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From long-term unemployed to long-term stability – National Youth Week 2017
This week (March 31 – April 9) marks National Youth Week. Jesuit Social Services has 40 years of experience working with young people – including young people who have contact with the criminal justice system, young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and helping young people towards pathways to education, training and employment. Below…
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National Volunteer Week messages show benefits to organisations and volunteers
Trudy, a volunteer with our English Language Support program, says volunteering is a source of connection and “lasting relationship”. To mark the start of National Volunteer Week (8–14 May 2017), Jesuit Social Services CEO, Julie Edwards, has sent a message to the 260+ volunteers who help us build a just society. “This week we celebrate…
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Anti-Poverty Week: small things matter in our quest to eradicate poverty
Anti-Poverty Week (October 15-21) is a chance to reflect on issues of poverty and hardship, both locally and globally. ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that small things matter in our quest to eradicate poverty. We usually think of poverty as something that afflicts third world nations. But it is also present in Australia – shamefully so,…
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Law Week – Time to treat children with a restorative justice and welfare approach
This Law Week, it’s time to talk about the need to raise the age of criminal responsibility to better support young children, writes Jesuit Social Services’ Media Relations Manager KATHRYN KERNOHAN. This week is Law Week (May 14-20), an opportunity for members of the community to learn more about elements of the legal system as…
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National Reconciliation Week – it is important for all Australians not to keep our history a mystery
National Reconciliation Week is a reminder that Indigenous Australians have faced challenges to educate an Australian public that prefers not to be reminded of the wrongs Indigenous Australians have suffered or of the need for reconciliation, writes ANDY HAMILTON SJ. The theme of National Reconciliation Week (May 27 – June 3) this year is ‘Don’t keep…
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Refugee Week – finding a home in Australia does not heal all the wounds of people’s past
This Refugee Week (June 17 to 23), ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that for vulnerable people who arrive in Australia as refugees, finding a new home does not heal all the wounds of people’s past. Refugee Week this year invites us to raise our eyes briefly from the barbarity of Manus Island and Nauru to take a…
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Homelessness Week 2020 – The way forward must be built on respect. And respect begins with a home.
Homelessness Week 2020 (August 2-8) is taking place in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and ANDY HAMILTON SJ writes that the week is a crucial reminder of the naivety and recklessness of the policies that have produced homelessness. The way forward must be built on respect, and respect begins with a home. Homelessness Week…
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CAPSA’s National Week of Prayer and Action 2022
The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum would like to invite you to our upcoming webinar ‘CAPSA in Conversation: building a better future together’ held during the National Week of Prayer and Action 2022.
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Ecology in practice at the 2017 Jesuit Social Apostolate Gathering
Run by Jesuit Conference Asia Pacific (JCAP), the Social Apostolate Gathering is an annual opportunity for Jesuit ministries in the region to exchange information and build networks. GARRY ROACH, our General Manager of Practice Development & Innovation, reflects on his experience as a first-time attendee. Attendees at JCAP’s 2017 Social Apostalate Gathering in Myanmar pose…