Zakia’s face lights up in front of me as I ask her if she’s enjoyed the translation workshops she’s just wrapped up at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC). ‘From the past I like translating. Interpreting for me was like a dream to be a translator or an interpreter, so when I saw the email
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Walid Zazai speaks from Manus to the Palm Sunday Rally 2018 As the clock ticked towards midnight, I felt both dread at another long year and hope for what seems unimaginable to me – freedom. Hello everyone, my name is Walid Zazai. Thank you for asking me to speak again. Much has changed since last
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I recently had the extraordinary and humbling experience of speaking with Ai Wei Wei, a global leader who uses his art, his intellect, and his heart to champion a more compassionate way forward for refugees. We had an incredible conversation, in which he compared the humanitarian crisis facing refugees to a flood. The natural course
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On the morning of 5 March, the quiet Central Queensland town of Bileola (Bilo) woke up at 5am to Australian Border Force detaining and removing their Tamil neighbours of more than four years, Priya, Nades and their two Australian born little girls. They were taken to a Melbourne detention centre, then onto Perth and put
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See the ordering instructions Easter. It’s a time for indulgence, even amongst the strictest of us. It’s the one time we let down our guard and delve into sweet treats, butter slathered hot cross buns and chocolate bunnies. But while many spend the coming weeks overindulging, people seeking asylum in our community are struggling to
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