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SUMMARY:1995: Execution of nine Nigerian environmentalists and human rights activists
DESCRIPTION:On this day in 1995\, writer and human rights activist\, Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed in Nigeria despite worldwide pleas for clemency. The country’s military rulers ordered the execution of Mr Saro-Wiwa and eight other dissidents. \n\n\n\nBBC On This Day
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1995-execution-of-nine-nigerian-environmentalists-and-human-rights-activists-2021-11-10/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Overseas / regional
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211111T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211111T235959
DTSTAMP:20260611T223307
CREATED:20201027T043129Z
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SUMMARY:1975: Dismissal of the Whitlam Government
DESCRIPTION:“On 11 November 1975\, after a series of dramatic events including a 1974 double dissolution and a budgetary supply crisis\, the Gough Whitlam-led federal Labor government became the first (and only) government in Australian history to be dismissed by the Governor-General. While this constitutional crisis has overshadowed the Whitlam years\, the administration left a lasting legacy of social and political reform.” National Museum Australia\n\n\n\nFor reflection\n\n\n\nWhich social and political reforms of the Whitlam era are you most grateful for? \n\n\n\nWhat social and Political reforms do you think are needed today? \n\n\n\nHow might we answer Pope Francis’ call in Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship) for a ‘better kind of politics’?
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1975-dismissal-of-the-whitlam-government-2021-11-11/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211112T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211112T235959
DTSTAMP:20260611T223307
CREATED:20201027T044052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221206T035755Z
UID:3014-1636675200-1636761599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1991: Dili Massacre\, Timor-Leste: more than 271 people killed
DESCRIPTION:On November 12\, 1991\, 271 unarmed and peaceful protesters were massacred by Indonesian troops at Santa Cruz Cemetery in Dili\, the capital of Timor Leste. 250 people are still listed as missing. Timorese protesters attended Mass at Motael Church on the morning of the massacre to honour and remember Sebastião Gomes\, a fellow protester\, who had been killed by the Indonesian military on October 28. The protesters then walked two kilometres in procession to Santa Cruz Cemetery where they were met by an unprovoked assault by automatic weapons. Those who were not killed in the initial attack were bayonetted. People who fled to nearby houses for shelter were hunted down and murdered. In the following days\, Indonesian security forces arrested suspected protesters\, and many were tried and imprisoned. Others were tortured and killed.    \n\n\n\nThis horrific episode in the history of Timor Leste was minimised at first by some governments around the world\, including the Australian government. Indonesian government officials alleged that the deaths in Dili were the result of isolated actions from rogue elements within the Indonesian military\, capping the death toll at 19. However\, a video record of the massacre taken by British journalist Max Stahl was smuggled out to the BBC. The truth of the ongoing and sanctioned violence against the Timorese people by the Indonesian government and military could no longer be denied.  \n\n\n\nThe Timorese people had suffered violent oppression since the Indonesian invasion in 1975\, and thousands of Timorese has been killed. Xanana Gusmão proved to be an effective and galvanizing resistance leader against the Indonesian occupying force\, and the Santa Cruz Massacre turned the eyes of the world on Timor Leste. The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture was in Dili on November 11\, 1991. Evidence of the massacre\, and the brave witness of survivors of torture over many years\, led to Timor Leste becoming an independent nation in 2002. Gusmão became the first President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (Timor Leste).  \n\n\n\nPrayer on the 30th Anniversary of the Santa Cruz Massacre \n\n\n\nby Sr Susan Connelly RSJ  \n\n\n\nEver-living God\,  refuge of the oppressed  and comforter of the sorrowing\, we trust in your infinite mercy and care.  \n\n\n\nToday we remember the young Timorese who died for freedom in the Santa Cruz cemetery thirty years ago.  \n\n\n\nWe pray for them\,  their families\,  and for all the Timorese people.  \n\n\n\nWe ask you\, O God\, for the wisdom and courage to follow the way of Jesus your Son\, to work for the peace that comes from your justice\, and to see you in all whom we meet.  \n\n\n\nWe ask this in the name of Jesus\,  who died and rose again\, and who lives with you for ever and ever\,  \n\n\n\nAmen  \n\n\n\nMusic: \n\n\n\nPlaint over Dili by Christopher Willcock SJ  \n\n\n\nListen to the music here \n\n\n\nThis instrumental music was written as a lament response to the violence suffered by the people of Timor Leste at the Santa Cruz Massacre in 1991\, and from 1975. It is a meditation of 9 minutes that acknowledges the cry of the oppressed\, and the hope for freedom and redemption even amidst grief and loss.  \n\n\n\nImage: \n\n\n\nSanta Cruz Tragedy Monument\, Santa Cruz Cemetery\, Dili\, Timor Leste.  \n\n\n\nThis monument is usually covered in flowers\, especially on November 12 each year.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information: \n\n\n\nRemembering Santa Cruz:  \n\n\n\nRemembering-Santa-Cruz-Download\n\n\n\nA History of the Conflict:  \n\n\n\nHistory-of-the-ConflictDownload
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1991-dili-massacre-timor-leste-more-than-271-people-killed-2021-11-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Overseas / regional
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211116T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211116T235959
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SUMMARY:1989: Murder of six Jesuit priests and two co-workers in El Salvador
DESCRIPTION:In the early hours on 16 November 1989\, six Jesuit priests\, a cook and her 16-year-old daughter were shot and killed at the Pastoral Centre of José Simeón Cañas Central American University (UCA) in San Salvador. The victims were Fathers Ignacio Ellacuría\, Rector of the University; Ignacio Martín-Baró\, Vice-Rector; Segundo Montes\, Director of the Human Rights Institute; Amando López\, Joaquín López y López and Juan Ramón Moreno\, all teachers at UCA; and Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter\, Celina Mariceth Ramos. The priests publicly opposed U.S. support of the Salvadoran armed forces\, and pleaded for peaceful dialogue between the right and the left. They polled poor citizens and kept detailed records of refugees fleeing the country. \n\n\n\nReport of the UN Truth Commission on El Salvador pages 45-47
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1989-murder-of-six-jesuit-priests-and-two-co-workers-in-el-salvador-2021-11-16/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Overseas / regional
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211124T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211124T235959
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SUMMARY:1964: Passage of National Service Act by Australian Parliament
DESCRIPTION:An Act to amend the National Service Act 1951-1957. The National Service Act 1964\, was an Australian federal law\, passed on 24 November 1964\, which required 20-year-old males to serve in the Army for a period of twenty-four months of continuous service (reduced to eighteen months in 1971) followed by three years in the Reserve. Date of Assent: 24 November 1964. Date of Repeal: 30 June 1992. Repealed by: Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1992. \n\n\n\nAustralian Parliament Legislation \n\n\n\nFor reflection\n\n\n\nWhat do you know about the history of national service\, conscription and conscientious objection in Australia? \n\n\n\nHow does national service relate to Church teaching about war and nonviolence?
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1964-passage-of-national-service-act-by-australian-parliament-2021-11-24/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211129T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211129T235959
DTSTAMP:20260611T223307
CREATED:20201027T215040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T215045Z
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SUMMARY:1980: Death of Dorothy Day\, Founder of the Catholic Worker Movement
DESCRIPTION:Dorothy Day was a journalist and social activist who cofounded the Catholic Worker Movement with Peter Maurin. Her approach to social issues combined direct service of the poor\, prayer\, advocacy and civil disobedience. \n\n\n\nPeople began hailing Dorothy a saint shortly after her death in 1980. The cause for her canonisation is underway and in 2012 she was recognised as a Servant of God. \n\n\n\nYou can read more about Dorothy’s life and spirituality here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1980-death-of-dorothy-day-founder-of-the-catholic-worker-movement-2021-11-29/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211130T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211130T235959
DTSTAMP:20260611T223307
CREATED:20191126T003757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T215945Z
UID:3278-1638230400-1638316799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1971: Synod of Bishops' Statement "Justice in the World"
DESCRIPTION:The Post Synodal Statement of the 1971 Synod of Bishops contains some of the most quoted words in the body of modern Catholic Social Teaching: \n\n\n\n“Action on behalf of justice and participation in the transformation of the world fully appear to us as a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the Gospel\, or\, in other words\, of the Church’s mission for the redemption of the human race and its liberation from every oppressive situation.”  Synod of Bishops\, Justice in the World\, Introduction\,1971.\n\n\n\nAction\n\n\n\nRemember or research what the world was like in 1971. What were the most important messages of Justice in the World at that time\, and what does it say to us today? \n\n\n\nRead this introduction to Justice in the World. Identify and reflect on what struck you or surprised you.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1971-justice-in-the-world-issued-by-the-synod-of-bishops-2021-11-30/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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