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Detention4Detention – Solidarity Action
Detention4Detention is a popular action for students to show solidarity with children in immigration detention in Australia by taking a voluntary lunchtime detention. Students then give messages to those in detention. Many Catholic, independent and government schools around the country have participated in a Detention4Detention action with the…
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Circles of Silence – Solidarity Action
The Circles of Silence movement originated in Toulouse, France in 2007 among Franciscan groups in an effort to express solidarity with people seeking asylum and immigrants experiencing injustice and who were being silenced. Circles of Silence are an effective and easily adaptable activity. They can involve anywhere from…
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Breakthrough Conversations
Running a conversation is a great way for people to learn about the issues affecting people seeking asylum, and join the discussion about how we can be treating people with dignity and respect. These small-scale, personal conversations are often one of the most effective ways to encourage someone…
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Send your MP a Christmas message
In the Christmas spirit, we want to send our elected representatives a message of compassion and care. In the Christian tradition we honour the welcoming spirit offered to Mary and Joseph as they arrived in Bethlehem, even though there was no room at the inn. We want our…
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A blessing for people seeking asylum
Let us pray a blessing on those who came seeking our protection and on ourselves. Imagine the people who have looked to us to protect them in the middle of our circle. Hold your hand over them and over one another in blessing. Lord, bless all the people…
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CAPSA National Day of Prayer & Action
From September 5-9, thousands of Catholic school students gathered to send a a strong message of solidarity to people seeking asylum and refugees in Australia. They stood up to injustice and called on our political leaders to show compassion over cruelty and #BringThemHere. Check out the different events…
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Standing in Solidarity – Circle of Silence – #BringThemHere
Standing in Solidarity is a National Day of Prayer & Action for Catholic schools during National Child Protection Week (September 4-10) to project a united Catholic voice expressing solidarity for people seeking asylum in Australia. We are aiming for 200 schools to be involved and to make this…
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Migrant & Refugee Sunday – Circle of Silence
This Refugee & Migrant Sunday, we are asking you to host a Circle of Silence in your local community. The Circle of Silence, started by the Franciscans in France in 2007, is an act of solidarity for those migrants and refugees are silenced and not listened to. You…
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