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Eid celebrations
- 17 July 2015
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An insight into Aboriginal culture
- 16 July 2015
Jesuit Social Services' management staff participated in an informative Aboriginal cultural awareness training program recently. The workshop, presented by Kellawan trainers Kelly, Wanda and Sean, covered topics including culture, history and contemporary challenges....
Overcrowding in prisons the backdrop to riots: Jesuit Social Services
- 7 July 2015
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....
NAIDOC week
- 6 July 2015
NAIDOC originally stood for 'National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee'. Many years ago Indigenous Australians recognised that they needed a day of the own to celebrate distinctive aspects of their own culture that Australia Day could not include. The Committee names the theme of...
Welcoming visitors
- 3 July 2015
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Royal Commission into Family Violence
- 30 June 2015
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Pope calls for forgiveness
- 22 June 2015
Some of the bluntest lines spoken during refugee week came from Pope Francis. Speaking to the crowd in St Peter's Square during Refugee Week, he noted the increasing number of people who are displaced inside their own nations or have fled from war and persecution across borders, and the way in which...
Pope Francis' Environmental Encyclical
- 22 June 2015
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Refugee Week ambassadors
- 16 June 2015
Former refugees and child soldiers turned successful Artful Dodgers Studios participants The Flybz have been named national ambassadors of Refugee Week, which runs until Saturday....
Refugee Week
- 15 June 2015
Refugee week is a time for looking at big pictures and little pictures. This year the big picture is bleak. The number of people who flee across land borders to escape war and persecution has grown, especially in the Middle East and in Africa. They are often escaping from religious persecution, but...