Speaking of Social Justice

Speaking of Social Justice

di Justice and Peace Office (JPO)

Politica Filosofia

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What NO means for Australians

This week, Dr Julie Macken offers one final encouragement to vote YES by discussing what voting no means for the Australian population - both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. For a better Australia and to take a step closer to reconciliation, vote YES on Saturday, October 14th.

The Petticoat Rule and the Indigneous Voice to Parliament

Due to popular demand, Dr Julie Macken is back to discuss yet again the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. However, Julie now offers us a different perspective by discussing the historical 'No Campaign' that argued against Women's Right to Vote in Australia. Specifically, the Petticoat Rule. Nothing bad happened, in fact, it resulted in a much better Australia - sound familiar?

The Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Today, Julie Macken discusses the topic that is "dividing" Australians and that is, the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, As a White Australian, Julie discusses what saying YES to the Voice means to her. In this, we are able to reflect on why we should vote YES and the 'what ifs' associated. https://justiceandpeace.org.au/the-voice-to-parliament/https://www.yes23.com.au/pledge

Royal Commission into Immigration Detention: A Perfect Solution

Our host Julie Macken is back to discuss with us again campaigning for a Royal Commission into Immigration Detention. Specifically, making direct mention of Minister Andrew Giles announcing yet another Parliamentary Inquiry into Immigration Detention. Julie then discusses how a Parliamentary Inquiry does not necessarily have the powers of a Royal Commission. A Royal Commission has the power to compel corporations to produce financial documents, a Parliamentary Inquiry does not. A Royal Commission has the power to compel corporations to produce financial documents, a Parliamentary Inquiry does not. A Royal Commission has the power to protect, a Parliamentary Inquiry does not. A Royal Commission has the power to influence corporation, a Parliamentary Inquiry does not. A Royal Commission into Immigration Detention is the perfect solution. For more details, please visit our website: https://www.royal-commission-immigration-detention.com/

Curious Grace: Piloting a Drop-in Centre

Our host Julie Macken welcomes Dr Robbie Lloyd back for a Q&A follow-up regarding the Curious Grace Model. Specifically, Robbie discusses the main reasoning and need for a Curious Grace drop-in centre and how to get parishes and their communities more hands on and involved in supporting vulnerable people. Community and familiar support are central to wellness and prosperity. Robbie reminds us to remember our friends and family locally but to be with them actively rather. Robbie and Julie then discuss what a day in the life of a drop-in centre may look like and how to get involved. Curious Grace's first drop-in centre will be piloting at St Canice's, Darlinghurst in the new year. https://justiceandpeace.org.au/curious-grace-toolkit/Contact Dr Robbie Lloyd if you are interested in setting up a drop-in centre within your local community - robbie.lloyd@sydneycatholic.org or 0429 128 639

Peace: Tranquility or Security?

Our host, Julie Macken, is back and is joined by JPO's Dr Michael Walker to discuss Peace in terms of security or tranquility. As Michael discusses further, peace as a notion of tranquilly suggests people are free to live their lives independently and optimistically. Contrastingly, peace in a sense of security is inherently regressive in that to be nationally secure, other people have to suffer. Michael explained how in labelling peace as a notion of security, we are reframing not just peace but how we see each other. The two made direct mention to the Tampas Affair occurring in 2001 whereby Australian Prime Minister, John Howard at the time, allowed for Australia's Special Air Service to board a civilian ocean tanker to prevent 400 asylum seekers from reaching the Australian shore. Security is not impersonal but the actions Australia has taken and is willing to take suggests it to be personal.

SPECIAL EDITION: Calling for a Peaceful Pacific

This week, we present to you the audio from our most recent event - 'Calling for a Peaceful Pacific' co-hosted by the Justice and Peace Office and the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN). Focusing on renewing our solidarity for a Nuclear-Free Independent Peaceful Pacific and Australia's need to have a position of armed neutrality, the discussion panel featured two keynote speakers Indigenous to islands/territories that are heavily occupied and have been damaged by US military bases -Shinako Oyakawa from Ryukyu (Okinawa) and Monaeka 'Naek' Flores from Guahan (Guam). Accompanied by IPAN's Nick Deane and JPO's Julie Macken, the panel delved into the ongoing military occupation in the pacific and its effect on current and future populations. Specifically, Shinako discusses the history of militarisation within Okinawa, its impact on the Indigenous Peoples of Okinawa and how this military base alone has the highest instance of sex crime in the world. Naek goes further into the violent and destructive war crimes committed, the exacerbating climate crisis, the violence inflicted on Guam's Indigenous Peoples and their land, and the contamination from nuclear testing fallout and associated illnesses. "This is not something in the future, this is something happening now." No More Tailsman Sabre | No More AUKUS | No More RIMPAC

Respect: Confronting Violence & Abuse

Our host Julie Macken is back to discuss the endemic that is Family & Domestic Violence with direct mention to JPO's Tri-Diocesan Event surrounding the topic. Julie reviews the 2022-2023 Social Justice Statement - Respect: Confronting Violence & Abuse with particular attention drawn to Rose Batty, 2015 Australian of the Year, and her personal experiences and report on Family & Domestic Violence. Specifically, how it is a gendered issue with gender inequalities within our society as the driving force behind perpetrators and the aggressive patriarchal function and belief that Men are in fact better than Women. Furthermore, Julie brings light to the current treatment of Brittany Higgins and the obscene objectification on behalf of Australian politics, the coalition and Murdoch Media; solidifying the deep-rooted and ever so apparent shame associated with speaking up and reaching out. ------- The Justice & Peace Office invites you to reflect upon and discuss the 2022-2023 Social Justice Statement - Respect: Confronting Violence & Abuse on the evening of July 26th alongside an esteemed panel of guest speakers, abuse survivors and advocates. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tri-diocesan-social-justice-evening-2023-tickets-653360527927

Leaving Naru and entering the International Criminal Court

Our host Julie Macken is back to discuss two major topics that are currently circulating global media; the last asylum seeker to leave Naru and Australia facing the International Criminal Court for its war crimes. Firstly, our attention is drawn to Naru, home of some of Australia’s most horrific acts of humiliation, degradation and neglect. Despite the need for a Royal Commission into Australia's detention practices and policies now moreso apparent, the world may never know the untold trauma and truth behind those doors. Julie directs us closer to the promise of permanent protection of thousands of asylum seekers, yet, for all of those who were abused on the island and are now forced to live with the trauma, the hope for justice dwindled and may never be achieved. In similar reports, Julie recounts how Australia has been referred to the International Criminal Court regarding the barbarous and inhumane war crimes committed by SAS Soldiers, how only one former soldier has been held accountable and how the country has devolved into a nation that does nothing to stop these crimes. At some point, Australia has to face reality and accept its long history of shockingly mistreating other humans needs to be addressed and answered for.

Reviewing the Draft National Care & Economy Support Strategy

Our host Julie Macken is joined yet again by JPO's Dr Robbie Lloyd to explore the recent draft of the National Care & Economy Support Strategy surrounding areas of Mental Health, Ageing, Disability, and Childcare. Julie and Robbie discuss how care has previously been monetised whereby NGOs have been corporatised and how individuals have been understood only as investment opportunities. Our hosts further make mention to the recent submission campaigning for 'same job, same pay' and how this may impact Australians in a negative way; highlighting the perspective that the country needs its citizens to be under industrial awards with a guaranteed level of pay that values their work and efforts.

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