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Caritas Australia’s free e-magazine, OzSpirit, this month focuses on the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Change Conference: will it be a turning point or business as usual? To find out more about this and other social justice issues in Australia and around the world, take a look at OzSpirit. It is available at www.ozspirit.com where you can subscribe online for free.
VIC: Traveling Exhibition: Blueprint for a Better World Melbourne 3 -10 December 2009
A sample of the exhibition will be on display at the Parliament of the World's Religions - being held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre December 3-10, 2009.
The full exhibition will be on show on January 16–30, 2010 at Federation Square in the BMW Edge Theatre, 10am to 8pm daily. Visit the website.
NSW: International Conference on Human Rights in the Asia Pacific
Sydney 27 – 28 November 2009.
This conference brings together experts in this area to explore how current practices might realise an effective and integrated regional community based on human rights protection. The conference is hosted by Australian Network for Japanese Law, Sydney Centre for International Law and The Centre for Asian and Pacific Law in the University of Sydney, in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Centre. For more details contact lawevents@usyd.edu.au Website >>
NSW: Australian Catholic University Conference: Globalization and the Church: Reflections on Caritas in Veritate, 27 November
4.00 to 6.00 pm: Exposition by Sandie Cornish, Loyola Institute. Panel Discussion: Associate Professor Tracey Rowland, John Paul II Institute; Rev Dr Bruce Duncan, Yarra Theological Union; and Mr. Duncan McLaren, previously Secretary General of Caritas International. 6.00 pm: light refreshments. 7.00 to 9.00 pm: Public lecture by Cardinal Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. Response by Jack de Groot, CEO, Caritas. No cost. 4.00 to 9.00 pm, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney Campus, Berry Street, North Sydney. Email contact.
NSW: Buy Nothing Day, Sydney, 28 November 2009
This Day hopes to show people viable changes they can make to reduce their waste and consumerism. This is a celebration of wonderful things to do without spending money. 9.00 am to 4.00 pm, Hyde Park, Sydney. Contact: zapparina@yahoo.co.uk
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QLD: Climate Action
If you would like to be part of a group of Catholics involved in a sustainability advocacy network in the Archdiocese of Brisbane, please e-mail Peter Arndt at arndtp@bne.catholic.net.au or phone 3336 9173
QLD: Walk Against Warming
12 December 2009
The annual Walk Against Warming will take place in the Brisbane CBD at 10 am on Saturday 12 December. This will be another important opportunity to tell our leaders that we want effective action to deal with climate change. Make a note in your diary and look for more details in future bulletins. For more events in Queensland subscribe to the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission's newsletter by contacting arndtp@bne.catholic.net.au
For more events around Australia subscribe to the Briefing Papers from the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, which can be viewed online.
What's On Internationally
25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Support WHITE ribbon day
1 December:
World AIDS Day
Find out what you can do.
2 December:
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
With YOUR help we can STOP THE TRAFFIK
3 December: International Day of Disabled Persons
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10 December:
Human Rights Day
What are our human rights?
