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Social Justice and Stewardship

Con Sarris - Social Justice and Stewardship Coordinator

A student’s ingenuity flourishes when they have been pushed into a corner or suspect that they might be. In a year when we’ve all been jumping in and out of corners, the Social Justice team was ably led by Senior School Captains Ebannie Sidoti and Ella Lancaster, and Middle School Captains, Gemma Przychodski and Kyra Ghalay. They managed to juggle many Plan As, Bs and Cs, to achieve great results.

With the cooperation of the Catholic Action Program (CAP) class, the team broke previous records in their social justice fundraising and awareness campaigns.

Shrove Tuesday pancake sales and the fantastic Trivia Night community event provided valuable funds in support of Caritas Project Compassion.

Tinnies for Vinnies was interrupted again, yet, miraculously, over 1,000 items of food and a significant number of $50 food vouchers were distributed locally to people experiencing hardship. This was timely given the damaging impact and disruptions from the devastating storms in the Dandenongs. Social Justice is about the needs of people as well as the ways people impact our world. Thus, Social Justice and Stewardship (SoJuSt) Week this year, focussed on raising awareness of our responsibilities for sustainable living and environmental protection.

And finally, following a submission last year to the Rerum Novarum Awards program, our CAP team were awarded a $10,000 grant to create a new garden on the grounds of the College, designed to build relationships with our local Indigenous community and raise awareness of Indigenous culture and history.