Sunday Seminars
CCJP holds three Sunday Seminars through the year in Sydney. All are very welcome to attend.
Venue: Catherine McAuley Room, Mercy Congregational Centre, 6 Victoria Rd, Parramatta
Time: 10am - 12 noon (including a morning tea break half-way through)
A donation of $10 is requested if able. Refreshments are provided at morning tea.
To see photos from our Sunday Seminars, visit our Photo Gallery.
Upcoming Seminars
Next Sunday Seminar - 15 October 2017, 10am - 12 noon
Compassion over cruelty - responding to people seeking safety and protection
Ms Frances Rush, CEO of the Asylum Seekers Centre in Sydney has been associated with the Centre since its inception in 1993. Nobody could have envisaged the journey ahead.
The Asylum Seekers Centre is a place of hospitality and welcome. It is an oasis for many people, a safe place for those who have fled situations of great danger.
The Asylum Seekers Centre (ASC) is overwhelmed with some of the 7,500 asylum seekers who were told in March this year that they had until October 1 to lodge their visa applications, or they face deportation. This has resulted in quite a significant increase in anxiety through to self-harm. The latest government announcement has created great distress.
On 6 September ASC joined with other services in the sector as the NSW Alliance for People Seeking Asylum to seek the support of the wider community to ensure that people will be supported whilst they remain in Australia.
Recent Seminars
July 16, 2017: OUR CLIMATE FUTURE
Key Concerns & Signs of Hope
Speaker: Professor Tim Flannery AO, Australia's Chief Climate Councillor
Professor Tim Flannery was a compelling speaker on the latest climate science data that underpins the current state of the global carbon budget. He also provided exciting information on the development of carbon negative technologies and their role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions to halt and reduce the imacts of human-induced global warming.
Download an edited transcript of Professor Flannery's address and the audience Q&A that followed HERE
May 21 2017: Real News or Fake News - The Future of Journalism
Dr Margaret Van Heekeren from University of Sydney's Department of Media and Communication was our speaker on the phenomena of fake news. Dr Van Heekeren shared her current research showing that fake news, also known as faked news and false news, can be traced to ancient times.
The recent rise in the proliferation of fake news has identified social media as an enabling factor. However Dr Van Heekeren takes the view that this is, rather, a continuation of historic misuse of news channels. She argues that whilst fake news is of critical concern, it is not a death knell of journalism’s future but a cyclical warning of a need to reinvigorate quality journalism.
Download an edited transcript of Dr Van Heekeren's address here
Feb 19 2017: AGM & Constitutional Recognition
Linda Burney MP was the speaker for our 2017 AGM and Sunday Seminar. Ms. Burney spoke on the proposed changes to the Constitution and the recent Centrelink issues.
We are grateful for Linda's willingness to speak at our Seminar and share her experience and time with us.
Download an edited transcript of Ms. Burney's address
Nov 10 2016: ACU Strathfield, Sydney - Bringing Laudato Si to Life
An update on Bringing Laudato Si to Life by Fr Sean McDonagh, a Columban Priest - a marvellous writer, film-maker and lecturer on environmental issues and the consequences for the poor, the island nations and the world.
Please find links below to podcasts and powerpoints from Fr Sean as presented at the various Sydney events he addressed between Nov 10th and Nov 12th 2016.
Powerpoint: via this link: http://www.filedropper.com/2016frseanmcdonaghslaudatosipresentation
Podcast: via this link: http://www.xt3.com/library/view.php?id=3158&categoryId=24&episodeId=2587
Aug 21 2016: How inequality corrodes democracy and what we can do about it
Speaker: Professor Carmen Lawrence
After training as a research psychologist at the University of Western Australia and lecturing in several Australian universities, Dr Lawrence entered politics in 1986, serving at both State and Federal levels for 21 years, becoming the first woman Premier and Treasurer of a State government.
In 1994, she was elected as the Member for Fremantle and was appointed Minister for Health and Human Services and Minister assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women. She has held various portfolios in Opposition, and was elected national President of the Labor Party in 2004. She retired from politics in 2007. She is now a Professorial Fellow at the University of Western Australia working to establish a centre to research the forces driving significant social change.
Downloadable event flyer
May 15 2016: Housing and homelessness
Guest speaker: Adam Farrar, Senior Policy Officer, Shelter NSW
Adam Farrar is a Senior Policy Officer with Shelter NSW, the State’s peak advocate for housing justice. In May 2016, Adam spoke passionately on Housing and Homelessness at our Sunday Seminar. His address uncovered and explained the multiple layers of consideration that surround the housing market and its impact on the poor
This Sunday Seminar also included time to workshop election strategies, sharing ideas for taking action on social justice issues in the lead-up to the election on July 2nd.
Download an edited transcript of Adam's address
Feb 21 2016: AGM and Seminar: “Domestic Violence – There’s never an excuse”
Following our Annual General Meeting, Inga Lie, Trainer and Counsellor from the Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia, gave a talk about this important topic. The event was also a fundraiser for RDVSA.
Downloadable event flyer
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