Through our research, advocacy and place-based work, the Centre is uniquely placed to unlock the relationship between social, environmental and economic justice. We do this through three main areas of work.
The Centre for Just Places works to address place-based inequities by enabling solutions that support equitable social, economic, and environmental outcomes at the local level. Get in touch to learn more about how we can support your work.
Our team works with a wide range of stakeholders to enable and support place-based approaches to social, environmental and economic justice. Learn more about who we are.
Our partners allow us to pursue our commitment to social, environmental and economic justice and continue working with disadvantaged communities all across Australia. Read our full list of donors here.
Building on more than 25 years of research into locational disadvantage with Dropping off the Edge, we work with communities to know where people are struggling, to understand what is contributing to that struggle and how we can collectively enable communities to flourish.
We deliver a range of programs in Western Sydney and the Northern Territory to support community development, build capacity and provide flexible response to community needs.
We partner with community service organisations, communities, and governments to build local climate resilience and adaptive capacity.
Sharing knowledge and resources on place-based work.
Our published research addresses themes such as enabling climate justice, supporting strong, healthy and equitable communities, and working in place to support community development, capacity building and community needs.
Read our official position on a wide range of social and climate justice related issues.
Read our contribution to discussions about what action can be taken by governments, individuals and the community service sector to build equity and justice.
News and views from Centre for Just Places. Read more about the issues that are important to us.
An initiative of Jesuit Social Services
Climate emergency and prisons don’t mix
On a 38-degree December day in the middle of the desert, 15 people incarcerated at Alice Springs Correctional Centre used t-shirts and pedestal fans to rip a hole in a ceiling, in a desperate attempt to escape the stifling heat of their overcrowded cells.
In the era of global boiling, a just transition must focus on keeping people out of prison
Originally published at Croakey. The extreme temperatures that are being recorded around the world highlight the importance of reorienting justice systems to focus on keeping people out of prison, as well as ensuring safe conditions for those who are incarcerated, according to John Ryks, Director of Jesuit Social Services’ Centre for Just Places.
Place-based approaches to policy are crucial
Originally published at Pro Bono. As natural disasters continue in the wake of climate change, place-based initiatives are crucial to emergency services delivery.
Community sector vital to climate crisis response
Originally published at Pro Bono. A new Australian-first climate crisis plan sets out how the sector can use a local lens for mitigation.
Locally and globally, what will it take to reorient towards climate justice?
Originally published at Croakey. Governments and leaders at all levels have been urged to step up investment in efforts to promote climate justice for communities, especially those most likely at risk of inequitable climate impacts.
An initiative of
Jesuit Social Services
An initiative of
Jesuit Social Services