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No.HRAFF - 14 May 2012

HRAFF Coverage

The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival Right Now is very excited to announce our new partnership with the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival. ... Read More

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Ali Baba Awrang

No.212 - 15 May 2012

Review – Afghani People: Vulnerability and Richness

Refugee advocate Julian Burnside AO QC recently opened two exhibitions at RMIT Gallery, Melbourne addressing the ongoing plight of Afghani refugees. The collections express two ... Read More

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No.210 - 13 May 2012

Melody Groenenboom- human trafficking video

  Ten to thirty million people have disappeared. It’s the enigma of our time, how people embedded into their families and communities can simply slip ... Read More

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Political Asylum

No.206 - 9 May 2012

One Laugh at a Time

A cacophony of excited murmurs and joyful laughter erupted throughout obscured sections of theatres, diminutive rooms nestled in covert bars and auditoriums packed to the ... Read More

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No.205 - 9 May 2012

Just Joking? Taking Comedy Seriously

It is a Saturday night at a comedy show. An overweight, beer drinking, crude male takes a dig at his wife. His presence on the ... Read More

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No.197 - 29 April 2012

Music – Singing Stories

Arts Centre Melbourne presented Singing Stories in association with Multiculturalism Australia at the Famous Spiegeltent earlier this month on Saturday 12 April. Featured artists included ... Read More

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Infinity - Bangarra

No.190 - 4 April 2012

Indigenous Theatre and the stories of our history – are we ready to listen?

This article is part of our April and May theme: the relationship between art and human rights – a topic very close to our hearts. ... Read More

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Corner of Malthouse Lane and Flinders Lane ©2011 Steaphan Paton

No.168 - 7 March 2012

Urban Doolagahl

This article is part of our March theme, which focuses on an ongoing challenge to Australian society: Race & Discrimination. Read our Editorial for more ... Read More

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No.163 - 4 March 2012

Exhibition – MIAF Artist Talks

Tony Birch presented a talk with John Harding, Derek Smith, Destiny Deacon, Yhonnie Scarce and Steaphan Paton – five of the nine City of Melbourne ... Read More

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No.160 - 29 February 2012

The State’s Responsibility to Care: Aboriginal people, human rights and the justice system

This article is part of our February theme, which focuses on one of the great silences in the human rights conversation in Australia: Prisoners’ Rights. ... Read More

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