Refugee Advocacy Network - A coalition of Victorian groups campaigning for rights for refugees in Australia

A coalition of Victorian groups campaigning for rights for refugees in Australia

COVID-19 Response for Refugees

April 7, 2020

Upcoming Events

There are two email actions below that you can take. The first email action is below: Don’t let immigration detention centres become hotspots for COVID-19 Click here for the second email action or scroll down further. COVID-19 crisis – Refugees and people seeking asylum need income support – just like everyone else See list of contacts for Premiers and key ministers at the bottom of this page and also here: First Email Action – COVID-19 Thanks to Canberra Refugee Action…

PALM SUNDAY JUSTICE FOR REFUGEES – Virtual Event – 5th April 2020 – Social Media campaign and Online Actions

April 4, 2020

News, Upcoming Events

Advocacy groups across Australia took online action for refugee rights on Palm Sunday 2020 More than 40 Australian agencies united on Palm Sunday, 5 April to host a two-hour online event championing justice and dignity for refugees and people seeking asylum. The theme for this year’s event was “For a Just Future”. Some News articles on the online event are below: Event in WA Article about the online event Event in Whyalla AAP article about the event SPEAK UP for…

Palm Sunday Selfie Photos

March 29, 2020

Upcoming Events

Join us Online on April 5 Palm Sunday 2020 Speaking Up For #justice4refugees

March 28, 2020

Upcoming Events

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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: The Crisis in Australian Immigration Detention

February 20, 2020

Symposium BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: The Crisis in Australian Immigration Detention Friday 21 February 2020 9.30am – 12.30pm Facebook live stream videos of the event are here: Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Organised by The Refugee Advocacy Network, an informal network of groups and individuals active in refugee advocacy in Victoria, and hosted by the Melbourne Law School WELCOME Prof John Tobin, University of Melbourne CONTEXT Alison Battisson, Human Rights for All STORIES FROM THE INSIDE – a former detainee and regular visitors…

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Refugee Advocacy Network

1 day ago

Sign the petition today!

action.refugeecouncil.org.au

100s of refugees are being kicked out of their homes by Peter Dutton in the middle of a pandemic. I just signed the petition calling on him to ensure they have adequate support to find a house and buy food. Can you join me? #NobodyLeftBehind

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Refugee Advocacy Network

3 days ago

For World Human Rights Day the Refugee Advocacy Network will be organising events to call for the release of refugees, in the Mantra, MITA and all across Australia and offshore.

There will be a hologram projection at the Mantra in Preston from 8pm on Human Rights Day itself (50 people can also be present), and a rally socially distanced groups of 50 across different locations in the CBD from 2-3pm Saturday Dec 12 - that event will be up on Facebook shortly, in the meantime you can register for both covid-safe events here
forms.gle/AYRMb6akyRmFNpEe7 ...

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Refugee Advocacy Network

1 week ago

#justice4refugees ...

'My future is dark': Zaki was granted refugee status 8 years ago, he fears for his life if it is taken away

www.canberratimes.com.au

Refugees and asylum seekers in need of emergency relief spiked during the pandemic.

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Refugee Advocacy Network

2 weeks ago

Andrew Wilkie speaking up for the refugees, and supporting Time For A Home campaign - Thank you Andrew Wilkie #TimeforaHome #EndIndefiniteDetention ...

Andrew speaks in Parliament about refugees and the Time for a Home campaign - Andrew Wilkie

andrewwilkie.org

The Australian Government’s cruel and illegal treatment of asylum seekers and refugees must end now. Support the Time for a Home campaign to end indefinite detention and give people a place to call home.

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Refugee Advocacy Network

3 weeks ago

Read the article Refugees are the Canaries in the Mine:
www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/refugees-are-the-canaries-in-the-mine

#SafeResettlementNow ...

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RefugeeAdvocacyNetwork @NetworkRefugee·

https://action.refugeecouncil.org.au/support_safety?fbclid=IwAR0gBHr_cEH6dmpYktLX-vddu6-pqv9sMFg0gCqygBOK9COV-peQFe-Cuds #NobodyLeftBehind

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https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7011301/my-future-is-dark-zaki-was-granted-refugee-status-8-years-ago-he-fears-for-his-life-if-it-is-taken-away/?fbclid=IwAR3YJ6hQnsyHzJOLiFjc2yiHnBqBnj35eGmDpFeEgI0qIoCpOvgX1ppm8KI #justice4refugees

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https://vimeo.com/476156608 #GameOver

World renowned Street artist and Melbourne Film Producer Anne Tindall have teamed up to create a powerful inner city Melbourne 2 story mural saying "Game Over - 7 Years is too long". The mural depicts Kurdish refugee Moz

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Andrew Wilkie speaking up for the refugees, and supporting
Time For A Home campaign - Thank you Andrew Wilkie #TimeforaHome #EndIndefiniteDetention https://andrewwilkie.org/andrew-speaks-in-parliament-about-refugees-and-the-time-for-home-campaign/

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Pamela Curr @pamelacurr·

#Sevenyearstoolong
12months in a motel room
10 years in immigration detention centres
Enough! https://twitter.com/margaret_tmsinc/status/1324186312258146304

💧Margaret Sinclair@margaret_tmsinc

I've just joined the call for a safe, permanent home for refugees in detention. Join me! http://timeforahome.com.au/ #timeforahome #7yearstoolong

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