03.09

Vote for Democracy, Rights: Indian Bishops
The Indian Bishops urge Catholics to vote for candidates who are committed to democracy and the rights of women, youth and the poor.

Caritas Questions Abortion Aid
Caritas Australia expresses concern about changes to the family planning guidelines for Australian development aid.

Globalisation of Caring
The Holy See calls for women and men to share responsibility for caregiving, especially in the context of AIDS.

Not for Profit Leadership
Learn about mission-centric management at this Edmund Rice Institute for Social Justice intensive. 21 March, Freemantle, WA.

Privatisation of Prisons
Religious in NSW will hold a seminar on the privatisation of prisons on 20 May.

Jesuits & Justice
Learn more about the Jesuit tradition. 17 April, Sydney.

Trauma & Healing
In this Jesuit Lenten Podcast Peter Hosking SJ, psychologist and counsellor, talks about what families affected by bushfires will be going through, and how communities respond.

Human Rights & Curriculum
The Australian Human Rights Commission has mapped how its education resources link with the curriculum in each state and territory.

Caring for sick, elderly or disabled people has become a global industry with a feminised workforce. What happens to us when we try to marketise and outsource solidarity and respect for human dignity?

Sandie Cornish
Editor

"Focusing on care and sharing responsibility between women and men in coping with pressing issues such as prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, child-rearing, housework and support for older family members, leads us to think of the relationship between man and woman in society as interdependent ...

the work of care can no longer be attributed only to certain groups, such as women and immigrants, but must also be shared between all women and men, in households as well as in the public sector."
Holy See Intervention at the UN Economic & Social Council, New York, 9 March 2009

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