refugees Archive
A guest post by Dr Patricia Fronek, Senior Lecturer in the School of Human Services and Social Work, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University. Tricia is the creator and producer of Podsocs It is indeed a time for outrage. The far right is exerting …
A new policy from the federal agency that detains unaccompanied, undocumented children has sparked questions about their ability to obtain fair legal representation. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on July 5 that unaccompanied minors may not be held …
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice joins the individuals and organizations across the country and world condemning President Trump’s recent Executive Order, which imposes severe restrictions on entry into the United States from seven Muslim-majority nations, suspends all refugee admissions …
Jim Roberts, CEOVoice of our CEO I have heard it said that life does not necessarily get easier or better; but we, in fact, become stronger and more resilient. As a person with a few years under my belt, I …
From June 14, 2016, UNICEF press release entitled “If you try to run, they shoot you; if you stop working they beat you. It was just like the slave trade.” More than 9 out of 10 refugee and migrant children arriving in …
As the daughter of two generations of refugees, I am well aware that there is always a personal story. My recent journeys to Jordan and Greece to meet some of the people who have been forced from their homes in …
The title of this blog could easily be Hope Is Powerful Medicine, Part Two. The stories of the now “lost” men and women of Sudan retold at a policy breakfast forum hosted by social worker Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), the …
Mr Ebenezer Morrison lay his head on the pillow. “I did good today real good. I won’t be given moral lectures by anyone…but I got ‘em… oh yes … Now I can send those illegals back whenever I like. They …
Yesterday I saw the We’re better than this campaign. It is wonderful to see celebrities come out in protest of what counts amongst the worst travesties in Australian history. Australian celebrities are protesting against Australia’s treatment of refugee children. Hundreds of …
We are in dangerous moral territory. Australian Liberal and Labor governments are guilty when it comes to the treatment of people seeking asylum. Our treatment of people has reached new heights of cruelty and we condone it by our silence. …