Asylum Seeker Resource Centre blog

    • 10 FEB 26
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    ASRC Marches in Pride with LGBTQIA+ Communities

    ASRC Marches in Pride with LGBTQIA+ Communities

    Last Sunday ASRC staff, volunteers and friends once again came together to march in the annual Midsumma Pride March along Fitzroy Street in St Kilda. Dressed in vibrant purple ASRC Pride T-shirts and waving rainbow flags, our spirited group danced and strutted its way down the street to the pulse of the music, celebrating belonging,

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    • 21 JAN 26
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    Invasion Day: Not a date to celebrate

    Invasion Day: Not a date to celebrate

    As many Australians mark January 26 in their calendars, preparing for a long weekend of barbecues and catch-ups with friends, more and more people are pausing and choosing not to celebrate a date that does not reflect the values we aspire to as a nation. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, this day is

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    • 15 DEC 25
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    Nearly 10,000 Items Donated: How Our Community Powered the ASRC Festive Food Drive

    Nearly 10,000 Items Donated: How Our Community Powered the ASRC Festive Food Drive

    On Sunday 7th December, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) hosted its annual Festive Food Drive, and once again, our community showed extraordinary generosity. For more than years, we have opened our garage doors at ASRC Footscray each December to receive donations of food and toiletries that help stock our Foodbank during the summer months

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    • 10 DEC 25
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    On Human Rights Day, we stand united against racism and hate

    On Human Rights Day, we stand united against racism and hate

    Today the world commemorates the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. Adopted in the aftermath of World War II, this declaration marked the first time nations collectively committed to universally protect the inalienable rights of every human being, regardless of race,

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