Advocacy
Accessing Just and Meaningful Work
www.ycw.org.au/Links/Accessing_Just_Meaningful_Work.pdf
A resource that provides practical tools to assist young people access Just and Meaningful Work, using the Review of Life method - See, Judge, Act. The YCW believes that just work constitutes a commitment from employers to support and value the work of it ...
ACYMC 2010 DVD
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Video and podcasts from the Australian Catholic Youth Ministry Convention 2010.
The convention exists to: develop and nurture a national understanding and identity of Catholic youth ministry; provide high quality formation and training for those engag ...
Are You Working for MacPeanuts?
www.ycw.org.au/Links/MacPeanuts.pdf
A summary paper of the Are You Working for MacPeanuts workshop held in Perth by the Social Justice bodies of the Uniting, Anglican and Catholic Churches and the Council of Churches in Western Australia and the YCW.
Be a Champion of Youth: Standing With, By, and For Youn...
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Advocacy for youth means making a commitment to stand by, with, and for young people. Advocacy helps to generate a respect for youth and their issues among parishioners, business owners, Church leaders, elected officials, policy makers, and key community ...
Caritas Australia MDG poster
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This poster summarises the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and targets in a colourful and succinct format, which makes it a great resource for any school or workplace interested in the MDGs, social justice and poverty alleviation. The poster is ...
Caritas Australia: educational resources
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A page of Caritas Australia's online resources including: Caritas Australia, E-newsletters, Make Poverty History, Project Compassion, Millennium Development Goals, Emergencies, Empowering Women, Environment, Indigenous Australians, Refugees, The Way of th ...
Catholic Social Teachings Made Easy
www.ycw.org.au/Links/Catholic_social.pdf
This booklet is an initiative of the AYCW (Melbourne) to provide a brief explanation of Catholic Social Teaching around the issues of justice and peace. Looks at issues of refugees, work, human dignity, solidarity, peace, the common good, environment, Abo ...
DIY Reality: recipes to transform and inspire
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DIY Reality: recipes to transform and inspire is a guidebook to making your dreams come true. Inside is a bunch of interviews with amazing young people who have worked towards creating something they believed in. We’ve collected their truly inspiring stor ...
Do hard things: A teenage rebellion against low expecta...
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Written when they were 18 years old, Do Hard Things is the Harris twins' revolutionary message in its purest and most compelling form, giving readers a tangible glimpse of what is possible for teens who actively resist cultural lies that limit their poten ...
Finding Meaning, Making a Difference Handbook
www.ycw.org.au/Links/Finding_Meaning.pdf
This handbook brings together resources written by young people across Australia. In doing so, we hope to share some of our experiences with you and give you the opportunity to find meaning and make a difference in your life and the community around you.
In the Light of the Cross
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In 2007/08 Fr Chris Ryan MGL, a member of the Missionaries of God’s Love, travelled with the World Youth Day Cross and Icon and Message stick throughout its twelve-month journey around Australia in the lead up to World Youth Day 2008. They visited more th ...
Make Poverty History: DVD & Video
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In September 2000, 189 United Nations member states, including Australia, signed the Millennium Declaration that aimed to halve world poverty by 2015. From this declaration came the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). To find out more about the MDG ...
Photo language
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Photo language is still a much-loved and widely-acclaimed resource for facilitating thoughtful reflection with groups and individuals. As participants become aware of the associations that spring up and the resonances that are awakened by the photograph t ...
Picture This
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Looking for inspiring, evocative, high - quality, text - free images? These 75 original, diverse and eclectic photographs offer opportunities for people of all ages to reflect on their experiences. Here is a powerful conversation - stimulant for oiling th ...
Reconciliation: Stories of the Heart, Sounds of the Roc...
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Do something about reconciliation
Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation Co...
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YCW is particularly focused on the protection of the human rights of young workers. We understand that Australians between the ages of 15 and 24 represent approximately 20% of the Australian labour force, and that such workers receive disproportionately l ...
The Holy Spirit Comes
www.ycw.org.au/Links/TheHolySpirit.pdf
The Holy Spirit Comes was created to help prepare for Days in the Diocese and World Youth Day 2008. However the content has relevance beyond these events. Included are programs for looking at : Sharing Local Life, Giving Hospitality, Embracing Indigenous ...
The role of the imagination in the religious conversion...
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The mission of the Catholic Church is evangelisation, the purpose of which is conversion. At a diocesan level, the mission is carried out through the agencies of family, parish and school. Every Catholic school is mandated to carry out its part in the Chu ...
Theology of the Body for Teens (Series)
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The Theology of the Body for Teens Student Workbook presents the revolutionary teachings of John Paul II to teens in a way that is relevant, easy-to-follow, and entertaining. It follows the 12 segments presented in the Theology of the Body for Teens DVD S ...
Working for a Fair Australia - Federal Election Kit
www.ycw.org.au/Links/Working.pdf
A practical guide for young people to become more informed of the Australian issues ns on how to make a difference at an upcoming Federal Election. Can be adapted for State Elections. The Social Vision of the YCW sets a framework for us as we strive to e ...
