Our thinking Archives - Page 20 of 36 - Jesuit Social Services

Recognising connection the key to social justice
- 23 February 2020
The abuse of people in detention happens in secret; OPCAT findings must be made public
- 13 February 2020
Apology to Stolen Generations a measure to live up to
- 12 February 2020
NT Climate Justice Workshop builds cross-sector networks
- 5 February 2020
Australia Day invites deeper reflection on Australian life, history and future this year
- 25 January 2020
Medevac repeal vindictiveness foreign to our sense of ourselves as a nation
- 11 December 2019
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…
Human Rights Day - December 10
- 9 December 2019
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…
Andy Hamilton SJ on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- 15 October 2019
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…
Andy Hamilton SJ on World Mental Health Day
- 8 October 2019
Supporting people facing barriers to training and employment
- 2 September 2019