Shining a Light in Dark Spaces- Opening your School's Chapel / Sacred Spaces on Thursday
The image of a Syrian child's lifeless body washed up on the shores of a Turkish beach has finally awoken the world to the global refugee crisis. His name was Aylan Kurdi. He was just three years old.
The sad reality is that Aylan was one among millions of desperate people forced to flee from war and persecution. In 2015, the world is facing a global refugee crisis, but Australia - the lucky country - is not doing enough. We can do better to help these people and we MUST ensure the Australian government does do better.
Aylan’s death should not be in vain. This Thursday ERA for Change encourages all Edmund Rice schools to open up their chapels/sacred spaces and ask students and staff to light a candle. You could also say the attached prayer together and display the photo of Aylan in your chapel/sacred space.
This action will shine a light in the dark to remember Aylan Kurdi. This action will demonstrate that we stand in solidarity with people across the world who are forced to ask for protection. It will be our challenge to the Australian government to not abandon the world's most desperate. It will be our message to the Australian Government that Real Australians Say Welcome.
Lighting a candle on Thursday is our first step. ERA for Change will initiate further action in Term 4 on the global refugee crisis. You may also like to say the Prayer for Peace For Syria.
The sad reality is that Aylan was one among millions of desperate people forced to flee from war and persecution. In 2015, the world is facing a global refugee crisis, but Australia - the lucky country - is not doing enough. We can do better to help these people and we MUST ensure the Australian government does do better.
Aylan’s death should not be in vain. This Thursday ERA for Change encourages all Edmund Rice schools to open up their chapels/sacred spaces and ask students and staff to light a candle. You could also say the attached prayer together and display the photo of Aylan in your chapel/sacred space.
This action will shine a light in the dark to remember Aylan Kurdi. This action will demonstrate that we stand in solidarity with people across the world who are forced to ask for protection. It will be our challenge to the Australian government to not abandon the world's most desperate. It will be our message to the Australian Government that Real Australians Say Welcome.
Lighting a candle on Thursday is our first step. ERA for Change will initiate further action in Term 4 on the global refugee crisis. You may also like to say the Prayer for Peace For Syria.
