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.
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Fighting for justice and dignity: Interview with Behrouz Boochani
Right Now speaks to writer Behrouz Boochani about his call for a Royal Commission into Immigration Detention.
Feeling Terror
Why do we turn some incidents of political violence into public spectacles of terrorism while obscuring others?
Boat People
New poetry by Katherine E Seppings.
The people-smuggler debate from the prism of an asylum seeker
The double perspective that Dawood Amiri offers as both an asylum seeker and people-smuggler adds nuance and compassion to a national debate often devoid of both, writes Veronica Sullivan.
Asylum Seekers Shrouded In Silence
“Their suffering is now my suffering.” Anne Hilton tells us what inspired her to walk from Sydney to Canberra for asylum seekers.
Love Makes A Way
Kat Phyn sits down with the original founders of the Christian protest group that has become well known for its unconventional tactics in a fight for the rights of asylum seekers.
Seeking protection: LGBTI asylum seekers
The unique experiences of LGBTI asylum seekers are often overlooked by politicians and the media.
RIGHT NOW’S NOVEMBER 2014 ISSUE, GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS
In November, Right Now explored human rights issues from around the globe. Read our November issue here.
Why do many Australians feel alienated from the pro-refugee movement?
Ellen Hays considers why many Australians support harsh refugee policy, and explores possible ways the pro-refugee movement could improve public opinion.
The Syrian Factor and Why Australia Is Not Experiencing a Refugee Crisis
Jinane Ghazale shares the impressions of the Syrian refugee crisis that she received through her trip to Lebanon.
The boat
With our nation’s political discourse so replete with silence, secrecy and spin, how can we begin to search for truth about “the boats”?
Nowhere Line
Samira Farah speaks to Lukas Schrank about his new short film Nowhere Line which addresses the challenging and contentious subject of mandatory detention.