Justice Leadership Days

The education team, Catherine Gibbs and Liz Sullivan presented six Caritas Justice Leadership Day Workshops throughout New Zealand during February and March. Twenty four colleges took part.

Different workshops featured three inspiring speakers. Claudette Habesch from Caritas Jerusalem, Jules Hickey CEO of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, and Mark Mitchell,  humanitarian programme officer for Caritas.

Our thanks to everyone who attended these special days over the last two months.  

What the students tweeted:

I learnt today that it really only takes everyone to donate just a dollar to make a huge difference in someone’s life. This idea is inspiring and I know that it can be achieved at our school. Today has also made me even more passionate about making a difference in the world.

That we need to stop being observers and start taking action for the oppressed  and suffering. We can be leaders for others and change our world for the better.

I learnt the most important thing is awareness and turning that into action.

One learning that I will take away from today is how important community is and how ordinary people can be extra ordinary - like the folk at Caritas. It was an awesome experience and was sooo worth missing school!

That when you work together as a community, anything is possible.

For more details in your area, contact us or phone 0800 22 10 22.