NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US!
RISE: Refugees, Survivors and eX-detainees is the first Refugee and Asylum seeker organisation in Australia to be run and governed by Refugees, Asylum seekers and eX-detainees. We were founded in 2010 by an eX-detainee who was held hostage in both offshore and onshore detention camps. RISE Board of Directors come from diverse Refugee backgrounds with strong connections to the community.
Our projects, campaigns and services are managed, developed and run by people from eX-detainee, Refugee and Asylum seeker backgrounds who have first-hand experience of settling in and outside Australia.
Join us as we fight for refugees’ rights in Australia and around the world
As eX-detainees, Asylum seekers and Refugees in Australia, we acknowledge that the land we seek protection on is the land of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples whose sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US!
RISE: Refugees, Survivors and eX-detainees is the first Refugee and Asylum seeker organisation in Australia to be run and governed by Refugees, Asylum seekers and eX-detainees. We were founded in 2010 by an eX-detainee who was held hostage in both offshore and onshore detention camps. RISE Board of Directors come from diverse Refugee backgrounds with strong connections to the community.
Our projects, campaigns and services are managed, developed and run by people from eX-detainee, Refugee and Asylum seeker backgrounds who have first-hand experience of settling in and outside Australia.
Join us as we fight for refugees’ rights in Australia and around the world
As eX-detainees, Asylum seekers and Refugees in Australia, we acknowledge that the land we seek protection on is the land of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples whose sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
MEMBER SERVICES
RISE projects and services aim to redress social barriers and empower Refugee, eX-detainee and Asylum seeker communities to actively participate in society.
CAMPAIGNS
Our main focus at RISE is to advocate for the abolition of Australia’s cruel Refugee policies including mandatory detention and as well as global policies that adversely impact on our members.
SUPPORT RISE.
RISE is managed, developed and run by people from Refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds. RISE is a tax-deductible organisation and your financial support will enable us to assist eX-detainees, Refugees and Asylum seekers in building their new lives in Australia.
OUR VOICES
RISE covers the current local and international climate facing by Refugees. All articles, opinion pieces and statements are entirely written by eX-detainees, Refugees and Asylum seekers.
eX-detainees’ “Refugee Week / Day” Statement 2021
eX-detainees’ "Refugee Week / Day" Statement 2021 RISE: the eX-detainee self-determined, led and governed, advocacy and welfare organisation in Australia calls for a boycott of Refugee Week, and “World Refugee Day” for the ninth year in a row. While the deadly...
eX-detainees demand the immediate release of refugee detainees at The Park Hotel Melbourne, along with state accountability and action for permanent protection and community settlement.
eX-detainees demand the immediate release of refugee detainees at The Park Hotel Melbourne, along with state accountability and action for permanent protection and community settlement. There are over 30 Refugee detainees being held hostage within the City of...
RISE highly condemns campaign and rights organisations like GetUp, ASRC, Human Rights law centre, migrant organisations and campaigners and NGOs in Australia staying silent on Israeli military attacks on Palestinian land and the genocide of their citizens. 17/05/2021
RISE: Refugees, Survivors and eX-detainees, highly condemns campaign and rights organisations like GetUp, ASRC, Human Rights law centre, migrant organisations and other so-called "progressive" campaigners and NGOs in Australia staying silent on Israeli military...
eX-detainees’ Statement 14/05/2021: Unashamed white Australia allocates $464 Million on expanding the onshore refugee detention torture network during the Australian 2021 budget.
eX-detainees’ Statement 14/05/2021: Unashamed white Australia allocates $464 Million on expanding the onshore refugee detention torture network during the Australian 2021 budget. While spending $464 Million on expanding the onshore refugee detention torture network,...