columban.org.au ColumbanNews Watch: Concrete hope for migrants and refugees In many ways and in many places around the world Columbans assist people in claiming often denied rights. Poverty must end because every life matters. Pope’s message for the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees Welcoming, protecting, promoting and integrating internally displaced persons. Columban… Continue Reading ColumbanNews – 106th World Day of Migrants & Refugees
Migrants & Refugees FORCED LIKE JESUS CHRIST TO FLEE The Church has been celebrating the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) since 1914. It is always an occasion to express concern for different vulnerable people on the move; to pray for them as they face many challenges; and to increase awareness about the opportunities that… Continue Reading 106th World Day of Migrants & Refugees_Sunday, 27th September 2020
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ACMRO Media Release – Manus Island Five years on (2018) Australian Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office (ACMRO) ACMRO_Migrant & Refugee Kit 2018ACMRO ACMRO_Migrant & Refugee Kit POSTER A Migrant & Refugee Stocktake (Eureka Street) MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 104th WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 2018 [14… Continue Reading World Day of Migrants & Refugees / Refugee & Migrant Sunday_26th Aug 2018
17 June is recognised by the United Nations as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. Desertification, a problem affecting over 250 million people worldwide, is the degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, caused by inappropriate and overuse of the land through human activities like deforestation or overgrazing. The World… Continue Reading World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June | United Nations
21st March is National Harmony Day in Australia, a nationwide celebration of our country’s cultural diversity, which coincides with the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The message of Harmony Day is ‘everyone belongs’, the Day aims to engage people to participate in their community, respect cultural and religious diversity and foster… Continue Reading National Harmony Day, 21st March
The 21st March every year is recognised by the United Nations as International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The theme for 2017 is “Racial profiling and incitement to hatred, including in the context of migration,” recognising that refugees and migrants are often targets for racial discrimination. Below is some information about the… Continue Reading International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21 March | United Nations
The 15th January 2017 is the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. In his message for 2017, Pope Francis draws attention to the plight of “Child Migrants, the Vulnerable and the Voiceless.” You can read his full message here, or read an except below. This is also an opportunity and reminder to read and reflect on the… Continue Reading Message from Pope Francis for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, 15 January 2017
The 18th December 2016 is International Migrants Day, a day observed annually by the United Nations and countries throughout the world to acknowledge and celebrate the rights of migrants and to draw attention to the current issues and opportunities surrounding global migration. The United Nations recently (September 2016) adopted a set of committments known as the New York… Continue Reading International Migrants Day, 18 December 2016 | United Nations
No matter where we’ve come from, how we got here or why we’ve made Australia home – we share our future. Together, we can create communities characterised by welcome and a nation known for its diversity, unity and generosity. If you believe that compassion builds a better future than cruelty, that fear and prejudice… Continue Reading Welcome to Australia: Walk Together this year on Oct 22nd in your city
Every year, the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (ACMRO) releases a Migrant and Refugee Kit in time for Migrant and Refugee Week and Migrant and Refugee Sunday, containing a number of useful resources for parishes. This year, Migrant and Refugee Week runs from 22nd to the 28th August, culminating in Migrant and Refugee Sunday on the… Continue Reading ACMRO Kit for Migrant and Refugee Week 2016
“The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is an opportunity to renew our commitment to building a world of justice and equality where xenophobia and bigotry do not exist. We must learn the lessons of history and acknowledge the profound damage caused by racial discrimination.” – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday 21st March is the… Continue Reading International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – Monday 21st March, 2016
Next Monday, 21st March, is National Harmony Day – a day to celebrate cultural diversity in Australia. You can read some information about Harmony Day below, or head to the government website at www.harmony.gov.au to learn how you can celebrate Australia’s diversity this National Harmony Day. Harmony Day is held every year on… Continue Reading National Harmony Day, Monday 21st March 2016
Bishop Vincent Long ofm conv, Australian Catholic Bishops Delegate for Refugees, has released a statement regarding the High Court’s decision on offshore processing. Click on the image below to enlarge the statement:
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