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25.01.2022 "Medevac should stay. Its fair and humane. Its also common human decency." Rob Floyd, Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce Chair #SaveMedevac Senator Jacqui Lambie

25.01.2022 ACRT Media Statement Lifesaving Medevac Legislation to be repealed "...the Government must immediately open a humane resettlement pathway for people detained on PNG and Nauru and guarantee that those seriously ill people will receive the appropriate health care." https://www.ncca.org.au/component/fileman

24.01.2022 #NobodyLeftBehind #NoChildLeftBehind Children and families seeking asylum are being left without any support during Covid-19. Children are coming to school hungry.Schools are being left to pick up the slack. @ScottMorrisonMP and @Anne_Ruston please extend access to #JobSeeker and #Medicare to all people seeking asylum https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1272264969053261826

24.01.2022 Read the latest news from the Kaldor Centre https://mailchi.mp/unsw/cvok6auz7z-1227475?e=6fb3795220 Weekly updates are always full of worthwhile information. Join their mailing list - https://www.kaldorcentre.unsw.edu.au/join-kaldor-centre-mai

24.01.2022 Dear Supporters, As we near an election you may want to know what faith based and non faith based agencies want to see on refugee and asylum seeker issues. We would love to share your communitys resources on this issue if you have developed them. Please post or send them through to ACRT and we will ensure they are shared. For now this is the campaign from the Refugee Council of Australia. Over the coming week we will send through some of the faith based resources that are in development.

21.01.2022 Reflection on Australias treatment of refugees. Matthew 25: 42-45 "For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink...." Watch this two minute video by Sharon Bond. It speaks a language that has meaning for all Christians. It is a powerful and emotional indictment of our countrys refugee policy. YouTube https://youtu.be/OrsSt2MHPFw

18.01.2022 Welcome to Refugee Week! Refugee week was started in Australia in 1986 to raise awareness about issues affecting refugees, and to celebrate the positive contributions made to refugees to Australian society. It also coincides with World Refugee Day (June 20). If youd like to engage in a Refugee Week event, you can see a wide range of options listed on the following site: https://refugeeweek-refugeecouncilaus.nationbuilder.com/ref

17.01.2022 ACRT is actively involved in a conversation that is trying to change government policy on community sponsorship of refugees. Please let us know if you have good examples of how this has worked in Australia before.

16.01.2022 Youre invited to a social evening hosted by Sydney Social Work Community! Sydney Social Work Community (SSWC) is a newly founded community aiming to connect people in the field of social work; open to practicing and non-practicing social workers, social work academics & researchers, students and graduates. Professor Linda Briskman from Western Sydney University will begin the evening with a talk on Islamophobia and why it is a concern of Social Work, followed with time t...o socialise over some nibbles and drinks. Event Details When: Thursday, 4 July 2019 Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm, arrive by 6:15pm as our speaker promptly begin at 6:30pm Where: Rainbow Room, Newtown Neighbourhood Centre, 1 Bedford Street, Newtown - directly across from the Newtown Train Station Cost: $5 includes food & drinks https://www.sydneyswc.com/upcoming-events

16.01.2022 ACRT ASKS MINISTER FOR INCOME SUPPORT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS The National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) and the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) have written to Acting Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alan Tudge MP and the Prime Minister, calling for the Federal Government to urgently extend stimulus package support to some categories of visa holders who will be left unsupported amid the coronavirus pandemic.... Visit https://www.acrt.com.au/ to read the letter to the Minister

16.01.2022 ##6YearsTooMany ARAN has a listing of the rallies across Australia. You can find yours at https://aran.net.au/campaigns/6-yearstoomany/

15.01.2022 Manus Island detainee releases music video collaboration with Melb City Ballet

14.01.2022 World Refugee Day - Circle of Silence at the State Library of Victoria On Thursday 20th June, 2pm - 3pm, we will form a public circle of silence for ten minutes, hear from Sr Brigid Arthur of the Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project and be present outside the front of the State Library of Victoria on World Refugee Day to send a message of protest and hope. Bring your friends, students, parish group and a banner! All Welcome! Thursday 20th June 2pm 3pm... Outside the front of the State Library of Victoria Click here for further details and to RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/610275222803729/

13.01.2022 Return to Homeland Resource Guide Many asylum seekers living in our community are facing rejection of their asylum application and subsequent return to their homeland. This guide provides information to help community understand what the process may look like and in what ways a person may assist. https://www.acrt.com.au/

12.01.2022 The Taskforce is greatly concerned about the health risks being faced by people held in detention facilities. We have written a letter to health authorities and released the following.

11.01.2022 As Palm Sunday approaches a message from the President of the National Council of Churches is on this link. Please feel free to share and we hope to bring you a short clip closer to the day if you wish to use it in your churches, communities or at a rally.

10.01.2022 We have joined over 180 organisations across Australia calling on @ScottMorrisonMP to extend life-saving #JobKeeper and #JobSeeker payments to #refugees, people seeking #asylum and other temporary residents. Support ensures ppl can stay safe during #COVID19aus

10.01.2022 This Refugee Week one positive conversation involves encouraging the Australian Government to establish a Community Sponsorship program along the lines of the Canadian Model. See more here: https://www.facebook.com//vb.24953498559/256017865632493/

10.01.2022 T A number of young men and women seeking asylum who are studying at University in Melbourne have expressed they would like to organise a community gathering as they are finding it hard to cope with the outcome of the Federal Election. The event will take place on Sunday 26th May @ 3-5 pm At either the Deakin Learning Centre, 237 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong or the Dandenong City Council RSVPs can be provided to [email protected] and for further information.

09.01.2022 You are invited to an Ecumenical Church Service at St Johns Anglican Cathedral in Canberra for the opening of the 46th Parliament. This is to be held on Tuesday 2 July at 7.30am. Bishop Mark Short will preside and all are welcome. Refugee and asylum issues will be a part of the message and the opportunity for local groups to network after the service will be encouraged.

07.01.2022 ‘COVID-19 and humanitarian migrants on temporary visas: assessing the public costs’ The Refugee Council of Australia's latest report examines the cost of not supporting people seeking asylum and refugees during the Covid-19 pandemic. Research released 30/7 indicates that excluding refugees and people seeking asylum from financial support could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and exacerbate the nation’s health and homelessness crises.

07.01.2022 Some resources from JRS for your interest.

06.01.2022 The latest publication of the Community Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (CRSI) of which ACRT is a member. Check it out and help us make this program more viable and fair for refugee sponsorship in Australia.

05.01.2022 Five Years have been together for over two years, with Phil, Michaela and Tri starting the band in 2017 and the drummer David Shirley joining in 2018. Five Years is their first single and video clip. This song is a credit to those who have spent time in detention offshore. For more information visit Black Sheep Music (Australia) blacksheepmusic.com.au or Facebook: www.facebook.com/BlackSheepMusicAus/ ]

05.01.2022 Just a warning if you are trying to get in to PNG to go to Manus there are no tourist visas available. You must have a business visa and state clearly what you visit would try to achieve!. For those of use who know we are trying to work with local people dont lose hope. We still have pathways to male sure your donations can be delivered in the right way! Caz

04.01.2022 With a new Bill to repeal the Medevac laws before Parliament, these two stories highlight the devastating impact of detention on the mental health of refugees and why we have consistently called for an end to indefinite mandatory detention. https://www.sbs.com.au//afghan-refugee-transferred-from-ma https://www.theguardian.com//mentally-ill-asylum-seeker-se

04.01.2022 If you didnt get a chance to reflect over Easter (too many Easter egg hunts!) the NCCA has a list of the Easter messages from a range of denominations.

03.01.2022 There are 16,000 children seeking asylum without basic supports. Schools are picking up the slack. @ScottMorrisonMP https://twitter.com/i/status/1272264969053261826 @Anne_Ruston... must ensure #NobodyLeftBehind. Extend #JobSeeker and #Medicare now! See more

02.01.2022 Accepting more refugees is good for Australian economy and society says Oxfam report. Increasing Australias annual humanitarian intake to 44,000 by 2023 would bring an extra $37.7bn to the economy in the next 50 years. Read the 27 August 2019 Oxfam Media Release - https://media.oxfam.org.au//accepting-more-refugees-good-/

01.01.2022 There has been quite a lot of media recently about Asylum Seekers arriving by plane. Here is a helpful article that provides some facts and clarity. https://www.abc.net.au//fact-file-kristina-keneal/11603018