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CREATED:20191219T034516Z
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SUMMARY:2015: Death of Faith Bandler AC
DESCRIPTION:Faith Bandler AC\, activist for Indigenous and South Sea Islander rights\, passed away on this day in 2005. An obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald highlighted her achievements: \n\n\n\nFaith Bandler changed people’s hearts and minds in support of human rights and social justice. Her smile\, no doubt\, helped. The National Trust listed her as a national living treasure in 1997 and the Herald\, in 2001\, included her among the 100 most influential Australians of the 20th century. The Good Weekend\, in 2011\, included her in a list of 50 women considered the most influential in the world. \n\n\n\nHer greatest achievement was her 10-year campaign for Aboriginal rights leading to the 1967 referendum which changed the Constitution and included Aborigines in the census. She worked for Aboriginal education and housing\, was a founding member of the Women’s Electoral Lobby and the Australian Republican Movement\, campaigned for the rights of South Sea Islanders and wrote six books\, including Wacvie (1977)\, a biographical novel about her father. \n\n\n\nRead the full text here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2015-death-of-faith-bandler-ac-2022-02-13/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220213T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220213T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191219T033720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T044522Z
UID:1390-1644710400-1644796799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2008: Apology to the Stolen Generation by the Australian Government
DESCRIPTION:On this day Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized to Indigenous Australians\, and especially the Stolen Generation\, for past government policies of removing First Nations children from their families. The National Museum of Australia explains here how the journey to a national apology began with the Bringing Them Home Report. \n\n\n\nWatch the apology in the video below.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2008-apology-to-the-stolen-generation-by-the-australian-government-2022-02-13/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220212T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220212T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191219T033045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T033045Z
UID:1387-1644624000-1644710399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2005: Murder of Sr Dorothy Stang in Brazil
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2005-murder-of-sr-dorothy-stang-in-brazil-2022-02-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220212T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220212T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191217T012533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191217T012533Z
UID:1385-1644624000-1644710399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1965: Freedom Ride in Australia Begins
DESCRIPTION:A group of Sydney University students organised a bus tour through western and coastal New South Wales towns in 1965. As the National Museum of Australia website explains: \n\n\n\nTheir purpose was threefold. The students planned to draw public attention to the poor state of Aboriginal health\, education and housing. They hoped to point out and help to lessen the socially discriminatory barriers which existed between Aboriginal and white residents. And they also wished to encourage and support Aboriginal people themselves to resist discrimination. The students had formed into a body called Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA) in 1964 to plan this trip and ensure media coverage. \n\n\n\nCharles Perkins\, an Arrente man born in Alice Springs\, who was a third year arts student at the university\, was elected president of SAFA. The group included Ann Curthoys who would later write a history of these events\, Jim Spigelman who would later become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Darce Cassidy\, an arts student who was also a part-time reporter for the ABC. \n\n\n\n Source: https://indigenousrights.net.au/civil_rights/freedom_ride\,_1965
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1965-freedom-ride-in-australia-begins-2022-02-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220208T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220208T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191213T042755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T043644Z
UID:4210-1644278400-1644364799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1973: Woodward Royal Commission into Land Rights
DESCRIPTION:On this day in 1973 the Woodward Royal Commission into Land Rights in the Northern Territory was established. The Central Land Council situate this event in its historical context here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1973-woodward-royal-commission-into-land-rights-2022-02-08/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220205T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220205T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191202T012633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T055749Z
UID:4146-1644019200-1644105599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Cape York Peninsula Heads of Agreement Signed
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/cape-york-peninsula-heads-of-agreement-signed-2022-02-04/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220204T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220204T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191202T012048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T031500Z
UID:4144-1643932800-1644019199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1939 Cumeragunja Mission Walk-off
DESCRIPTION:In 1939 the Aboriginal people walked off Cumeragunja Mission in New South Wales in protest at living conditions and restrictions.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1939-cumeragunja-mission-walk-off-2022-02-04/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220126T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220126T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191201T225632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220121T021537Z
UID:1286-1643155200-1643241599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1972 Aboriginal Tent Embassy Established in Canberra
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1972-aboriginal-tent-embassy-established-in-canberra-2022-01-23/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220126T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220126T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191127T000910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T054103Z
UID:1285-1643155200-1643241599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Australia Day / Survival Day
DESCRIPTION:2021 Australia Day Reflection from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council\n\n\n\n“We find ourselves pondering whether Australia will ever be the same after COVID-19? It might be more useful to ask whether it should be the same after the pandemic. Australia can continue to learn from the challenges of the virus and embrace the gifts of First Nation’s Culture to make it a better place for all. \n\n\n\nWhilst we should be talking about these things all year\, Australia Day is often the trigger for discussions around moving the date\, what our Country stands for or changing the National Anthem. For the record: \n\n\n\n– Yes\, we should change the date to May 27 (the day that Australia voted to grant citizenship to us Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and to remove us from under the Fauna and Flora Act in 1967)\, \n\n\n\n– Australia should stand for equality\, respect\, and compassion for all and\, \n\n\n\n– Yes\, the National Anthem should be representative of all.” \n\n\n\nRead more of NATSICC’s 2021 Australia Day Reflection here. Drawing on wisdom from the experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities in dialogue with Scripture and Catholic Social Teaching\, it offers four recommendations: \n\n\n\n1. After suffering together through the pandemic\, Australians should forge forwards with humble hearts and a unity of mind and armed with a renewed sense of equality and care for one another. \n\n\n\n2. Continue to empower and acknowledge the dignity and worth of individuals\, created equally in the image of God\, through the extension of assistance schemes and the provision of a living wage. \n\n\n\n3. All Australians should acknowledge\, in our actions and in legislation\, that Elders/Old People are valuable and contributing members of society and that we are responsible to care for and love them – just as they did for us. \n\n\n\n4. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gifts\, skills\, and knowledge to be utilised for the betterment of First Nations Peoples and Australia as a whole. \n\n\n\n“As we enter 2021 with a sense of hope and ‘rebirth’ we ask that\, for the first time in post-colonial history\, Australians stand together to lift one another up. Stand alongside the Traditional Custodian. Stand alongside the migrant striving for a better life. Stand alongside the grandmother that has lived through so much. We are much stronger\, and much better when we are together.” 2021 Australia Day Reflection\, NATSICC.\n\n\n\nIn 2019 the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) first publicly joined calls for the date of Australia Day to be changed. They explained: \n\n\n\nThe 26th of January 1788 was not a day of celebration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people nor was it for the passengers upon the first fleet – a mix of prisoners and military personnel. Perhaps it is time that we rethink the date upon which our nation comes together as one to recognise and acknowledge the gifts that God has provided in our great southern land. For the past year\, those that sit upon the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council have asked their community\, peers\, friends and fellow Catholics if they celebrate Australia Day. The resounding response was no. That answer was not followed by hatred or vitriol\, it was simply that they felt it was not meant for them nor was it mindful of the hurt experienced by Australia’s First People. For many\, the opportunity to spend the day with family and friends is appreciated and our people understand and respect the pride that some Australians have for the day\, however the foundation of unity and inclusiveness is just not there.Celebrating our nation on a day that harbors grief\, invokes painful memories and ignores the true history of our society just doesn’t make sense. Given that the day has been celebrated on various dates and under different names in the past 100 years\, what will be lost by moving the date? National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council\, 2019. \n\n\n\nFor Reflection\n\n\n\nKey points from NATSICC’s statement: \n\n\n\nA majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics feel that Australia Day is not for them.NATSICC endorses the call to change the date of Australia Day and suggests 27 May as a starting point for conversation. A ‘True History’ educational program should accompany Australia Day to educate and promote understanding of the story of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Every Catholic School in Australia should teach this history. The next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are carrying lots of pain and anger because of things like Australia Day. Something must change!
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/australia-day-survival-day-2021-01-24-2022-01-23/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220125T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220125T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191126T052509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T053914Z
UID:1284-1643068800-1643155140@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1959 Pope John XXIII announces intention to convoke the Second Vatican Council
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1959-pope-john-xxiii-announces-intention-to-convoke-the-second-vatican-council-2022-01-22/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220110T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220110T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191126T023003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T053742Z
UID:1141-1641772800-1641859140@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1946 First UN General Assembly Opens
DESCRIPTION:Fifty one nations were represented at the opening of the first General Assembly of the United Nations in 1946. You can find out about the resolutions of this General Assembly here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1946-first-un-general-assembly-opens-2022-01-14/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220105T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220105T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191122T073017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201118T060218Z
UID:807-1641340800-1641427199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1994 Native Title Act
DESCRIPTION:1994: Commencement of the Native Title Act
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1994-native-title-act-2021-01-06-2022-01-05/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220103T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220103T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T070912
CREATED:20191126T021955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T053344Z
UID:992-1641168000-1641254340@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1977 First loans offered by Grameen Bank
DESCRIPTION:The Grameen Bank was founded by Professor Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh. In 2006 he won a Nobel Peace Prize for this work. \n\n\n\nThe Grameen Bank\, known as the ‘bank for the poor’\, reversed conventional banking practice by removing the need for collateral. It created a banking system based on mutual trust\, accountability\, participation and creativity.  Yunus reasons that credit is a cost effective weapon to fight poverty and it serves as a catalyst in the over all development of socio-economic conditions of the poor. Find out more here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1977-first-loans-offered-by-grameen-bank-2021-01-01-2022-01-07/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220101T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220101T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070913
CREATED:20191125T230818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T053137Z
UID:806-1640995200-1641081599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1901 Foundation of the Commonwealth of Australia
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1901-foundation-of-the-commonwealth-of-australia-2022-01-05/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211230T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211230T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070913
CREATED:20201209T015204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T015215Z
UID:3651-1640822400-1640908799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1987: Pope John Paul II's encyclical Sollicitudo Rei Socialis ('On Social Concerns')
DESCRIPTION:“Pope John Paul II’s 1987 social encyclical Sollicitudo rei Socialis marks the twentieth anniversary of Populorum Progressio. Sollicitudo rei Socialis is also known by the English title On Social Concerns. It was the first major Catholic Social Teaching document to mark the anniversary of a social encyclical other than Rerum Novarum.” Source: Social Spirituality \n\n\n\nRead an introduction to Sollicitudo rei Socialis \n\n\n\nRead full text of Sollicitudo Rei Socialis
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1987-pope-john-paul-iis-encyclical-sollicitudo-rei-socialis-on-social-concerns-2021-12-30/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211223T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211223T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070913
CREATED:20201209T012517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T012529Z
UID:3552-1640217600-1640303999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1996: Wik High Court decision
DESCRIPTION:In The Wik Peoples v The State of Queensland & Ors; The Thayorre People v The State of Queensland & Ors [1996] HCA 40 (‘Wik’)\, the High Court held that native title rights could coexist on land held by pastoral leaseholders. The High Court decided that: \n\n\n\n– a pastoral lease does not necessarily confer rights of exclusive possession on the pastoralist– the rights and obligations of the pastoralist depend on the terms of the lease and the law under which it was granted; – the mere grant of a pastoral lease does not necessarily extinguish any remaining native title rights– if there is any inconsistency between the rights of the native title holders and the rights of the pastoralist\, the rights of the native title holders must yield.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1996-wik-high-court-decision-2021-12-23/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211223T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211223T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070913
CREATED:20201209T012312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T012319Z
UID:3547-1640217600-1640303999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1901: Enactment of Immigration Restriction Act (White Australian Policy)
DESCRIPTION:At the end of the 19th century\, Australian colonies had concerns about who was migrating to Australia. With a rise in the number of migrants from China and the Pacific\, many colonies passed tough immigration legislation. The Immigration Restriction Act was one of the first Commonwealth laws passed after Federation. It was based on the existing laws of the colonies. The aim of the law was to limit non-white (particularly Asian) immigration to Australia\, to help keep Australia ‘British’. The ‘White Australia Policy’ was not fully removed until 1972.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1901-enactment-of-immigration-restriction-act-white-australian-policy-2021-12-23/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211221T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211221T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070913
CREATED:20201209T011949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T011957Z
UID:3544-1640044800-1640131199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1993: Passage of Native Title Bill by the Australian Senate
DESCRIPTION:The Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) is a law passed by the Australian Parliament that recognises the rights and interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in land and waters according to their traditional laws and customs. It established a process for claiming and recognising native title lands and waters in Australia. The NTA aims to balance Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples’ rights to land\, and sets out how native title rights and interests fit within Australian law.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1993-passage-of-native-title-bill-by-the-australian-senate-2021-12-21/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211212T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211212T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070913
CREATED:20201209T010940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T010950Z
UID:3490-1639267200-1639353599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1831: Founding of Sisters of Mercy by Catherine McAuley
DESCRIPTION:Catherine McAuley was born in Dublin\, Ireland\, in 1778. In 1824 she used her inheritance from an Irish couple she had served for twenty years to build a large House of Mercy where she and other lay women would shelter homeless women\, reach out to the sick and dying and educate poor girls. The House on Baggot Street opened in 1827. To give these efforts greater stability\, Catherine and her co-workers founded a new religious congregation. On 12 December 1831\, she and two others professed their vows as the first Sisters of Mercy. Before her death on 11 November 1841\, Catherine founded convents and works of mercy throughout Ireland and England. \n\n\n\nSource: Mercy International Association
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1831-founding-of-sisters-of-mercy-by-catherine-mcauley-2021-12-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211210T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211210T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070913
CREATED:20201209T005912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T005926Z
UID:3473-1639094400-1639180799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1948: Adoption of United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by reading a simplified version [PDF  ] or the illustrated booklet of the Declaration\, or watching the Declaration in sign languages.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1948-adoption-of-united-nations-declaration-of-human-rights-2021-12-10/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211210T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211210T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070913
CREATED:20201209T005646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T005654Z
UID:3481-1639094400-1639180799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1992: Redfern Speech by Prime Minister Paul Keating
DESCRIPTION:“It begins\, I think with that act of recognition. Recognition that it was we who did the dispossessing. We took the traditional lands and smashed the traditional way of life. We brought the diseases. The alcohol. We committed the murders. We took the children from their mothers. We practised discrimination and exclusion. It was our ignorance and our prejudice.” – Former Prime Minister Paul Keating\, Redfern Speech\, 1992 \n\n\n\nOn 10 December 1992\, Prime Minister Paul Keating delivered a speech to the large crowd gathered in Redfern Park for the launch of the International Year of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It was a historic moment for Australia. In his speech\, Keating explicitly acknowledged the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. It was the first time a prime minister spoke about the dispossession\, violence and prejudice perpetrated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. \n\n\n\nRead Paul Keating’s Speech Transcript via ANTAR’s website.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1992-redfern-speech-by-prime-minister-paul-keating-2021-12-10/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211207T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211207T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070913
CREATED:20201208T065259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T004528Z
UID:3444-1638835200-1638921599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1965: Vatican II Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes ('Joys and Hopes')
DESCRIPTION:Second Vatican Council\, Gaudium et Spes\, December 7\, 1965 \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World \n\n\n\nThe joys and the hopes\, the griefs and the anxieties of the people of this age\, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted\, these are the joys and hopes\, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ.                                                                                                                                   Gaudium et Spes\, 1. \n\n\n\nThe Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 7 December 1965. Read an introduction to Gaudium et Spes here. \n\n\n\nThis important document emphasised a theology of Christian mission\, describing the church as “leaven in the world” (Gaudium et Spes\, 40). The church was called to play an active part in shaping the wider world\, offering the gift of Christ in dialogue with all people in a collaborative model. All Christians\, by virtue of their baptism\, were invited and empowered to proclaim the Gospel by their lives and their living. This call to holiness was not reserved only for some but open to all\, with the strong formation of Christian conscience considered a primary consideration and need. \n\n\n\nGaudium et Spes calls Christians to an integrated life that sees the match of word and deed in their dealings in both public and private spheres. The document stands against a form of religion that creates any artificial split between worship and mission. It names the best way to fulfil the obligations of justice and love as people contributing to the common good; this leads to better living conditions for all people\, especially those most in need (Gaudium et Spes 25\, 30\, 43\, 75). The dignity and value of the human person is central (26\, 27). \n\n\n\nOn the other hand\, the right of having a share of earthly goods sufficient for oneself and one’s family belongs to everyone. The Fathers and Doctors of the Church held this opinion\, teaching that all are obliged to come to the relief of the poor and to do so not merely out of their superfluous goods. If one is in extreme necessity\, they have the right to procure for themselves what they need out of the riches of others. Since there are so many people prostrate with hunger in the world\, this sacred council urges all\, both individuals and governments\, to remember the aphorism of the Fathers\, “Feed the person dying of hunger\, because if you have not fed them\, you have killed them\,” and really to share and employ their earthly goods\, according to the ability of each\, especially by supporting individuals or peoples with the aid by which they may be able to help and develop themselves. Gaudium et Spes\, 69\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nImage: Jonathon Peterssen via Pexels.com \n\n\n\n                                                                                                   
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/gaudium-et-spes-joys-and-hopes-2021-12-07/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211206T235959
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SUMMARY:Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus)
DESCRIPTION:Children all over the world know him and love him. In Germany\, he’s Kriss Kringle. In France\, he’s Pere Noel. British children call him Father Christmas. Of course\, you know him as Santa Claus. \n\n\n\nHe’s got another name – it’s an ancient one that goes back hundreds of years. It’s one of the very first names people called him: St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas was the bishop of Myra which is in the country we now call Turkey. Nicholas was loved for one reason. He loved. He loved God and God’s people so much that he would do anything for them. \n\n\n\nSt. Nicholas showed his gratitude for God’s gifts by giving to others. What gifts can your family share with those in need?  \n\n\n\nSource: Loyola Press.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-nicholas-santa-claus-2021-12-06/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211204T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211204T235959
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CREATED:20201027T233356Z
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SUMMARY:2000: Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Final Report presented
DESCRIPTION:At the end of the year 2000\, the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation handed its final report to the national Parliament at a ceremonial event at Parliament House in Canberra. This letter contained in the full report provides an overview of the decade-long work of the Council and a way forward for the nation to achieve reconciliation. \n\n\n\nRead the full report at the Australian Legal Information Institute. 
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2000-council-for-aboriginal-reconciliation-final-report-presented-2021-12-04/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211202T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211202T235959
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CREATED:20201027T225532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T225537Z
UID:3297-1638403200-1638489599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2000: 350\,000 people walk for reconciliation in Melbourne and Perth
DESCRIPTION:The Melbourne walk\, starting at Flinders Street Station and finishing at King’s Domain gardens\, drew as many as 300\,000 people. \n\n\n\nThe bridge walk and similar events across Australia were enormously important in showing that public sentiment was moving towards support for more concrete steps in the reconciliation process. Though the event was organised by Aboriginal people those taking part were from all sections of the Australian community. \n\n\n\nImportantly\, the walks were not a protest but a peaceful demonstration that reflected a shift in the public mood and a growing awareness of the importance of reconciliation and a need for a national apology. \n\n\n\nWalk for reconciliation\, National Museum Australia \n\n\n\nFor reflection\n\n\n\nDid you\, or someone you know\, participate in a walk for reconciliation? How did you / they feel that day? And how do you / they feel about action for reconciliation now? \n\n\n\nTewnty years later\, how might we take up and support the Uluru Statement from the Heart?
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2000-350000-people-walk-for-reconciliation-in-melbourne-and-perth-2021-12-02/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211201T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211201T235959
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CREATED:20201027T223552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T223558Z
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SUMMARY:1976: Appointment of Sir Douglas Nicholls as Governor of South Australia\, first Aboriginal person to hold vice-regal office
DESCRIPTION:“A trailblazer who won hearts around the nation\, the achievements of Sir Douglas Nicholls KCVO OBE JP are many and varied\, taking in the fields of sport\, politics and social justice. He broke new ground — as the first Indigenous Australian to receive a knighthood in 1972\, and the first to be appointed to vice-regal office\, when he became Governor of South Australia in 1976.” Aboriginal Victoria\, Sir Douglas Nicholls KCVO OBE JP: A Trailblazer Who Won Hearts Around the Nation
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1976-appointment-of-sir-douglas-nicholls-as-governor-of-south-australia-first-aboriginal-person-to-hold-vice-regal-office-2021-12-01/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211201T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211201T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070913
CREATED:20201027T222928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T011350Z
UID:3291-1638316800-1638403199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1961: First raising of the Morning Star flag\, West Papua
DESCRIPTION:On this day in 1961 the West Papuan national flag\, the Morning Star was first raised.  \n\n\n\nThe flag was raised by West Papuan legislators who had been promised independence by then-colonial ruler\, the Netherlands. \n\n\n\nAlthough the Netherlands’ commitment did not come to fruition\, the flag prepared for an independent West Papua continues to be a symbol of the desire for self-determination and independence for the West Papuan people. \n\n\n\n2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the first flag raising.  \n\n\n\nIn 1962 Indonesia invaded West Papua\, an act later recognised by the United Nations General Assembly in 1969. Since then\, the raising of the Morning Star flag has been treated as a criminal offense. It is a symbol of the ongoing struggle for West Papuan independence. \n\n\n\nOn this day each year marches\, prayer services and flag raising ceremonies are held to commemorate the first raising of the West Papuan national flag\, the Bintang Kejora or Morning Star.  \n\n\n\nThis year there are concerns over violence in the area.  \n\n\n\nPeter Anrdt\, Executive Officer of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Brisbane spoke to ABC Radio National News in early November. \n\n\n\nListen to his interview \n\n\n\nAction \n\n\n\nFind out more about the history of West Papua here. \n\n\n\nVisit the website of the Pacific Conference of Churches to find out about their latest actions in solidarity with the people of West Papua. \n\n\n\nAnd visit the International Coalition for Papua (ICP) which has a wealth of resources on human rights in West Papua: https://www.humanrightspapua.org/ \n\n\n\nFind out more at West Papua Flag Day
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1961-first-raising-of-the-morning-star-flag-west-papua-2021-12-01/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Overseas / regional
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211130T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211130T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T070913
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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211129T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211129T235959
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CREATED:20201027T215040Z
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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: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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