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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230304T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230304T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061653
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230303T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230303T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061653
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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230303T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230303T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061653
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061653
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061653
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230301T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061653
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230221T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230221T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061653
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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230220T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230220T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061653
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UID:4499-1676851200-1676937599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230217T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230217T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061653
CREATED:20200106T011411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T011411Z
UID:4498-1676592000-1676678399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230216T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230216T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191219T033245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T060055Z
UID:4483-1676505600-1676591999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1958: Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders established
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1958-federal-council-for-the-advancement-of-aborigines-and-torres-strait-islanders-established-2023-02-13/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230213T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230213T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191219T034516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T034516Z
UID:4485-1676246400-1676332799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2015: Death of Faith Bandler AC
DESCRIPTION:Faith Bandler AC\, activist for Indigenous and South Sea Islander rights\, passed away on this day in 2005. An obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald highlighted her achievements: \n\n\n\nFaith Bandler changed people’s hearts and minds in support of human rights and social justice. Her smile\, no doubt\, helped. The National Trust listed her as a national living treasure in 1997 and the Herald\, in 2001\, included her among the 100 most influential Australians of the 20th century. The Good Weekend\, in 2011\, included her in a list of 50 women considered the most influential in the world. \n\n\n\nHer greatest achievement was her 10-year campaign for Aboriginal rights leading to the 1967 referendum which changed the Constitution and included Aborigines in the census. She worked for Aboriginal education and housing\, was a founding member of the Women’s Electoral Lobby and the Australian Republican Movement\, campaigned for the rights of South Sea Islanders and wrote six books\, including Wacvie (1977)\, a biographical novel about her father. \n\n\n\nRead the full text here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2015-death-of-faith-bandler-ac-2023-02-13/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230213T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230213T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191219T033720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T033720Z
UID:4484-1676246400-1676332799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2008: Apology to the Stolen Generation by the Australian Government
DESCRIPTION:On this day Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized to Indigenous Australians\, and especially the Stolen Generation\, for past government policies of removing First Nations children from their families. The National Museum of Australia explains here how the journey to a national apology began with the Bringing Them Home Report. \n\n\n\nWatch the apology in the video below.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2008-apology-to-the-stolen-generation-by-the-australian-government-2023-02-13/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230212T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230212T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191219T033045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T033045Z
UID:4482-1676160000-1676246399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2005: Murder of Sr Dorothy Stang in Brazil
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2005-murder-of-sr-dorothy-stang-in-brazil-2023-02-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230212T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230212T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191217T012533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191217T012533Z
UID:4481-1676160000-1676246399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1965: Freedom Ride in Australia Begins
DESCRIPTION:A group of Sydney University students organised a bus tour through western and coastal New South Wales towns in 1965. As the National Museum of Australia website explains: \n\n\n\nTheir purpose was threefold. The students planned to draw public attention to the poor state of Aboriginal health\, education and housing. They hoped to point out and help to lessen the socially discriminatory barriers which existed between Aboriginal and white residents. And they also wished to encourage and support Aboriginal people themselves to resist discrimination. The students had formed into a body called Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA) in 1964 to plan this trip and ensure media coverage. \n\n\n\nCharles Perkins\, an Arrente man born in Alice Springs\, who was a third year arts student at the university\, was elected president of SAFA. The group included Ann Curthoys who would later write a history of these events\, Jim Spigelman who would later become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Darce Cassidy\, an arts student who was also a part-time reporter for the ABC. \n\n\n\n Source: https://indigenousrights.net.au/civil_rights/freedom_ride\,_1965
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1965-freedom-ride-in-australia-begins-2023-02-12/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230211T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230211T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191217T001926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191217T001926Z
UID:4452-1676073600-1676159999@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-2023-02-11/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230211T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230211T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191217T000326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191217T000326Z
UID:4451-1676073600-1676159999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Day of Prayer for the Sick
DESCRIPTION:Prayer Card from Catholic Health AustraliaDownload\n\n\n\nThe World Day of Prayer for the Sick was initiated by St John Paul II in 1992. It coincides with the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. \n\n\n\nPope Francis’ messages for the World Day of the Sick can be found here. \n\n\n\nCatholic trivia: did you know that Pope Benedict XVI announced his decision to resign as Pope on this day in 2013 citing his failing health as the reason?
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-day-of-prayer-for-the-sick-2023-02-11/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230208T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230208T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191213T042755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191213T042755Z
UID:4433-1675814400-1675900799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1973: Woodward Royal Commission into Land Rights
DESCRIPTION:On this day in 1973 the Woodward Royal Commission into Land Rights in the Northern Territory was established. The Central Land Council situate this event in its historical context here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1973-woodward-royal-commission-into-land-rights-2023-02-08/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230208T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230208T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191213T011355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191213T011355Z
UID:4432-1675814400-1675900799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:St Josephine Bakhita
DESCRIPTION:St Josephine Bakhita was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery. Her feast day is now observed as the International Day of Prayer and Awareness  Against Human Trafficking. The video below outlines her story. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDownload Resources\n\n\n\nThe Diocese of Parramatta\, which includes a significant Sudanese community\, has prepared a range of resources for the celebration of the feast of St Josephine Bakhita. They include a poster\, social media tile\, bulletin notice\, homily notes and prayers of the faithful.  Catholics in the Diocese of Parramatta are encouraged on this day to pray for all those affected by the crimes of modern slavery and human trafficking\, and the people that volunteer and work to eradicate this crime. Join them by downloading resources here. \n\n\n\nThe following prayer was prepared by Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans. \n\n\n\nPrayer for All Who are Trafficked\n\n\n\nWe pray for all who are trafficked. We ask\, Lord\, that you strengthen the fragile-spiritedand broken-hearted.We pray earnestly that all who suffer the loss of freedomand the indignity of being used to serve the need and greed of otherswill be freed and find freedom in a home where they are respected.Let them experience a love that is tender and good. We pray for all who exploit others\,that their evil deeds will be exposedand that their hearts will be changed.We pray for ourselves\, who live in safety and peacewith more than we needand for all who work against trafficking in humans:give us the wisdom and courageto stand in solidarity with all who suffer lack of human dignity.Help all who work against human trafficking to find waysto ensure for all the freedom that is your gift to all of us.We make our prayer through Christ Our Lord.Amen. https://acrath.org.au/prayer-for-anti-trafficking-advocates/
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/st-josephine-bakhita-2023-02-08/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230206T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230206T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191212T235446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191212T235446Z
UID:4431-1675641600-1675727999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Waitangi Day
DESCRIPTION:Waitangi Day marks the signing in 1840 of a treaty between representatives of the British Crown and over five hundred Māori chiefs. Claudia Orange explains that: \n\n\n\nMost chiefs signed a Māori-language version of the treaty. The English- and Māori-language versions held different meanings\, and Māori and Europeans therefore had different expectations of the treaty’s terms. Ever since\, resolution of these differences has presented New Zealand with challenges.  Claudia Orange\, ‘Treat of Waitangi’\, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand  \n\n\n\nIn a 2008 statement on the International Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, the Catholic Bishops of New Zealand said: \n\n\n\nThe Church may have initially been slow to recognise the injustices caused to indigenous peoples as part of colonisation\, but Catholic social teaching on the rights of indigenous people is now clear and unequivocal. Ecclesia in Oceania\, specifically written for our region\, asked for forgiveness for times the Church had been a party to injustices done to indigenous peoples in Oceania\, and expressed the support of the regional Bishops for the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In statements on the Treaty of Waitangi (1990 and 1995) and Indigenous Peoples (1993)\, we have affirmed the Church’s commitment to work to resolve historic injustices and to reconcile peoples.  A Statement from the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference on 10 December 2008.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/waitangi-day-2023-02-06/
CATEGORIES:Overseas / regional
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230206T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230206T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191212T232645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191212T232645Z
UID:4430-1675641600-1675727999@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-2023-02-06/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230206T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230206T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191211T011400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191211T011400Z
UID:4429-1675641600-1675727999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:St Paul Miki & Companions
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/st-paul-miki-companions-2023-02-06/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230205T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230205T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20210112T062155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T062155Z
UID:4419-1675584000-1675616400@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Word of God Sunday
DESCRIPTION:The Word of God Sunday is devoted to the celebration\, study and dissemination of the Word of God.  We will celebrate it in Australia for the first time on 7 February. So our podcast\, The Revolution of Tenderness\, will consider the Word of God in Catholic Social Teaching. With help from Scripture scholars\, we will explore passages of Scripture that are quoted in Catholic Social Teaching documents. \n\n\n\nEpisode 1 features Professor Mary Coloe.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/word-of-god-sunday-2023-02-05/
CATEGORIES:Australian,Liturgy & Church
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230205T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230205T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191202T012633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T055822Z
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SUMMARY:Cape York Peninsula Heads of Agreement Signed
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/cape-york-peninsula-heads-of-agreement-signed-2023-02-04/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230204T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230204T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191202T012048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T012048Z
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SUMMARY:1939 Cumeragunja Mission Walk-off
DESCRIPTION:In 1939 the Aboriginal people walked off Cumeragunja Mission in New South Wales in protest at living conditions and restrictions.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1939-cumeragunja-mission-walk-off-2023-02-04/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230202T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230202T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191202T011132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T011132Z
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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-2023-02-02/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230201T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191202T010840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T055447Z
UID:4414-1675238400-1675789200@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:World Interfaith Harmony Week
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-interfaith-harmony-week-2023-02-01/
CATEGORIES:Liturgy & Church,UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230129T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230129T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191202T001716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T054816Z
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SUMMARY:World Leprosy Day
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/world-leprosy-day-2023-01-23/
CATEGORIES:UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230126T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230126T235959
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191127T000910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T054128Z
UID:4401-1674691200-1674777599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:Australia Day / Survival Day
DESCRIPTION:2021 Australia Day Reflection from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council\n\n\n\n“We find ourselves pondering whether Australia will ever be the same after COVID-19? It might be more useful to ask whether it should be the same after the pandemic. Australia can continue to learn from the challenges of the virus and embrace the gifts of First Nation’s Culture to make it a better place for all. \n\n\n\nWhilst we should be talking about these things all year\, Australia Day is often the trigger for discussions around moving the date\, what our Country stands for or changing the National Anthem. For the record: \n\n\n\n– Yes\, we should change the date to May 27 (the day that Australia voted to grant citizenship to us Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and to remove us from under the Fauna and Flora Act in 1967)\, \n\n\n\n– Australia should stand for equality\, respect\, and compassion for all and\, \n\n\n\n– Yes\, the National Anthem should be representative of all.” \n\n\n\nRead more of NATSICC’s 2021 Australia Day Reflection here. Drawing on wisdom from the experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities in dialogue with Scripture and Catholic Social Teaching\, it offers four recommendations: \n\n\n\n1. After suffering together through the pandemic\, Australians should forge forwards with humble hearts and a unity of mind and armed with a renewed sense of equality and care for one another. \n\n\n\n2. Continue to empower and acknowledge the dignity and worth of individuals\, created equally in the image of God\, through the extension of assistance schemes and the provision of a living wage. \n\n\n\n3. All Australians should acknowledge\, in our actions and in legislation\, that Elders/Old People are valuable and contributing members of society and that we are responsible to care for and love them – just as they did for us. \n\n\n\n4. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gifts\, skills\, and knowledge to be utilised for the betterment of First Nations Peoples and Australia as a whole. \n\n\n\n“As we enter 2021 with a sense of hope and ‘rebirth’ we ask that\, for the first time in post-colonial history\, Australians stand together to lift one another up. Stand alongside the Traditional Custodian. Stand alongside the migrant striving for a better life. Stand alongside the grandmother that has lived through so much. We are much stronger\, and much better when we are together.” 2021 Australia Day Reflection\, NATSICC.\n\n\n\nIn 2019 the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) first publicly joined calls for the date of Australia Day to be changed. They explained: \n\n\n\nThe 26th of January 1788 was not a day of celebration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people nor was it for the passengers upon the first fleet – a mix of prisoners and military personnel. Perhaps it is time that we rethink the date upon which our nation comes together as one to recognise and acknowledge the gifts that God has provided in our great southern land. For the past year\, those that sit upon the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council have asked their community\, peers\, friends and fellow Catholics if they celebrate Australia Day. The resounding response was no. That answer was not followed by hatred or vitriol\, it was simply that they felt it was not meant for them nor was it mindful of the hurt experienced by Australia’s First People. For many\, the opportunity to spend the day with family and friends is appreciated and our people understand and respect the pride that some Australians have for the day\, however the foundation of unity and inclusiveness is just not there.Celebrating our nation on a day that harbors grief\, invokes painful memories and ignores the true history of our society just doesn’t make sense. Given that the day has been celebrated on various dates and under different names in the past 100 years\, what will be lost by moving the date? National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council\, 2019. \n\n\n\nFor Reflection\n\n\n\nKey points from NATSICC’s statement: \n\n\n\nA majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics feel that Australia Day is not for them.NATSICC endorses the call to change the date of Australia Day and suggests 27 May as a starting point for conversation. A ‘True History’ educational program should accompany Australia Day to educate and promote understanding of the story of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Every Catholic School in Australia should teach this history. The next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are carrying lots of pain and anger because of things like Australia Day. Something must change!
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/australia-day-survival-day-2021-01-24-2023-01-22/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230125T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230125T235900
DTSTAMP:20260404T061654
CREATED:20191126T052509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T053934Z
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SUMMARY:1959 Pope John XXIII announces intention to convoke the Second Vatican Council
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URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1959-pope-john-xxiii-announces-intention-to-convoke-the-second-vatican-council-2023-01-28/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Liturgy & Church
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