Asylum Seeker Resource Centre blog

    • 25 JAN 23
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    Support refugees this March by hosting a Feast for Freedom

    Support refugees this March by hosting a Feast for Freedom

    Good food brings people together. It has the power to unite people from diverse backgrounds as one family, one community, and one people. That’s the power of Feast for Freedom. Every year, more than 1,000 people across Australia choose to celebrate what unites us, by hosting a Feast in their home, workplace, school, or community

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    • 18 NOV 22
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    Why the fight for refugee rights still rages on under a new Government

    Why the fight for refugee rights still rages on under a new Government

    With the change of government in May 2022 came a glimpse of hope for people seeking asylum. Two of Labor’s election promises were to provide permanent protection for refugees who are currently subjected to a cruel and protracted temporary visa system, and to create a fairer process for people seeking asylum.  But as yet, there

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    • 08 NOV 22
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    ASRC CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis explains why he’s walking 50km in a single day

    ASRC CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis explains why he’s walking 50km in a single day

    Here at the ASRC, we’ve faced some pretty tough challenges: from finding ways to keep our doors open through the pandemic, to campaigning hard against this government’s disappointing budget, which puts even more public money into offshore and onshore detention. But now I want to share some news about a challenge that I’m actually looking

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    • 24 OCT 22
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    How to support refugees with the ASRC Challenge

    How to support refugees with the ASRC Challenge

    Every year, hundreds of people across Australia join together under the ASRC banner to clock up our Kilometres of Compassion (previously known as Run 4 Refugees), in support of refugees and people seeking asylum.  Now – in addition to major running events like Bridge to Brisbane or the Melbourne Marathon Festival – the ASRC is

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