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.
RISE eX-detainees’ Statement 19/02/2021 : The eX-detainee Refugee community demands the Australian Government and Medical advisory groups include us in the vaccine priority list
RISE eX-detainees Statement : 18/02/2021 The eX-detainee Refugee community demands the Australian Government and Medical advisory groups include us in the vaccine priority list. The eX-detainee community in Australia is ONE of the most disadvantaged communities in...
RISE eX-detainees’ Statement 12/02/2021 : RISE highly condemns the Victorian Government and DHHS (Department of Health and Human services) for resorting to frequent lock-downs in Victoria without proper infection control plans.
RISE eX-detainees’ Statement 12/02/2021 RISE highly condemns the Victorian Government and DHHS (Department of Health and Human services) for resorting to frequent lock-downs in Victoria without proper infection control plans. This is a reality we need to face every...
RISE eX-detainees Invasion Day Solidarity Statement 2021
RISE: Refugees, Survivors and eX-detainees the FIRST self-determined advocacy and welfare organisation in Australia run by Refugees for Refugees makes a public call for a boycott of “Australia Day” aka invasion day, for the ninth year in a row. Even before making our...
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.
Yesterday, (17th of December 2020) Refugee detainees were transferred from their prison in Mantra Hotel to another #OzHotelPrison in The Park Hotel Melbourne. eX-detainees demand the immediate release of refugee detainees, along with state accountability and action...