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The Grail in Australia

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23.01.2022 Buy One Give One Free A Project in Support of Persons in Detention We are very excited to have the latest Personal Journal fresh off the printing press. The 80-page A5 booklet contains beautiful photographs and inspiring quotes from across cultures and times. Blank pages allow you to write and draw whatever you want. For every journal sold one is given to an inmate in a correctional centre, or a political or social refugee. ... This Personal Journal is a wonderful gift for yourself and others, and purchasing a copy is an expression of solidarity and care for a person detained. The journal costs $10 with an additional $3.30 postage (postage varies for multiple copies). To order copies please email [email protected] with your postal address details and a contact telephone number. Alternatively ring the Grail on 02 9955 3053 to make an order. Many thanks for your support with this project.

20.01.2022 MINING COMPANIES, UNJUST PROFITS AND TRADE AGREEMENTS When Thailand refused to extend the Chatree mine’s licence, the Australian company that owns the mine, Kingsgate Consolidated, sued Thailand using provisions in the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement. The company is reportedly claiming billions of dollars from Thailand in lost future profits. Another Australian mining company, Tethyan Copper Company Ltd, had an exploration licence with the intention of opening a mine...Continue reading

18.01.2022 THE MICRONESIA CHALLENGE SUCCESS STORY In 2006, five Pacific island leaders of Micronesia committed to the Micronesia Challenge, agreeing to conserve at least 30% of the near-shore marine resources and 20% of the terrestrial resources across Micronesia by 2020. These ambitious long-term goals set by the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the two US-affiliated islands - the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of ...Continue reading

10.01.2022 A Prayer for Our Earth All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures. You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love,... that we may protect life and beauty. Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one. O God of the poor, help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes. Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction. Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth. Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognise that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light. We thank you for being with us each day. Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace. -From Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’

06.01.2022 Fratelli Tutti A Reflection Much has been written of the opening words of Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, Fratelli tutti, expressing disappointment in this address to brothers all rather than using a less gendered term. Never mind that fratelli in Italian can include women or that the word is consistently translated into English as brothers and sisters, the suspicion that fratelli is masculine rather than inclusive is supported by the lack of reference to a single...Continue reading

06.01.2022 LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF Vaccine without exclusion Proposal to suspend some trade rules...Continue reading