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SUMMARY:World Day Against Child Labour
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-day-against-child-labour-2022-06-12/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220611T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220611T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220610T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220610T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200331T053949Z
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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:20220608T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220608T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
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:20220608T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220608T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200330T024454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200330T024454Z
UID:2852-1654646400-1654732740@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Oceans Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-oceans-day-2022-06-08/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220605T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220605T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200318T065244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200318T065244Z
UID:2851-1654387200-1654473599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Environment Day
DESCRIPTION:Celebrated every year since 1974\, World Environment Day is a good time to focus on the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals. This year the theme is celebrating biodiversity. \n\n\n\nThe 2020 World Environment Day global campaign aims at highlighting how we as humans are inextricably linked to and depend on nature for our existence and quality of life. Recent events\, from bushfires in Brazil\, United States and Australia to locust swarms to the COVID-19 outbreak\, highlights how meddling with ecosystems and biodiversity from its natural state is creating unprecedented challenges for humankind on a global scale. Human activities such as pollution\, unsustainable use of land and sea\, exploitation of organisms\, climate change and invasion of alien species\, are leading to biodiversity breakdown and the decline and degradation of natural ecosystems at an unprecedented scale. The crisis also reflects our connectedness to one another and how actions and events in one part of the world affect us all. It also brings to the spotlight the need for international cooperation and coordination in responding to the challenges posed by environmental degradation. Yet\, these events are symptomatic and require us to address the decline of nature through transformational and sustained reforms with nature at the heart of decision-making. This World Environment Day\, the need to heal our relationship and start living in harmony with nature\, perhaps\, has never been this stark in modern history. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is calling on governments\, businesses and civil society to work together in building global understanding of biodiversity and nature’s key contribution to our survival… 2020 is a critical year for biodiversity. It’s a year of crucial decisions for planet and people\, and all other forms of life on Earth. While 2020 also concludes the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity\, the scientific community continues to sound the alarm on global biodiversity breakdown. Living in harmony with nature—a goal world leaders have set for 2050—cannot be achieved unless we stop the loss of the planet’s biodiversity by 2030. This leaves us with a decade for action\, which will start with the 2020 United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity in October in Kunming\, China and the design of a new 10-year framework for biodiversity.  UN Environment Program\, Working Brief\, 6 April 2020
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-environment-day-2022-06-05/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220604T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220604T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220604T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220604T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200318T065028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T124548Z
UID:2813-1654300800-1654387199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1989: Tiananmen Square Massacre\, Bejing
DESCRIPTION:Today we remember the students who were killed in Tiananmen Square while protesting for democracy. For last year’s anniversary\, Hong Kong Catholics organised an exhibition so that younger generations may gain insight into what happened. Find our more here. \n\n\n\nLearn about the iconic image of a lone unarmed man confronting a row of tanks here. \n\n\n\nThe Tank Man\n\n\n\nHe will live forever in our memories. \nHis singular act of courage and hope\nproclaimed the dignity of each person\nin the face of powers and principalities.\n\nGod grant us his courage and his hope.\n\nSandie Cornish
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1989-tiananmen-square-massacre-bejing-2022-06-04/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Overseas / regional
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220604T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220604T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200318T064850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200318T064850Z
UID:2812-1654300800-1654387199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-innocent-children-victims-of-aggression-2022-06-04/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220603T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220603T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
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:20220603T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220603T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200318T064612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200318T064612Z
UID:2810-1654214400-1654300799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1886: Catholic and Anglican Martyrs of Uganda
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1886-catholic-and-anglican-martyrs-of-uganda-2022-06-03/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220529T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220529T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220529T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220529T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200306T060139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200306T060139Z
UID:2767-1653782400-1653868799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of UN Peacekeepers
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-un-peacekeepers-2022-05-29/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220528T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220528T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220527T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220527T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220527T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220527T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220526T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
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:20220524T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220524T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200306T054223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T065411Z
UID:4302-1653350400-1653436799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Mary Help of Christians\, Patron of Australia
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/our-lady-help-of-christians-patron-of-australia-2022-05-24/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220524T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220524T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200306T054030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200306T054030Z
UID:2658-1653350400-1653436799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2015: Pope Francis' Encyclical Laudato Si' (On Care for our Common Home)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2015-pope-francis-encyclical-laudato-si-on-care-for-our-common-home-2022-05-24/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220523T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220523T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200306T053729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200306T053729Z
UID:2657-1653264000-1653350399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-to-end-obstetric-fistula-2022-05-23/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220522T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220522T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200228T053832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T053832Z
UID:2656-1653177600-1653263999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day for Biological Diversity
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-for-biological-diversity-2022-05-22/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220521T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220521T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200228T053634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T053634Z
UID:2647-1653091200-1653177599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-day-for-cultural-diversity-for-dialogue-and-development-2021-05-21-2022-05-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220520T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220520T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200228T053523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T053523Z
UID:2581-1653004800-1653091199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2002: Timor-Leste Constitution enters into force
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2002-timor-leste-constitution-enters-into-force-2022-05-20/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Overseas / regional
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220517T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220517T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200228T053304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T053304Z
UID:2505-1652745600-1652831999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World telecommunications and Information Society Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-telecommunications-and-information-society-day-2022-05-17/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220516T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220516T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200228T053100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T053100Z
UID:2504-1652659200-1652745599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of Living Together in Peace
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-living-together-in-peace-2022-05-16/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220515T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220515T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200228T052938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T052938Z
UID:2503-1652572800-1652659199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1961: John XXIII's encyclical Mater et Magistra (Christianity and Social Progress)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1961-john-xxiiis-encyclical-mater-et-magistra-christianity-and-social-progress-2022-05-15/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220515T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220515T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200228T052812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200228T052812Z
UID:2502-1652572800-1652659199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1931: Pius XI's encyclical Quadragesimo Anno (Reconstruction and the Social Order)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1931-pius-xis-encyclical-quadragesimo-anno-reconstruction-and-the-social-order-2022-05-15/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220515T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220515T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T085718
CREATED:20200228T052633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210602T022929Z
UID:2501-1652572800-1652659199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1891: Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of the Working Classes)
DESCRIPTION:The Red Vineyard – Vincent Van Gogh\n\n\n\n\n\nRerum Novarum was a groundbreaking encyclical from Pope Leo Xlll in 1891 that laid the foundation for modern Catholic Social Teaching. It directly took up the issue of the dignity and rights of workers in a rapidly changing world where industrialisation had created an ever widening gap between the materially rich and the working poor. Rerum Novarum offered a just way forward for employers and workers\, naming human rights in every workplace as foundational for a just society. The encyclical emphatically stated that moral virtue was central to authentic Christian life. This includes just work policies and practices:  \n\n\n\n“…..it is more easy to understand that the true worth and nobility of man lie in his moral qualities\, that is\, in virtue; that virtue is\, moreover\, the common inheritance of men\, equally within the reach of high and low\, rich and poor; and that virtue\, and virtue alone\, wherever found\, will be followed by the rewards of everlasting happiness.”  Rerum Novarum #24\n\n\n\nTo view the Encyclical: \n\n\n\nhttp://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html   \n\n\n\nTo find out more about Catholic Social Teaching: \n\n\n\n\nCatholic Social Teaching an Introduction\n\n\n\n\nPrayer for Workers: \n\n\n\nDignity of Work and the Rights of Workers \n\n\n\nLord God\, Master of the Vineyard\,How wonderful that you have invited uswho labor by the sweat of our browto be workers in the vineyardand assist your workto shape the world around us. \n\n\n\nAs we seek to respond to this call\,make us attentive to those who seek workbut cannot find it. \n\n\n\nHelp us listen to the struggles of thosewho work hard to provide for their familiesbut still have trouble making ends meet. \n\n\n\nOpen our eyes to the struggles of those exploitedand help us speak for just wages and safe conditions\,the freedom to organize\, and time for renewal.For work was made for humankindand not humankind for work.Let it not be a vehicle for exploitationbut a radiant expression of our human dignity. \n\n\n\nGive all who labor listening heartsthat we may pause from our workto receive your gift of rest. \n\n\n\nFill us with your Holy Spiritthat you might work through us to let your justice reign. \n\n\n\nAmen. \n\n\n\nCopyright © 2019\, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. All rights reserved. This text may be reproduced in whole or in part without alteration for nonprofit educational use\, provided such reprints are not sold and include this notice. \n\n\n\nhttps://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/prayers/dignity-of-work-and-the-rights-of-workers-prayer \n\n\n\nArtwork:\n\n\n\nThe Red Vineyard by Vincent Van Gogh  \n\n\n\nMusic:\n\n\n\n\n\nGod of Day and God of Darkness – Marty Haugen
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1891-leo-xiiis-encyclical-rerum-novarum-on-the-condition-of-the-working-classes-2022-05-15/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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