Continue Reading MercyCare | “Illuminations”: A concert to shine a light on acts of mercy in our community | 20 November 2016
Catholic Mission invites you to join them and The Walker Trio for a night of music under the stars, at Romancing the Stone Gardens in Maida Vale on Friday 7th November. Please see the flyer below for all event details. Proceeds from the ticket sales will go towards supporting children’s education in north-west Cambodia. … Continue Reading Catholic Mission | The Walker Trio concert in support of children’s education in Cambodia | Friday 7 November
The June newsletter from Catholic Earthcare Australia is now available to read here. From National Director, Jacqui Remond: UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres and Laudato Si’ Anniversary Greetings! This month marks the first year anniversary of the release of Laudato Si’ which we invite you to celebrate with our new resource Tree of Life.… Continue Reading Read the June news from Catholic Earthcare Australia
These are the words that echoed in my head and heart all that day. She seemed satisfied with my response but it is only a matter of time before she asks for more of an explanation. How will I respond? The signs of the times are everywhere. From pollution and climate change, to the loss… Continue Reading My daughter asked “What will the world be like when I grow up?” | Catholic Earthcare Australia
Sunday 26th June 2016 is the United Nation’s International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a day to remember and condemn the degrading and destructive impact of torture, and to show support for its victims worldwide. The UN website provides information about the UN’s stance on torture as unjustified under all circumstances, the… Continue Reading UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | 26th June 2016
I Have a Voice: Trafficked Women in their own words Over 500,000 Filipino women and children are trafficked for sexual exploitation every year. The lives of these survivors are forever impacted, and now we invite you to hear their stories. Marietta (Mayet) Latonio is a Filipino social worker, women’s advocate, researcher and Professor at the University of Southern Philippines… Continue Reading ACRATH | Human Trafficking: Sharing Women’s Stories from the Philippines | Sat, 25 June
The Caritas March eNews contains all the latest information on Caritas Australia’s work at home and overseas, including stories from 2016 Project Compassion, the impact of Tropical Cyclone Winston in Fiji, and the support being provided to the victims of the ongoing conflict in Syria. Read the newsletter here, or sign up to receive the… Continue Reading Read the Caritas March Newsletter for all their latest news
Sunday, 6th March is Clean Up Australia Day, a reminder and opportunity for all Australians to look after the environment we live in. The mission and vision of Clean Up Australia Day is “to inspire and work with communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment.” There are a few ways that you… Continue Reading Clean Up Australia on Sunday, 6th March
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