Peace Day Celebrated across Australia and the World
Sunday, 01 October 2017
Each year on September 21st we celebrate the International Day of Peace with hundreds of young people in Roots & Shoots groups across Australia and the world. This year we kicked things off in Western Australia where, at the end of term Mercy Mass, St Brigid’s College displayed a peace dove with handwritten messages of peace. Students at John
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JANE Documentary Australian Premiere
Sunday, 01 October 2017
In case you haven’t heard, there is a brand new documentary showing Jane Goodall like you’ve never seen her before. A project years in the making, the new National Geographic, in collaboration with JGI, documentary ‘JANE’ takes us on a journey through her discoveries and personal life with more than 100 hours of never before seen footage
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Tchimpounga Chimps Happy in their Island Homes
Sunday, 01 October 2017
The time has arrived! For many years, JGI in the Republic of Congo has been working toward the transition of chimpanzees from the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center’s original site to our island sanctuary sites. Our JGI staff and caregivers have been working on this process for a very long time, selecting chimpanzees that are good candidates for
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Elwood Outback Girls Hiking for JGIA
Sunday, 01 October 2017
We’re so pleased to share this story about six girls and their mums who are heading off on an adventure to raise funds for JGIA! Tilly, Eva, Ella, Grace, Mia and Nellie, who are in grade 5 at Elwood Primary School in Victoria, are travelling to Schusters Lodge in the Victorian high country on October 6th where they
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Dr Jane in Stellar Magazine
Sunday, 01 October 2017
Out earlier this month in Stellar Magazine in the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Herald Sun and Courier Mail, Jane was featured in a lovely article about Peace Day. She explains that on September 21st, Roots & Shoots groups around the world will celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace, by flying giant, handmade peace dove
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