by Rise | Feb 17, 2014 | Advocacy, Current Affairs, Media Releases, regular
Monday 17th February 2014 Dear Artists, RISE: Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees, is the first organisation in Australia to be governed entirely by refugees and asylum seekers. RISE consists of over 30 different refugee communities in Australia and exists to enable... by Rise | Sep 3, 2013 | Media Releases, regular
HiRISE- a unique live art performance bringing stories from our city?s high rises? to the stages of Melbourne Fringe 2013. ReDefiant and RISE (Refugees, Survivors and ex-detainees) are excited to announce their latest live performance at this year?s Fringe Festival,... by Rise | Aug 30, 2013 | Media Releases, regular
Melbourne-based welfare and advocacy?organisation, RISE (Refugees, Survivors and Ex-detainees), has just launched their 2013 federal election campaign entitled, Stop the Rot. ? The campaign aims to provide the Australian public with accurate research and information... by Rise | Aug 21, 2013 | Current Affairs, regular
Many have been stunned by the Government and Opposition?s recent immigration announcements. The proposals ? forcing all boat arrivals to PNG, putting the military in charge of the ?crisis,? setting up tent cities on Nauru ? are so extreme that they border on farce.... by Rise | Aug 14, 2013 | Media Releases, regular
Amos Wainggai, a Papuan refugee who came by boat to Australia in 2006, will be making the return journey by boat to Papua in 5 days? time. While Rudd?s ?PNG Solution? threatens to deport all asylum seekers arriving by boat to Manus Detention Centre, Amos is making the... by Rise | Jul 22, 2013 | Media Releases, regular
We at RISE (Refugees Survivors & Ex-Detainees) are dismayed and angered at the announcement by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that Australia will no longer accept asylum seekers for settlement in Australia. Rudd?s decision to settle all asylum seekers to Papua New... 
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