Social Justice Committee

The Social Justice Committee acts on behalf of the members of CLRI(NSW) DOING social justice. At the 2000 AGM, the membership passed to the Social Justice Committee responsibility for action, including advocacy, in the name of CLRI(NSW). The committee meets eleven times per year at CRA offices, Annandale to receive reports from the four sub-groups that do the work of social justice between meetings.

View various letters sent and replies received by Committee Members

This committee's work is greatly advantaged by Ms Frances Egan, the Social Justice Research Officer.

Committee Members

Sr Jan Barnett rsj	Jim Carty sm	Br Stephen Cram cfc
Ms Jill Finnane	Brian Fitzpatrick osa	Sr Margaret Hinchey rsm
Geraldine Kearney sgs	Sr Anne Lane pbvm	Ms Sarah Menassa
Mr Pedro Moreira	Claude Mostowik msc	Sr Kathleen O'Connor rsj
Ms Catherine Rothery	Sr Libby Rogerson ibvm	Ms Jane Sulis

Documents

FIRST CANBERRA INTERFAITH CLIMATE LOBBY

Australia’s first Interfaith Climate Delegation of Religious Leaders to Canberra will today meet with senior politicians to highlight the economic and moral imperative for stronger climate action.

ARRCC Press Release

CLRI(NSW) SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE RECENTLY MADE A SUBMISSION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL INQUIRY INTO HOMELESSNESS AND LOW-COST RENTAL ACCOMMODATION

Read our submission, the Executive Summary from the inquiry report and the media release.

Submission on Homelessness and Low-cost Rental Accommodation March 09

Executive Summary Report from inquiry into homelessness and low cost rental accommodation Oct 09

Media Release NSW inquiry into homelessness Oct 09

Reply From Legislative Council to CLRI(NSW) re submission to inquiry on homelessness Oct 09

Access the whole report at http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/socialissues

Read the September Newsletter from NACRATH: NSW Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans

The Body Shop campaign to ‘Stop Sex Trafficking of Children & Young People’........

Popular prime time TV shows tackle issue of human trafficking in Australia.............

Read the September Newsletter

MAKE SURE THE CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME DOESN'T BIND US TO WEAK TARGETS

A bill for the scheme is due to be introduced into parliament this month, so time is running out for the Government to fulfil their commitment to effective climate action. Keep the pressure up:

Send a copy of this Request for Action with your own name and address
Visit your local MP and talk to them about the CPRS
write a letter to the editor of the SMH
organise a protest at a source of greenhouse pollution...

There will never be another 2009, and the decisions we make this year will affect the people and ecosystems of this planet for generations to come. Make sure the government knows what you think!

Open the CPRS Document Here

Watermark

June 2010

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March 2010

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November 2009

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September 2009

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Annual Report

Archived Information - Social Justice Committee

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

The Prisons Sub-Group The Prisons Sub-Group attends to all issues around law and order, sentencing, legislation relating to detention and prisons.
Archived Information Prisons Sub-Group: 2003
The Refugees Sub Group.	Refugees and asylum seekers are the major focus of the Refugees Sub-Group and the essential work of the group is to bring about structural change especially with regard to government policy about detention centres, refugees and asylum seekers.

Reconciliation Sub-Group	The Reconciliation Sub-Group is concerned to keep active the process of national reconciliation through all available means.
Archived Information Reconciliation Sub-Group: 2004

Ecology Sub-Group	The Ecology Sub-Group, established in November 2002, acted around environmental issues for the International Year of Fresh Water in 2003 and the International Year of Rice in 2004. The group produces Watermark, a quarterly journal of ecology issues. A link to past issues can be found below.

Archived Information Ecology Sub-Group ( Watermark)

CLRI(NSW)

Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes (NSW)