about us

6:00-7:00pm

REGISTRATION OPENS

7-9:15pm

PUBLIC MEETING

Welcome to Country: Sylvia Scott
Indigenous elder

Launch: Bill Neville
Senior Advisor and former President of the
International Catholic Movement for Intellectual & Cultural Affairs (ICMICA)

MC: Rachel Galea
Foundation member, ACMICA

Chair: Minh Nguyen
Foundation member, ACMICA

Keynote speakers:

Prof Marc Williams
Professor of International Relations and
Head, School of Politics & International Relations, UNSW
"Challenging global institutions: social movements and global transformation"

Ms Sallie Saunders
Senior Lecturer, School of Adult Education, UTS
"Transformative practices: a feminist-poststructuralist perspective"

8:30-9:15am

REGISTRATION OPENS
Room: The Crypt

9:15-9:30pm

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

9:30-11:00am

WORKSHOPS

Workshop 1: "What kind of faith leads to action?"
Fr Adrian Lyons sj
Sydney Archdiocesan Consultant for University chaplaincies
Room: The Crypt

OR

Workshop 2: "Indigenous struggles and the Catholic Church"
Mr Peter Sabatino
Aboriginal & Islander Commission, National Council of Churches
Room: The Pink Room

11:00-11:30am

MORNING TEA

11:30-1:00pm

WORKSHOPS

Workshop 1: "To be a Christian is to be a revolutionary"
Mr Denis Doherty
National Coordinator, Australian Anti-Bases Campaign Coalition;
prominent peace and political activist
Room: The Crypt

OR

Workshop 2: "Women, discrimination and the Catholic Church"
Ms Joelle Battestini
NSW Convenor, Ordination of Catholic Women
School of Modern Language Studies, UNSW
Room: The Pink Room

1:00-2:00pm

LUNCH

2:00-3:00pm

WORKSHOPS

Workshop 1: "Spirituality and practice of dialogue, a way of creative action"
Sr Trish Madigan
Liaison Officer, Commission for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations for the Archdiocese of Sydney;
Vice-President of the NSW Ecumenical Council
Room: The Crypt

OR

Workshop 2: "Taking an Australian role in an international movement for transformation?"
Mr Bill Neville (with Robyn Johnson rsm)
Senior Advisor and Former President of the International Catholic Movement for Intellectual & Cultural Affairs (ICMICA)
Room: The Pink Room

3:15-3:30pm

BREAK

3:30-5:00pm

PLENARY (AND CLOSURE)
Chair: Fr Peter Maher
Sydney Archdiocesan Chaplains Coordinator
Room: The Crypt

DINNER
provided by TANDOORI HUT