JUNE 2015 ISSUE 168
Welcome to the monthly news and information briefing from the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, the social justice and human rights agency of the Catholic Church in Australia. This email contains highlights only. The full Briefing is online.
FROM THE SECRETARIAT: Constitutional recognition for Indigenous peopleThis is a step that Australia must take if we are to incorporate some measure of justice towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our foundational document. The time is now, and if we miss this opportunity, it will be some time before we have another. Read more
ISSUES: Everything you need to know about the ReferendumThis book details how our Constitution was drafted, and shows how Aboriginal peoples came to be excluded from the new political settlement. Concise and clear, it is written by two of the best-known experts in the country on matters legal, Indigenous and constitutional. Read more
PUBLICATIONS: Beauty and our Biblical calling to peace, justice and sustainabilityIn the ACSJC's Series Paper 77, Professor Patrick McCormick explores the Biblical account of the Creation and its vision of a rich and bountiful world in which we are called to live as responsible and loving members of a community, caring for and cherishing our world and all that lives in it. Read more
EVENTS: Vinnies CEO sleepoutOver the past ten years, $24 million has been raised to
support Vinnies homeless services. With these funds last year Vinnies provided
365, 164 bed nights, 1,197,633 meals and assistance on 1,161,239 occasions to people
experiencing disadvantage. Read
more
NEWS: Romero would have been a Pope like Francis, say supportersOne constant refrain at the beatification of Oscar Romero was the parallel between the martyred Archbishop and Pope Francis. Read more
DIARY: World Day Against Child Labour - 12 JuneThe most recent global estimates suggest some 120 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are involved in child labour, with boys and girls in this age group almost equally affected. The World Day Against Child Labour this year will focus particularly on the importance of quality education as a key step in tackling child labour. Read more
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