Links and information
FASSTT
Melaleuca Refugee Centre is a member of The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (FASSTT)
Learn more about people seeking Asylum
Introduction
There is a great need for the general public to be properly informed on the experience of people seeking asylum in Australia. We feel an obligation to provide a balance to media perceptions which can lead to negative assumptions about people in detention. The following links will assist you with useful information.
Documents & Reports
Myth buster sheet prepared by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Melbourne so the public can hold their ethical positions on safe grounding:
http://www.asrc.org.au/media/documents/mythbuster.pdf
The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (FASSTT), of which Melaleuca Refugee Centre is a member, released a media statement in April concerning associated agencies' position on the detention of people seeking asylum.
FASSTT Media release_April2010.pdf
The Edmund Rice Centre released a report of their investigation into the fate of people whose asylum claims are rejected and are subsequently deported from Australia. Called “Deported to Danger” it can be viewed here:
http://www.erc.org.au/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=76&MMN_position-79:79
Video and Sound byte links
Stateline feature on asylum seekers in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-04/detention-protest/2603720
Links for further information on asylum seeker experience
The Refugee Council of Australia:
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au
Australian Government Human Rights Website:
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/human_rights/immigration/index.html
Darwin Asylum Seekers Support and Advocacy Group:
http://groups.google.com.au/group/dassan
**Please note you will need to log in or sign up in order to access the groups page.**
Projects and Programs
Playstations – School Holiday Program
"Play Stations" was a pilot school holiday program run on July 21st 2011 at Malak Community Centre. We invited a small selection of skilled local artists and facilitators, including from within the refugee community to come together for a day to provide a fun space for refugee youth to try their hand at creating their own art, music and dance.
All participants tried something new on the day, and came out with a positive memory to take back to school with them after the long school holidays.
The day also provided a chance for refugee students and their buddies to mix across cultural groups and ages, to extend existing friendships through shared experience and to meet new friends.
We hope to extend on this project to develop other programs of activities connection Refugee Children and community artists.
This project was funded by Melaleuca under the Savannah Holloway Memorial fund and with the assistance of the NT Office for Youth affairs.
Click on the link below to go to the video
Playstations Video
Employer Cultural Awareness
The Employer Cultural Awareness Project was a joint partnership between Melaleuca Refugee Centre and the Chamber of Commerce NT and funded by the Westpac Foundation. It was aimed at showing employers the value of employing people from a refugee background.
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