Sabihe (Sabi) McDonald didn’t think she had a chance of winning the Refugee Champion Award at this year’s Friends of Refugees and Asylum Seeker Awards, but at the ASRC and throughout Melbourne’s refugee community, many agree she is a deserving winner. As Melbourne’s first Persian interpreter, Sabi quickly recognised her value in not only bridging
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After an epic few months of training and fundraising for Run 4 Refugees, more than 650 runners converged on the ‘G’ for the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday, 16 October 2016. Thanks to all runners and the community of compassion that surrounded them, the event raised a huge $236,356! These funds are vital to providing welcome and
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ASRC’s longest running social enterprise, ASRC Catering recently took out third prize in Moral Fairground’s Ethical Enterprise Awards, held on 20 October 2016. The catering business which employs around 30 people seeking asylum, won $15,000 worth of mentoring an business consultation from One10. ASRC Catering was recognised for its commitment to providing social and economic
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A new report from Amnesty International has condemned Australia for turning Nauru into an open-air prison, where refugees and people seeking asylum face a cruel and elaborate system of abuse. The report, Island of Despair: Australia’s ‘processing of refugees’, is a disturbing and comprehensive expose of our government’s deliberate and systematic regime of neglect and cruelty. Based
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In September the ASRC received a donation of stationary from the wonderful students of Our Lady of Mercy College, as part of their Social Justice Program. This gift had a profound impact on one particular member seeking asylum. Cameron Gilbey, our Continuing Care Coordinator shares an open letter of thanks, and how this simple gesture enabled a member
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