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Caritas Australia's free e-magazine, OzSpirit, this week focuses on Women and Children and highlights the story of Monicah from Kenya. To learn more about this and other social justice issues in Australia and around the world, take a look at OzSpirit.

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Around Australia
International Women’s Day,
8 March 2008
www.internationalwomensday.com

 

ACT: International Women’s Day Breakfasts, 7 March 2008
On International Women’s Day, breakfasts will be held around Australia as people come together to celebrate and declare their solidarity with women around the world. In Canberra this years breakfast will be held at the Hellenic Club, Matilda Street, Phillip, on Friday 7 March, 6:30am for a 7am start. The Master of Ceremonieswill be the ABC TV presenter Virginia Haussegger. Entry is only by pre-paid ticket at a cost of $30 per ticket. For further enquiries contact Marilyn Newham: Phone 6231 1344 or Email: mrnewham@bigpond.net.au

 

NT: International Women’s Day Dinner, 8 March 2008
Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory and the NT Anti-Discrimination Board will host a dinner to celebrate IWD on 8 March 2008 from 6pm – 12am. Tickets  cost $25 and the venue for the evening is the Italian Club, 219 Abala Rd, Marrara. For further enquiries phone: (07) 8945 9122. Web: www.refugeecouncil.org.au.

 

SA: Twilight March to celebrate International Women’s Day, 6 March 2008
Join members of the Women’s Group to celebrate International Women’s Day with a Twilight March starting in Victoria Square (Tarndanyangga) and walking to Hindmarsh Square for performances and refreshments. 5.30 pm. Information: (08) 8110 8100. Web: http://sant.amnesty.org.au.

 

WA: Listening tour by HREOC Commissioner for Sex Discrimination and Age Discrimination, 17 March 2008
Co-presented by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), WiSER – Women in Social & Economic Research at Curtin University of Technology and the Equal Opportunity Commission, Western Australia a listening tour will be conducted from10.45 am for 11.00 am to 1.00 pm at the Curtin Graduate School of Business, 78 Murray Street (cnr Pier Street), Perth. RSVP by Friday 14 March 2008 to (08) 9266 7755  Web: www.humanrights.gov.au.

 

NSW: UNIFEM International Women’s Day Breakfast, 7 March 2008
UNIFEM will be hosting an IWD breakfast from 7.00 am – 8.50 am, at Bayside Grand Hall, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour. The MC for the morning will be Philippa McDonald (ABC News reporter). For more information Phone: 0415 972 281. Email iwdsydney@unifem.org.au.

 

NSW: Talk by Archbishop Odama from Uganda, 10 March 2008
Archbishop John Baptista Odama, of the Gulu Diocese in northern Uganda, is renowned for his peace building efforts in the horrendous twenty-year conflict in the region.
As the senior leader of the Catholic Church in the Diocese, and the President of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission, the Archbishop has played an instrumental role as negotiator between the two main warring parties, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan Government forces.
The Diocese of Parramatta and Caritas Australia invite you to hear Archbishop Odama speak on Monday 10 March, 2008 at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Hall, Swanston St, St Mary’s, 6.30pm. Light refreshments will be available from 6.00 pm

 

NSW: NGO Forum on Pakistan, 11 March 2008
Working in Pakistan poses many challenges for Non Government Organisations (NGOs).  Understanding the political and social context is crucial to successful NGO programming. Caritas Australia, like many Australian NGOs responded to the earthquake disaster that devastated northern Pakistan followed recently by widespread flooding in the South.  The effectiveness of these programs is directly related to the capacity of local partners such as CWS Pakistan/Afghanistan.
Caritas Australia is hosting an Australian NGO forum to further understanding of the changing operating environment in Pakistan with Takeshi Komino CWS Pakistan/Afghanistan Disaster Response Coordinator, as the guest speaker. The event will be held on 11 March 2008 10am – 12.30pm at Caritas Australia, 24 – 32 O’Riordan St, Alexandria. For more information please contact Jenny Wells (02) 6201 9850 or jennyw@caritas.org.au

 

NSW: Yinalung Yenu: women’s journey - An exhibition celebrating Australian Indigenous women, 21 March 2008  
Discover Indigenous women’s contribution to the Australian community through a new exhibition - Yinalung Yenu: women’s journey - opening at the Powerhouse Museum 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney on 21 March. Through objects, photographs and personal interviews, Yinalung Yenu reveals the many roles Indigenous women have played in Australian society from traditional times to the present.

For more events around Australia subscribe to the Briefing papers from the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council, which can be viewed online at:
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