Catholic Social Services Victoria joins our members, the sector, and others of good will inurging attendance at the upcoming Walk for Justice and Freedom for Refugees. The gathering will start at 2pm on Palm Sunday - April 10th at State Library of Victoria and then walk to the Park Hotel Swanston Street where 8 refugees were held for two years.
An ecumenical group of Christian leaders took turns to be locked in a cage outside the Park Hotel in Carlton, in Melbourne’s inner-north on Saturday to demonstrate their solidarity with around 32 refugees and asylum seekers detained there.
Congratulations to a number of our members who have been shortlisted for the Pro Bono Australia's Impact 25 Awards, which recognise those in the social sector who go above and beyond to advocate and take action on important issues in our community.
Sr Brigid Arthur csb, Coordinator of Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project (BASP) has been in touch with an important update. The beginning of 2021 has been particularly challenging; 68 men were released (without warning) from detention in Melbourne with 3-6 weeks support and then no income, no housing and usually no employment.