Recently, Kildare College was invited by the Kildare Ministries to attend a Social justice Seminar in Melbourne, along with Year 11 Justice and Democracy member, Leah Dunn. Through the course of the 2-day program, we were educated on the topics of Catholic Social Teaching, forced marriage, human trafficking, women’s rights and the work of Caritas.
We found these sessions to be very enriching and eye opening, which gave us a perspective of social issues that women face on a local, national and global scale. In addition to this we were also able to interact with numerous Kildare Ministries schools and were able share ideas on how we can improve social justice awareness within our own College and wider community.
Our focus on courage and ‘being a voice for the voiceless’ has encouraged us to persue the topic of women’s rights this year. We hope to be able to educate ourselves and subsequently educate others in order to promote awareness and advocate for social change.
Lastly, we wish to thank the College community for their ongoing support and look forward to accomplishing our goals.
