June 2008

Jesuit Social Services Annual Fundraising Dinner
The Annual Fundraising Dinner was held on 24th May 2008 and was attended by nearly 500 people.
Julie Edwards, CEO spoke about planting the seed in faith followed by guest speaker The Hon. Jenny Macklin MP.

Taxi Driver Theatre of Transformation
The African Program presented the Theatre of Transformation production, Only a Taxi Driver, on Thursday 10th June 2008.

April 2008

Reflection on participation in the 2020 Summit – Julie Edwards CEO
“By 2020 Australia should be known throughout the world for its diverse, fair, compassionate and respectful society…. and ….Australia should be an inclusive society with an economy, not the other way around.”
This key statement from the ‘Strengthening Communities, Supporting Families and Social Inclusion’ stream of the 2020 Summit resonates with the vision and values of Jesuit Social Services. I was a member of this working group which was co-chaired by The Hon. Tanya Plibersek, Federal Minister for Housing and Rev. Tim Costello. The group had a real commitment to affirm the importance of inclusion for everyone and to define how social inclusion can be realised particularly for the marginalised and disadvantaged. Read more...

Julie Edwards, CEO to represent Jesuit Social Services at the 2020 Summit
Jesuit Social Services represented at 2020 Summit Jesuit Social Services CEO Julie Edwards has been included in the Strengthening Communities, Supporting Families and Social Inclusion group of the Australian Government's 2020 Summit at Parliament House on 19 and 20 April to help shape a long term strategy for the nation's future. "This is a terrific opportunity for us to talk about the very people we work with - those who need strengthening, supporting and including in our society," says Julie Edwards. Also chosen for inclusion at the 2020 Summit are two of Jesuit Social Services' Board members, Fr Frank Brennan SJ and Ms Patricia Faulkner for their outstanding contributions in their own fields.