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The Trust seeks to support the ongoing development of Program Coordinators and Board members in a number of ways, including via the regular meetings that boards and staff hold. These include “Network Meetings” and the “Citizen Advocacy Study Group”. The Study Group is of particular interest to the Trust because it aligns with the Trusts …read more

What is #GivingTuesday? #GivingTuesday is a grassroots, collaborative movement that promotes generosity and kindness. We already have a fundraising page where many of you have generously given in the past. This year however you may like to channel your fervour for Citizen Advocacy by supporting an appeal to coincide with #GivingTuesday. This is just around the corner on the 27th of November, and you can …read more

‘…citizen advocacy reaches beyond the dictionary definition of advocacy and into the hearts of decent citizens who are willing to make a personal commitment to stand beside someone made vulnerable through disability.’ Jeremy Ward, The Shouted Goodbye, 2015 The Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia raises money to support the continued essential work of Citizen Advocacy …read more

We would like to express our great appreciation especially to generous Julian Burnside – Public who spoke so well at our event on the 25th July in Melbourne, addressing the question “Does our governments cruelty keep us safe?” in support of Citizen Advocacy. Thanks to those who made it a great evening. It’s fair to say …read more

We are delighted that the talk Stephen Keim, SC gave for our fundraising event in June at the Supreme Court Library in Brisbane was recently published by the online news site Independent Australia, a ‘progressive journal focusing on politics, democracy, the environment, Australian history and Australian identity. It contains news and opinion from Australia and around …read more

Thank you so much to all who contributed to the success of our recent fundraising event with Stephen Keim, SC: “Disabilities in prison: a horror story in our own house”. A huge thanks to Stephen for rich, though challenging content which was recently published here for those who want to refer again to it or …read more