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Caritas Australia's free e-magazine, OzSpirit, this month focuses on Caritas Australia’s involvement in World Youth Day, and the Millennium Development Goals. To learn more about this and other social justice issues in Australia and around the world, take a look at OzSpirit.

It is available at www.ozspirit.com or through the Caritas Australia web site, www.caritas.org.au, where you can subscribe on-line for free.

Around Australia

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 26 June 2008
This is a day pm which we pay our respects to those who have endured the unimaginable. This is an occasion for the world to speak up against the unspeakable. It is a day dedicated to remembering and supporting the many victims and survivors of torture around the world. For more information go to www.omct.org

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Sunday, 6 July 2008
The Australian Bishops' Commission for Relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People has released Liturgy Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday. The liturgy resources, Celebrate the Living Spirit, will soon be available for download on the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council website. For more information go to www.natsicc.org.au
or contact Craig Arthur at the Natsiacc secretariat on 08 82235244 

NAIDOC Week, 6 – 12 July 2008
NAIDOC celebrates the survival of Indigenous culture and the Indigenous contribution to modern Australia. All Australians are encouraged to participate in NAIDOC Week activities. More www.naidoc.org.au

VIC: Forum on Becoming a Good Global Citizen with Cardinal Rodriguez, 12 July 2008
Cardinal Rodriguez will lead a discussion in Melbourne on the need for all to join in becoming good global citizens. The forum includes a reflection on global social justice and goodwill amongst humanity.
For more information on this and other Days in the Diocese events click here.

WA: Perth World Youth Day Caritas event, 10 July 2008
Join Caritas Australia staff and volunteers on the Esplanade in Perth from 2-10 pm and help raise awareness about the Millennium Development Goals.

QLD: Brisbane World Youth Day 08 Days in the Diocese
The Brisbane's archdiocese's World Youth Day website has a strong focus on its Days in the Diocese program, which Caritas will be a part of. A major highlight of the program is the Heart of the City event on Saturday July 12. More
www.wydbrisbane.org.au

For events in Queensland subscribe to the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission's newsletter by contacting Peter Arndt at:
arndtp@bne.catholic.net.au

SA:  Adelaide World Youth Day 08 Days in the Diocese
Two focus events to be held in Adelaide as part of the WYD Days in the Diocese program will be the Internet Cafe located at the St Francis Xavier Cathedral Monday 7 - 11 July and "Mission Ignition" a concert at Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Thursday 10th July (pm). Stalls and displays at both events will focus on the Millennium Development Goals and Caritas Australia’s work in the Asia Pacific region. Join Caritas staff at these events and learn about being more at World Youth Day. For more information go to
www.cathyouthadelaide.org.au

NSW: The 4Rs - Rights, Reconciliation, Respect, Responsibility - International Conference, 30 September – 3 October 2008
The 4Rs is the pre-eminent national event in 2008 for discussion and debate on Australia's future as a cosmopolitan civil society. Over 100 speakers and up to 400 delegates will explore opportunities for building a more inclusive society. The themes traverse human rights, Indigenous reconciliation, inter-cultural relations and citizenship in a globalizing world.
It will be held at the University of Technology Sydney, City Campus. For early bird registrations and more information go to: www.the4rsconference.org

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

International
Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance, 19-22 October 2008 - Makati, Philippines

The Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UN-ISDR) would like to invite you to the Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance which will be held on October 19-22, 2008 at the Dusit Hotel, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The theme of the congress is Gender and Climate Change.

The involvement of women in areas of environmental management and governance should not be perceived as an afterthought. Women's roles are of considerable importance in the promotion of environmental ethics. The main purpose of this forum will be to provide a forum for women legislators, and women in decision making and environment organizations at all levels, in formulating gender-responsive legislation and policies.

For more information on the conference and how to register go to www.capwip.org