Archive for October, 2006
Monday, October 30th, 2006
10 reasons why you need to Act Now for asylum seekers
1. It is immoral that children seeking asylum are denied health care in Australia….but this is what the Howard government does each year to hundreds of asylum seeker children forced to live on Bridging Visa E’s with no access to Medicare.
2. It’s denying people seeking asylum a fair go by not giving them the right [...]
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Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Trivia Night
Sat Nov 18
Tickets are now on sale so time to get your table organised. Check out the ASRC website for more details about the evening and for the booking form.
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Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Film Fundraiser “No. 2″ to raise money for the ASRC new borns
There are five mothers having children in the next two months. We are having a film fundraiser on November 14th to raise some funds to helps mums buy items for their new borns.
Movie title: “No.2″
Date: November 14
Time: 7pm
Location: Cinema Nova
Cost: $15 concession/ $20 adult AVAILABLE NOW !!!
For booking details please see the website www.asrc.org.au
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Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Supporting Our Supporters
Thursday Novemeber 2nd 6:30pm
This week’s Supporting Our Supporters program will be on this Thursday November 2nd. Volunteers are encouraged to come along to the sessions where you will have the opportunity to discuss your experiences of volunteering at the ASRC and gain support.
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Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Calling ALL refugee supporters - we need you!
Message from Pamela Curr:
Tony Bourke, Labour Opposition spokesperson on Immigration has released a reccommendation that tthe TPV (Tempo be scrapped and all refugees be given permanent protection instead of having to prove themselves twice.
This would emable the 1400 people who are currently on TPV’s; and must wait for another 3 - 5 years to be [...]
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Saturday, October 28th, 2006
FREE Workshops: Cultural performing arts
Saturdays Oct 28 - Dec 16
The Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre in Brunswick is offering some fantastic FREE performing arts and music workshops from October 28th - December 16th at the Welcome Centre in Brunbswick.
The Welcome Centre would really like to encourage members of the ASRC to come along as they have some fantastic facilitators.
Workshops will [...]
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Quicker processing times raise concerns about fair process
We have just learnt from DIMA that Minister Vanstone as of the 22nd of July 2006 had directed her Ministerial Intervention Unit to process and refer all cases to her within 90 days. Furthermore, that legal representatives are to be given only 14 additional days to submit further information from the date they make [...]
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Government continues to break international laws
The Howard Government continues to show a fragrant disregard for international human rights laws. Their continued use of offshore ‘processing centres’, Temporary Protection Visas, Bridging Visa E’s regime (that deny people the right to work and medicare and an income) and our Mandatory Detention policies are all breaches of key human rights conventions we are [...]
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Annual Trivia Night
The ASRC 5th Annual Trivia Night is on Saturday the 18th of November at the Collingwood Town Hall. A great night of fun, entertainment, trivia and delicious snacks. Its our one big fundraiser each year, please get behind it. We have Anne Phelan, Rachel Berger and Alan Brough as MC’s, gourmet finger food, [...]
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Fundraising Co-ordinator position
We are seeking to employ a full - time Fundraising Co - ordinator via a grant from the Pratt Foundation. We are re - advertising this position. Applications close Monday the 13th of November. Please click below for Position Description and please send out to your networks.
Click here for Position Description
