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2005 AGM Report
2005 report of activities and evets
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Admin Staff
Posted: 5-1-2006
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2006 Annual Report
A summary of Micah Projects Inc 2006
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Micah Admin
Posted: 10-5-2007
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Branch Profile
In May 1994, Queensland Shelter members discussed the establishment of an Inner-
City branch. The Brisbane Inner City Housing Branch (BICH) was established the
following month at the offices of the Queensland Community Housing Coalition in
Boundary Street West End.
After the formation of the branch a series of public meetings were held. Identified at
the meeting was, the impacts of ‘gentrification’, the closure of boarding houses and
the loss of other low cost housing options for low-income residents of inner Brisbane.
The Boarding House Action Group (BHAG) was formed from these meeting as a subcommittee
of the branch.
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Queensland Shelter
Posted: 30-7-2003
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Chairperons's Report 2006
I celebrate again the privilege given to me to serve as the Chair of Micah Project’s Management Committee. I have particularly enjoyed the tone of our meetings which are characterised by a continuing commitment to social justice and good manners. I thank everyone on the Committee and particularly Karen Walsh for their genuine concern and interest in the well-being of Micah Project and its clients.
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Chair
Posted: 10-5-2007
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Chairperson's Report Micah Inc. 2003
Comments and reflections on the year
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Micah Inc
Posted: 19-11-2003
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Co-ordinator's Report 2006
The year has marked the commencement of a new strategic plan for Micah Projects Inc which continues to be the foundation for our planning and decision making as an organisation. The eight goals of the strategic plan continue to effectively guide us as we plan and review our activities as an organisation.
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Karyn Walsh
Posted: 10-5-2007
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Coordinator's Report 2003
Report
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Micah Inc
Posted: 19-11-2003
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Family Homelessness Report 2003
The report of a significant research project into family homelessness in Queensland was launched in Brisbane on Sunday 2 NovemberThe research project was initiated by the UnitingCare Centre for Social Justice in conjunction with the Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at the QUT
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Peter Walsh
Posted: 25-11-2003
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Family Inclusion in Child Protection Practice
Supporting Families Stronger Futures
Creating hope – re-creating families: ensuring the Safety and Wellbeing of
Children and Young People in the Queensland Child Protection System
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: FIN Network Participants
Posted: 21-1-2008
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Financial Report 2003
Summary report
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Micah Inc.
Posted: 21-11-2003
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Homelessness strategy
At least 350 people are homeless in Brisbane's inner city. Another 4550 people live in unsafe or insecure accommodation.
Homeless people are some of the most marginalised people in Brisbane. The Brisbane City Council is committed to addressing homelessness as part of its vision for developing an inclusive city.
The strategy aims to:
improve access and support options for Brisbane's homeless people
improve safety and facilities in public spaces
promote greater awareness of, and commitment to, addressing homelessness
work with community, government and business groups to develop a comprehensive response to homelessness
The strategy has been developed with the assistance of community groups and the Queensland State Government.
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Brisbane City Council
Posted: 30-7-2003
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Homelessness Taskforce Brisane
The major reasons for the formation of the Taskforce were the perceptions among workers that:
the number of homeless people was increasing, alongside a growing complexity and intensity of need.
the extent of the increase or actual size of the homeless population was not clear even thought services were experiencing growing demand.
the composition of the homeless population was changing and that social processes and policy positions combined with contemporary economic practices were impacting negatively on this population in Brisbane and throughout Australia.
the rapid urban redevelopment of inner city suburbs and the successful promotion of inner city apartment living had significantly reduced the amount of low-cost accommodation available.
In light of these issues, the Taskforce decided to initiate a project to establish the size of the homeless population in Brisbane's inner city.
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Contributor: Project Worker
Posted: 30-7-2003
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Micah Staff 2006
Who we are and Where we come from
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Micah Admin
Posted: 10-5-2007
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Public Space
Tristan Ewins is a freelance writer, long-time member of the Australian Labor Party and qualified teacher. He has been widely published: in The Canberra Times, the Centre for Policy Development (CPD), On Line Opinion, ZNet, Arena Magazine, Australian Socialist – and elsewhere.
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Contributor: Web Editor
Author: Tristan Ewins
Posted: 23-11-2007
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Senate Poverty Inquiry 2004
Has the exercise of measuring and analysing poverty become an end in itself? No matter how important the rediscovery of poverty in its various guises and using different measurements may be, it seems the principal challenge before the community at this time is to rediscover the 'spirit' of the earlier poverty inquiries. Three decades ago, Ronald Henderson's
Commission of Inquiry into Poverty was fired by community dismay over changing economic conditions and falling standards of living for vulnerable citizens. It was also supported by a good measure of non-partisan political
will.
There were a number of key values underpinning the 1970s Inquiry that are just as relevant to today's challenge of addressing poverty.
The Henderson Report stressed that we are all responsible for addressing the structural conditions that produce poverty - "Although individual members of society are reluctant to accept responsibility for the existence of poverty, its continuance is a judgement on the society which condones conditions causing poverty." (Commission of Inquiry into Poverty, 1975, 'Poverty in Australia', AGPS, Canberra)
Poverty eradication requires a funding commitment and a level of political
will to move beyond particular policy responses to human need to also address questions of distributive justice - "The relief of poverty should be regarded as one of the most important aims of government. This will involve both direct measures to increase the incomes of poor people and welfare services to prevent poverty which should be fitted into a long-term policy for the distribution of the growth of national income."
The human face of poverty must be our point of reference for strategies to address poverty. Commenting on an earlier poverty survey, Henderson warned against becoming overly preoccupied with measurements and statistics - "The results so far have all been stated in terms of an artificial concept, the income unit. As a consequence perhaps they may have lost meaning and impact and it may help to restate them in terms of people, for it is human beings,
not concepts or theories, that are the ultimate concern in our study of poverty."
Finally, the Henderson Report left us with this prophetic piece of advice about the need for community awareness and political will - "Progress
towards the abolition of poverty will not continue if the subject is allowed to fall out of sight of the general public. We need a continuing program to remind those who are comfortably off of the plight of poor people and what has still to be done."
Even at this basic level of reawakening community awareness of poverty and fostering the political will to address it more effectively, the national summit proposed in Recommendation 94 of the recent Senate Report is worthy of support and implementation.
In their 1992 Pastoral Statement, 'Common Wealth for the Common Good', the Australian Catholic Bishops also called for a revision of attitudes and structures to address inequality and poverty. This call is as timely as ever - "We have a rich land, a common wealth, and a people who have shown themselves generous and capable of concern for justice in the past. We call upon those same qualities now."
- John Ferguson (National Executive Officer)
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Australian Catholic Social Justice Council
Posted: 7-4-2004
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Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs
Current Inquiries
Inquiry into Poverty and Financial Hardship
Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care
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Contributor: Project Worker
Posted: 1-8-2003
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Suburban Scars: Australian cities and socio-economic deprivation
The Urban Research Program acknowledges the generous support provided by Brisbane City Council for production of the Program’s Issues and Research Papers.
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Contributor: Web Editor MicajhProjects Inc..
Author: Griffith University
Posted: 19-2-2008
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The Ways of Micah
Annual Address Micah Projects Inc. 2006
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Veronica Brady
Posted: 3-1-2008
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Vatican Document on Women
The Vatican has strongly supported the role of women in the Church and society and called for policies which create a greater balance between work and family life.
In a letter to Bishops, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has called for women to reclaim their unique role in society and the Church.
He has called for an active collaboration between the sexes, based on the differences between men and women and on their common humanity, having been created in the image of God. The letter notes the “irreplaceable role of women in all aspects of family and social life involving human relationships and caring for others”.
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Contributor: Project Worker
Author: Cardinal Ratzinger
Posted: 4-8-2004
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