‘Jubilee’ Letter Campaign

CAPSA would like to encourage all of us to join together and participate in the Combined Refugee Action Group‘s ‘Jubilee’ letter campaign.

This campaign is in solidarity with numerous statements from various Christian organisations and groups such as the National Council of Churches, The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Catholic Religious Australia, the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce and other Jewish, Muslim and faith leaders who have issued recent statements asking for an act of clemency and a humanitarian solution to the situation offshore for refugees and people seeking asylum. 

Step 1. Download the Jubilee letter template here. You can alter or adjust it however you would like!

Step 2. Approach your parish, school, faith community, social justice group or organisation to sign on to this letter. If none of these are applicable to you, you can send it just from yourself.

Step 3. Send your letter to each of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and your local Member of Parliament. Their postal addresses are below:

The Hon Scott Morrison MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Anthony Albanese MP
Leader of the Australian Labor Party
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

[Your local MP] 
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

(You can search for your local member’s name here)

Step 4. Send the Combined Refugee Action Group and CAPSA a copy of your letter so that we can keep a record of how many letters have been sent. Our email addresses are: combinedrefugeeactiongroup@gmail.com and info@capsa.org.au. You can also send it via post to : C/- 127 Myers St, Geelong, Vic 3220 (CRAG) and PO Box 271, Richmond Vic 3121 (CAPSA).

There is no set time frame for this letter campaign; however the situation for those who are held in PNG and Nauru is now at a crisis point, and we should act as soon as we are able. Migrant and Refugee Week (19th – 25th August) is the perfect time to organise your community, group or organisation and speak out with a unified Catholic voice for compassion!

The ACMRO kit for this week can be found here – it is a comprehensive resource for discussion, prayer or reflection.