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Just Dates September

September is

27 August- 2 September  Legacy  Week 

1-7   Spina Bifeda Awareness Week

3      Fathers Day

3 – 9 Child Protection Week

3-10 National Threatened Species Week

4 – 10 National Stroke Week

6      Indigenous Literacy Day

8     International Literacy Day /    White Balloon Day

10   World Suicide Prevention Day / RUOK Day

10 – 16  Disability Action Week Queensland

15 International Day of Democracy

16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

17-24 World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel

21 International Day of Peace

29 Death of John Pat in Roeburne Prison (1983) prompting the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

Local Events in and around Brisbane 

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Just Dates August

Queensland Multicultural Month

30 July – 6 August Donate Life Week

1-7 World Breastfeeding Week

4 National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day

4-17 Fair Trade Fortnight

6 Hiroshima Day

7 – 13 Homelessness Week

8 Dying to Know Day

9 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

12 International Youth Day 

12 – 20 National Science Week

14 Feast of Micah the Prophet

19 World Humanitarian Day / World Photo Day

19 – 27 Seniors Week

19 – 25  Children’s Book Week

20-26  Hearing Awareness Week

23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

31 International Overdose Awareness Day 

Local Events in and around Brisbane 

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Just Dates: July

In Brisbane  this is Black History Month

2 International Day of Co-operatives

2-9  NAIDOC Week

2 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday

9 – 15 National Diabetes Week

11 World Population Day

18 International Nelson Mandela Day

24 Stress Down Day

30 National Tree Day

Local events in and around Brisbane

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Rehearsal for Royal Ballet Performance!!

Some cameo appearances in a current dance project with the Royal Ballet and QPAC.
#thewinterstsle #shakespeare #brisbanedance

We All Dance! Queensland community groups are busy exploring the transformative powers of dance, in a special collaboration with London’s Royal Ballet and local teaching artists.
Discover more about the We All Dance project at http://atqp.ac/2szl58x

We All Dance culminates in a FREE performance, at QPAC Sun 2 July, 4:30pm – 5:30pm.

Cairns community groups will perform as part of the ticketed Royal Ballet Gala performance, Wed 12 July, from 5pm.

 

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Just Dates June

June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month 

3 Anniversary of Mabo Decision (1992)

4 International Day of Innocent Children  / Tiananmen Square Massacre 1989

5 World Environment Day

8 World Oceans Day

10 Myall Creek Massacre

12 World Day Against Child Labour

12-18 Men’s Health Week

14 World Blood Donor Day

16 International Day of the African Child

17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

18-24 Refugee Week

20 World Refugee Day

23 United Nations Public Service Day

26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking / International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

30 Introduction of Unemployment Benefits Australia

Some more Community Celebrations you might like to mark with me!!

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Ramadan Reflection

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My best wishes and solidarity to my Muslim friends during this holy time of Ramadan.

May we who are not Muslim fast from prejudice, misinformation and ignorance about our sisters and brothers of Islam.

May we who are not Muslim be generous in our willingness to understand this faith and welcome this community into our neighbourhoods.

May we who are not Muslim take time to reflect, pray and be still with the wonder of faith that calls all people to peace, collaboration, respect and love.

 

Worth reading

Franciscan Message for the Month of Ramadan

Christian-Muslim Relations

Pope to Muslims for end of Ramadan: Promoting Mutual Respect through Education (2013)

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National Reconciliation Week 2017

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2017

The theme for #NRW2017 is ‘Let’s Take the Next Steps’.

http://www.rqi.org.au/event/defying-boundaries-reconciliation-walk/
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/calevents/kd/dont-just-count-us/50-years-and-counting
http://www.reconciliation.org.au/nrw/
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-1967-referendum-50-years-on-an-indigenous-reflection-tickets-34413150660?aff=ebdsorderfblightbox#tickets

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) runs annually from 27 May – 3 June. These dates mark two milestones in Australia’s reconciliation journey: The 1967 referendum and the historic Mabo decision, respectively.

In 2017, we reflect on two significant anniversaries in Australia’s reconciliation journey – 50 years since the 1967 referendum, and 25 years since the historic Mabo decision. As we commemorate these significant milestones, we ask all Australians to be a part of the next big steps in our nation’s reconciliation journey.

You can now download the poster here. More digital resources will be available to download here in the coming weeks.

For updates on #NRW2017, sign up to our email newsletter by entering your email address at the bottom of the page, and keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter.

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