We are delighted to announce that a special guest speaker is now confirmed for our upcoming Brisbane event ‘Disabilities in Prison: a horror story in our own house’. Elizabeth Wereta and Ronda Quinn have had a loyal friendship since 2009 when they were first matched together as protege and advocate through Sunshine Coast Citizen Advocacy. Ronda …read more
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Helping Citizen Advocacy to transform lives – Grants 2017/18
The Trust disbursed three grants during our March 2017-18 financial year. This brought the number of grants given by the Trust to 13 since we awarded our first grant in December 2008, and the total amount disbursed close to $24,000. We expect this figure to rise significantly over the next three years as we increase …read more
Our year in fundraising – 2017/18
One of the principle aims of the Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia is to raise funds which are offered as grants to local Citizen Advocacy programs throughout Australia. We are a small group of people who are all passionate about the possibilities that a citizen advocacy relationship can offer to isolated and vulnerable people with …read more
New event: Disabilities in prison – a horror story in our own house
We are very pleased to announce a new fundraising event coming up in a few weeks in Brisbane. Stephen Kiem, SC, will lead us through the reality of our correctional service system for people with disability. Stephen was the Human Rights medallist of 2009, Weekend Australian Australian of the Year in 2007, a Patron of …read more
The Mission of Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia
Imagine a life over which you have little control. You have no say in where you live, who you live with or what you do each day and most of the people in your life are paid to be there. This is the experience of many people with an intellectual disability. The Citizen Advocacy Trust …read more
Ven. Robina Courtin, Compassion in Action
‘Positive states of mind are natural to us. They are at the core of our being. They are what define our mind. They are what we really are.’ – Ven. Robina Come and hear Ven. Robina Courtin speak about Compassion in Action, enjoy a light meal and help support Citizen Advocacy in the Reading Room …read more