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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220415T000000
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SUMMARY:1991: Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Royal Commission Final Report signed
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1991-aboriginal-deaths-in-custody-royal-commission-final-report-signed-2022-04-15/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220425T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220425T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071814
CREATED:20200121T233841Z
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SUMMARY:ANZAC Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/anzac-day-2022-04-25/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220425T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220425T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T071814
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T001830Z
UID:1255-1650844800-1650931140@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:ANZAC Day
DESCRIPTION:Detail from Poppy Fields in Summer by Laurentiu Lordache.\n\n\n\nFor Reflection\n\n\n\n“…nation shall not lift up sword against nation\, neither shall they learn war any more” (Isaiah 2: 4). \n\n\n\nAnzac Day has come to be considered one of the most sacred days in the year for many Australians\, honouring the sacrifice of those who gave their lives so that others could live in peace and freedom. We remember grieving families\, cities in rubble\, and fields turned to mud and ashes. We remember broken bodies\, spirits\, minds\, and lives: the terrible cost of war. We remember children\, women\, and men killed or maimed in military operations. We remember all Australians who served\, and who serve today. We continue to work wholeheartedly for justice and peace in our world so that war will be no more. \n\n\n\n“They shall grow not old\, as we that are left grow old;\nAge shall not weary them\, nor the years condemn.\nAt the going down of the sun and in the morning\nWe will remember them.”\n\nFrom For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)\n\n\n\nPrayer\n\n\n\nGod of love and liberty\,\nwe bring our thanks this day for the peace and security we enjoy\, which was won for us through the courage and devotion of those who gave their lives in time of war.\n\nWe pray that their labour and sacrifice may not be in vain\, but that their spirit may live on in us and in generations to come. That the liberty\, truth and justice which they sought to preserve may be seen and known in all the nations upon earth.\n\nThis we pray in the name of the one who gave his life for the sake of the world\,\nJesus Christ our Lord. \n\nAmen.\nfrom the ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee\n\n\n\nMusic\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Last Post (Composer unknown\, 17th Century\, Britain).
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/anzac-day-2022-04-25-2/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220428T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220428T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071814
CREATED:20200121T234620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200121T234620Z
UID:1941-1651104000-1651190399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1998: Death of Shirley 'Mum Shirl' Smith\, Aboriginal community leader
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1998-death-of-shirley-mum-shirl-smith-aboriginal-community-leader-2022-04-28/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220505T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220505T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071814
CREATED:20200207T033033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200207T033033Z
UID:2199-1651708800-1651795199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2016: Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen appointed Bishop of Parramatta
DESCRIPTION:Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv is the first Vietnamese born bishop to lead a diocese outside of Vietnam and the first Vietnamese born bishop in Australia.  He was born in 1961 in Dong Nai in Vietnam. Since the fall of Saigon in 1975\, his family has been dispersed. \n\n\n\nIn 1984\, Vincent Long became a professed Conventual Franciscan friar (OFM Conv) and studied for the priesthood in Melbourne. After his priestly ordination on 30 December in 1989\, he was sent to Rome for further studies and was awarded a licentiate in Christology and Spirituality from the Pontifical Faculty of St Bonaventure. \n\n\n\nHe served as an assistant and then parish priest for seven years in Kellyville within the Diocese of Parramatta and for seven years in Springvale in Victoria before being elected Superior of the Order of Friars Minor Conventuals in Australia in 2005. He served as Assistant General in Rome from 2008 until 2011\, responsible for the Asia-Oceania section of his Order. \n\n\n\nIn 2011\, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne in which role he served for nearly five years.  On 16 June 2016\, Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv was installed as the fourth Bishop of Parramatta at St Patrick’s Cathedral\, Parramatta.  \n\n\n\nFind out more about Bishop Vincent here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2016-bishop-vincent-long-van-nguyen-appointed-bishop-of-parramatta-2022-05-05/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220506T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220506T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071814
CREATED:20200228T045915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T045915Z
UID:2201-1651795200-1651881599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1992: Introduction of mandatory detention of asylum seekers in Australia
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1992-introduction-of-mandatory-detention-of-asylum-seekers-in-australia-2022-05-06/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220508T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220508T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071814
CREATED:20200228T051346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T051346Z
UID:2331-1651968000-1652054399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1970: First anti-Vietnam War Moratorium march in Australia
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1970-first-anti-vietnam-war-moratorium-march-in-australia-2022-05-08/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220508T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220508T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071814
CREATED:20200228T051507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T051507Z
UID:2332-1651968000-1652054399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1997: Wik 'Ten Point Plan' to extinguish native title announced
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1997-wik-ten-point-plan-to-extinguish-native-title-announced-2022-05-08/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071814
CREATED:20200306T055206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210519T073407Z
UID:2749-1653523200-1653609599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:National Sorry Day
DESCRIPTION:Our Home (2019) – Patrice Muthaymiles-Mahoney OAM (1975 – )\n\n\n\n\n\nSorry Day has been observed since 1998\, one year after the Bringing Them Home report was presented in the Australian Federal Parliament. This report detailed the impact of the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. Sorry Day offers an opportunity to reflect on the hardship faced when children were taken into institutional and foster care by governments and church agencies and placed with non-Indigenous families. These Stolen Generations suffered greatly from being removed from their loved ones at such an early age\, and for many the scars were life-long. However\, Sorry Day is also an opportunity to “acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our people and nation.”  \n\n\n\nGoing Deeper\n\n\n\nhttps://www.reconciliation.org.au \n\n\n\nPrayer\n\n\n\nAlmighty and loving God\,  you who created ALL people in your image.  \n\n\n\nLead us to seek your compassion as we listen to the stories of our past.  You gave your only Son\, Jesus\, who died and rose again  so that sins will be forgiven.  \n\n\n\nWe place before you the pain and anguish of dispossession  of land\, language\, lore\, culture\, and family kinship that  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have experienced.  We live in faith that all people will rise  from the depths of despair and hopelessness.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families have endured the pain and loss of loved ones\, through the separation of children from their families.  \n\n\n\nWe are sorry and ask God’s forgiveness.  \n\n\n\nTouch the hearts of the broken\, homeless\, and inflicted and heal their spirits.   \n\n\n\nIn your mercy and compassion walk with us  as we continue our journey of healing  to create a future that is just and equitable.  \n\n\n\nLord\, you are our hope. Amen.  \n\n\n\nAboriginal and Islander Commission of the National Council of Churches in Australia\, (NATSIEC) 2003.  \n\n\n\nArtwork\n\n\n\nOur Home (2019) by Patrice Muthaymiles-Mahoney OAM (1975 – )  \n\n\n\nMusic\n\n\n\nTook the Children Away by Archie Roach.  \n\n\n\n\n\nTook The Children Away – Archie Roach
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/national-sorry-day-2022-05-26/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071814
CREATED:20200306T055344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200306T055344Z
UID:2750-1653523200-1653609599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1997: Bringing Them Home Report tabled in Parliament
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1997-bringing-them-home-report-tabled-in-parliament-2022-05-26/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071814
CREATED:20200306T055600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210526T062151Z
UID:2751-1653523200-1653609599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2017: Uluru Statement from the Heart made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders
DESCRIPTION:People talking to Jesus in the Bough Shed (1995) – Queenie McKenzie\n\n\n\n\n\nFor Reflection\n\n\n\nThe Uluru Statement was issued in May 2017 on the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Australian referendum. In 1967\, Australians voted to amend the Australian Constitution\, allowing the Commonwealth to make laws for Aboriginal people and to include them in the census. 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders have endorsed the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart after an exhaustive and comprehensive two-year consultation process around Australia that was designed and led by Aboriginal people. Targeted structural change is called for through the Statement by establishing an ongoing First Nations Voice to Parliament\, and a Makarrata Commission ‘to supervise a process of agreement-making between governments and First Nations and truth-telling about our history’. In 1967\, Aboriginal people were counted as citizens of their own nation. Today\, they seek to be fully heard\, to walk with others\, and to build a better future for all Australians. \n\n\n\nRead the Statement here.  \n\n\n\nPrayer for Reconciliation\n\n\n\nGod of all creation\,as we journey together in this Great Southern Land\,we pray for healing\, forgiveness and unity\,creating a path of good will\, with justice and compassion. \n\n\n\nJesus\, through the power of your love\,you have given us the courage\, wisdom and strengthto share our gifts and talents in humility. \n\n\n\nIn peace and understanding we reconcile with each other. \n\n\n\nCreator Spirit\, we come together in prayer and thanksgivingfor the many blessings we have received.Allow your Spirit to wash over us and give us strength to walk together as one. \n\n\n\nAmen \n\n\n\nAboriginal Elder women and Reconciliation Church staff members\, 2014. \n\n\n\nMusic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVoice\, Treaty\, Truth\, Now by Felix Riebl and Ollie McGillsung by Spinifex Gum and Marliya Choirs
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2017-uluru-statement-from-the-heart-made-by-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-leaders-2022-05-26/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220527T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220527T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200228T053410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T072829Z
UID:2506-1653609600-1653695999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2005: Death of Fr Ted Kennedy
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2005-death-of-fr-ted-kennedy-2022-05-17/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220527T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220527T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200306T055912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200306T055912Z
UID:2761-1653609600-1653695999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1967: Referendum allows the Commonwealth to make laws for Aboriginal people and count them in the census
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1967-referendum-allows-the-commonwealth-to-make-laws-for-aboriginal-people-and-count-them-in-the-census-2022-05-27/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220528T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220528T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200306T060023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200306T060023Z
UID:2762-1653696000-1653782399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2000: 250\,000 people walk for reconciliation in Sydney
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2000-250000-people-walk-for-reconciliation-in-sydney-2022-05-28/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220529T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220529T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200306T060314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200306T060314Z
UID:2768-1653782400-1653868799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1992: Launch of the Torres Strait Islander Flag
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1992-launch-of-the-torres-strait-islander-flag-2022-05-29/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220603T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220603T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200318T064725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220603T031543Z
UID:2811-1654214400-1654300799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1992: High Court Decision in the Mabo Case
DESCRIPTION:Eddie Mabo – Marc Nemorin\n\n\n\n\n\nThis year marks the 30th anniversary of the Mabo Decision where six out of seven High Court judges agreed that the Meriam people held traditional ownership of the lands of Mer in the Torres Strait. Eddie Koiki Mabo successfully argued that his family’s ancestral land was not owned by the Crown. This landmark decision in the High Court of Australia overturned ‘terra nullius’\, an understanding that Australia was empty land belonging to no one before British occupation. The decision paved the way for native title in the Native Title Act of 1993. Eddie died before the decision was handed down in 1992 but his life leaves a powerful legacy: the traditional connection and occupation of land by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is now recognised in law across Australia.  \n\n\n\nGoing Deeper: \n\n\n\nhttps://digital-classroom.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/mabo-decision  \n\n\n\nPrayer:\n\n\n\nPrayer for Unity  \n\n\n\nCreator God\,  may the power of Your grace transform us.  \n\n\n\nChrist\, give us courage and hope to manifest the unity we have in you\, and to share our life with each other and the world.  \n\n\n\nHoly Spirit\,  empower us to work for justice for the people of the earth.  \n\n\n\nGod\, in your grace\, transform the world.  \n\n\n\nAmen.  \n\n\n\nThe National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Commission (NATSIEC)  of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA)\, 2007.  \n\n\n\nArtwork:\n\n\n\nEddie Mabo by Marc Nemorin  \n\n\n\nMusic:\n\n\n\nKoiki by Mau Power\, featuring Radical Son  \n\n\n\n\n\nKoiki by Mau Power\, featuring Radical Son 
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1992-high-court-decision-in-the-mabo-case-2022-06-03/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220604T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220604T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200318T065145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T052757Z
UID:4228-1654300800-1654387199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2000: 50\,000 people Walk for Reconciliation in Brisbane
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2000-50000-people-walk-for-reconciliation-in-brisbane-2022-06-04/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220608T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220608T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200331T053828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T053828Z
UID:2853-1654646400-1654732799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2004: Queensland Bishops issue 'Let the Many Coastlands be glad!' Pastoral Letter on the Great Barrier Reef
DESCRIPTION:“The Holy Spirit is clearly guiding us into a deeper sense ofcompanionship and care in regard to all the varied forms of life onplanet Earth. Not only is the Reef a precious ecosystem in itself\, but alsoan integral part of the one web of planetary life that connects us all –the human species and all species of the land and sea\, rainforest andreef\, mountains\, plains and inland desert.” Catholic Bishops of Queensland\, Let the Many Coastlands be Glad!\, 2004\n\n\n\nToday is a great day to read Let the Many Coastlands Be Glad! again. \n\n\n\nFor Reflection\n\n\n\nImagine you were helping the Queensland Bishops to draft a pastoral letter on the Great Barrier Reef today. What has changed for the Great Barrier Reef since Let the Many Coastlands Be Glad! was published? Are there new issues to address? How might you take the teaching of Pope Francis into account in updating the Queensland Bishops’ teaching?
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2004-queensland-bishops-issue-let-the-many-coastlands-be-glad-pastoral-letter-on-the-great-barrier-reef-2022-06-08/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220610T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220610T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200331T053949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210602T025125Z
UID:2925-1654819200-1654905599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1838: Myall Creek Massacre\, NSW
DESCRIPTION:Myall Creek Massacre (2003) by Vincent Serico (1949 – 2008)\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Myall Creek Massacre was just one example of the widespread culture of frontier violence against Aboriginal people in New South Wales in the 1830’s. Despite there being strong laws against this violence\, the murder of Aboriginal people was generally accepted as part of the expansion of territory by settlers. Muswellbrook police magistrate Edward Denny Day described this ongoing conflict as ‘a war of extermination’ by some stockmen\, settlers\, and convicts.  \n\n\n\nWhen Aboriginal people killed stockmen near Myall Creek as part of this frontier conflict\, an expedition from Sydney led by Major James Nunn\, the Commandant of the New South Wales Mounted Police\, massacred up to 50 Wirrayaraay people who were camped at Waterloo Creek. Their bodies were then burned. Nearby stockmen and settlers were also encouraged by the expedition to kill any Aboriginal people they encountered.  \n\n\n\nBreaking the conspiracy of silence around the murder of this group of Aboriginal people were a station manager named William Hobbs\, local police superintendent Thomas Foster\, and settler Frederick Foot. Eight men were tried and found guilty of murder in the Australian Supreme Court. They were hanged on December 18\, 1838. For many in the colonial community of New South Wales there was more outrage around the execution of British citizens than the massacre of the Wirrayaraay people. Future perpetrators of violence against Aboriginal people took steps to cover their tracks and avoid prosecution.   \n\n\n\nThe process of radical truth telling continues today in the quest for true reconciliation\, justice and peace for all Australians.   \n\n\n\nGoing Deeper: \n\n\n\nhttps://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/myall-creek-massacre   \n\n\n\nPrayer:\n\n\n\nPrayer for Aboriginal Ancestors  \n\n\n\nAlmighty God\, ever-loving Father\, by becoming human your Son has united himself  with people of every race\, language\, and way of life\, and through his death on the cross\, mingled his blood with the blood of all Koorie people  who have died unjustly throughout our history.  \n\n\n\nHear our prayer as we remember those who died  in defence of their land and traditions. Grant peace for them and all who now live in this land.  May the walls which prejudice raises between us crumble beneath the shadow of the outstretched arms  of him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.  \n\n\n\nAmen.  \n\n\n\nAboriginal Catholic Ministry\, Victoria.  \n\n\n\nArtwork: \n\n\n\nMyall Creek Massacre (2003) by Vincent Serico (1949 – 2008)  Music: \n\n\n\nWe Sing by Kutcha Edwards  \n\n\n\n\n\nWe Sing – Kutcha Edwards
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1838-myall-creek-massacre-nsw-2022-06-10/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220611T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220611T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200331T054116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T054116Z
UID:2926-1654905600-1654991999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1975: Enactment of the Racial Discrimination Act
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1975-enactment-of-the-racial-discrimination-act-2022-06-11/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220612T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220612T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200331T054541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T054541Z
UID:2928-1654992000-1655078399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1988: Barunga Statement presented by Aboriginal leaders to Prime Minister Bob Hawke
DESCRIPTION:The presentation of the Barunga Statement to Prime Minister Bob Hawke was an important moment in the movement for a treaty. Learn more about how the Statement came to be presented at the Barunga Festival here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1988-barunga-statement-presented-by-aboriginal-leaders-to-prime-minister-bob-hawke-2022-06-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220619T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220619T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200331T055453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T055453Z
UID:2957-1655596800-1655683199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1969: Affirmation by Arbitration Commission of the principle of equal pay for women performing equal work
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1969-affirmation-by-arbitration-commission-of-the-principle-of-equal-pay-for-women-performing-equal-work-2022-06-19/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220630T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220630T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200331T061023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200331T061023Z
UID:3124-1656547200-1656633599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1945: Introduction of unemployment benefits in Australia
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1945-introduction-of-unemployment-benefits-in-australia-2022-06-30/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220701T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220704T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200430T053624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T073056Z
UID:3143-1656633600-1656979199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Coming of the Light Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Coming of the Light is a holiday celebrated by Torres Strait Islanders on 1 July each year. It recognises the adoption of Christianity through island communities during the late nineteenth century. Find out more here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/coming-of-the-light-festival-2022-07-01/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220701T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220701T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200511T071259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T071259Z
UID:3144-1656633600-1656719999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2012: Commencement of the Fair Work Amendment (TCF Industry) Act
DESCRIPTION:Many of the outworkers in the garment industry are migrant women. They are often vulnerable to exploitation due to limited English language skills or lack of knowledge about their rights as workers. The 2012 amendment to the Fair Work Act aimed at ensuring fair pay and conditions for them. Find out more here.  \n\n\n\nThe amendment was the result of an extensive fair wear campaign by trade unions and community groups. At the international level\, the Fair Wear Foundation continues to work for safe\, dignified and properly paid work in the garment industry.   \n\n\n\nCheck out the website of Ethical Clothing Australia to find out how to ensure that your clothing was not made in just conditions.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2012-commencement-of-the-fair-work-amendment-tcf-industry-act-2022-07-01/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220702T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220702T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200504T031801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200504T031801Z
UID:3164-1656720000-1656806399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1971: Yvonne Goolangong Crawley wins Wimbledon
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1971-yvonne-goolangong-crawley-wins-wimbledon-2022-07-02/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220702T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220702T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200504T032142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200504T032142Z
UID:3163-1656720000-1656806399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1970: Death of women's rights activist Jessie Street
DESCRIPTION:https://www.nationalwomenslibrary.org.au/aboutus/who-was-jessie-street/\nJessie Street (1889-1970) was an activist\, a feminist and a lifelong campaigner for women’s rights\, the peace movement and the elimination of discrimination against Aboriginal people. 
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1970-death-of-womens-rights-activist-jessie-street-2022-07-02/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220702T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220702T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200504T032902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200504T032902Z
UID:3165-1656720000-1656806399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2016: Election of Linda Burney as first Aboriginal woman member of the Australian Parliament
DESCRIPTION:The Hon Linda Burney MP has contributed significantly to the development of Indigenous communities locally\, regionally and nationally as an educator\, championing reconciliation in Australia\, as Member of the NSW Parliament\, and as the Federal Member for Barton.   \n\n\n\nIn 2014 she received a NAIDOC Week lifetime achievement award. You can read the citation here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2016-election-of-linda-burney-as-first-aboriginal-woman-member-of-the-australian-parliament-2022-07-02/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220703T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220703T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200504T032035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200704T231200Z
UID:3190-1656806400-1656892799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Bishop Don Sproxton’s Message for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday\n\n\n\nAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday is the first Sunday in July.  NAIDOC Week follows because it is always celebrated in the first full week of July. This year\, due to COVID-19 restrictions\, there will be an online Mass for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday steamed live from the Adelaide Cathedral. \n\n\n\nHere is an online Acknowledgement of Country that you can use at your own events. \n\n\n\n\n\nOnline Acknowledgement of Country from NATSICC\n\n\n\nThe National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) is producing materials to help parishes organisations and schools to celebrate this special Sunday in an appropriate manner. Check out this page on their website for videos and images that you can use in your own liturgical celebrations\, whether face to face or streamed. \n\n\n\nFind out more about NATSICC’s concerns for First Nations communities facing COVID-19 and the ways in which NATSICC is responding here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-sunday-2022-07-03/
CATEGORIES:Australian,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220703T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220710T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071815
CREATED:20200504T034407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200706T001651Z
UID:3191-1656806400-1657497599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:NAIDOC Week
DESCRIPTION:Here is an important announcement from the National NAIDOC Committee: \n\n\n\nThe National NAIDOC Committee has decided to postpone NAIDOC Week 2020 (5 July – 12 July) in the interest of safety for our communities. This decision was not taken lightly. We have taken on-board the advice from the Federal Government\, health experts\, our key partners and from leading national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health organisations. We all believe that an escalating COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis as we head into winter would have disastrous impacts on our mob – especially for our elders and those in our communities with chronic health issues. The National NAIDOC Awards scheduled for Saturday 11 July in Alice Springs will not go ahead as planned.   We have suspended the nomination process for the National NAIDOC Awards 2020 and announcement of the winner of the poster competition until further notice. The 2020 NAIDOC Local Grants Round has also been closed until further notice. We are in the process of finalising a new date for NAIDOC Week 2020  – towards the end of the year  – and we’ll continue to work closely with the National Indigenous Australians Agency and our partners for NAIDOC Week 2020. We will keep you updated. National NAIDOC Committee\n\n\n\nThe NAIDOC 2020 theme\, Always Was\, Always Will Be\, recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65\,000 years. This is also a great time to get in touch with your local Aboriginal Catholic Ministry or to check out NATSICCTV to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences\, perspectives and contributions to life of the Church here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/naidoc-week-2022-07-03/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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