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Jesuit Social Services Artful Dodgers studio staff and participants recently teamed up with loyal and longtime supportive community group the Gertrude Players, for a night of live music, laughs, dancing and trivial pursuit. ”Trivia & Tunes 90s Rock” was held at the Collingwood Town Hall and attracted more than 300 patrons and…
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Suicide is usually a very solitary act. But its solitariness doubles its effect on other people. Family members and friends are devastated that the person they loved has so definitively broken off their relationship. The breaking of this relationship, too, can affect the way in which they relate to one another. They can retreat into…
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Artful Dodgers Studios, a program of Jesuit Social Services, is raising funds to support the production and release of ‘Reverberate’, a compilation CD of songs by young musicians from the music program. The Artful Dodgers Studio works with marginalised young people who may be experiencing difficult circumstances. ‘Reverberate’ will aim to provide the young participants…
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Dropping off the Edge 2015 launch
We’re pleased to join with Catholic Social Services Australia to launch Dropping off the Edge 2015. Dropping off the Edge 2015 shows clearly that complex and entrenched disadvantage is experienced by a small but persistent number of locations in each state and territory across Australia. Read more here. More information to come. Resources: Dropping off…
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Overcrowding in prisons the backdrop to riots: Jesuit Social Services
Severe overcrowding in Victoria’s prisons has created the kind of pressure cooker conditions in which riots are more likely, and should be considered as a contributing factor in any investigation of the Ravenhall riot, according to Jesuit Social Services. “We know from a series of reports and our own experience working with people in prisons…
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Jesuit Social Services recently welcomed visiting Jesuit communications delegates from across the Asia-Pacific region. The delegates visited Melbourne for an annual three-day meeting. During the delegates’ visit, we were proud to introduce them to our work. The group met with our communications and policy teams to learn about our advocacy and communications work, and…
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Jesuit Social Services staff and participants were out in force recently on the opening day of one of Australia’s biggest community events The Brunswick Music Festival. The recent festival opening day party held along Sydney Road Brunswick, had thousands of people flocking along to witness a smorgasbord of musical talent, taste multicultural food, check out…
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The ALEX zine project was officially launched on Monday 2nd February to an enthusiastic and supportive crowd. The project aimed to showcase the creative work happening in the LGBTQI and/or SSASGD communities and the launch was a great affirmation for all the young people involved. It truly was an evening of immense talent and joy.…
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Support After Suicide has recently released its fourth publication, Tell Me What Happened. The book features professional tips and advice on talking with children and young people about suicide, as well as first-person stories by program participants. Below is an extract from the story of Mark, aged 16. “I didn’t like the school aspect of…