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How it works:
The workshop sessions are organised in the spirit of the
free space method of organisation which
aims to encourage participation, responsibility and self-initiative.
You are free to organise a pre-registered or spontaneous
thematical, skill-sharing or action-planning workshop. We
will not endorse or reject any initiative but workshops
should be within the theme and spirit of the Forum. We may
evaluate proposals and suggest activities that could be
merged together. This will reduce duplication and promote
greater collaboration.
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about registering your workshop
Guidelines for workshops:
1. Check the current workshop listing
below. We encourage you to organise a workshop if you think
there is an important topic that is not covered but should
be, and you are willing and able to organise a workshop
on your interested topic. We ask that you contact the New
Pentecost Secretariat to notify us of your intentions. You
are responsible for the success of your workshop, including
its organisation and promotion.
2. To get your workshop listed on this website
and the printed program, email the
Secretariat with the following details:
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Name of presenter(s)
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Publishable contact details (telephone, email,
website)
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Workshop title
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Workshop description (1-2 paragraphs)
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Recommended reading materials and web links (if any)
3. It does not cost anything to register,
but a solidarity contribution from organisations according
to their means are needed to balance costs.
4. Registered workshop spaces will be allocated
on a 'first come, best space basis'. However informal spaces
and notice boards will be available on the day for your pre-planned
or spontaneous workshop or meeting. Please note - registered
workshop spaces are filling up fast!
Registered workshops:
Listed below are registered workshops. We encourage you to
contact the presenters directly if you think there are opportunities
to collaborate on a particular issue.
1. Deported to Danger: Australia's treatment of 40 Rejected
Asylum Seekers
Current refugee policy in relation to human rights and
refugee conventions.
Workshop organisers: Srs Carmel Leavey OP and Mary
Britt OP (Edmund Rice Centre)
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Presenters:
Srs Carmel Leavey OP and Mary Britt OP, co-authors of
the Deported to Danger report
Contact details:
Ph: (02) 9746 1292 / Fax: (02) 9746 0400 / Email: sis4129@bigpond.net.au
/ Web: www.erc.org.au
Summary:
1 Summary of findings of the Edmund Rice research involving
forty rejected asylum seekers deported to danger by Australia.
2 Illustrative stories from the research.
3 Questions arising about refugee rights, Australian values,
principles, underlying policy
Recommended readings:
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Klaus Neumann, Refuge Australia : Australia's
Humanitarian Record
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David Marr and Marian Wilkinson, Dark Victory
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Mary Crock and Ben Saul, Future Seekers
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Tony Kevin, A Certain Maritime Incident
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Robert Manne and David Corlett "Sending Them
Home: Refugees and the New Politics of Indifference,"
Quarterly Essay, issue 13, 2004
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Carmel Leavey OP, Mary Britt OP, Mrs Margaret Hetherton,
Phil Glendenning, Tony Morris, Deported to Danger:
A Study of Australia’s Treatment of 40 Rejected
Asylum Seekers, available on the Edmund Rice
website: www.erc.org.au
2. 'Will Benedict bless us?' Women called to priestly ministry
A workshop aimed at developing strategies which can best
sustain the struggle against sexism in the institution,
and positively influence an inclusive and renewed vision
of priesthood.
Workshop organisers: Josie Gregory and Joëlle
Battestini (OCW)
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Presenters:
Josie Gregory, OCW national convenor, and Joëlle
Battestini, OCW Associate national convenor
Contact details:
OCW website: www.ocw.webcentral.com.au
Summary:
In response to OCW's silent demonstration on Palm Sunday
Cardinal Pell said that women priests would never happen
'in any lifetime' (Herald, 21/4/05). OCW - Ordination
of Catholic Women Into a Renewed Priestly Ministry - is
a movement which will not be intimidated or silenced by
the male hierarchy of the Catholic Church. We believe
that Christian ministry should be open to women and men,
to people chosen from their communities for leadership
regardless of gender, ethnicity or class. Josie Gregory
and Joëlle Battestini will lead a workshop aimed
at developing strategies which can best sustain the struggle
against sexism in the institution, and positively influence
an inclusive and renewed vision of priesthood. After a
brief presentation of the ordination issue and the existing
evidence in favour of women priesthood, the facilitators
will work with participants to devise strategies to keep
the question in the foreground of the new papacy.
Recommended readings:
John Wijngaard's homepage
Set up to promote women's ordination. It contains the
most complete of theological, historical analysis available.
www.womenpriests.org
We are Church
A reform group set up in Europe, dedicated to basic structural
reform in the Catholic Church. The group is also known
as International Movement We Are Church or IMWAC.
www.we-are-church.org
WOC: Women's Ordination Conference
A group in the United States of America working for women's
ordination.
www.womensordination.org
3. A Campaigning Toolkit
A workshop for people looking for some practical tools
and tricks to help them advocate for social change.
Workshop organisers: Ben Thurley and Carlyn Chen
(TEAR)
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Presenters:
Ben Thurley and Carlyn Chen
Contact details:
Ben on (02) 9571 8855, ben@tear.org.au / carlyn@tear.org.au,
www.tear.org.au
Summary:
A workshop for people looking for some practical tools
and tricks to help them advocate for social change. Topics
for discussion will/can include:
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How to make use of the media (new and old)
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How to visit an MP
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Getting creative in campaigning
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Engaging your church/Christian community in advocacy
4. PALMS across cultures: Diversity, exchange, liberation,
solidarity
This workshop will explore the values, vision and
mission of PALMS Australia as lived by participants
in the PALMS Cross-cultural program.
Workshop organiser: Roger O'Halloran (PALMS)
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Presenters:
Roger O'Halloran (PALMS)
Contact details:
(02) 9642 0558 email roger@palms.org.au, website www.palms.org.au
Summary:
This workshop will explore the values, vision and
mission of PALMS Australia as lived by participants
in the PALMS Cross-cultural program. It hopes to reinforce:
a) the value of cross-cultural engagement for appreciating
the kindom of God beyond the story of one's own culture
and sub-cultures
b) that we can assist our communities to celebrate
diversity and appreciate that all are one in God
c) that by being a catalysts for such understanding
our communities will progress in a movement to solidarity
where all can contribute mutually to the common good
both globally and locally.
Recommended readings:
Roger Schroder, The Healing Circle: Essays in
Cross-Cultural Mission, Stephen Bevans, Eleanor
Doidge, and Robert Schreiter, eds. (Chicago: CCGM
Publications, 2000)
Anything by Anthony Gittins from the same publisher
(CCGM)
David Tacey, ReEnchhantment, p.183
PALMS Australia Values, Vision and Mission on PALMS
Web Site: www.palms.org.au
5. Young People for Development 2005
Young People for Development (YPD) is a newly created
international network of young people from Thailand, Vietnam,
Burma, Cambodia, Laos, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan,
Australia and France who promote solidarity
and development around the world.
Workshop organiser: Gregory Mahn Htun (YPD)
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Presenters:
Gregory Mahn Htun (YPD)
Contact details:
Mob : 0405 725410; Email: gregmahnhtun@yahoo.com
Summary:
Young People for Development (YPD) is a newly created
international network of young people from Thailand, Vietnam,
Burma, Cambodia, Laos, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan,
Australia and France who promote solidarity
and development around the world.
In our workshop, we propose to present
a) Our international program for 2005, including our
YPD Fundraising Bike Ride in Thailand in November, our
exchange and training program in Vietnam from 26 November
- 3 December 2005
b) Our local development projects especially our work
with young Karen refugees from Burma
c) Our plans to launch YPD teams in Australia
Recommended readings:
Young People for Development homepage: www.ypdnews.info
6. It’s a matter of life and debt! The Jubilee Australia
Debt Campaign!
For many years Columbans have been campaigning for cancellation
of the unpayable debt of third world countries. The situation
is “promises, promises!” Very little has changed.
This workshop looks at developments in the campaign, the
current focus areas, the links with other related campaigns,
the actions for World Debt Day, and practical suggestions
for action.
Workshop organiser: Anne Lanyon (Columban
Centre for Peace Ecology and Justice)
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Presenters:
Anne Lanyon (Columban Centre for Peace Ecology and Justice)
Contact details:
(w) 02 9352 8021 / annelanyon.cmi@columban.org.au
Summary:
For many years the Columban Mission Society has been in
countries in Asia and Latin America where the effects
of the crippling debt owed by their governments means
poverty, suffering and a lack of basic services for the
people with whom they work. For many years Columbans have
been campaigning for cancellation of the unpayable debt
of these countries. The situation is “promises,
promises!” Very little has changed. The Columban
Centre for Peace Ecology and Justice is an active supporter
of the Jubilee Australia Campaign. May 16th is World Debt
Day. Now is a crucial time to make the promises a reality.
This workshop looks at developments in the campaign, the
current focus areas, the links with other related campaigns,
the actions for World Debt Day, and practical suggestions
for action.
Recommended readings:
Jubilee Australia http://www.jubileeaustralia.org
Columban website http://www.columban.org.au
(currently under reconstruction)
7. Violence, religion and culture: How'd we get into this
mess? How do we get out of it?
Theory orientated workshop that explores the roots of
violence in culture and religion, with pointers to Christian
faith's resources for mitigating the causes of violence.
Workshop organiser: John Dacey (Mercy Foundation)
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8. The spirituality of active nonviolence
Explores the principles of active nonviolence and will
provide a number of active nonviolence practices for use
at spiritual, interpersonal and societal levels.
Workshop organiser: John Dacey (Mercy Foundation)
and Justin Whelan (UnitingCare)
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Presenters:
John Dacey (Mercy Foundation) and Justin
Whelan (UnitingCare)
Contact details:
(w) (02) 9699 8726 / projects@mercyfoundation.com.au
Summary:
Explores the principles of active nonviolence and will
provide a number of active nonviolence practices for use
at spiritual, interpersonal and societal levels. Draws
on legacies of active nonviolence practitioners like Jesus,
St Francis of Assisi, M.K. Ghandi, Dorothy Day, M.L. King
Jnr, Shelley Douglass ...
Recommended readings:
Gospels, and anything by St Francis of Assisi, M.K. Ghandi,
Dorothy Day, M.L. King Jnr, Shelley Douglass
See also http://www.paceebene.org/fvtweng/fvtwindx.htm
9. 'The Violence of security at all costs'
This workshop will be an opportunity to think about how
our drive for security is resulting in violence and the
building of barriers between people.
Workshop organiser: Rev. Elenie Poulos (UnitingJustice
Australia)
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Presenters:
Rev. Elenie Poulos (National Director,
UnitingJustice Australia)
Contact details:
(w) 02 8267 4239 / unitingjustice@nat.uca.org.au / website:
http://nat.uca.org.au/unitingjustice
Summary:
This workshop will be an opportunity to think about how
our drive for security is resulting in violence and the
building of barriers between people. We will explore some
recent events where the need for security has been used
as an excuse to perpetrate violence, especially in national
policies areas, and look at how working for justice and
reconciliation is the only path to genuine security.
10. Songs For Thinking Catholics
Mark has released four mainstream CDs of songs for Catholic
Schools largely on themes of social justice and ecology
but in this workshop he will share some of his ‘unpublished’
collection of songs.
Workshop organiser: Mark Raue
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Presenters:
Mark Raue (Head of Religious Education at the CEO in
Wollongong and a singer-songwriter through JUSTUS Productions)
Contact details:
mark.raue@ceowoll.catholic.edu.au / Website: markraue.com
Summary:
Mark has released four mainstream CDs of songs for Catholic
Schools largely on themes of social justice and ecology
but in this workshop he will share some of his ‘unpublished’
collection of songs that are extremely provocative and
challenging and which poignantly critique many of the
issues confronting thinking Catholics and their church.
Hear the story behind songs like: Sunday, Right Poison,
I’m A Long Way Left of Centre Just Like Jesus, I
Can’t Take This Anymore and Black and White.
11. Trade Justice: More than a level playing field
The workshop will include brief stories from people in
developing countries which have been adversely affected
by trade agreements and opportunity for discussion, information
and action.
Workshop organiser: Suzette Clark rsc (ACSJC)
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Presenters:
Suzette Clark rsc (Australian Catholic Social Justice
Council)
Contact details:
02 9956 5811
Summary:
Trade can contribute to economic growth and development,
but over the last decade international trade agreements
have been strengthened in ways that may also have negative
impacts on the daily lives of people all over the world.
Firstly, trade agreements have been expanded in scope,
and have moved from dealing mainly with trade in goods
and reduction of tariffs to include areas such as trade
in services and rules about intellectual property rights.
This means that trade law now reaches into many areas
of health, cultural and other social policy. Secondly,
trade agreements have developed much stronger dispute
processes through which governments can challenge the
law or policy of other governments, on the grounds that
they are barriers to trade. The dispute findings are enforced
by strong penalties in the form of trade sanctions. This
strengthening of trade law has made it far stronger than
international human rights law, which has no enforcement
process other than naming and shaming. This broadening
and strengthening means that aspects of international
trade agreements can undermine social justice goals and
human rights as defined in United Nations Conventions
which many governments, including the Australian government,
have adopted.
Recommended readings:
Australian Fair Trade & Investment Network: www.aftinet.org.au
Australian Catholic Social Justice Council Catholic Social
Justice Series Paper No. 54, Trade Justice (copies available
for sale on the day)
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