Lewis arrived in Melbourne from West Papua in 2010 and it took six months to get a permanent visa. It was another three years before his wife and kids could join him. Becoming a member of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre helped Lewis achieve things he didn’t think possible when he first arrived. When Lewis
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Humanity – the missing link on the human rights issue of people seeking asylum When the declaration of Human Rights was laid down this time in 1950, as Australians, we collectively agreed that as good human beings, we should respect basic rights and freedoms, and importantly – the freedom from fear. But this Human Rights
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Yesterday the ASRC released poll data conducted by ReachTEL and commissioned by The Australian Institute, The poll showed that the majority of voters in the Prime Minister’s electorate believe women, children and families should be removed from detention in Nauru and processed in Australia. The poll was taken in the electorates of Wentworth and North Sydney on 28 November 2015
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The ASRC’s new Youth Empowerment Officer, Potal* wants to “do anything possible to help a young person achieve something in their life”. His role is to engage more young ASRC members in the activities, programs and services the organisation offers. In taking this job on, he is also the second ASRC member to become an ASRC
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It’s been a “friggin’ fabulous” year for the ASRC Dandenong according to centre manager Rosa Misitano. In the two years since it opened in Melbourne’s southeast, the ASRC Dandenong has assisted more than 1300 people who are seeking asylum. And one of the centre’s proudest achievements in 2015 has been finding more than 82 members employment.
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