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Medevac repeal vindictiveness foreign to our sense of ourselves as a nation
ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that the Federal Government’s repeal of the Medevac legislation has stripped the benign mask from the Australian treatment of minorities to reveal a vindictiveness foreign to our sense of ourselves as a nation. To a casual observer the repeal of the Medevac legislation may seem to be unimportant. It touches less…
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Human Rights Day - December 10
On Human Rights Day (December 10), ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that companionship and advocacy work hand in hand to support vulnerable people and to provide them with a voice to defend their rights. When we think of human rights, we often think first of our own rights. We think of such things as our right…
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Andy Hamilton SJ on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
In his article for Anti-Poverty Week, ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that the existence of poverty in our society is a measure of the value we place on human beings and their lives. We should not need a special day to remind us to eradicate poverty in Australia. If we really wanted to achieve this we…
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Out in force for NAIDOC Week 2019
Indigenous participants from Jesuit Social Services’ Artful Dodgers Studios and Just Voices Speakers Program were out in force during NAIDOC Week activities. Singer songwriters Aaron B, Olivia Cromarty and Elijah Augustine performed at three events marking the week set aside for the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. This year’s theme was Voice, Treaty,…
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Reflection on Universal Apostolic Preferences
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the Apostolic Preferences announced by Jesuit Superior General Arturo Sosa, and the opportunity to strengthen our commitments in their light. The four Apostolic Preferences are: To show the way to God through the Spiritual Exercises and Discernment. To walk with the poor, outcasts and victims of violence in mission of justice…
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Refugee Week 2019 - if we fail to stand by refugees, who will?
Refugees are not a number nor a problem but are people, each of whom is precious, each of whom has a story, each of whom makes a claim on us as fellow human beings. As political parties that exclude or expel refugees continue to rise around the world, Refugee Week (June 16 – 23) is…
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Advocacy on the agenda at Annual Dinner
On Saturday 16th March around 400 guests joined Jesuit Social Services for our Annual Dinner, held in the Members Dining Room at the MCG. Liana Buchanan delivering the annual Frank Costigan QC address at the Jesuit Social Services Annual Dinner Victoria’s Principal Commissioner for Children and Young People Liana Buchanan delivered the annual Frank Costigan…