Stay informed and take action - CCJP 2020
Information on CCJP's Sunday Seminar series - Upcoming Seminars and Transcripts/Summaries
Sunday Seminar in May 2020 is cancelled
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. (Proverbs 31:8)
Seminars are held at Catherine McAuley Room, Mercy Congregational Centre, 6 Victoria Road, Parramatta
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Thank you in anticipation of your continued engagement and activism in 2020
Latest News
Letter to the Minister regarding Rio Tinto's destruction of Sacred Sites
Posted 25 06 2020
Updated on 25 06 2020
Letter to the Minister Dear Minister I write on behalf of Catholics in Coalition for Justice and Peace Sydney, ccjp@bigpond.com to express our deep dismay at the wanton destruction of the two sacred sites at Juukan Gorge WA by Rio Tinto Ltd. As a faith-based organisation we understand the spiritual importance of sacred places in our lives and so appreciate, to the extent we can as non-Aboriginal people, the distress the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people must be feeling at this terrible loss to their culture, history and spirituality. We know that Aboriginal cultural heritage is a fundamental part of Aboriginal community life and cultural identity. It also has global significance, and forms an important component of the heritage of all Australians. These sacred sites gave Aboriginal people, and the world, a unique link to 46,000 years of Indigenous history, including 4000-year-old genetic traces linked to the current traditional owners. The barbarity of this act compares with the Taliban's demolition of the 5th Century Buddhas of Bamyan that outraged people around the world. These much more ancient and significant sites seem not to have raised similar outrage among Australians. Companies such as Rio Tinto just do not learn.Time has long passed for our major corporates ...more
ALERT - Destruction of Sacred Sites and Rio Tinto
Posted 10 06 2020
Many people have expressed shock and dismay at the destruction of two sacred sites of the local Puutu Kunti Kurrama people by Rio Tinto at Juukan Gorge WA last week. 46,000 years of extraordinary history in our nation was sacrificed for profit.
They were not only extremely important sites for Aboriginal communities, but also they were extremely important sites for archaeological understanding of the distant past in Australia and for all Australians to respect and acknowledge the privilege of having in our nation the oldest continuing culture on the planet.
You may like to send a short message of concern and support to the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people at this email address: info@pkkp.org.au
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Connection To Country Film - available for viewing Sunday
Posted 29 05 2020
Updated on 30 05 2020
The film, Connection to Country, will be released Sunday. The film is about a community in the Pilbara WA explaining their deep connection to the land and their fear. of the loss of their history and heritage.You may have heard of the wanton destruction of two sacred sites in the Pilbara last week by the mining company Rio Tinto. This film was made before this occurred and it is about a different community from the people at Juukan Gorge further west in the Pilbara. However it is very relevant to the appalling behaviour of Rio Tinto and other mining companies over the past 20 years. Please see the links below for further information on the film.
HOW TO OPEN A FREE VIEWING:
The film will be accessible anytime online from 7pm on Thursday, 28th May until 7pm on Saturday 30th, May 2020
Please follow these directions to login:
1. Click on the link below
https://www.artfilms-digital.com/item/connection-to-country
2. Click on login, top right hand corner
3. Enter as a Guest Account: FILEF
4. Password: artfilms
New report details $783 million in funding cuts to our ABC
Posted 07 05 2020
Updated on 07 05 2020
Beloved programs have been axed. Hundreds of jobs lost. Reduced services in rural and regional areas.
All because the Government continually slashes funding from the ABC.
Our national broadcaster is the beating heart of Australia. We must keep up the fight to protect it. Can you help ensure the report gets noticed by spreading the word?
1.5m apart, but every worker matters
Posted 06 04 2020
Migrant workers in Australia should have the same eligibility to JobKeeper scheme as everyone else. Tell your MP not to abandon these workers in a time of crisis. ...more
Sign UN Chief's call for Global Ceasefire
Posted 02 04 2020
The head of the UN just called for an immediate global ceasefire, and it's gaining momentum! Let's all join him to silence the guns amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Sign the urgent call using your email address. ...more
Imagining life after COVID-19
Posted 26 03 2020
Writes Andrew Hamilton SJ in Eureka Street magazine: "When reflecting on the society that we wish to build after coronavirus, we need to go beyond rebuilding the priorities and the ways of working that were there before. They were clearly inadequate.'' ...more
Public Seminar/Forum with Eva Cox - 14 March
Posted 04 03 2020
The Grail at North Sydney presents Eva Cox AO, who is keen to explore the problem of mistrust in our society and how we might help to create a more trustworthy society in which all can have some confidence. RSVP by 10 March. ...more
22 Tips to use less plastic
Posted 03 03 2020
Did you know that every hour 429,000 plastic bags are dumped into Australian landfill? Unnecessary plastic use is bad for the environment . There are plenty of ways you can reduce the amount of plastics you use too, check out these simple tips. ...more
How a nation adapts to its own murder
Posted 30 01 2020
Author Richard Flanagan writes in the New York Times that the Australian Government's stance on climate change is about adapting to the nation's own murder. ...more
Treaty, Makarrata at Sunday seminar
Posted 23 01 2020
Dean Parkin, from the Quandamooka People of Minjerribah and advocate of the Uluru Statement from the Heart which he helped to compose, will present the next Sunday Seminar on 16 February 2020. ...more
Ross Garnaut's 2008 climate change prediction
Posted 10 01 2020
The 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review, which examined the scientific evidence around the impacts of climate change on Australia and its economy, predicted that without adequate action, the nation would face a more frequent and intense fire season by 2020 ...more
Tassie trek for climate action
Posted 20 12 2019
In May 2020, The Climate Council invites you to go trekking in the Tarkine whilst raising awareness and funds for climate change action. Limited spaces available. ...more
Australia's homelessness crisis
Posted 07 11 2019
Adequate shelter is a basic human right recognised internationally and in Australia.1 in 200 people is homeless on any given night in Australia. There are a number of key areas where the current policy is not working to achieve the best outcomes. ...more
CCJP IS MOVING OFFICE
Posted 27 10 2019
Our new address from Wednesday 6 November will be 6 Victoria Road Parramatta 2150 (This is the Sisters of Mercy, who have kindly offered us an office space). ...more
Water - a precious resource! What future?
Posted 16 10 2019
Save the date - Sunday 17 November at 10am to hear Professor Jamie Pittock speak on addressing the ecological crisis of the Murray-Darling basin and other inland waterways of Australia. ...more
Faith in Action Conference - Responding to Climate Change
Posted 16 10 2019
ARRCC, a multi-faith network committed to action on climate change, is holding its inaugural national conference on 8-10 November 2019 in Canberra. ...more
Just Now - October 2019 edition
Posted 10 10 2019
Two and a half years after the Statement of the Heart, the latest edition of 'Just Now' from the CRA Justice Committee looks at the journey to A CONSTITUTIONAL VOICE FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS and separates the facts from various fictions. ...more
CCJP SUPPORTS THE SCHOOL CLIMATE STRIKE
Posted 11 09 2019
To everyone who cares about a safe climate future, this is your invitation to join the Global #ClimateStrike on September 20 in Domain Sydney from 12 noon -2pm. People around the world will stand up to confront the climate crisis when politicians won't. ...more
Ignore the refusal to give Indigenous consent to Adani at our peril
Posted 11 09 2019
In a shameful act, the Queensland Government has extinguished land rights over Wangan and Jagalingou Country. "Our homelands and waters, the fate of our sacred Springs, and our ceremonial grounds, are now controlled by miner Adani." ...more