By Dzenana, ASRC volunteer We lived in a town called Konjic, in what is now known as Bosnia and Herzegovina, nestled in the Dinaric Alps 50kms south of Sarajevo. We had Serb and Croat neighbours, but Konjic was a Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) town and at the time, it didn’t seem likely that the border skirmishes
Read moreCan you smell what the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is cooking? The ASRC Catering team claimed an award at the Social Enterprise Awards last Wednesday, taking home the award for the best business with less than 20 full-time employees. The team were one of 26 finalists in eight categories selected by an independent panel, and
Read moreAt Federation Square last week on 1 December, the Food Justice Truck won the Healthy Happy Heroes (kid’s choice) Award, chosen by the students from Sunshine North Primary School, selected under the guidance of the Governor of Victoria the Honourable Linda Dessau AM, VicHealth and YMCA. The Truck was also finalist in a new category,
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by Michelle, ASRC volunteer My grandfather, Adolfo Calligaro, arrived in Australia from northern Italy in 1927. He was a keen cyclist and amateur boxer and did national service with the Alpini. But he became uncomfortable in Italy with the rise of fascism and decided to bring his skills and energy to strike out in a
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by Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO and Founder, ASRC How did you carry the grief of having to leave home, of losing the warm embrace of your mother and your homeland forever? I feel such sadness for you, that when your parents passed the sea still stood between you. How did you endure enough struggles for a
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