by RISE | Feb 24, 2023 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
Queer eX-detainees urge artists, presenters, and other participants to boycott the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival, which also hosts WorldPride 2023, in so-called Sydney, Australia. Who are we ?RISE:Refugee, survivors and eX-detainees is a not-for-profit... by RISE | Jan 30, 2023 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
REST IN POWER Death in Villawood (suburb in Sydney, Australia) – Another immigration death in custody in Australian-run torture camps. 30/01/2023 It is not the first time and it won’t be the last – another death in administrative immigration... by RISE | Jan 25, 2023 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
For the 11th year running, RISE: Refugee, Survivors and eX-detainees, the FIRST self-determined advocacy and welfare organisation in Australia governed and led by eX-detainees, is making a public statement, supporting the boycott of “Australia Day” aka Invasion day.... by RISE | Jan 18, 2023 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
We eX-detainees urge the Midsumma Festival to immediately cut ties with security company Serco, Victoria police or any current relationships with politicians both federal and state. There is nothing to be proud of about the detention industrial complex and any... by RISE | Jan 17, 2023 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
Australia has detained and stripped the rights of all those who arrived by boat including hundreds of refugees seeking protection from gendered violence. A Significant number of them are Afghan Refugees. Thousands of Afghan refugees are languishing inside and... by RISE | Dec 31, 2022 | Advocacy, Media Releases, Publications
When Labor recently announced without any clear details, that 19000 eX-detainees are “eligible” for permanent visas, Australian journos simply appeared to rehash the government’s PR/media brief and failed to question the Labor Party’s own culpability... 
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