‘…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
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Appreciation to all involved in asking what really keeps us safe?
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
‘Disabilities in prison: a horror story in our own house’ published by Independent Australia!
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
Hard truths and inspiration: thank you for a successful event!
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
You can benefit from EOFY too!
End of financial year is coming! As the end of financial year fast approaches, don’t forget that 100% of your donation to Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia will go towards citizen advocacy – we operate entirely on voluntary staffing with minimal administration costs. Your donation will help those without family and friends, who are vulnerable to abuse, neglect, isolation and …read more
New event with Julian Burnside: Does our Government’s cruelty keep us safe?
Article 1 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that ‘All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards another in a spirit of brotherhood’. Julian Burnside, AO QC is a renowned human rights and social justice advocate who has …read more