From four-year old’s to 70 year old’s, over 200 of Melbourne’s community joined ASRC’s Info Night: election campaign launch to Change the Policy on asylum. The first half of the evening focused on speakers with diverse expertise and stories from the ASRC, including CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis, Director of Advocacy and Campaigns Jana favero, Volunteer Manager
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On Sunday the ASRC in partnership with Islamic Council of Victoria, Halal Food Bank and Maidstone Mosque held a ‘Share Love and Solidarity’ event for Christchurch community. The community were invited to bring non-perishable food into the ASRC garage and to sign condolence books for families and communities of those lost to Christchurch terror attack.
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Ahmad stirs tamarind to accompany a plate of smoked fish in the kitchen of his family home as he reflects on the memories that this family recipe evokes, “They represent my story, they represent my identity, they represent my childhood.” Ahmad is from Mesopotamia, one of the oldest civilisations in the world just west of
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‘The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.’ As everyone at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) prepares to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8, these words by feminist, journalist and activist
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