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Jesuit Social Services commemorates World Refugee Day and Refugee Week 2022
Jesuit Social Services staff and volunteers have gathered to acknowledge people forced to flee their homelands, and affirmed our commitment to the fair and humane treatment of all people seeking asylum, at a reflective morning tea...
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Reflection: Designing and implementing justice reinvestment in Australia
Read Andy Hamilton SJ's reflection on community led justice reinvestment to support our submission to the Justice Reinvestment Design Project.
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Jesuit Social Services celebrates World Refugee Day
Jesuit Social Services stands in solidarity and celebrates the positive contributions of refugees and people seeking asylum to acknowledge World Refugee Day on Tuesday 20 June and partner with Refugee Week, which runs until 24 June.
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Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week 2022
National Sorry Day, on 26 May, is an opportunity to acknowledge the trauma and loss that continues to affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and a chance to reflect on shared histories and healing – which is a focus of Reconciliation Week, and follows from 27 May to 3 June. In this post, ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes on the courage needed to pursue truth and reconciliation.
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The Australian Government is developing a National Housing and Homelessness Plan – a 10-year strategy to inform future housing policy in Australia and the first long-term strategy since 1992. Jesuit Social Services recently contributed a submission to the Plan calling for an increase in social housing – with a focus on public housing – and urging the Government to raise the rate of income support and related payments, among other reforms.