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25.01.2022 Kira went shopping with her grandma to find items for another 5 year old, chosen with love. Message from #youthshoeboxproject How is everyone going with their shoeboxes? We are very, very excited about how many boxes have already come in. This community is AMAZING! We're all fired up for our packing day on 3 December..... Woohoo! Let us know if you can't make this date or if you need any help from us. Keep going lovely people ... More info on Youth Shoebox FB page See more

23.01.2022 Socks and Jocks-The first Christmas Delivery to Villawood When Baraz* arrived Villawood detention from Nauru for medical treatment there were just a few things that Australians see as a human right that he really wanted: some cotton underpants that fitted, some sneakers and socks and an ordinary fleecy jacket for the sudden cold. A great networker, he caught up with his friend from home now living in Adelaide who wanted to know how he was. Baraz’s friend contacted Katherine ...from JRS and a member of Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR). Katherine then rang Geoff from Hawkesbury RAR who is part of their detention Centre Newtork and a Blue Mountains Support Group member and VIllawood Visitor. Last Sunday Geoff drove from the Hawkesbury to Villawood with the first delivery of Christmas presents paid for by the generous folk who have contributed to the Santa’s helper appeal. Baraz got his undies this week. The list of people needing Santa’s help is growing and the men at Villawood are now checking with others from Nauru that they are OK and letting our visitors know of any needs. The difference this has made to them is huge, As one guy said It makes you feel so much better if you can do something for someone else *name changed Contribute to basic human rights and Christmas cheer to those in Villawood Detention Centre. https://www.givenow.com.au/santaslittlehelper

21.01.2022 CMRC’s Women to Watch launches the More Than Masks! Social Enterprise Project. Women to Watch is an initiative from CMRC’s Skills Hub at Toongabbie where Tamil asylum seeker women come together to build their skills, create connections with the wider community and restore their dignity so they can speak up and advocate for other women like themselves. Now we have reached November, and so production has ramped up on the masks and matching earrings they have designed and cr...eated. Gift Packages are now ready- just in time for the holiday season. All proceeds will be distributed amongst the women who are currently facing uncertainty for their future, as they remain in temporary visa limbo.

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19.01.2022 It's been a tough year for Melburnians, who are now experiencing their first taste of relative freedom after COVID-19 lockdowns. But for hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees living in Melbourne, their perpetual lockdown remains in place with no end in sight. #TimeForAHome https://www.abc.net.au//melbournes-detention-ref/12846434

18.01.2022 Congratulations Rosemary Kariuki . Go to any lengths to see the inspiring film Rosemary’s Way. #AusoftheYear

10.01.2022 #TimeForAHome The majority of Australians support the immediate resettlement of people once their refugee claim is completed. But the Morrison Government is stubbornly refusing to do this, instead choosing to continue to detain hundreds indefinitely, without any plan for their futures. ... It's Time for Freedom. Time for a Plan. Time for a Home. #TimeForAHome https://www.timeforahome.com.au/

10.01.2022 Sign this petition. #TimeForAHome

10.01.2022 Congratulations to Lucy from Kindlehill High School as 2nd place winner in the BMRSG/RAR Video and Poster Competition.

06.01.2022 Visiting to those in onshore Detention Centres allowed from 7 December. Applications to visit received from 30 November.

03.01.2022 #Temporary, is a rich storytelling hub revealing the experiences of refugees in Australia who are under temporary protection. This Kaldor Centre project explores in long-form stories, podcasts, art and photography the lives of people who came to Australia seeking refuge, and the laws that entangle them in an endless uncertainty. Their journeys come to life in powerful stories, vividly illustrated by refugee artists and photographers.... Their voices rise from an eight-episode podcast series, co-produced with UNSW Centre for Ideas and Guardian Australia, with a soundtrack created by an award-winning composer currently seeking asylum. Temporary also offers a real understanding of the system designed to deter these people, with experts from the Kaldor Centre and the Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) breaking down the laws and policies in simple terms. https://temporary.kaldorcentre.net/

01.01.2022 Why do we hear the term 'climate refugee'? Experts predict that climate change will cause the displacement of millions of vulnerable people. However, the term ‘climate refugee’ does not exist in international law, and people displaced by climate events often do not t within the denition of ‘refugee’ under the 1951 Refugee Convention. Join us to discuss how we prepare for a future where people around the world are displaced due to climate change. Presented by RACS' Centre Director and Principal Solicitor, Sarah Dale