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SUMMARY:World Meteorological Day
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-meteorological-day-2023-03-23/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230322T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230322T235959
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UID:4524-1679443200-1679529599@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-2023-03-22/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230321T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T051120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T051120Z
UID:4523-1679385600-1679504400@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-2023-03-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230321T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230321T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T050938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050938Z
UID:4522-1679356800-1679443199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Poetry Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-poetry-day-2023-03-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230321T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230321T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T050852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050852Z
UID:4521-1679356800-1679443199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Down Syndrome Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-down-syndrome-day-2023-03-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230321T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230321T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T050802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050802Z
UID:4520-1679356800-1679443199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of Forests
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-forests-2023-03-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230321T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230321T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T050708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050708Z
UID:4519-1679356800-1679443199@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-2023-03-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230320T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230320T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T050508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050508Z
UID:4518-1679270400-1679356799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence
DESCRIPTION:This national day is observed in Australia. Find resources to help you to mark this day here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/national-day-of-action-against-bullying-and-violence-2023-03-20/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230320T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230320T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T050226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050226Z
UID:4517-1679270400-1679356799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of Happiness
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-happiness-2023-03-20/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230319T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230319T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T050131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050131Z
UID:4516-1679184000-1679270399@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-2023-03-19/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230319T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230319T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T050012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T050012Z
UID:4515-1679184000-1679270399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1866: Beginning of Sisters of St Joseph at Penola\, SA
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1866-beginning-of-sisters-of-st-joseph-at-penola-sa-2023-03-19/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian,Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230318T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230318T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20210112T063800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T063800Z
UID:4545-1679126400-1679158800@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:National Close the Gap Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/national-close-the-gap-day-2023-03-18/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230318T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230318T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T045734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T045734Z
UID:4514-1679097600-1679183999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2019: Death of Deacon Boniface Perdjert
DESCRIPTION:Deacn Boniface\, a respected Elder and the first Aboriginal permanent deacon\, passed away in 2019. As the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council’s tribute page for Deacon Boniface says: \n\n\n\nHis words and actions spoke loudly to the members of the Wadeye Community – of which he was a deeply loved and respected Elder – but also to the Catholic Hierarchy with whom he shared his wisdom on many official occasions.  http://www.natsicc.org.au/a-tribute-to-deacon-boniface.html \n\n\n\nOn the first anniversary of Deacon Boniface’s death we share for your reflection these words that he wrote in the later 1970s: \n\n\n\nGod did not begin to take an interest in people with the incarnation of his Son\, nor with Abraham. My people existed here in Australia thousands of years before Abraham. In all that time God was with my people. He worked through their culture. He was saving us despite human weakness. He was preparing us for the day when he would see the features of Aboriginals in the image of his Son. So i must recognize\, I must use the things of God that are in my culture. I mus use them in his service. If I do not do this\, my faith and my service are shallow. They are pretending. They belong to someone else\, not me. God has asked us t love him with wjhole mind\, heart and soul. So i must give myself to God as an Aboriginal. This is what God wants or he would not have made me what I am.  http://www.natsicc.org.au/a-tribute-to-deacon-boniface.html
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2019-death-of-deacon-boniface-perdjert-2023-03-18/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian,Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230317T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230317T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T041757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T041757Z
UID:4513-1679011200-1679097599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:St Patrick
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/st-patrick-2023-03-17/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230315T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230321T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20210212T015934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T060528Z
UID:4546-1678867200-1679418000@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Harmony Week
DESCRIPTION:Australia celebrates Harmony Week in the days leading up to the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It is a time to celebrate cultural diversity and share the message that everyone belongs. \n\n\n\nFind out about Harmony Week events near you here. It is a great time to reflect on chapters 6 and 7 of Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship). \n\n\n\n“The image of a polyhedron can represent a society where differences coexist\, complementing\, enriching and reciprocally illuminating one another\, even amid disagreements and reservations. Each of us can learn something from others.” Pope Francis\, Fratelli Tutti\, n 215.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/harmony-week-2023-03-15/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230313T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230313T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20210112T063639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T063639Z
UID:4544-1678694400-1678726800@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2013: Election of Pope Francis
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2013-election-of-pope-francis-2023-03-13/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230312T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230312T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T041611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T041611Z
UID:4512-1678579200-1678665599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1913: Founding of Canberra as Australia's captial
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1913-founding-of-canberra-as-australias-captial-2023-03-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230311T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230311T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084950
CREATED:20200106T041431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T041431Z
UID:4511-1678492800-1678579199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2011: Fukushima Earthquake and Tsunami
DESCRIPTION:On this day an earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima Prefecture in Japan killed 18\,500 people. Damage to a nuclear power plant in this event caused widespread contamination and the displacement of thousands of people. Reflecting on these events\, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan called for the abolition on nuclear power: \n\n\n\nWe\, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan\, appeal to all people who share our common home called Earth that we join hands\, rise together and act in solidarity to end nuclear power generation. For that purpose\, we turn first to the Catholic Church throughout the world\, seeking cooperation and solidarity. Then\, building on that\, we hope to develop a global solidarity that transcends religions\, races and nations. Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2011-fukushima-earthquake-and-tsunami-2023-03-11/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church,Overseas / regional
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230308T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230308T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084951
CREATED:20200106T040410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T040410Z
UID:4510-1678233600-1678319999@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-2023-03-08/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230305T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230305T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084951
CREATED:20200129T002604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T071822Z
UID:4749-1677974400-1678060799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1990: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission established
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1990-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-established-2023-05-03/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230305T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230305T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084951
CREATED:20200106T035944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T035944Z
UID:4509-1677974400-1678060799@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-2023-03-05/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230304T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230304T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084951
CREATED:20200106T035739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T035739Z
UID:4507-1677888000-1677974399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1979: Redemptor Hominis (Redeemer of Man) encyclical issued by St John Paul II
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1979-redemptor-hominis-redeemer-of-man-encyclical-issued-by-st-john-paul-ii-2023-03-04/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230303T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230303T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084951
CREATED:20200106T043113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T043113Z
UID:4508-1677801600-1677887999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:International Day of Unplugging
DESCRIPTION:In the USA\, the Reboot Network initiated the National Day of Unplugging to encourage people to unplug\, unwind\, relax and do things other than using digital technology\, electronics and social media for twenty four hours beginning at sundown on the first Friday in March. It builds on the Sabbath Manifesto which draws on and adapts the Jewish tradition of the Sabbath. \n\n\n\nAs Christians in Australia\, we can also reflect on the meaning for today’s world of the commandment to keep the Lord’s day holy. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church says: \n\n\n\nGod’s action is the model for human action. If God ‘rested and was refreshed’ on the seventh day\, we too ought to ‘rest’ and should let others\, especially the poor\, ‘be refreshed’. The sabbath brings everyday work to a halt ad provides a respite. It is a day of protest against the servitude of work and the worship of money. Catechism of the Catholic Church\, n 2172.\n\n\n\nDo we need rest and respite from digital technologies? Might we at times fall into servitude or even worship of social media? \n\n\n\nFind out more about the Sabbath Manifesto and the National Day of Unplugging here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-of-unplugging-2023-03-03/
CATEGORIES:Overseas / regional
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230303T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230303T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084951
CREATED:20200106T034741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T034741Z
UID:4506-1677801600-1677887999@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-2023-03-03/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084951
CREATED:20200106T034407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T034407Z
UID:4505-1677628800-1677715199@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-2023-03-01/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084951
CREATED:20200106T034121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T034121Z
UID:4504-1677628800-1677715199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day
DESCRIPTION:Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day is sometimes known as ‘Bikini’ Day because it marks the anniversary of the US ‘Bravo’ nuclear bomb detonation at Bikini Atoll in 1954.  \n\n\n\nThe explosion gouged out a crater more than 200 feet deep and a mile across\, melting huge quantities of coral which were sucked up into the atmosphere together with vast volumes of seawater. The resulting fallout caused widespread contamination in the Pacific.   Te Wharepora Hou
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/nuclear-free-and-independent-pacific-day-2023-03-01/
CATEGORIES:Overseas / regional
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084951
CREATED:20200106T025329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T025329Z
UID:4503-1677628800-1677715199@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-2023-03-01/
CATEGORIES:UN International
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230221T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230221T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084951
CREATED:20200106T015018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T015018Z
UID:4500-1676937600-1677023999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
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-2023-02-21/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230220T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230220T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T084951
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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-2023-02-20/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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SUMMARY:2014: Murder of Iranian asylum seeker Reza Barati in offshore immigration detention on Manus Island
DESCRIPTION:Today we remember twenty three year old asylum seeker Reza Barati who was killed in riots at the Regional Processing Centre (RPC) on Manus Island. A Senate Committee inquiry later found that the Australian Government had failed in its duty to protect him\, and other asylum seekers\, from harm. Here is an extract from the conclusions of the Committee. \n\n\n\n8.5        In summary\, the committee has found that the events of 16 to 18 February 2014 at the Manus Island RPC were eminently foreseeable\, and may have been prevented if transferees had been given a clear pathway for the assessment of their asylum claims. Many of the problems at the centre had their origins in the events of July to October 2013\, when the centre was transformed from a mixed facility into a single adult males facility and experienced a massive influx of new transferees\, reaching more than double the initial intended capacity of the centre in the space of approximately 12 weeks. The inability of the centre’s infrastructure to cope with this influx\, combined with the complete absence of any clear refugee status determination and resettlement framework to deal with these asylum seekers\, created an environment where unrest and transferee protests were the inevitable result.  8.6        It is clear from evidence presented to the committee that the Australian Government failed in its duty to protect asylum seekers including Mr Barati from harm.  Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs report\n\n\n\nThe Manus Island RPC was found to be unconstitutional by the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court in 2016 and was shut in 2017. A number of detainees were transferred to the Bomana Immigration Detention Centre.  \n\n\n\nIn November 2019 a delegation of representatives from the Australian Catholic community traveled to Papua New Guinea to gain a deeper understanding of conditions for asylum seekers there. Read their statement here. \n\n\n\nIndependent MP Andrew Wilkie has made a complaint about the conditions of detention in Bomana to the International Criminal Court (ICC). \n\n\n\nAs SBS News report\, Director of the jurisdiction\, complementary and cooperation division of the ICC office of the prosecutor\, Phakiso Mochochoko has found that the conditions of detention “appear to have constituted cruel\, inhuman or degrading treatment.”  Read more here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2014-murder-of-iranian-asylum-seeker-reza-barati-in-offshore-immigration-detention-on-manus-island-2023-02-17/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Overseas / regional
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