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12 days of Christmas … 12 ways we CAN support people seeking asylum
Commit to a Christmas that supports people seeking asylum by doing one thing a day starting today . . . If you can’t do all 12, at least pick one! Call the Prime Minister and ask him to release all children in detention. Parliamentary Office p.02 6277 7700…
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St Vincent’s Health Australia signs new MOU to support asylum seekers
As an organisation founded on providing support to the most disadvantaged, St Vincent’s Health Australia has a long tradition of caring for the health needs of vulnerable individuals and communities, including asylum seekers. Many asylum seekers are vulnerable to a variety of mental and physical health issues but…
Read MoreJesuit Social Services and Cabrini Health Australia: a partnership
When two organisations with similar missions and values align, the result can influence genuine change. Such is the long-standing relationship between Jesuit Social Services and Cabrini Health Australia. Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation with a big vision of building a just society, and since the…
Read MoreFaith leaders hold urgent meeting to call on politicians to restore the human dignity of refugees and asylum seekers.
Media Release from Catholic Religious Australia – October 15, 2015 Today more than 50 Leaders representing diverse faith groups met with Members and Senators at Parliament House, Canberra, calling on them to restore Australia’s standing as a compassionate nation by winding back policies negatively impacting on people escaping violence,…
Read MoreBorder control gulags have had their time
Frank Brennan | Eureka Street, 04 October 2015 What are the chances of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten agreeing by Christmas that it’s time to close the refugee processing centres on Nauru and Manus Island? Turnbull and Shorten already agree that the boats coming from Indonesia should be…
Read MoreMatters of the heart require action: it’s up to us
By Libby Rogerson, JPIC (Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation) Coordinator for Loreto Perhaps it’s time to turn our minds from the grim recitation of statistics – 51 million refugees, 6 million fleeing Syrians, 4 million displaced Congolese – and focus on matters of the heart. One small…
Read MoreStudents honour the lives of asylum seekers in moving Social Justice Statement water’s edge ceremony
Hundreds of students gathered today at the water’s edge in Docklands, Melbourne where Bishop Vincent Long honoured the lives and mourned the deaths of people seeking refuge in Australia. Bishop Long reflected on his arrival into Australia as a Vietnamese asylum seeker decades ago; “This water reminds me…
Read MoreBishops’ statement challenges politicians’ hard hearts
By Andrew Hamilton SJ – Eureka Street 09/09/15 The Australian Bishops’ 2015 – 16 Social Justice Statement on justice for refugees and asylum seekers comes at the right time. The image of the little boy who died in Turkey has stirred effective compassion in Europe for refugees, and…
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