Cultural Awareness Tour of Cherbourg
including the Ration Shed Museum
Expressions of your interest are open
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There is an opportunity for our community to be led on a two day cultural awareness experience incorporating a tour of the Cherbourg Ration Shed Museum and staying overnight in the local area.
First Nations Elder Aunty Lesley Williams has offered to lead us and share her experiences of what it was like living under the Aboriginals Protection Act on Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement.
Aunty Lesley is an awarded author and is known for instigating the domestic and international Justice for Aboriginal Workers campaign. This campaign resulted in the QLD State Government delivering a historic reparation package of $55.4 million to all Indigenous workers who had their wages and savings controlled by past governments.
Those interested in attending are invited to send their expression of interest (or to seek further information) to community@stjohnscathedral.com.au.
A suitable date (currently proposed for September/October) and costs will then be arranged.
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Peter Catt +
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Discussion on Treat and 50th Anniversary of the Tent Embassy, July 19
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OUTREACH – AUGUST 2022
positively connecting communities
Most of us don’t know what it’s like to spend a night on the street, but nearly all of us could relate to being cash-strapped at some time. An unexpected bill, or a medical emergency – it doesn’t take long before money is tight … too tight.
Orange Sky helps by offering free laundry, showers and most importantly, conversation, connections to community. The Orange Sky volunteers are ordinary Australians who are simply empathetic listeners, and great conversationalists who create a safe, positive and supportive environment for those who far too often feel ignored and disconnected from community.
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At St John’s we have supported Orange Sky for some time. We know the story of the two young 20-year-olds Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett who set out to help people experiencing homelessness in Brisbane by providing free laundry to our ‘friends on the street’. Nic and Lucas installed donated laundry machines into their old van ‘Sudsy’ and headed out. With the machines in full swing, there wasn’t much left to do but sit and chat. That’s where they learnt the real impact of the service – giving time to people and genuinely listening to their experiences meant so much more than just clean clothes.
That’s why at Orange Sky, the mission doesn’t involve the words ‘laundry’ or ‘washing’ – their mission is simply to positively connect communities. The most important pieces of infrastructure are six orange chairs which emerge wherever the van stops.
Every day, Orange Sky volunteers are witness to the power of how a simple conversation and connection to others can change a life. It happens across Australia, including in remote communities, where it demonstrates a significant social impact by creating employment and training opportunities. Further, understanding the importance of preserving the environment, Orange Sky is now using their newly-developed Waru (meaning ‘fire’) Dryer. Run from a battery charged by solar energy, the Waru needs 90% less electrical energy.
Orange Sky also helps people made homeless by natural disasters – from floods in Townsville, Lismore and Brisbane through to the Victorian bushfires, demonstrating how things as simple as clean laundry and companionship can bring normalcy back to people’s lives.
Their newest venture is in Adelaide, a shopfront, a paid laundry service that funds the mobile service. Orange Sky developed this commercial experiment as a practical way to drive more sustainable social impact.
At the heart of all these developments is connection, the most powerful contribution Orange Sky brings to our friends on the street. Even during the pandemic, Orange Sky was classified as an essential service and delivered their usual service with minimal risk to Friends on the Street and to volunteers. No matter the circumstance, every week around Australia, volunteers sit on orange chairs and chat.
Those six orange chairs are where barriers are broken down, stereotypes are challenged, relationships are built and connections are formed. Every day at Orange Sky is a demonstration of how a positive connection can transform a person’s life.
At St John’s, we value the importance of community, and welcoming the stranger. It costs about $300 for an entire shift of genuine conversation, clean clothes and warm showers. Can we support Orange Sky to provide at least four shifts of life-changing connections for our friends on the streets? That’s only $1,200. Think about the impact that this small contribution might have for our Friends on the Street.
For your reflection. We invite you to reflect on this project and your response to it by completing the sentences:
Donations to Orange Sky Australia are tax deductible. Place your donation in the August envelopes available in the Narthex, and place it in the donation boxes, in the collection, the Cathedral Office Monday-Friday, or give it to a warden. If you need a receipt, please provide your contact details on the envelope. Using electronic banking, make a bank transfer to BSB 034 003 Account No.385378. Please narrate your deposit “Outreach 08” and email outreach@stjohnscathedral.com.au to inform us of your deposit, (including the amount), and provide your postal/email details for the receipt. For other forms of payment, please phone the cathedral office during normal business hours Monday-Friday (07 3835 2222). Cheques should be made payable to Orange Sky Australia. Orange Sky will provide all receipts. Thank you. |