Silent conversation
By channeling his own experiences into his work, multidisciplinary artist Sha Sarwari draws attention to the untold narratives of asylum seekers and invites the public to engage in conversations on this topic.
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The ASRC Innovation Hub: Empowering asylum seekers to help themselves
Gavin Ackerly, Director of the Empowerment Pillar at Melbourne’s Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, writes about the ASRC’s new model which helps asylum seekers find solutions to their own challenges.
What Australian refugee and immigration policy tells us about our democracy
Dr Joyce Chia discusses the implications of the Australian Citizenship and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 for our democracy.
Refugee Women in Cambodia
Australia’s agreement to transfer refugees from Nauru for resettlement raises insecurities for both Cambodia and the refugees themselves, particularly women.
Walking Borders: Arts activism for refugee rights
Arts activist Scotia Monkivitch devised a walked performance and installation to poetically engage the public in dialogue on border politics during the 2014 G20.
Seeking protection: LGBTI asylum seekers
The unique experiences of LGBTI asylum seekers are often overlooked by politicians and the media.
My projects demand me to be human
Documentary photographer Conor Ashleigh is running a series of creative storytelling workshops for Sydney migrant youth called “Seeing Summer.”
The asylum debate put simply
“Refugees: Why Seeking Asylum is Legal and Australia’s Policies Are Not” is an easy guide to one of Australia’s most debated topics, writes Maya Borom.
Emerging from the cave
Like Plato’s prisoner in the cave, kids at school are often disengaged with the world around them. Claire Feain shares her experiences with equipping Australian youth with the tools to become active citizens so they can emerge out the cave with their eyes open.
The Freedom Interviews: Mark Isaacs
Right Now will be doing interviews with guests of the 2014 Melbourne Writers’ Festival in a series we’re calling The Freedom Interviews. In Part One of the series, we speak with former Salvation Army worker Mark Isaacs.