Refugee Advocacy Network

“Tears from the Heart” Closed Doors or a Safe Harbour? April 14 – 22, 2012 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. *Sat. April 21st, 12 – 5 pm* St Patrick’s Hall corner of Sturt & Dawson Sts, Ballarat. Entrance~ Dawson St. South FREE ENTRY Presented by Queenscliff Rural Australians for Refugees Hosted by Australian Refugee Association Ballarat Circle of Friends The installation ‘Tears from the Heart’ combines paintings, fibres, graphics and text, to examine the ongoing plight of people seeking refuge…

Next steps for the refugee movement in 2012.
Saturday 11 February 2012, 11am – 4.30pm, Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne city

The Refugee Advocacy Network is calling on all groups and individuals who support refugee rights to come together and send a clear message to the government: it’s time to end mandatory detention. The crisis in Australia’s detention system has reached a critical point. There are now almost 7,000 people locked in detention centres across the country. Increasing number have been incarcerated for long periods of time – months or even years.  Asylum seekers and refugees in the camps are increasingly…