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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210122T080000
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SUMMARY:2021: International Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons enters into force.
DESCRIPTION:In his encyclical\, Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship)\, Pope Francis questions nuclear deterrence as a way of promoting peace  noting “the catastrophic humanitarian and environmental consequences that would follow from any use of nuclear weapons\, with devastating\, indiscriminate and uncontainable effects\, over time and space” (n 262). He concludes that “the ultimate goal of the total elimination of nuclear weapons” is both “a challenge and a moral and humanitarian imperative” (n 262). \n\n\n\nThe International Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is an important response to this moral imperative. ICAN (the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) have produced a booklet explaining the Treaty. You can read the full text of the treaty here. \n\n\n\nThe Holy See is a strong backer of the Treaty and was amongst the first to sign and ratify the Treaty. Here in Australia\, Bishop Terry Brady\, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Delegate for Social Justice\, has called on the Australian Government to sign the Treaty and work towards its ratification.  Bishop Brady says that the use of nuclear weapons is immoral as they are inherently indiscriminate and their impact is uncontainable in time and space. Furthermore\, their continued existence “poses an unacceptable risk of deliberate or accidental use\, and it diverts resources from the things that positively foster peace”. \n\n\n\nAction\n\n\n\nYou can join ICAN’s action to ask the Australian Government to sign the Treaty\, to encourage our cities and towns to support the Treaty\, and to ask superannuation funds to cut ties with companies that produce nuclear weapons. \n\n\n\nPray for an end to nuclear weapons. Printed copies of the prayer card can be purchased here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2021-international-treaty-prohibiting-nuclear-weapons-enters-into-force/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210127T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210127T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071712
CREATED:20191202T001716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201118T061957Z
UID:632-1611705600-1611791999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Leprosy Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-leprosy-day/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210201T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071712
CREATED:20191202T010840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T033532Z
UID:639-1612166400-1612717200@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Interfaith Harmony Week
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-interfaith-harmony-week/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church,UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210202T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210202T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T071712
CREATED:20191202T011132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T070410Z
UID:645-1612224000-1612310340@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Wetlands Day
DESCRIPTION:In 2021 World Wetlands Day marks the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention. Get more information about World Wetlands Day and a range of resources on how the Convention protects wetlands here. \n\n\n\nThe Convention on Wetlands of International Importance\, is called the Ramsar Convention\, after the Iranian city where the Convention was adopted in 1971. It is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.  It came into force in 1975. Find out more about the Ramsar Convention here. \n\n\n\nCoral reefs are among the wetland types covered by the Convention. In 2004\, the Catholic Bishops of Queensland issued a pastoral letter ‘Let the Many Coastlands Be Glad!’ on the need to care for the Great Barrier Reef. \n\n\n\nIn safeguarding the integrity of the waters of the Pacific and the Great Barrier Reef\, we are in a profound sense\, honouring and sharing in the life of the risen Christ. As St Paul taught us\, ‘So he who came down is the same one who went up\, above and beyond the heavens\, to fill the whole universe with his presence’ (Ephesians 4.10). This is the very same ‘presence’ that today fills the universe and lovingly graces\, impregnates\, stimulates and sustains the sparkling bluegreen waters and gloriously coloured coral necklace of Queensland’s eastern coastline we call\, ‘the Reef’. It should be understood\, that to do wilful harm to the integrity of the Great Barrier Reef is to diminish the image of Christ which is radiated to us through our world. Queensland Catholic Bishops\, Let the Many Coastlands be Glad\, 2004.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-wetlands-day/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210206T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210206T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T071712
CREATED:20191212T232645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T032358Z
UID:688-1612569600-1612655940@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
DESCRIPTION:Female genital mutilation comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women.  \n\n\n\nIt is an attack on the human dignity and physical integrity of women and girls. It undermines their well-being\, and can threaten life itself. \n\n\n\nLearn more about female genital mutilation here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-zero-tolerance-to-female-genital-mutilation/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210211T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210211T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071712
CREATED:20191217T001926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191217T001929Z
UID:727-1613001600-1613087999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of Women and Girls in Science
DESCRIPTION:In 2015 the General Assembly of the United Nations decided to establish an annual International Day to recognize the critical role women and girls play in science and technology. You can read about the decision in Resolution A/RES/70/212.  \n\n\n\n UNESCO and UN-Women are the two UN agencies responsible for the implementation of the Day’s celebration.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science-2021-02-11/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210220T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210220T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071712
CREATED:20200106T012918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200217T015124Z
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SUMMARY:World Day of Social Justice
DESCRIPTION:On 26 November 2007\, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared that\, starting from 2008\, 20 February will be celebrated annually as the World Day of Social Justice. It invited Member States to: \n\n\n\n devote this special day to the promotion\, at the national level\, of concrete activities in accordance with the objectives and goals of the World Summit for Social Development and the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly.    Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 26 November 2007  \n\n\n\nLearn more here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-day-of-social-justice-2021-02-20/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210221T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210221T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071712
CREATED:20200106T015018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200217T015404Z
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SUMMARY:International Mother Language Day
DESCRIPTION:As the United Nations’ website explains: \n\n\n\n Languages\, with their complex implications for identity\, communication\, social integration\, education and development\, are of strategic importance for people and planet. Yet\, due to globalization processes\, they are increasingly under threat\, or disappearing altogether. When languages fade\, so does the world’s rich tapestry of cultural diversity. Opportunities\, traditions\, memory\, unique modes of thinking and expression — valuable resources for ensuring a better future — are also lost.   https://www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday/ \n\n\n\nThis is a great day to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. The website of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies provides extensive information here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-mother-language-day-2021-02-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210301T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210301T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071712
CREATED:20200106T025332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T025332Z
UID:834-1614556800-1614643199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Zero Discrimination Day
DESCRIPTION:Zero Discrimination Day is an opportunity to promote everyone’s right to live a dignified life free from discrimination regardless of their age\, gender\, sexuality\, nationality\, ethnicity\, skin color\, height\, weight\, profession\, education\, and beliefs. \n\n\n\nWhile many countries have laws against discrimination\,  it is remains a problem in reality around the world. Some countries even use discrimination as a way of governing.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/zero-discrimination-day-2021-03-01/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210301T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210301T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071712
CREATED:20200106T034407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T035355Z
UID:842-1614556800-1614643199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1999: International Treaty to Ban Landmines enters into force.
DESCRIPTION:Find our more about the Treaty here. \n\n\n\nThe International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) provides advocacy tools for campaigners\, including multimedia resources\, ICBL statements\, partner resources\, and the Landmine Monitor\, to keep you up to date on the landmine issue.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1999-international-treaty-to-ban-landmines-enters-into-force-2021-03-01/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210303T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210303T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071712
CREATED:20200106T034741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T034744Z
UID:846-1614729600-1614815999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Wildlife Day
DESCRIPTION:Find out more on the official United Nations website for the day here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-wildlife-day-2021-03-03/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210305T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210305T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T035944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T040047Z
UID:857-1614902400-1614988799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1970: International Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-treaty-on-non-proliferation-of-nuclear-weapons-2021-03-05/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210308T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210308T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T040410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T013533Z
UID:865-1615161600-1615247999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Women's Day
DESCRIPTION:Pope Francis is making small but significant steps towards greater inclusion of women in decision making and leadership roles in the Church. He has amended Canon Law so that women may be officially recognized as exercising the ministries of Lector and Acolyte. And he has appointed a woman as Under-Secretary to the Synod of Bishops – with the right to vote. This is a good day to pay attention to women’s contributions in our local Church too. Here is a list women theologians in Australia and New Zealand 160+ Australian and New Zealander Women in Theology You Should Know About  \n\n\n\nIn 2020 we marked the twentieth anniversary of the Australian Bishops’ response to research on the participation of women in the Catholic Church in Australia. The research results were published as Woman and Man: One in Christ Jesus (Harper Collins\, 1999) and the Bishops’ Social Justice Sunday Statement for 2000 was titled Woman and Man: the Bishops Respond. In 2019 the Office for Social Justice published a collection of essays marking these anniversaries. Titled Still Listening to the Spirit: Woman and Man Twenty Years Later\, the book was a collaboration with the Office for the Participation of Women. \n\n\n\nIn their foreword to the collection\, Archbishop Christopher Prowse and Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen acknowledge: \n\n\n\n… twenty years down the track\, women are still listening to the Spirit and seeking to engage the whole Church in a conversation about a more fulsome development of the participation of women in the Church\, for the sake of us all\, and for the sake of the Reign of God. There is unfinished business from the action commitments made by the bishops in 2000. There is also an opportunity to contribute to the communal discernment process of the Plenary Council 2020. This collection of essays enrages creatively with both of these elements of the present moment. Archbishop Christopher Prowse and Bishop Vincent Long\, Foreword\, Still Listening to the Spirit\n\n\n\nBuy Still Listening to the Spirit: Woman and Man Twenty Years Later here. Download the discussion guide for the book here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-womens-day-2021-03-08/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210319T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210319T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T050131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050134Z
UID:900-1616112000-1616198399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2003: Invasion of Iraq by USA and Allies
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2003-invasion-of-iraq-by-usa-and-allies-2021-03-19/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210320T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210320T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T050226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050230Z
UID:904-1616198400-1616284799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of Happiness
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-happiness-2021-03-20/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210321T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210321T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T050708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050712Z
UID:912-1616284800-1616371199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-for-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination-2021-03-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210321T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210321T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T050802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050805Z
UID:916-1616284800-1616371199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of Forests
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-forests-2021-03-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210321T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210321T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T050852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050855Z
UID:920-1616284800-1616371199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Down Syndrome Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-down-syndrome-day-2021-03-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210321T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210321T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T050938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050942Z
UID:924-1616284800-1616371199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Poetry Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-poetry-day-2021-03-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210321T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T051120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T051123Z
UID:928-1616313600-1616432400@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/week-of-solidarity-with-the-peoples-struggling-against-racism-and-racial-discrimination-2021-03-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210322T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210322T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T051745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T053526Z
UID:938-1616371200-1616457599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Water Day
DESCRIPTION:“The earth’s biodiversity\, the functioning of the various biomes and of the atmosphere\, the cycles of water and climate remind us of how versatile and fundamental this precious creature of God is.” Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development\, Acqua Fons Vitae\, p 13.\n\n\n\nWorld Water Day has been celebrated since 1993. Now a core focus of the day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. The theme of World Water Day in 2021 is valuing water. \n\n\n\nIn Aqua Fons Vitae\, the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development point out that as well as an economic value\, water has a religious value\, socio-cultural and aesthetic value\, and even an institutional value and a value for peace. You can access a collection of Church statements\, tools and initiatives related Aqua fons vitae here. \n\n\n\nFor Reflection\n\n\n\nHow do you value water? \n\n\n\nWhich of the proposals in Aqua Fons Vitae are the most important for your community?
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-water-day-2021-03-22/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210323T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210323T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T051855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T051858Z
UID:942-1616457600-1616543999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Meteorological Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-meteorological-day-2021-03-23/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210324T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210324T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T052348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T052352Z
UID:954-1616544000-1616630399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-for-the-right-to-the-truth-concerning-gross-human-rights-violations-and-for-the-dignity-of-victims-2021-03-24/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210325T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210325T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T052700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T052704Z
UID:960-1616630400-1616716799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing UN Staff Members
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-solidarity-with-detained-and-missing-un-staff-members-2021-03-25/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210326T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210326T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T053124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T053128Z
UID:972-1616716800-1616803199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1975: Biological Weapons Convention
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1975-biological-weapons-convention-2021-03-26/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210328T203000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210328T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200106T053241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T053245Z
UID:976-1616963400-1616967000@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Earth Hour
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/earth-hour-2021-03-28/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210402T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210402T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200115T053749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T053754Z
UID:1156-1617321600-1617407999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Autism Awareness Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-autism-awareness-day-2021-04-02/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210404T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210404T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200117T023900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200117T023903Z
UID:1174-1617494400-1617580799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
DESCRIPTION:The United Nations established this day in 2005 through this resolution.  \n\n\n\nThe annual message for the day\, together with other resources\, are available here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-for-mine-awareness-and-assistance-in-mine-action-2021-04-04/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210406T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20210406T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T071713
CREATED:20200117T032810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200117T032814Z
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SUMMARY:International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
DESCRIPTION:Find out more about why the United Nations declared this day here. \n\n\n\nA Crown for Australia: Striving for the Best in Our Sporting Nation \n\n\n\nToday is a great day to revisit the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Social Justice Statement 2014–2015. It challenges us to look at the place of sport in our lives. Where are its strengths and how can we ensure that sport can thrive and in return can nourish our society? Equally\, what are the influences that are undermining and distorting sport’s ideals? Most importantly\, how can we work to realise sport’s potential to unite communities\, overcome differences and be a force for social justice and reconciliation?  \n\n\n\nPrayer for Good Sports\n\n\n\nGod of all sports (and none);from our small minds\,how amused you must bewhen our prayers about sportare about our own success or our team's.Whose side are you on?How do you choosewhen supporters from both sidesimplore your divine intervention?Remind us that in prayerour hearts are opened to youand our minds lifted beyond ourselves.Just as prayer changes us\,not you\, O God\,so sport too\, can lift us beyond ourselves.So we pray:We give thanks for the gift of our bodies\,for the ability to run\, walk\, jump\,swim\, catch and throw.We pray for patience and discipline\,that we may learn the joy of mastering new skills:achieving success\, and cheerfully bearing failurein the company of others.We pray that our relationships be enrichedthrough the friendships we form.May we learn to include others across bordersof language\, colour\, gender and religion.We pray that we care for others.May we especially look out for thosewho are differently abled\,and those often left on the boundaries.Through our vigilancemay we always play fair\,and ensure that no one is abused or exploited.We ask this through Jesus your son. Amen.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-sport-for-development-and-peace-2021-04-06/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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SUMMARY:International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
DESCRIPTION:Ubumuntu (kindness\, humanity\, greatness of heart)\, from the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali\, Rwanda              Artist: Unknown.\n\n\n\nFor Reflection\n\n\n\nThe Rwandan Genocide in 1994 saw over 800\,000 Rwandans\, mainly from the Tutsi minority\, massacred by the Hutu ethnic majority in three months. Over two million Hutu’s later fled the country\, fearing revenge attacks. Fr Marcel Uwineza SJ\, a survivor of the genocide\, calls these horrific events in his home country an “intimate genocide……It was not an invasion by an outside country\, but an intensive\, systematic killing of Rwandans by Rwandans.” \n\n\n\nDehumanisation of people because of their ethnicity\, and imbalances of power that illegitimately privilege one group of people over another\, have contributed to atrocities throughout history. As Christians\, we are called to break this cycle of violence. We honour the dignity of every human person\, no matter their ethnicity\, religion\, or difference to us. Jesus offers clear teaching in Matthew 22: 34-40 on how to move forward in peace: \n\n\n\n“’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart\,\nand with all your soul\, and with all your mind.’\nThis is the greatest and first commandment. \nAnd a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ \nOn these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”\n\n\n\nMarcel Uwineza SJ’s journey of healing and forgiveness: “To remember is to act so that those criminal activities never happen again. So\, to remember is to do justice.” \n\n\n\nPrayer\n\n\n\nPope Francis’ Prayer for Peace \n\n\n\nMusic\n\n\n\nWill You Be My Protector? by The Good Ones \n\n\n\nWill You Be My Protector? by The Good Ones
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-reflection-on-the-genocide-in-rwanda-2021-04-07/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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