Queen of Apostles Social Justice Group

The Social Justice Group endeavours :
  • To bring social justice issues before the parish so that parishioners can think about and respond to such issues.
  • To broaden our thinking of social justice issues in our world.
  • ​Parishioners can contact the office if they would like to be part of an initiative.
  • The Group meets meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month and new members are always welcome to join.

Contact: Through the Parish Office Ph: 3356 7155

Reconciliation Action Plan

​Following the release of the Brisbane Archdiocese Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), the Queen of Apostles Social Justice Group are working on a RAP for our Parish. A RAP provides a framework for people and organisations to support the national reconciliation movement and to lead communities on a new path of trust and respect.  For more information about RAPs and why they are needed, refer to this flyer from the Archdiocese.  As stated there, as a Christian people we are called to forge the path of healing between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians.
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The RAP is designed around three concepts – Relationships, Respect and Opportunities. It enables us to contribute to reconciliation in those 3 ways – that is:
  1. By building relationships with Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their communities and organisations – and the broader Australian community.
  2. By embedding respect for the world’s oldest surviving cultures.
  3. By developing opportunities to improve socio-economic outcomes for Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
​More information will be provided soon, including information about why we need a RAP and actions that we can take to promote reconciliation.
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Useful links:
  • Did you know that there is no treaty agreement in Queensland with Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people as First Nations peoples?  Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people were displaced from their land without any negotiation, resulting in political, economic and social inequalities that continue to this day.  In 2019 the Queensland Government decided to start the conversation with all Queenslanders, to heal the past and create a new relationship for all Queenslanders to prosper.  An expert group of people, the Eminent Panel, was appointed and a Treaty Working Group began the first public conversations about how to move forward.  The group made recommendations to the Queensland Government in February 2020.  Refer to the “Pathway to Treaty” site for more information.