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Justice Action: www.justiceaction.org.au The arc of
the moral universe is long
Refugee Council of Australia: http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/index.html The Refugee Council of Australia is a non-profit peak organisation. It provides information on and advocacy for refugees and humanitarian entrants in Australia on behalf of its 130 organisational members and many individual members. It is not a part of the Australian Government. For more information on our organisation, see the RCOA brochure or check our latest annual report
Amnesty International: Australia http://www.amnesty.org.au We are part of the global movement defending human rights and dignity. We work with people in Australia and our region to demand respect for human rights and protect people facing abuse. To do this, we mobilise people, campaign, conduct research and raise money for our work. We are promoting a culture where human rights are embraced, valued and protected.
Database for Local and International human rights www.lawsociety.com.au/page.asp?partid=28007 This is a comprehensive database which contains almost 300 local and international human rights employment, internship, volunteer, course and scholarship opportunities. Caritas Australia www.caritas.org.au
Caritas Australia
is the agency for overseas aid and development of the Catholic Church
in Australia. Caritas Australia provides support for emergency relief
and long term development projects in over thirty countries worldwide.
Caritas Australia's major fundraising appeal each year is Project
Compassion.
The Edmund Rice Centre works in education, advocacy and social action to promote social change and a more equitable society, locally and internationally. The Centre offers individuals and groups experiential learning opportunities, and assists in the development of skills and strategies for effective social action. Deported to Danger A Study of Australia's Treatment of 40 Rejected Asylum Seekers A project of the Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education in cooperation with the Dominican Sisters and School of Education, Australian Catholic University.
Calls from the Pacific: Low lying islands in the Pacific are asking people in high green-house gas producing countries to take up their messages of concern about the effects of climate change to our leaders and governments. Calls have come from:
Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes, NSW http://www.clrinsw.org/mains/whats_new.htm Fosters research and publications on a variety of topics concerned with religious life, education and social justice. St. Columbans Mission Society http://www.columban.org.au/index.htm
A Just Australia http://www.ajustaustralia.com/home.php Propose twelve fundamental principles for good policy and practice towards asylum seekers. Life Quest http://www.lifequestoz.net LifeQuest offers individuals and groups opportunities and processes to explore, to become involved in and to listen and dialogue about: feminist theology, scripture, social justice, mission of the church and spirituality for life.
Australian Catholic Social Justice Council http://www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au/index.shtml The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council (ACSJC) was set up by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) in 1987 as the national justice and peace agency of the Catholic Church in Australia.
Catholic Earthcare Australia http://www.catholicearthcareoz.net/ Catholic Earthcare Australia is an ecological agency established by the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference and chaired by Bishop Christopher Toohey. Its mission is to help promote understanding among people that creation is sacred and endangered, and that the natural world needs protection and preservation for present and future generations yet unborn.
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CATHOLICS IN COALITION FOR
JUSTICE AND PEACE