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Say "Yes" to Yessie — A Visit to Masig in the Spirit of Truth and Reconciliation

“Dear Prime Minister Albanese, On behalf of Reconciliation Queensland, I write to you during National Reconciliation Week to support the open letter you have received from Mr Yessie Mosby — a Traditional Owner from the Kulkalgal Nation and one of the Torres Strait 8 — and the Archbishop of Brisbane, The Most Rev’d Jeremy Greaves. We join our voices with theirs and with many across the nation in asking you to respond with a resounding ‘yes’ to Yessie’s heartfelt and culturally significant invitation to visit his home, Masig,” says Reconciliation Queensland CEO Erin Lang

This year’s World Environment Day theme is #BeatPlasticPollution, and this year’s World Environment Day observance comes as countries make progress towards securing a global treaty to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
Justice & Advocacy

Recycling guide for South East Queensland

Recycling is one of the easiest ways to care for Creation — check out this South East Queensland recycling guide, compiled by Angligreen’s The Rev’d Peter Moore ahead of World Environment Day, which is commemorated on 5 June annually
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Torres Strait 8 spokesperson and Archbishop Jeremy call upon Prime Minister Albanese to say “yes” to Yessie during National Reconciliation Week

“We want to walk with our prime minister around the island of Masig to show off its beauty, discuss its vulnerability, share about its bush medicine, eat dinner from the ‘garage’ together, and so Yessie can offer you Wongai fruit and a horned helmet shell,” say Torres Strait 8 spokesperson Yessie Mosby and Archbishop Jeremy Greaves

International

World Council of Churches Podcast explores Feast of Creation ahead of Creation Day Conference

The Feast of Creation initiative represents a profound ecumenical opportunity as Christian churches worldwide consider elevating 1 September from a World Day of Prayer for Creation to a liturgical feast across denominations. A key milestone in this journey will be the upcoming Nicaea Centenary and Creation Day Conference in Assisi in May, where church actors will discuss pathways in this important process. A new World Council of Churches podcast explores the vision of the Feast of Creation initiative, highlighting its significance as a potential gesture of Christian unity and ecological commitment

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