by Ruth Moraes Over the last several months the Justice and Peace Office has been working with the House of Welcome and the Jesuit Refugee Service to assist their clients into employment. As many of you will know many people who are seeking protection in Australia face several barriers to gaining employment. These include a … Continue reading Hope and Opportunity
by Julie Macken Last Saturday morning I had one of those rare moments where the solution to a historic and global problem was briefly intersected by the problem itself. Let me explain. I was happily listening and watching a wonderful webinar presented by the World BEYOND War, the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network, and the Pacific Peace Network in … Continue reading Demilitarising our hearts and our homes
by Ruth Moraes As we approach the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9) next week, it makes sense to reflect on the situation of peace in our world today or lack thereof. The world is not at war in the same way that it was in 1945, but Pope … Continue reading Pray for Peace, Act for Peace
Australia’s Catholic bishops have joined the bishops of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in calling for detainees on Manus Island and Nauru to be resettled in Australia – eight years after the advent of mandatory offshore detention. “The indefinite detention of people, many of whom pose no threat or have not been convicted … Continue reading Australia’s Catholic Bishops call for detainees to be resettled in Australia
On the 8th anniversary of the Australian Parliament legislating mandatory offshore detention for people seeking asylum arriving by boat after 19 July 2013 and barring them from ever settling in Australia, Fr Giorgio Lincini (General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands) has called on the Australian Government give … Continue reading Catholic Bishops call for freedom and a home for those detained on Manus and Nauru
