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.
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| Human Rights Day: Refugees and Asylum Seekers |
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| Pacific Solution Report Released |
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| ‘Who Is My Neighbour? Australia’s Role as a Global Citizen’ |
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| MEDIA RELEASE FROM MUTITJULU ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY | Word |
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| CRA Media Release - Religious Honour Indigenous Australia |
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| Social Justice Committee submission on WorkChoices Legislation | Word |
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| Social Justice Committee Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Migration Amendment Bill 2006 (June 2006) | na |
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| Submission to Senate Inquiry into Electoral and Referendum Amendment | Word |
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| Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Migration Act Aug 2005 | Word |
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| Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry into Community Based Sentencing | Word |
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| Alternatives to Prison Brochure May 2005 | Word |
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| Aboriginal Women Brochure | Word |
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| Parliamentary Inquiry Submission March 2005 | Word |
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| Submission Anti Terrorism Legislation | Word |
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| Briefing Notes on Immigration Changes | Word |
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| Submission to Senate Inquiry Migration Act | Word |
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| STOP THE GATS POWER PLAY! | Word |
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You can also view the various letters sent & replies received by the Committee Members.
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Social Justice Committee Annual Report 2006 (Word file) (Pdf file)
Launch of the Trade Justice document by Sr Suzette Clarke and Dr Patricia Ranald for the Global Week of Action on Trade Justice, Tuesday April 12.
Archived Information - Social Justice Committee
The Prisons Sub-Group attends to all issues around law and order, sentencing, legislation relating to detention and prisons.
What are the alternatives to a prison sentence?
Read about the options here and then take some action!
Aboriginal Women and Prison Brochure (Word file) (Pdf File)
Archived Information Prisons 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.
| The Reconciliation Sub-Group is concerned to keep active the process of national reconciliation through all available means. |
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Archived Information Reconciliation 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.
| The Ecology Sub-Committee of the CLRI(NSW) Social Justice Committee
last Wednesday, August 16, held a seminar at Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy
College, North Sydney for students of congregational schools and members
of congregations on the topic
FIRE, WATER, EARTH, AIR COMBATING LAND DEGRADATION This was a day of learning & reflection on the UN International Year of Deserts & Desertification, which included speakers Simon Stroud from Caritas and Tim Cronin from Landcare along with a simulation game in the afternoon. Tim Cronin from Landcare Australia addressed the issue of Land Degradation: an Earth-Body Connection while Simon Stroud spoke of Caritas Australia's work combating land degradation in Africa and Latin America. |
Archived Information Ecology Sub-Group ( Watermark)
This committee's work is greatly advantaged by by Ms Frances Egan, the Social Justice Research Officer.
Sr Jan Barnett rsj
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Suzette Clark rsc
Ms Sandie Cornish
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Stephen Cram cfc
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Grace Ellul sm
Ms Jill Finnane
Brian Fitzpatrick osa
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Margaret Hinchey rsm
Geraldine Kearney sgs
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Anne Lane pbvm
Mr Pedro Moreira
Claude Mostowik msc
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Kathleen O'Connor rsj
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Libby Rogerson ibvm
October 19th was the date of the inaugural meeting of Social Justice Co-ordinators from congregational schools in NSW. The Social Justice Committee thought it would be a good idea to meet with the co-ordinators in order to provide some information about the work of CLRI(NSW) and the Social Justice Committee, to give co-ordinators an opportunity to network with each other and to explore ways in which congregational schools and CLRI(NSW)'s Social Justice Committee could collaborate in future. The gathering was small but very worthwhile; valuable contacts were made and ideas generated for the future.
Click here to see photos taken at this meeting
