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Books @ your McAuley Library

This is a selection of books available in the McAuley Library.

A rightful place : A road map to reconciliation by Morris, Shireen
Call Number: 305.89915 RIG
ISBN: 9781863959131
Publication Date: 2017
Challenges for Indigenous Australia by Zita, Hilvert-Bruce
Call Number: 305.89915 HIL
ISBN: 9781420273090
Publication Date: 2010
Refugees by Day, William
Call Number: 325.21 DAY
ISBN: 9781925630114
Publication Date: 2017
Social justice : Fuller life in a fairer world by Duncan, B
Call Number: 261.8 DUN
ISBN: 9781921946295
Publication Date: 2012
New Catholic Encyclopedia by Catholic University of America Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: 282.03 NEW
ISBN: 0787640042
Publication Date: 2002
Catholicism for dummies by Consumer Dummies Staff, Brighenti, K, Trigilio, J
Call Number: 282 TRI
ISBN: 9781119295600
Publication Date: 2017
The complete idiot's guide to the Catholic Catechism by DeTurris Poust, M, Fulton, D
Call Number: 238.2 POU
ISBN: 9781592577071
Publication Date: 2008
Catholic Q and A by Dietzen, John
Call Number: 282 DIE
ISBN: 9780824526009
Publication Date: 2009
Catholic ethical thinking by Engebretson, K, Duncan, B, Elliott, P, Rule, P & Rymarz, R
Call Number: 241.042 ENG
ISBN: 9780975671405
Publication Date: 2016
Catholic social teaching by Pennock, Michael
Call Number: 261.8 PEN
ISBN: 9781594711022
Publication Date: 2007
The Catholic faith handbook for youth by Singer-Towns, B, Vanbrandwijk, C
Call Number: 268.82 SIN
ISBN: 9780884899877
Publication Date: 2008

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference : Bishop Long welcomes announcement Australia will accept 12,000 more refugees
Besides the article this webpage has a number of useful links on the right column including a social justice statement, PDF resources and websites.
Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office ACMRO : What The Catholic Church teaches on asylum and migration
Short paragraphs under headings which begin with the words, 'The Catholic Church teaches...'.
Delaney, E : Migrants and refugees
Provided by the Information Officer of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and presented with annotations to useful hyperlinks.

World Vision : Human trafficking and slavery
A description of what human trafficking is, the impact of it globally and what World Vision is doing to help.
Australian Federal Police : Human trafficking
A description of what human trafficking is, the difference betweeen human trafficking and people smuggling and the signs that can be used to identify victims of human trafficking.

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development : Western Australia's animal welfare law
Includes a brief description of the West Australian Animal Welfare Act (2002), with links to the agencies and organisations which have roles and responsibilities in the administration and the enforcement of the act.
RSPCA Australia : 5 Freedoms of animal welfare
States the five freedoms which form the framework for understanding animal welfare.

Australians Together : Indigenous disadvantage in Australia
Details the areas of health, education and incarceration where there are significant gaps betweeen Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Rizk, May : 5 Facts that may amaze you about Indigenous Australians
A snapshot of five fascinating facts about Indigenous Australians.

National NAIDOC Committee : NAIDOC homepage
The official NAIDOC week homepage. NAIDOC stands for National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance comittee. All Australians are encouraged to participate in the week celebrating the history, culutre and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
SBS : Factbox- What is Sorry Day?
An explanation of the significance of Sorry Day and its place in history.

Channel 10. (2008, February 12). Sorry- Kevin Rudd's apology to "The Stolen Generation" [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/b3TZOGpG6cM.

IOMX. (2016, December 12). What is human trafficking? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/DWoHgIoLCPg.

Markovina, A. (2017, February 19). The five freedoms [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/MgiMmR7cPfo.

Now This World. (2015, June 11). Who are Australia's Aboriginal people? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/bpAS5f4TjNw.

TED-ED. (2016, June 16). What does it mean to be a refugee? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/25bwiSikRsI.

Navigate and read through these resources to broaden your knowledge on a variety of social justice issues.

(TED-ED, 2016)

(Markovina, 2017)

(Now This World, 2015)

(Channel 10, 2008)

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