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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Kurdish journalist and author, Berhouz Boochani, has released his first-hand account of being incarcerated by the Australian government for five years on Manus Island. Here is his appeal to the wider community on how we can support him in his plight. Dear friends My name is Behrouz Boochani and I am writing to you
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Ten quotes from Advocacy and Power Program graduates who are leading the way forward in human rights and refugee activism. On Thursday 26 July, eight people from refugee backgrounds presented their journey and hope for the future. Here are ten quotes from the evening that you too can take with you. 1. “I’m not lived
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Abdul Razzaq is the founder of All Nations Social Cricket (ANSC) and a Cricket Australia Ambassador. Abdul and his wife are newly arrived from Pakistan and are seeking asylum in Australia. Both are part of Advocacy and Power Program and active volunteers in the community. These interviews from All Nations Cricket team demonstrate the importance
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