{"id":942,"date":"2019-03-17T15:47:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T04:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cronullacatholic.org.au\/?page_id=942"},"modified":"2022-02-27T18:44:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T07:44:42","slug":"social-justice-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cronullacatholic.org.au\/our-parish\/ministries\/social-justice-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Justice Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Mission:<\/strong> To provide information to the parish community about current and continuing social justice issues as well as encouraging individual and group action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The St Aloysius Social Justice Group (SJG) was formed late 1980\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Its current members (February 2022) are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Frank O\u2019Driscoll (Convenor), Fr James McCarthy (Parish Priest), Mary Ball, John Bainbridge, Fran D\u2019Ambra, Toni Downes, Chris Egan, Br Phillip Elwin, Mary Fennell, John Fitzgerald, Melanie Headley, Patricia Hickey, Barry Jacobs, Kayla Neale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our current areas of focus are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Friendship across the Sea\u2019. <\/em><\/strong>High School and Vocational Education sponsorships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Financial and Training support for local bakery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What we do:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since 2014 we have been supporting a village community in HatoUdo, Timor Leste, to achieve financial and sustainable security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We support food collection\/ donations for the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS). When needed, boxes are in the foyer of the Church and members of our group deliver the items to the JRS Collection Centre at Parramatta. We also assist the JRS in delivering the foodstuffs to refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We make representations to our politicians when we see injustices and we participate in events and campaigns which support these areas of concern. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We support initiatives undertaken by Sydney Alliance, ARRCC and Justice and Peace Office of the Sydney Archdiocese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Justice and Peace Office: The Justice and Peace Office advises the leaders and agencies of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney to enable the Church to respond to social issues from a Catholic perspective. Website: http:\/\/justiceandpeace.org.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sydney Alliance: The Sydney Alliance brings together diverse community organisations, unions and religious organisations to advance the common good and achieve a fair, just and sustainable city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Website: https:\/\/www.sydneyalliance.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n ARRCC: (Australian Religious Response to Climate Change) Is a multi-faith, member-based organisation of people from around Australia who are committed to taking action on climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n