TCGL Supporters

The Centre is supported by a variety of state and national organisations. These organisations and the many others we network with are the essence of our strength as an organisation as they are to the creation of an inclusive, caring and equitable society.

At the present time, the Centre is very grateful for the strong support that it receives from the following organisations:

Caritas Australia is the Catholic agency for overseas aid and development. It works to bring relief and aid to people whose lives have been devastated by natural disaster or conflict. Caritas works through the principles and practice of community development, supporting people to help themselves out of poverty, hunger and injustice. Integral to undertaking these key activities of aid and development, Caritas works within Australia to engage all people in education and advocacy programs.
Australian Education Union: The core business of the AEU is: The maintenance of comprehensive industrial protection and representation through industrial awards and agreements. This involves industrial research, negotiation and advocacy over a wide range of matters including salaries and teaching and learning conditions. The representation of members’ interests on professional issues. The AEU Tasmania Branch offers a wide range of services to members. These include professional advice and support, welfare, health insurance, and discount purchasing. The AEU is proud to work for people who have the most important job in the country – educating for the future.
Australian Volunteers International (AVI) is an international development organisation working in Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. AVI volunteers work in partnership with local people in these regions. They exchange skills and support organisations that deliver essential services to communities. AVI programs build links between communities from different countries and cultures. They include volunteer programs, staff development programs, sports programs and exchange programs.
The United Nations Association of Australia (Tasmanian Division) is a non-profit, non-government, community organisation promoting the aims and ideals of the United Nations and seeking support for the United Nations and its many programs and agencies. It gives Australians the opportunity to speak out and to be involved in the wide range of issues that confront the United Nations and Australia: from human rights to peacekeeping, from greenhouse gases to clean water.
Oxfam Australia is an Australian, independent, not-for-profit, secular, community-based aid and development organisation. Their vision is of a fair world in which people control their own lives, their basic rights are achieved and the environment is sustained. Across 23 countries, they work in partnership with local communities to overcome poverty and injustice.
Anglicare Tasmania, in response to the Christian faith, exists to achieve social justice and to provide the opportunity for people in need to reach fullness of life, within Anglicare's resources. Their priority is to respond to Tasmanians living in poverty and crisis through accommodation, counselling and employment services. They also address the causes of poverty and injustice through research, lobbying and public debate.
The Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner co-operates with all Tasmanians in working towards a world where discrimination, prejudice, bias and prohibited conduct are indicators of a history that is no longer with us. The Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner envisions a Tasmanian community which recognises that all people are entitled to respect, dignity and appreciation for their contributions and themselves and where all are honoured for their diverse abilities and strengths.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) seeks to use education, culture, science and communication as the means to build peace in the minds of people. It promotes international co-operation amongst its 190 Member States and 6 Associate Members in the fields of education, culture, science and communication.
RESULTS is a non-profit grassroots advocacy organisation, which seeks to create the political will to end poverty. RESULTS volunteers exercise their personal and political power for the introduction of more effective solutions and policies to eradicate poverty. Volunteers' activities are based around: lobbying their Members of Parliament; increasing public awareness; and building collaborative partnerships with others.
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom was founded at The Hague in 1915 and now has strong and active workers for peace in some seventy countries in the world. WILPF is a non-government organisation (NGO) having consultative status with the United Nations. It aims to bring together women of all faiths and political affiliations together to study and then publicise the causes and consequences of conflict. WILPF women stand for: political solutions to international conflicts; disarmament; the promotion of women to full and equal participation in all society's activities; the respect of fundamental human rights and the right to development in a sustainable environment; economic justice within and among states; and elimination of racism and all forms of discrimination.

We belong to and support:

The Tasmanian Coalition for the Eradication of Poverty is a network of domestic and globally focused aid and development groups and individuals working co-operatively to bring attention to poverty and to the fact that with a strong collaborative will and effort poverty can be overcome. Members of the Coalition are convinced that 'ordinary people' play key roles as community leaders through their commitment to the elimination of poverty. Enquiries regarding membership or further information may be made through the Tasmanian Centre for Global Learning.

The Hobart Peace Coalition actively proclaims a vision of peace, social justice and the non-violent resolution of conflict to inspire our personal lives, our society and our world. It comprises individuals and organisations wishing to organise or sponsor activities and to mobilise public opinion in support of this vision, without attempting to impose any particular policy or point of view on one another.

The Tasmanian Council of Social Service is the peak council for the community welfare sector in Tasmania. Its mission is to represent and uphold the interests of low income and disadvantaged people in Tasmania.