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Pathways is the official Newsletter from the CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS AUSTRALIA.
April 2012 Issue is now available.
A publication of Jesuit Communications Australia
A Magazine which takes up many social issues.
The 20 June 2011 issue is now available
Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans
| The Australian Government Acknowledges ACRATH Members in the Anti- Slavery Awards |
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| Forum Human Trafficking at Social Policy Connections in Victoria | 2 |
| Raising Awareness on Human Trafficking issues in South Australia |
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| N Z Religious Join Anti-Human Trafficking Campaign | 3 |
| Victoria’s Education Committee to hold a Workshop |
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| Join the Fair Trade Chocolate Easter Campaign. | 4 |
In Curent Issue
Four ACRATH members participated in the Pacific, Trafficking in Person’s Forum held in Wellington New Zealand 1-2 December 2011. Keynote speaker, Ruth Dearnley of Stop the Traffik UK, spoke on human trafficking as the Inconvenient Truth. She commented that the focusing on one thing can help to eradicate a global problem and invited us to be firmly committed to purchasing only chocolate declared to be free of child labour. William Wilberforce used sugar, Ghandi used salt and we can use chocolate in our efforts to eradicate trafficking and child labour. Other speakers at the Forum came from New Zealand, Australia, Tonga, Fiji, US and Vietnam. Topics included human right protections relating to trafficking, the trafficking of children in Asia-Pacific, audit tools for anti-trafficking measures amongst sex-workers, challenges in identifying labour trafficking and exploitation in Australia, vulnerabilities of refugees and displaced persons, labour and human rights abuses aboard foreign charter vessels in NZ waters, working towards legislation that prevents the import and export of goods made by slave labour and many others. All participants agreed that the Forum was very informative and generated much energy for working together into the future.
Noelene Simmons ms
Download Report of September 2011 visit to Cambera
Just in Time: August 2011 Just in Time is an occasional publication of t h e S o c i a l J u s t i c e Committee o f CLRI (NSW).
Catholica Editorial: The Wilkinson Report
The harsh reality facing many Catholics alive in Australia right now is that when they die in the next 10, 20 or 30 years time, their families will simply not be able to find a priest to provide them with the last rites. There will not be enough priests available across large parts of the continent, or they will be so stretched providing the last rites or pastoral care to others, that the families will have to 'make do' with the services provided inhouse by funeral directors or they will increasingly have to rely on government licensed funeral and marriage celebrants. Regular participation in the other core sacraments, including the Eucharist, particularly in the remote and regional dioceses will become a rarer and rarer event.
International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery 1
Peace Walk in WA 2
Snapshot of ACRATH Vic Activities 2
Overview of ACRATH in Action since the AGM 2
Strengthening International Networks 3
News from ACRATH WA 3
Highlight of National Meeting 2011 4
News from ACRATH NSW 4
FAIRTRADE at Easter 4
Expression of Thanks 4
News from ACRATH QLD 4
