84 Park Road,
Woolloongabba QLD 4102
AUSTRALIA

A meeting place of peoples' organisations working for Peace, Justice and Environment.

FAX: +617 3891 6944

CATHOLIC JUSTICE and PEACE COMMISSION

The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission is mandated by the Archdiocese of Brisbane to work for structural justice through education, representation and standing with the oppressed.

Contact: Peter Arndt, Executive Officer

Tel: +617 3891 5911

Fax: +617 3391 1932 or +617 3891 6944

Garry Everett, Chairperson +617 3224 3310

Email: cjpc@uq.net.au

Website: http://www.uq.net.au/cjpc/

The Commission is also the contact point for CHRISTIANS RESPECTING EARTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT (CREATE). CREATE is a Christian Environment Network committed to restoring earth awareness and developing a creation-centred theology drawn from a spirituality that witnesses respect for all life forms and ecological sustainability.

Website: http://www.uq.net.au/cjpc/create.htm

CENTRE for PHILIPPINE CONCERNS - AUSTRALIA (CPCA)

CPCA is a national organisation of Filipino groups and individuals in Australia committed to advancing the Filipino peoples' interests. Our aims are to:

• empower the Filipino migrant community by promoting its well-being and rights to a better economic, cultural and political life in Australia;
• generate support among the Filipino and the broader Australian communities for justice, peace, national sovereignty and sustainable development in the Philippines;
• lend support to the struggles of other peoples for self-determination and social justice.

CPCA-Brisbane is also the office of SOLIDARITY PHILIPPINES AUSTRALIA NETWORK (SPAN) - a network of Filipino and non-Filipino groups and individuals based in Australia and the Philippines. SPAN produces the network's quarterly newsletter Kasama.

Contact: Dee Hunt

Fax: +617 3891 6944

Email:

Website: http://www.cpcabrisbane.org

MURRI MINISTRY

Murri Ministry is a team of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal people who seek recognition of "Spirituality of Aborigines" as an integral part of the holistic approach to identity and community development within the church.

Contact: Ravina Waldren, Kay McPadden or Bernadette Jeffrey

Tel: +617 3891 1931

Fax: +617 3891 1931

Email: MurriMinistry1@iprimus.com.au

SOCIAL ACTION OFFICE - C.L.R.I.Q.

The Social Action Office (SAO) is an initiative of the Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes, Queensland (CLRIQ).

The SAO is involved in research, education, lobbying and networking activities to:

• analyse the structural causes of injustice, socio-economic inequality and violations of ecological sustainability, and
• influence the formation of public policy for the common good in promoting Reconciliation, Social Justice, and Eco-Justice.

The SAO provides information based on research in these areas to members of Catholic Religious Orders, SAO partners and the wider community as a basis for collaborative action based on the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.

The SAO engages in political ministry with and on behalf of those who are disadvantaged in society in order to promote the common good and God's transformative dream for all creation.

Contact: Coralie Kingston or Cathy O'Keeffe

Tel: +617 3891 5866

Fax: +617 3891 6944

Mobile: 0417 715 717

Email: sao@uq.net.au

Website: http://sao.clriq.org.au/