by RISE | Jan 25, 2022 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
For the TENTH Year running, RISE: Refugees, Survivors and eX-detainees the FIRST self-determined advocacy and welfare organisation in Australia run by eX-detainees for Refugees are making a public statement, supporting the boycott of “Australia Day” aka Invasion day.... by RISE | Nov 11, 2021 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
Media Release: RISE eX-detainees launched the Detention Divestment Campaign. Initiated and driven by eX-detainees. As eX-detainees, we acknowledge that the land we seek protection on is the land of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples whose sovereignty was... by RISE | Oct 18, 2021 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
Three refugee survivor detainees evacuated from Papua New Guinea and Nauru for “medical treatment” to Australia have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Park Hotel detention centre in Melbourne, Australia. There are reports that other refugee survivors detained in... by RISE | Sep 27, 2021 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
eX-detainees’ Day Statement 2021: We seek to determine our own future by pushing for long-term changes for our community. We, Refugee eX-detainees in so called Australia, mark the 27th of September 2021 as eX-detainees’ Day for the sixth year in a row. On... by RISE | Sep 2, 2021 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
Medevac eX-detainees need long term sustainable support services from those who started the “Medevac Campaign” not lip service or feel good statements Last week over 30 medevac eX-detainees were “released” from detention centres to community detention or... by RISE | Aug 23, 2021 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
RISE eX-detainees condemns any groups or individuals encouraging the Australian government or any other government involved in the US led intervention to restrict the intake of Afghan Refugees to a quota during the current crisis. “Refugee quota” is a racist and white... 
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