Seeking Asylum : Our Stories.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Centre, Asylum Seeker Resource.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political refugees.

Australia.

Refugees' writings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Collingwood : Black Inc., 2021.

Summary:

The voices Australia should hear This beautifully illustrated book captures the stories of those who have lived the experience of seeking asylum. In their own voices, contributors share how they came to be in Australia, and explore diverse aspects of their lives: growing up in a refugee camp, studying for a PhD, changing attitudes through soccer, being a Muslim in a small country town, campaigning against racism, surviving detention, holding onto culture, dreaming of being reunited with family. There are stories of love, pain, injustice, achievement and everything in between. Accompanied by beautiful portrait photographs, they show the depth and diversity of people's experience and trace the impact of Australia's immigration policies. Seeking Asylum also includes a foreword by Liliana Maria and an essay by Abdul Karim Hekmat on the human, social and political impact of Australia's treatment of people seeking asylum over the last fifty years. With an afterword by Kon Karapanagiotidis and supporting material demystifying Australia's current policies from Julian Burnside, Seeking Asylum redefines assumptions about people who have sought asylum and inspires readers to take action to create a more welcoming Australia. 100% of the proceeds from Seeking Asylum: Our Stories will be reinvested by the ASRC to fund projects that build people's capacity to tell their story in their own way and provide opportunities to amplify their voices. One area of investment will continue to be the ASRC's Community Advocacy and Power Program (CAPP). The CAPP training program, offered nationally, provides participants with skills in advocacy, community organising / mobilising, public speaking and effective media engagement.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Acknowledgement of Country

Contents

Part One. Seeking Asylum

Liliana

Abdul

Understanding the Injustices by Julian Burnside AO QC, with Jana Favero

Part Two. Our Stories

Betelhem

Ghofran

Hamed

Kamal

Nadira

Joseph

Rafique

Prudence

Danijel

Tenzin

Rahila

Batoor

Tom

Niro

Gordon &amp

Paul

Sara

Joselyne

Thanush

Susan

Flora

Aheda

Amparo

Part Three. The ASRC Story

Letter from Kon

Twenty Years of Hope

Acknowledgements

Five Ways to Support People Seeking Asylum

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Centre, Asylum Seeker Resource Seeking Asylum

ISBN:

9781743822180

OCLC:

1287133934