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SUMMARY:St Francis de Sales
DESCRIPTION:St Francis de Sales is the patron saint of journalists. \n\n\n\nFake news is not new as Dr Margaret van Heekeren noted at the launch of the Social Justice Statement 2019-20. \n\n\n\n‘A week after Easter\, 85 years ago in 1934\, the then Pope\, Pius XI\, gave an historic audience to all foreign press correspondents in Rome – about 73 journalists\, responsible for providing news from the Vatican to more than 5\,000 newspapers around the world. Described as an ‘innovation’ by the London Times\, the papal audience can also be regarded as a political move. As historical research reveals\, the Vatican had\, by this time\, long been the subject of fake news\, much of it shared on wire services around the globe. Throughout the early 1900s fake stories included a proposal to edit the Bible\, the false report of a petition by French priests calling for their vow of celibacy to be dispensed and even an invented interview with Pope Pius X.’ Margaret van Heekeren\, Launch of the Social Justice Statement 2019-20.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/st-francis-de-sales-2023-01-27/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230122T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20210119T232628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210119T232628Z
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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-2023-01-22/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230122T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230122T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20191201T225632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191201T225632Z
UID:4400-1674345600-1674431999@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-2023-01-22/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230113T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230113T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20191126T023003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191126T023003Z
UID:4335-1673568000-1673654340@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-2023-01-13/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230104T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230104T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20191122T073017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191122T073017Z
UID:4198-1672790400-1672876799@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-2021-01-06-2023-01-04/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230103T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230103T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20191126T021955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T053403Z
UID:4200-1672704000-1672790340@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-2021-01-01-2023-01-06/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230101T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230101T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20210112T061943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T061950Z
UID:4260-1672560000-1672592400@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Day of Peace
DESCRIPTION:Pope Paul VI instituted the World Day of Peace in 1968. It is celebrated each year on 1 January and the Pope issues a special World Day of Peace Message for the occasion. \n\n\n\nThe theme for the World Day of Peace Message 2021 is A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace. Pope Francis begins by reflecting that 2020 has shown us “how important it is to care for one another and for creation”. Hence he proposes a culture of care “as a way to combat the culture of indifference\, waste and confrontation so prevalent in our time”. \n\n\n\nIn the Message Pope Francis traces how care and protection\, love and compassion permeate the Christian story from creation\, throughout the life and ministry of Jesus\, in the early church and as the “beating heart of the Church’s social doctrine” today.  \n\n\n\nThe full text of the Message is available here.  Download our Discussion Guide here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou can find Pope Francis’ World Day of Peace Messages here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-day-of-peace-2-2023-01-01/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230101T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230101T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20191125T230818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T053059Z
UID:4199-1672531200-1672617599@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-2023-01-04/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221231T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221231T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T015322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T015322Z
UID:4191-1672444800-1672531199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1946: Granting of paid annual leave to workers in Australia
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1946-granting-of-paid-annual-leave-to-workers-in-australia-2022-12-31/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221230T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221230T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T015204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T015204Z
UID:4190-1672358400-1672444799@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-2022-12-30/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221228T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221228T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T014537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T014537Z
UID:4189-1672185600-1672271999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Holy Innocents
DESCRIPTION:Read The Story of the Holy Innocents \n\n\n\n“The Holy Innocents are few in comparison to the genocide and abortion of our day. But even if there had been only one\, we recognize the greatest treasure God put on the earth — a human person\, destined for eternity\, and graced by Jesus’ death and resurrection.” Franciscan Media
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/holy-innocents-2022-12-28/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221226T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221226T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T013924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T013924Z
UID:4188-1672012800-1672099199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2004: Devastating tsunami in South Asia\, killing 200\,000 to 300\,000 people
DESCRIPTION:The Indian Ocean tsunami traveled as much as 3\,000 miles (nearly 5\,000 km) to Africa\, arriving with sufficient force to kill people and destroy property. The epicenter of the 9.0 magnitude quake was under the Indian Ocean near the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra\, according to the USGS\, which monitors earthquakes worldwide. \n\n\n\nThe Indian Ocean tsunami caused waves as high as 50 feet (15 meters) in some places\, according to news reports. But in many other places witnesses described a rapid surging of the ocean\, more like an extremely powerful river or a flood than the advance and retreat of giant waves. \n\n\n\nSource: National Geographic: The Deadliest Tsunami in History?
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2004-devastating-tsunami-in-south-asia-killing-200000-to-300000-people-2022-12-26/
CATEGORIES:Overseas / regional
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221225T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221225T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T013627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T013627Z
UID:4187-1671926400-1672012799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2005: Pope Benedict's XVI's encyclical Deus Cartias Est ('God is Love')
DESCRIPTION:Prayer of Pope Benedict from Deus Caritas Est\n\n\n\nHoly Mary\, Mother of God\, \nyou have given the world its true light\,\nJesus\, your Son - the Son of God.\nYou abandoned yourself completely\,\nto God's call\nand thus became a wellspring\nof the goodness which flows forth from him.\nShow us Jesus. Lead us to him.\nTeach us to know and love him\,\nso that we too can become\ncapable of true love\nand be fountains of living water\nin the midst of a thirsty world.\n\nBenedict XVI\, Caritas Deus Est\, n 42\n\n\n\nRead full text of Deus Caritas Est (‘God is Love’) by Pope Benedict XVI.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2005-pope-benedicts-xvis-encyclical-deus-cartias-est-god-is-love-2022-12-25/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221225T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221225T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T012900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T060948Z
UID:4253-1671926400-1672012799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Christmas Day
DESCRIPTION:“The face of God has been revealed in a human face. It did not appear in an angel\, but in one man\, born in a specific time and place. By his incarnation\, the Son of God tells us that salvation comes through love\, acceptance\, respect for this poor humanity of ours\, which we all share in a great variety of races\, languages\, and cultures. Yet all of us are brothers and sisters in humanity! Our differences\, then\, are not a detriment or a danger; they are a source of richness. As when an artist is about to make a mosaic: it is better to have tiles of many colours available\, rather than just a few! The experience of families teaches us this: as brothers and sister\, we are all different from each other. We do not always agree\, but there is an unbreakable bond uniting us\, and the love of our parents helps us to love one another. The same is true for the larger human family\, but here\, God is our ‘parent’\, the foundation and strength of our fraternity.” Pope Francis\, Urbi et Orbi\, Christmas Day\, 2018.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/christmas-day-2022-12-25/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221224T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221224T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T012709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T012709Z
UID:4186-1671840000-1671926399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Christmas Eve
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/christmas-eve-2022-12-24/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221223T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221223T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T012517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T012517Z
UID:4185-1671753600-1671839999@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-2022-12-23/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221223T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221223T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T012312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T012312Z
UID:4184-1671753600-1671839999@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-2022-12-23/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221221T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221221T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T011949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T011949Z
UID:4183-1671580800-1671667199@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-2022-12-21/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221220T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221220T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T011654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T011654Z
UID:4182-1671494400-1671580799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Human Solidarity Day
DESCRIPTION:International Human Solidarity Day is a day to celebrate our unity in diversity\, a day to remind governments to respect their commitments to international agreements\, a day to raise public awareness of the importance of solidarity\, a day to encourage debate on the ways to promote solidarity for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals including poverty eradication\, and a day of action to encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication. \n\n\n\nSolidarity is identified in the Millennium Declaration as one of the fundamental values of international relations in the 21st Century\, wherein those\, who either suffer or benefit least deserve help from those who benefit most. Consequently\, in the context of globalization and the challenge of growing inequality\, strengthening of international solidarity is indispensable.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-human-solidarity-day-2022-12-20/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221218T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221218T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T011524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T011524Z
UID:4181-1671321600-1671407999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1894: South Australian Parliament\, the first in Australia to give women the right to vote
DESCRIPTION:On 18 December 1894 the South Australian Parliament passed the Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act. \n\n\n\nThe legislation was the result of a decade-long struggle to include women in the electoral process. It not only granted women in the colony the right to vote but allowed them to stand for parliament. \n\n\n\nThis meant that South Australia was the first electorate in the world to give equal political rights to both men and women. \n\n\n\nRead more about Women’s Suffrage here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1894-south-australian-parliament-the-first-in-australia-to-give-women-the-right-to-vote-2022-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Australian
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221218T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221218T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T011316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T011316Z
UID:4180-1671321600-1671407999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Migrants Day
DESCRIPTION:“All migrants are entitled to equal protection of all their human rights. On this International Day\, I urge leaders and people everywhere to bring the Global Compact to life\, so that migration works for all.” – UN Secretary-General António Guterres \n\n\n\nThe observance of International Migrants Day this year focuses on the stories of social cohesion\, which are as varied and unique as each of the 272 million migrants living new lives and building new communities in every corner of the globe. In December 2000\, the General Assembly proclaimed 18th December International Migrants Day. On that day in 1990\, the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. \n\n\n\nToday\, more people than ever live in a country other than the one in which they were born. While many individuals migrate out of choice\, many others migrate out of necessity. In 2019\, the number of migrants globally reached an estimated 272 million\, 51 million more than in 2010.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-migrants-day-2022-12-18/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221214T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221214T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T011149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T011149Z
UID:4171-1670976000-1671062399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Saint John the Cross
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/saint-john-the-cross-2022-12-14/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221212T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221212T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T010940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T010940Z
UID:4166-1670803200-1670889599@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-2022-12-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221212T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221212T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201209T010441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T010441Z
UID:4165-1670803200-1670889599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Our Lady of Guadalupe
DESCRIPTION:“The feast in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe goes back to the 16th century. Mary appeared to Juan Diego dressed as an Aztec woman to show her love and compassion to an oppressed group of people. Mary had heard the prayers and pain of these people\, and she came to give them hope. Mary’s visit to Guadalupe is a reminder that God will remember his mercy for all people. In Mary’s song of joy\, the Magnificat\, she praised God because he has put down the mighty\, exalted the lowly\, filled the hungry\, and sent the rich away empty. People honor Our Lady of Guadalupe because they recognize her motherly concern for them.” Loyola Press
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/our-lady-of-guadalupe-2022-12-12/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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SUMMARY:International Mountain Day
DESCRIPTION:International Mountain Day has its roots in the document “Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Sustainable Mountain Development” (called Chapter 13)\, adopted in 1992 as part of the action plan Agenda 21 of the Conference on Environment and Development. \n\n\n\nMountains are home to 15% of the world´s population and a quarter of the world’s land animals and plants. They provide freshwater for everyday life to half of humanity. Unfortunately\, mountains are under threat from climate change and overexploitation. As the global climate continues to warm\, mountain people — some of the world’s poorest — face even greater struggles to survive. The rising temperatures also mean that mountain glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates\, affecting freshwater supplies downstream for millions of people.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-mountain-day-2022-12-11/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221210T235959
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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-2022-12-10/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,UN International
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CREATED:20201209T005646Z
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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-2022-12-10/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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CREATED:20201209T004804Z
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SUMMARY:Human Rights Day
DESCRIPTION:“It is clear that social divisions are being replicated online. More worryingly\, as essential services continue to shift online\, digital inclusion becomes mandatory for basic participation in society. It should therefore be considered a human right. This is especially important in the context of e-government\, where the welfare of the most vulnerable is at stake.” Australian Catholic Bishops Conference\, Social Justice Sunday Statement 2020\, p 8.\n\n\n\nHuman Rights Day is observed every year on the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted\, in 1948\, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration affirms that all human beings have inalienable rights as human beings regardless of race\, colour\, religion\, sex\, language\, political or other opinion\, national or social origin\, property\, birth or other status. It is available in more than 500 languages\, and is one of the most translated documents in the world.  \n\n\n\nCatholic Social Teaching sees human rights as demands made by our human dignity. Our human rights do not come from the Declaration\, but rather from the fact that we are made in the image and likeness of God and each one of  us is  of inestimable value. The Declaration\, together with related human rights conventions\, upholds rights that arise from our human dignity.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/human-rights-day-2022-12-10/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221209T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221209T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T091509
CREATED:20201208T070619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201208T070619Z
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SUMMARY:International Anti-Corruption Day
DESCRIPTION:“On this International Day\, I urge people everywhere to continue to work on innovative solutions to win the battle against corruption and to ensure that precious resources serve the peoples of the world.” UN Secretary-General\, António Guterres \n\n\n\nCorruption is a serious crime that can undermine social and economic development in all societies. No country\, region or community is immune. To mark International Anti-Corruption Day\, we will leverage the recognition of the multi-year United Against Corruption theme and will continue to support the 2030 Agenda\, which forms the backbone of the campaign. In addition\, the campaign will also have a youth component.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-anti-corruption-day-2022-12-09/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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CREATED:20201208T070450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201208T070450Z
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SUMMARY:International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
DESCRIPTION:“Where we see people facing systematic discrimination or becoming targets of violence simply because of who they are\, because of their identity\, we must act – both to defend those at immediate risk and those who could be in jeopardy in the future. By promoting a culture of peace and non-violence that includes respect for diversity and non-discrimination\, we can build societies that are resilient to the risk of genocide.” — Secretary-General António Guterres \n\n\n\nThe purpose of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide is to raise awareness of the Genocide Convention and its role in combating and preventing the crime of genocide\, as defined in the Convention\, and to commemorate and honour its victims. In adopting the resolution\, without a vote\, the 193-member Assembly reiterated the responsibility of each individual State to protect its populations from genocide\, which entails the prevention of such a crime\, including incitement to it.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-commemoration-and-dignity-of-the-victims-of-the-crime-of-genocide-2022-12-09/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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