Living Justice 

Sustainability

The Kilbreda Vegetable Garden had become overgrown over the holidays and a busy Term 1! 

The Sustainability Team and some keen gardeners worked hard during one lunchtime to:

1. Pick all the last cherry tomatoes
2. Weed the three garden beds,
3. Add in some compost from our compost piles
4. Plant some seedlings that were grown from the Year 9 BRIDGES Sustainability Day (radishes, lettuce, kale and parsley)
5. Plant some broad bean seeds to grow and replenish our soil with nitrogen
6. Plant a rhubarb plant donated from my mum’s garden
7. Water and cover with mulch.

It was hard work, but we achieved a lot in one hour. 

Thanks to all those who helped and we would like to encourage any students interested in gardening or garden design to join the Kilbreda Garden Club. 

Sarah Avitabile

Sustainability Leader

Living Justice Camp

On 18 and 19 March, 12 Years 11 and 12 Kilbreda students were given the opportunity to attend the Kildare Ministries Living Justice conference at Amberley along with other Kildare Ministries schools from Victoria and other states using zoom. A range of workshops was organised for us to learn the importance that the Living Justice, Living Peace Charter has within our everyday lives and the need to create social and ecological justice within our everyday lives. 

Sr Brigid Arthur, founder or the Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project (BASP), gave us an extremely eye-opening presentation about the harsh realities that refugees who come to Australia face and how the inhumane treatment of these people is affecting their mental health and wellbeing. It was truly inspirational to hear the firsthand story of Aliyah and her young daughter, Myrna, and how her drive and dedication for a safe future for her children was the reason she was so strong and resilient. 

Another highlight of the camp was having the opportunity for Sister Anne Boyd to speak to us about the importance of ecological justice within our everyday lives. For those who may not know, ecological justice is ‘the rights for all non-humans, non-living products of the earth as well as the environment and eco-systems both close and near to you’. We learnt a lot from Sister Anne and we now understand the importance that ecological justice plays within our everyday lives back here at Kilbreda. 

Overall, the 2021 Living Justice Camp was both an eye-opening and valuable experience, that would not have been possible without Renee from Kildare Ministries, Ms Moloney and Mr Dalton as well as the other teachers from the Kildare Ministries schools. We would like to say a big thank you for taking us to such a positive and amazing experience.   

Mia Layne and Ollie Cooper

Living Justice Leaders

Palm Sunday Rally 

We invite students, family and friends to join us on Sunday for the march. We will meet on the lawns outside the State Library at 1.45pm. Look for the Kilbreda Banner. Let's all unite in our support of refugees. 

Trish Moloney

Living Justice Leader