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14 August 2009
Dear Colleagues
Munnar Justice and Peace Education Grants
It is with much pleasure that I announce the recipients for the second round of the Munnar Justice and Peace
Education Grants. These grants were developed to provide funding to staff for innovative projects that develop a
deeper understanding of and commitment to making the world a better place through Catholic education.
The grants were named to honour the vision of the 2008 Congregation Chapter of the Christian Brothers, which
was held in Munnar, India. Each of the projects funded reflects the hope of the Chapter and are a practical
expression of living the Charism in a contemporary way.
There were a number of applicants and only a limited number of projects were able to be funded. A panel of
people from EREA and the Christian Brothers reviewed each application.
The grant recipients are:
• Todd Alloway, Kendal Achurch, Pele Reuben, Tom Neliman, Rita Neliman (FLC – Townsville and
Ignatius Park College) – Honouring Our Elders, Nurturing Our Youth: Celebration of Indigenous Culture
• Shane Carr (St Edmunds College, Ipswich) – Footprints in the Park Homeless Project
• Chris Ryan and Matthew Hawkins(St Joseph’s Nudgee College) – Pag‐Inupdanay with Spirit –
Philippines Solidarity Project
• Jackie Scheers (Edmund Rice College, Wollongong) – Wollongong Social Justice Day
• Cate Livingston (Parade College, Bundoora) – Indigenous Reconciliation Space
• Angelo Spandavecchia/David Ruggiero (St Pauls, Gilles Plains) – Indigenous Immersions Connections
• Denyse Gibbs/Anne Urquhart (St Edmund’s College, Canberra) – Indigenous Cultural Camp
The task of educating for justice and peace is central to our educational endeavour and these projects will
contribute greatly to the formation of young people who can make a difference in the world. I look forward to
these projects being shared with our wider network into the future to further inspire others.
I encourage staff from our schools to apply for funding available in next year’s round.
With my best wishes
Dr Wayne Tinsey
Executive Director
National Office
9 The Vaucluse
Richmond Victoria 3121 Australia
abn: 64 066 939 786
p: +61 3 9426 3200 f: +61 3 9426 3222
www.erea.edu.au
ROUND 2 RECIPIENTS
MUNNAR JUSTICE AND PEACE EDUCATION GRANTS
The Munnar Justice and Peace Education Grants provide funding to staff for
innovative projects that develop a deeper understanding of and commitment to
making the world a better place through Catholic education
Townsville Flexible Learning Centre and Ignatius Park Edmund Rice College, Wollongong
College
Project Title: Wollongong Social Justice Day 2009
Project Title: Honouring Our Elders, Nuturing Our Youth:
Since 2002 Edmund Rice College has been hosting a social
Celebration of Indigenous Culture
justice day for students, staff and community members that
Students from the Townsville FLC, in collaboration with has explored Indigenous health and education, the legal
Indigenous students from Ignatius Park College will organise system, the Stolen Generations and the advocacy campaign,
and host a Celebration of Indigenous Culture. Members of “Make Indigenous Poverty History”. Through gathering
the wider Townsville community will be invited to people together and engaging in dialogue this day aims to
participate in the event. This project is part of their service nurture relationships, understanding and cultural literacy.
and solidarity learning program, where students aim to raise
St Edmund’s College, Canberra
awareness of issues and educate the wider community
about reconciliation. Project Title: Indigenous Cultural Education Camp Debrief
and Action Planning
St Paul’s Collge, Gilles Plains
In the spirit of reconcilliation each Indigenous student from
Project Title: Inaugural Indigenous Immersion Program
St Edmund’s was invited to ask a Non‐Indigenous friend to
St Paul’s has formed a relationship with St Brendan’s attend a 3 day camp with them at Tuross Heads. The camp
College Yeppoon and aims to develop their commitment to included a variety of cultural activites and explored
reconciliation through undertaking an Indigenous Immersion reconcilliation and social disadvantage in Australia. This
with the communities that some of the St Brendan’s grant is supporting a follow up gathering to reflect upon and
students come from. This immersion will form an integral explore future actions that students could take together to
part of their social justice education program and focus on further reconcilliation in the school and wider communtiy.
the development of mutual understanding between
St Edmund’s College, Ipswich
Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australians as well as
enabling reflection upon structural injustices within Project Title: Footprints in the Park
Australian society and actions that can be taken to overcome
For the past year St Edmund’s has been developing a
these. The grant supports the development of this
relationship with the homeless and boarding house
immersion and cross‐cultural formation for staff involved
community in Ipswich through sharing a meal and stories.
St Joseph’s Nudgee College, Boondall Footprints in the Park aims to expand this project and
provide an opportunity for students, parents and the
Project Title: Pag‐Inupdanay….With Spirit
homeless community to reflect on and share their
Over the last four years Nudgee College has developed a experiences in a structured way. This grant will support the
solidarity relationship with schools connected with the development of appropriate resources and materials for this
Christian Brothers in the Philippines. Each year the school formation to occur and provide an opportunity for students
holds a “Walk to the Philippines” event that educates the to link their experience to their faith development through
wider community about the relationship and issues theological reflection.
surrounding poverty and justice. This grant will support
Parade College, Bundoora
students in the Philippines to have a “Walk to Australia”
event on the same day and provide opportunities for each Project Title: Indigenous Reconcilliation Space
group to communicate over the web. This grant will also
In partnership with local Elders Parade College will develop
support Filipino and Australian students participation in the
an Indigenous Reconciliation Space that will give students an
development of libraries through the Box of Books project.
opportunity to nurture their understanding of Aboriginal
spirituality and the sacredness of the earth. This project will
be led by student leaders and the ongoing care of it will form
part of their service and solidarity learning program.
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