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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220802T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220802T235959
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CREATED:20200521T024124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200521T024124Z
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SUMMARY:1965: First Indochinese refugees allowed to settle in Australia
DESCRIPTION:On this day\, we celebrate the contribution of Indochinese refugees to Australian society and reflect on the varying quality of welcome extended by our community to asylum seekers over the past fifty-five years.  \n\n\n\nOur first Vietnamese-born Australian Bishop is Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv. He is the Bishops’ Delegate for Migrants and Refugees and the Chair of the Bishops’ Commission for Social Justice\, Mission and Service. Learn more about how Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen’s coat of arms tells his story here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1965-first-indochinese-refugees-allowed-to-settle-in-australia-2022-08-02/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220804T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220804T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200521T024303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200521T024303Z
UID:3380-1659571200-1659657599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2014: Death of Ms Dhu\, an Aboriginal woman\, at South Hedland\, WA\, sparking a national outcry
DESCRIPTION:More information here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2014-death-of-ms-dhu-an-aboriginal-woman-at-south-hedland-wa-sparking-a-national-outcry-2022-08-04/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220804T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220804T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200521T024745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200521T024745Z
UID:3379-1659571200-1659657599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day
DESCRIPTION:National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day is a time to for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to celebrate the strengths and culture of their children. The day is an opportunity for all Australians to show their support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children\, as well as learn about the crucial impact that culture\, family and community play in the life of every child. Find out more here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/national-aboriginal-and-islander-childrens-day-2022-08-04/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220808T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220808T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200521T030428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200521T030428Z
UID:3386-1659916800-1660003199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:St Mary MacKillop
DESCRIPTION:St Mary of the Cross Mackillop is the first Australian to be recognised as a saint. You can learn more about her life here. \n\n\n\nFor Catholics in Australia\, the life and work of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop has become an inspiration and a part of their identity. In Catholic Social Justice Series paper No 72\, Charity and Justice: St Mary MacKillop and Australian Society\, John Warhurst explores Mary’s unwavering vision: that a commitment to justice must go hand in hand with a commitment to hard practical work on behalf of people on the margins of society.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/st-mary-mackillop-2022-08-08/
CATEGORIES:Australian,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220814T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220814T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200619T062138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200619T062138Z
UID:3518-1660435200-1660521599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1963: Bark petition from Yirrkala presented to Parliament
DESCRIPTION:The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies explains that “the Yirrkala Bark petitions of August 1963 were sent to the Parliament by members of the clan groups living in the area of Yirrkala. Written in both Yolngu Matha and English\, and presented on painted bark boards depicting country\, the petitions protest the excision of land from the Reserve where they live\, where they hunt and where their sites of significance are situated.” Find out more here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1963-bark-petition-from-yirrkala-presented-to-parliament-2022-08-14/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220815T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220815T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200619T062645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200619T062645Z
UID:3520-1660521600-1660607999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1903: Death of William Barak\, Aboriginal leader and co-founder of the Coranderrk Settlement\, Victoria
DESCRIPTION:The Victorian Government website explains that William Barak “is closely associated with Coranderrk\, the Aboriginal settlement established near Healesville in 1863. He campaigned for its creation\, contributed to its early success as a thriving\, self-sufficient community\, and was its indefatigable defender until the end of his life. He saw Coranderrk as a way for the Kulin people to maintain a physical connection to their country; a connection he played a key role in educating non-Aboriginal people about.” Learn more about William Barak here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1903-death-of-william-barak-aboriginal-leader-and-co-founder-of-the-coranderrk-settlement-victoria-2022-08-15/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220816T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220816T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200619T064519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200619T064519Z
UID:3521-1660608000-1660694399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1975: Return of Wave Hill Station\, NT to the Gurindji People
DESCRIPTION:Perhaps you are familiar with the iconic photograph of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pouring soil through Vincent Lingiari’s hand when leasehold title for Daguragu (known as Wattie Creek) was transferred to the Gurindji people on 16 August 1975? \n\n\n\nPaul Kelly’s song From Little Things Big Things Grow tells the story of the Wave Hill walk off and the Gurindji’s struggle for title to their land. An exhibition at the National Museum of Australia took its title from the song. Photographs from the exhibition and the lyrics of the song can be viewed here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1975-return-of-wave-hill-station-nt-to-the-gurindji-people-2022-08-16/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220817T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220817T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200624T052643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200624T052643Z
UID:3555-1660694400-1660780799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1971: Swearing-in of Senator Neville Bonner as the first Aboriginal Australian to hold a seat in Federal Parliament
DESCRIPTION:Neville Thomas Bonner  (1922–1999) was the first Aboriginal person to serve as a member of the Australian Parliament. He was a Senator for Queensland from 1971 to 1983. Hear him speak bout his life in the video below. \n\n\n\n\n\n1992 Interview with Neville Bonner
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1971-swearing-in-of-senator-neville-bonner-as-the-first-aboriginal-australian-to-hold-a-seat-in-federal-parliament-2022-08-17/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220818T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220818T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200624T061831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200624T061831Z
UID:3558-1660780800-1660867199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1978: Tiwi Land Council established
DESCRIPTION:On this day in 1978 the Tiwi Land Council was established under the Commonwealth Land Rights Act. This is how the Council describes its vision: \n\n\n\n“Our vision is of an independent and resilient Tiwi society built on the orderly and well managed utilization of our natural and human resources through reliance upon our own management\, maintenance and protection of unique cultural and natural resource values for the enjoyment and benefit of future generations of Tiwi.” Tiwi Land Council
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1978-tiwi-land-council-established-2022-08-18/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220821T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220821T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200624T065046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200624T065046Z
UID:3624-1661040000-1661126399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1943: Election of the first women members of the Australian Parliament: Enid Lyons (House of Representatives) and Dorothy Tangney (Senate)
DESCRIPTION:At the Federal election of 1943\, Enid Lyons (united Australia Party) and Dorothy Tangney (Australian Labour Party) became the first women to be elected to the Australian parliament. A video from the National Museum of Australia on this page tells their story. \n\n\n\nToday much remains to be done to counter ongoing resistance to hearing women’s voices in the public square. Our first female Prime Minister endured sustained misogynistic attacks and the digital world is another space in which abuse can silence women’s voices.  \n\n\n\nA 2018 Ipsos MORI poll found that: \n\n\n\n“Two-fifths (40%) of women who said that they had experienced abuse or harassment on a social media platform either ceased or decreased their use of the platforms. Some women are also restricting what they post about: 27% of those with an experience of online abuse or harassment said they had stopped posting content that expressed their opinion on certain issues\, and 23% said they had stopped sharing content that expressed their opinion on certain issues.” Amnesty International\n\n\n\nThe E-Safety Commissioner’s website offers resources specifically for women on this page. \n\n\n\nMaking the digital world a safe place for women and girls is the responsibility of all of us\, especially boys and men. Contact Catholic social service organisations in your diocese to find out about their programs that help to promote respectful relationships. Contact details for member organisations of Catholic Social Service Australia are available here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1943-election-of-the-first-women-members-of-the-australian-parliament-enid-lyons-house-of-representatives-and-dorothy-tangney-senate-2022-08-21/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220823T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220823T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200624T072421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200624T072421Z
UID:3628-1661212800-1661299199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1996: Death of Margaret Tucker\, Indigenous Australian activist and writer
DESCRIPTION:Margaret (Lilardia) Tucker (1904 – 1996) was one of Australia’s earliest and most notable Aboriginal activists. The Indigenous Australia website explains: \n\n\n\n“Her Aboriginal name\, Lilardia\, means flower but she was known affectionately to black and white alike as ‘Auntie Marge’. She was born at Warrangasda\, an Aboriginal reserve near Darlington Point on the Murrumbidgee River in NSW\, of a full-blood mother and part-white father\, Theresa and Bill Clements. Over the years\, Auntie Marge won the respect of people because of her refusal to be embittered by the injustices and wrongs done to her people. Her philosophy was to go on fighting to put the wrongs right. Throughout her life\, she never lost her sense of compassion and understanding for others.” Tucker\, Margaret Elizabeth\, Indigenous Australia
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1996-death-of-margaret-tucker-indigenous-australian-activist-and-writer-2022-08-23/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220823T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220823T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200624T073836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T075108Z
UID:4236-1661212800-1661299199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1966: Gurindji strike or Wave Hill Walk-off\, beginning the longest strike in Australian history
DESCRIPTION:On this day in 1966 the Gurindji walked off Wave Hill Station. What began as a strike over the refusal of Vestey Brothers to pay Aboriginal workers was to become a pivotal event in the struggle for the legal recognition of Aboriginal land rights. \n\n\n\nAs the National Museum of Australia explains: \n\n\n\n“The Gurindji strike was instrumental in heightening the understanding of Indigenous land ownership in Australia and was a catalyst for the passing of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976\, the first legislation allowing for a claim of title if the Indigenous claimants could provide evidence for their traditional relationship to the land.” Wave Hill Walk-Off\, National Museum of Australia\n\n\n\nOn 16 August 1975 the deeds for part of Wave Hill Station were presented to Gurindji leader Vincent Lingiari by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1966-gurindji-strike-or-wave-hill-walk-off-beginning-the-longest-strike-in-australian-history-2022-08-24/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220826T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220826T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200624T075859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200624T075859Z
UID:3644-1661472000-1661558399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2001: Rescue of 433 asylum seekers by MV Tampa
DESCRIPTION:Today we remember the humanitarian action of Captain Arne Rinnan and the need to work towards more just and compassionate asylum policy in Australia. \n\n\n\nIn August 2001 a small Indonesian fishing boat carrying asylum seekers became stranded in international waters approximately 140 kilometres from Christmas Island. The 433 asylum seekers were rescued by the Norwegian freighter MV Tampa on 26 August.  \n\n\n\nWhen some of the asylum seekers\, who were mainly Hazaras fleeing Afghanistan\, threatened to commit suicide if returned to Indonesia\, Captain Arne Rinnan set course for Christmas Island.  \n\n\n\nA stand off ensued with the Australian government refusing to allow the asylum seekers to be landed. Many of the asylum seekers were in poor health and over a period of 48 hours Captain Rinnan made many requests to the Australian government for assistance. Eventually he entered Australian waters\, and was warned that he was in breach of the law. Special Air Service troops were dispatched to prevent the Tampa from coming any closer to Christmas Island. \n\n\n\nAs the National Museum of Australia notes “the ‘Tampa Crisis’ became the catalyst for Australia’s new ‘border protection’ policy. It also became a pivotal issue in the 2001 federal election campaign”. \n\n\n\nYou can read the response of the Australian Catholic Bishops at the time here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2001-rescue-of-433-asylum-seekers-by-mv-tampa-2022-08-26/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220828T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220828T235959
DTSTAMP:20260501T001901
CREATED:20200624T092127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200624T092127Z
UID:3664-1661644800-1661731199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Social Justice Sunday
DESCRIPTION:From 2020 forward\, Social Justice Sunday will be celebrated on the last Sunday of August. Previously it was celebrated on the last Sunday in September. \n\n\n\nA Long Tradition\n\n\n\nThe celebration of Social Justice Sunday is a long tradition in the Catholic Church in Australia. For almost every year since 1940\, our bishops have joined together to issue a major social justice statement at this time.  \n\n\n\nOf course\, the bishops also make statements on matters of social and ecological justice at other times throughout the year too. These are often issued by individual bishops delegated as spokespersons for particular issues\, or by commissions of bishops. By contrast\, the social justice statement issued in time for Social Justice Sunday is approved by and issued in the name of the whole bishops’ conference. It is hoped that these statements will inspire reflection and action throughout the whole year.  \n\n\n\nSocial Justice Statement 2020-21\n\n\n\nThe Social Justice Statement 2020-21 is titled To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today. You can  download Statement and accompanying prayer card on this page of our website and via the ACBC Online Shop. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2020–2021 Statement\, To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today\, encourages faith communities\, governments and each one of us\, to make mental health a priority. It is a timely message in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic is affecting many members of our parishes\, schools and communities.Understanding mental health will help us to be aware of those who need our support. The Statement encourages us all to reject stigmatisation\, to work for the transformation of social determinants of mental ill-health\, and to call for policies and service provision that meets the needs of the poorest and most marginalised members of our community. \n\n\n\nPrevious Statements\n\n\n\nView and download Social Justice Statements and associated resources from 2014 – 2019 here. \n\n\n\nThe Social Justice Statements from 1988 – 2013 have been published together in a book called Building Bridges.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/social-justice-sunday-2022-08-28/
CATEGORIES:Australian,Liturgy & Church
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