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Jesuit Social Services visits New Zealand on #JusticeSolutions Tour
- 28 March 2019
Senior leaders from Jesuit Social Services will next week embark on a study trip to New Zealand to learn more about innovative approaches to dealing with adults and young people who have contact with the criminal justice system. The trip to New Zealand continues the organisation’s determination to take a discerning approach to justice policy,…
Building pathways to employment for diverse communities
- 28 March 2019
With more than a quarter of Australians born overseas, diversity is a central pillar of our society. It is a strength that is recognised and welcomed by the vast majority of Australians. In December 2018, the Scanlon Foundation released its 11th national survey report on social cohesion in Australia. The report found that 82 per…
Survey for the Catholic Church’s Plenary Council 2020
- 23 March 2019
The Catholic Church in Australia is undertaking a major review of its operations. Known as the Plenary Council 2020, the review is seeking the views of a wide range of Australians to inform the agenda for the meetings that will be held. Further details are available at plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au Jesuit Social Services is assisting a committee of…
‘The staff taught us to be generous, understanding and to not label people by their appearance’
- 13 March 2019
Loyola College student MATHILDE MEAGHER reflects on her Christian Service placement with Jesuit Social Services and how this has shaped her plans for a future career. Throughout my experience at Jesuit Social Services, I learned many values that I will now carry with me throughout my life. The staff taught us to be patient, generous,…
Power to the people
- 12 March 2019
In this guest blog post, Loyola College student JULIA TRAN shares a powerful reflection on how her Christian Service placement with Jesuit Social Services changed her views about social, criminal and gender justice. Photos by Julia Tran, showcasing highlights of her week with our staff. Before spending a week at Jesuit Social Services, I had…
Justice Legislation Bill will further entrench young people in the justice system
- 8 March 2019
The passing of the Victorian Government’s Justice Legislation (Police and Other Matters) Bill 2018 will further entrench vulnerable young people in the prison system, says Jesuit Social Services. The Bill, which passed the Legislative Council yesterday, creates new offences and higher penalties for people who seek to harm or intimidate police officers, protective services officers,…
With female incarceration rates on the rise, it's time we work towards a justice system that better supports vulnerable women
- 7 March 2019
International Women’s Day is a platform to take action for equality. With Victoria’s female incarceration rate having increased by 138 per cent over the past decade, it’s time we work towards creating a justice system that better supports vulnerable women in the community and in prison, writes KATHRYN KERNOHAN. International Women’s Day is an annual…
World Day of Social Justice
- 19 February 2019
Today (February 20) is World Day of Social Justice and, as Andy Hamilton SJ writes, social justice must be built on interpersonal justice and extend to environmental justice. Image: International Labour Organization Many people see Social Justice Days as a time of division. They believe that it divides oppressors from victims and people who are…
On Australia Day
- 22 January 2019
Australia Day matters. It is good for a nation to have a day on which we can celebrate the gift of our land and of the good and diverse people who have helped shape it. It can be an occasion for healing divisions and making promises. Chief among Australia’s unhealed divisions are those between the…
A Christmas Reflection
- 24 December 2018
Andy Hamilton SJ reflects on the true spirit of Christmas. In the Christian tradition, which we inherit at Jesuit Social Services, Christmas marks the point at which God shared our human experience. It is to wonder at the contrast between the completeness and self-sufficiency of God and the smallness, dependence and mean surroundings of the…