College Information & Events
26 May By Emily Crumpler, Year 9
On Friday 21st May we attended an online Seeds of Justice conference, hosted by Bernadette Hogan, a former Damascus student. The theme was, “Mercy Empowering Women” and the Key Guest speaker was Sr. Angela Reed RSM; she is the head of Mercy Global Action and discussed her experiences working with the United Nations and provided insight into Social Justice issues affecting women across the world, in particular domestic violence. The event was attended by Mercy Affiliate schools across Australia. It was great to be able to link in with these schools and recognise the large Mercy family that we are a part of here at Damascus. We also learnt about what other schools offer, that focuses on women empowerment.
As a female student at Damascus, I recognised that our school offers events such as Mother’s Day breakfasts, “Try a Trade day” for women and ensures that all students participate in STEM, Woodwork and Metalwork, which are often areas dominated by males.
Sr. Angela, provided a statistic, that “globally, it will take 170 years for women to have equality with men.” This event has allowed me to realise the importance of female empowerment and equality.