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| Injustice Response: Download the 2007 RMS Education Kit ! Download as one PDF or click below for single sheets Kit Contents: 1. How to us this kit - includes kit cover + contact details 3. The Responsibility to Protect 7. The 2007 RMS Ecumenical Liturgy Extra Resources: 1. 2007 RMS Powerpoint: The Responsibility to Protect: Churches, Peace and Protection 2. 2007 RMS Short Film: Responsibility to Protect Download the 2005 and 2006 RMS Education Kits for more information on the conflicts in |
What is Refugee and Migrant Sunday?Refugee and Migrant Sunday is a celebration of the contribution refugees have made to Australia that is held every year in thousands of churches around Australia. Each year, the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) produces an Education Kit (see above) for parishes and the wider community that contains education sheets and education and liturgical resources to help celebrate the day and take further action.
This year's education kit focuses on the international community's responsibility to protect civilians in Sudan and Burma from genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. It will have a similar format as last year's kit, but will focus on the responsibility to protect in several different countries. In addition to the six education sheets, this year's kit also includes a powerpoint slideshow and a short video, which can be downloaded above.
Contact your nearest Refugee Program worker to order a kit or find out more!
What can Parishes do on Refugee and Migrant Sunday?
§ Celebrate Refugee and Migrant Sunday in your local church on 26 August 2007 (or thereabouts) with a special ecumenical liturgy highlighting refugees and displaced people. § 'Welcome the stranger' in your parish or community by organising an event with friends, family and refugees and asylum seekers from your area. § Reflect on the ecumenical liturgy and information sheets provided in the education kit and pray and act for the plight of uprooted people. § Take action in support of refugees - see the kit for ideas or contact your local ecumenical council refugee program officer for information on church and community intiatives. § Volunteer to help asylum seekers and refugees in the community. § Support the National Program on Refugees and Dispaced People (Click Here) What can Schools do on Refugee and Migrant Sunday?
§ Educate your students using the kit below § Write a letter for your school newspaper § Hold a class debate on a refugee issue § Speak at your school assembly § Organise a fundraising event Australians have always welcomed the stranger. Refugee and Migrant Sunday aims to make that welcome official.
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