About Us

As a global centre for social justice and advocacy leadership the Edmund Rice Centre works to promote human rights, social justice and eco-justice through research, community education, advocacy and networking. Our priority areas currently include Indigenous Peoples and Reconciliation, Refugees and People Seeking Asylum and Pacific Islander peoples affected by climate change.

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Partners

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Our current Advisory Council members are listed below. Dr Damian Spruce (Chair) Dr Damian Spruce is a policy professional with experience managing complex and demanding political environments, developing policy and implementing...

Annual Reports

The Edmund Rice Centre reports annually on its operations via Edmund Rice Community Services Ltd. You can access Annual Reports here.

Who was Edmund Rice?

Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice, was a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. Edmund was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation...

Who we are

The Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education is a respected advocacy, education and research organisation advocating for social and climate justice and human rights. The Centre is built on a...

What we do

As a global centre for social justice and advocacy leadership we: Raise awareness about the causes of poverty and injustice and the need for human rights to be respected and advanced Advocate...

Our Purpose

Our Vision In today's world we are faced with many social justice challenges, which requires an organisation that is adaptive, innovative and nimble enough to deliver real change through effective advocacy and...

Our Values

Our work is shaped by a commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the UN Convention relating to the Status...