Podcasts about Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and other groups have a scathing review of Labor's migration package that will give the government sweeping powers including deporting non-citizens to third countries and instituting travel bans. - Alamin kung ano ang mga panukala o at paano maapektuhan ang mga migrante at refugee kabilang na ang mga Pinoy sa Australia.

In 2022, guest David McCourt originally from Northern Ireland, embarked on a two-and-a-half-year journey,cycling from Melbourne, Australia, to his home village of Cushendall. David is a natural storyteller and shares his riveting experiences from traversing unique and challenging landscapes across Australia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and Europe. From the vast outback of Australia to the bustling streets of India and the mountainous Himalayas, he faced various challenges including dealing with injuries, inclement weather, and border crossings. Despite these hurdles, David found remarkable connections with people in villages and towns less traveled.Be sure to follow David via his instagram - @longwayhome_2022  You can also contribute to his fundraiser for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. - here Live in or near Melbourne? Get tickets to David's live presentation and Q&A session on Weds 04 Dec 2024 here.Listen to David share one day of his trip from Malaysia here. ***Click to enter our 100th Episode Giveaway***Big thanks to Old Man Mountain for supporting this episode of Seek Travel Ride. If today's stories have you dreaming of your own bikepacking or touring adventure, check out Old Man Mountain's tough, reliable bike racks—designed to handle any journey. Visit Old Man Mountain to learn more. Support the showEnjoying Seek Travel Ride? Buy me a coffee and help support the show!Thank you to RedShift Sports for supporting the show! - Check them out here Sign up to the Seek Travel Ride NewsletterLeave me a voicemail messageJoin the Seek Travel Ride Facebook group - Seek Travel Ride Music Playlist available now on both Spotify or Apple Music Follow us on Social Media!Instagram - @SeekTravelRideTwitter - @BellaCyclingWebsite: Seek Travel Ride Facebook - Seek Travel Ride

News headlines // 7:15AM // Sara Saleh, artist, human rights lawyer, organiser, speaking at the event, "BDS and Building Solidarity with Palestine", organised by Demilitarise RMIT and Free Palestine Melbourne, on Wed 17 July. In these excerpts from the Q&A, Saleh discusses lessons learnt from the 2022 boycott of the Sydney festival. Recording by Annie McLoughlin and production by Kari. 7:30AM // Georgia Wallace-Crabbe, on her latest feature documentary, The Koalas. The Koalas is a feature documentary from Film Projects about the koala's survival and their predicted extinction by 2050, due to habitat deforestation and other stressors. For more info head to https://www.thekoalasfilm.com/7:45AM // Rathi, a Tamil refugee and one of the co-founders of Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality, on the protests and ongoing encampment that began outside Clare O'Neill's office over two weeks and have recently moved to the Dept of Home Affairs. Refugees and advocates have been demanding permanent visas for thousands of refugees and asylum seekers. Follow Refugee WAVE by going to https://www.facebook.com/RefugeeWAVE and @refugeewomenaction on Instagram.  8:00AM // Rachael Hocking, Walpiri woman and journalist, who is currently completing her Masters in Social Change Leadership, on Pintubi, Anmatjere and Warlpiri (PAW) Media. PAW media (previously known as Warlpiri Media) have been creating TV, radio and music in the remote Aboriginal community of Yuendumu for 30 years, working with local people in language and according to local cultural protocols. 8:15AM // Jana Favero, Head of Systemic Change for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, speaking with us about the new health report the ASRC has released: Cruelty by Design: The health crisis in offshore detention, which documents the legacy of preventable deaths, medical neglect and countless human rights abuses that have occurred due to Australia's inhumane offshore processing of refugees.  Songs:Fine Print - NehmasisPush Up - Miss Kaninna

Senator Jane Hume had a bit of a slip up during Senate estimates this week... but let's be real: we can relate. If anything, it humanises her as a politician. Plus, it was a lighter moment in the news cycle this week.In today's episode, Tarla Lambert and Olivia Cleal discuss the recent election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the President of Mexico, and what it means for women's representation worldwide. Also this week, Women's Agenda launched its latest report in partnership with CommBank Women in Focus exploring women-led businesses - we unpack the findings here.Stories discussed this week:Ego men, yes men, convicted men and why we need more women leadingMolly Baz featured as first pregnant woman on cereal boxHow women are defying the odds to build successful businesses in Australia's economy: ReportEvonne Goolagong Cawley honours Lydia Williams in perfect farewell on home soilThe podcast is brought to you by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Many refugee families are left without the basics they need to survive this winter. A donation to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) provides these families with basic essentials such as food, housing, medication, legal support and holistic healthcare. Make a tax-deductible donation to the ASRC'S Winter Appeal, and give refugees and people seeking asylum a hand up as they rebuild their lives. Donate today at asrc.org.au/donateThe Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women-founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women's Agenda.Producers: Olivia Cleal and Allison Ho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acknowledgement of Country // First up we hear Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, Palestinian scientist, researcher, teacher and author based in Bethlehem, speak at the Voice for Palestine rally in Sydney on April 28. Recording provided by Vivien Langford. You can learn more about Prof. Mazin via qumsiyeh.orgThere will be a FREE Talk by Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh: A History of Human and Environmental Injustice, organised by Free Palestine Geelong. It'll run from 6 - 730 at Costa Hall, Wadawurrung Country, 1 Gheringhap Street, Geelong VIC 3220. The talk will reflect on Palestinian resistance to the past 76 years of occupation, dispossession and ethnic cleansing, as well as the environmental impacts of Palestine's colonisation.Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/from-nakba-to-genocide-a-history-of-human-and-environmental-injustice Next up we hear from Jess Black, spokesperson for the Binybara Camp up in so-called Darwin about the ecocide and destruction of centuries-old trees in Lee Point during construction for a Defence housing development. We discuss the history of the campaign, the community effort behind it, and what happens if the Dept. of Defense are held accountable in Court. To support the cause please follow Binybara Camp on Instagram, or alternatively call Senator Karen Grogan's office to pressure them to take action against this ecocide. You can reach Senator Karen Grogan at (08) 8269 6022.Next up we hear Saajeda Samaa from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre speaking at Kill the bill: no to Labor's deportation law on 11 May. Audio provided by Annie McLoughlin. The bill will be debated in the Senate this week after being rushed through the lower house weeks ago by the Labor Party to avoid scrutiny. If passed, the bill would:jail anyone who does not go along with being deported, even if to severe dangerallow the Immigration Minister to cancel someone's refugee statusallow the Immigration Minister to place a ban on anyone coming from a country if it does not cooperate with Australia over deportations.This puts tens of thousands of people living in the community at risk. Please contact your local member of parliament to let them know this bill should not be passed. The cost of a 12-minute phone call (the maximum duration which is allowed) from a Victorian prison to a mobile phone is nearly $7. For context, people in prison earn between $3.55 and $9.60 per day for their work. To coincide with Mother's Day, a coalition of organisations have penned a letter to Treasurer Tim Pallas, the Minister for Corrections, Enver Erdogan, and the Minister for Children, Lizzie Blandthorn. Rob spoke with Abigail Lewis about said letter. Abigail Lewis is the Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor at Vacro, a not-for-profit supporting people leaving the prison system and their families to create new beginnings and thrive in their communities. She is also a PhD candidate at RMIT University, researching tenancy management and tenancy sustainment in the social housing sector.Songs //'Samaritans' - IDLES,'Not Angry Anymore' - Thelma Plum

Among several exciting appointments from this week was the appointment of Amanda Bardwell as CEO of Woolworths, following the current CEO Brad Banducci's disastrous interview on ABC Four Corners. But it's a tale as old as time: a man makes a mess, and a woman cleans it up. Why do they keep handing us the mop?This week, we discuss the horrific term used to describe Kelly Wilkinson in the days before her murder, courageous research from Jean Hailes on women's health, and so much more.Stories discussed this week:Jo Yapp becomes first full-time coach of the WallaroosMinderoo Foundation appoints new Gender Equality Executive DirectorWoolworths CEO Brad Banducci retires, will be replaced by Amanda BardwellKelly Wilkinson told police she was in danger. Police said she was ‘cop-shopping'Taylor Swift's Eras tour boosts Melbourne's spending by $174 millionMateship is for the girls: The Taylor Swift friendship bracelet frenzy is proofPaid millions, CEOs should expect public scrutiny and not walk outPaid leave should encompass all women's health concerns, new Jean Hailes report showsThis episode of The Crux is brought to you by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Good food feeds the heart and soul, and sharing a meal together has the power to unite people from diverse backgrounds as one family, one community and one people. This is the power of Feast for Freedom. Come together as a community and celebrate the food, culture, and stories of refugees and people seeking asylum, while raising vital funds for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Register as a host for Feast for Freedom this February and come together with friends, family, and community over a shared meal, cooked from delicious foods and recipes gifted by refugees. For more information, visit www.feastforfreedom.org.auThe Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women's Agenda.Producers: Olivia Cleal and Allison Ho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melanie Greblo Melanie is the Founder and CEO of Scriibed and Banksia Academy. Scriibed is tapping an under-represented remote workforce to enable their full participation whilst delivering excellence to customers. The program is designed for impact, from employment models to support programs for women facing barriers to employment due to trauma.  Our Sponsors Neon Treehouse is our major sponsor and partner in production. They are the go to full service digital marketing agency in Australia, for bright and imaginative solutions.  Asylum Seeker Resource Centre are our sponsor this month. They do incredible work supporting asylum seekers and refugees. You can support their impact work by hosting a feast to celebrate what unites us. Register to host a Feast for Freedom today.    Ārepa is our drinks sponsor. Try their delicious brain drinks today and enjoy a Humans of Purpose exclusive 25% discount on your first order using code HOP25.  Promotional Partnerships Like what we are serving up on Humans of Purpose? Our promotional campaigns have delivered great marketing and sales outcomes and ROI for our partners to date.  Whether you're seeking a 1-month, 2-month or season sponsorship, follow the flow below to become a partner before we run out of our remaining promotional slots for 2024.  Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package. Ready to partner? Just complete this short Partner Enquiry Form and we'll be in touch. Gold Membership Want a premium listening experience that directly supports us to keep making the podcast?  Join current members Michael, Pravati, Noel, Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff and enjoy our range of member benefits:  Premium dedicated podcast feed Removal of all three ads per episode Early access to all episodes Full transcripts of all episodes Brokered intros to all podcast guests Ask me anything page access To take up this great offer, just head to our Gold Member page today.

Barnaby Joyce seems to be getting away with his usual antics. Very few people are calling the Deputy Nationals leader out on his booze-fest last week - and it's mainly women who are stepping up. What will it take for him to step down?This week, journalist Olivia Cleal joins Tarla Lambert to discuss the wins in women's sport from all ages, concerning research findings on women's health and the “vague” language in job ads stopping women from applying.Stories from this week include:Aussie surfer Molly Picklum scores first women's perfect 10 at Pipeline‘You are more capable than you think': 92-year-old breaks water skiing recordHow Barnaby Joyce's booze fest made me reflect on my own obvious biasHILDA study shows young women experience higher levels of psychological distressVague language in job ads can push women away. New research shows how employers can attract more female applicantsThis episode of The Crux is brought to you by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Good food feeds the heart and soul, and sharing a meal together has the power to unite people from diverse backgrounds as one family, one community and one people. This is the power of Feast for Freedom. Come together as a community and celebrate the food, culture, and stories of refugees and people seeking asylum, while raising vital funds for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Register as a host for Feast for Freedom this February and come together with friends, family, and community over a shared meal, cooked from delicious foods and recipes gifted by refugees. For more information, visit www.feastforfreedom.org.auThe Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women's Agenda.Producers: Olivia Cleal and Allison Ho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Fox Dr Jason Fox is a Wizard-Philosopher masquerading as a leadership futurist. He is an accomplished author, keynote speaker, blogger and facilitator of participatory learning and leadership programs spanning a range of key topics. Checkout his superb blog The Museletter too! Our Sponsors Neon Treehouse is our major sponsor and partner in production. They are the go to full service digital marketing agency in Australia, for bright and imaginative solutions.  Asylum Seeker Resource Centre are our sponsor this month. They do incredible work supporting asylum seekers and refugees. You can support their impact work by hosting a feast to celebrate what unites us. Register to host a Feast for Freedom today.    Ārepa is our drinks sponsor. Try their delicious brain drinks today and enjoy a Humans of Purpose exclusive 25% discount on your first order using code HOP25.  Promotional Partnerships Like what we are serving up on Humans of Purpose? Our promotional campaigns have delivered great marketing and sales outcomes and ROI for our partners to date.  Whether you're seeking a 1-month, 2-month or season sponsorship, follow the flow below to become a partner before we run out of our remaining promotional slots for 2024.  Click Here to learn more about collaborating on a custom campaign package. Ready to partner? Just complete this short Partner Enquiry Form and we'll be in touch. Gold Membership Want a premium listening experience that directly supports us to keep making the podcast?  Join current members Michael, Pravati, Noel, Kathy, Andrew 1, Andrew 2, Chris, Nikki, Margaret, Ben, Misha, Sarah and Geoff and enjoy our range of member benefits:  Premium dedicated podcast feed Removal of all three ads per episode Early access to all episodes Full transcripts of all episodes Brokered intros to all podcast guests Ask me anything page access To take up this great offer, just head to our Gold Member page today.

*Content Warning: This episode of Doin' Time may contain audio images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of Deaths in Custody. Pamela Curr is the campaign coordinator at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, and a tireless social justice advocate who works with the refugee advocacy movement to expose the harsh conditions in detention centres and assist men, women and children to adjust to a new life outside detention. She joins Marisa on the program to talk about the positive step forward taken by the Australian High Court to rule indefinite immigration detention unlawful. The second guest Nicole Lee, the President and Board Director of People With Disability Australia (PWDA). Nicole joins Marisa to discuss the final report of the Royal Commision into violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of people with disbaility. The report included 220 reccomendations as to how to improve laws, policies, structures, and practises to ensure a more inclusive and just society that supports the independence of people with disability, and their right to live free from violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation. 

The head of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre has welcomed the High Court ruling that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful. The court overturned a 2004 ruling that unsuccessful asylum seekers who could not be removed to another country could lawfully be held in indefinite detention. The Chief Executive of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Kon Karapanagiotidis, spoke to Greg Dyett.

Jake Stewart & James Hardy talk about windows, intrusive thoughts, and warming-up eggs.   The first episode of Jake & Jamesy's Chucklefest 2023!   The shows discussed are: ‘Stinking Hot Trash' by Isabelle Carney ‘Hot Nonsense' by Matt Storer ‘Damo & Mick's Backyard Quiz'   INSTAGRAM: @praisedionysus @kissingboothproductions EMAIL: praisedionysus@gmail.com   Donate to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre: https://tinyurl.com/2p8hv8rn   It is a privilege to create, view, and contemplate theatre on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and will be Aboriginal Land.

Kon Karapanagiotidis had a nickname growing up. The boy with the unpronounceable surname was dubbed “Mr Alphabet”. As the child of Greek immigrants, the now CEO and founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre thus grew up with an acute appreciation of the otherness experienced by refugees, and the need to wrap your arms around such people. “You understand the importance of what we call ‘philoxenia' in Greek culture, which is to welcome and accept the stranger,” he says. “Everything I do comes from an understanding of where I come from, what I've been through, and how lucky I am to be here," he tells Konrad Marshall, senior writer for Good Weekend Magazine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nat, Daniel and Simon share their strategies for finding lost items; Journalist and author Jill Stark talks about her updated no-booze journey in her memoir Higher Sobriety; Foodie Michael Harden shares secrets of great salad dressings; Comedian Alex Ward describes her full circle moment in Perth; Performers Jesse Dutlow and Yasith Fernando get ready to take & Juliet: A New Musical to the Regent Theatre stage; Jana Favero from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre explains the importance of ASRC and their Emergency Appeal; and Nat decides that waterslides need a rebrand. With presenters Simon Winkler, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakfasters

The Türkiye [[TUR-kee-yeah]] and Syria combined death toll exceeds 33,000; The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre calls for donations, warning it faces immediate risk of closure; Two Australian N-F-L players to make history in the Super Bowl.

In this episode of Done By Law we feature audio from the wonderful seminar ‘Women's Lived Experience in Decarceration and Carceral Resistance', held on Monday 24 October 2022 at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne.This evening of discussion, reflections and solutions was hosted by Fitzroy Legal Service and featured the insightful contributions of a number of expert panellists, including practitioners, and women with lived experience of incarceration and the criminal justice system. Panel 1 – Systemic changes required to address women's over-incarcerationElena Campbell (Moderator) – Centre for Innovative JusticeKaren Fletcher – Flat OutLisa Abbott – TaskForceElena Pappas – LACWMegan Pearce – VLAPanel 2 – Women's Lived ExperienceNina Storey (Moderator) – Homes Not Prisons, Women Transforming JusticeJacqui Bampton – Women Transforming JusticeSara Stilianos – Homes Not Prisons, Women Transforming JusticeJasmine Barzani – Homes Not PrisonsWe have unfortunately only been able to feature 30 minutes of this jam packed two and a half hour evening. To watch the whole event, head to YouTube via this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB_TlMR3tTo&ab_channel=FitzroyLegalService  ***Full biographies Panel 1: Elena Pappas LACWElena is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Law and Advocacy Centre for Women, and community legal centre established specifically to combat women's increasing criminalisation and imprisonment. She also sits on the Board as an Executive Director.  Elena is a passionate advocate and leader who is dedicated to working collaboratively with organisation and individuals to address the causes of women's criminalisation.  She currently leads LACW's policy and systemic advocacy work, and is Co-Convenor of Smart Justice for Women, a sub-committee of the broader Smart Justice coalition convened by the Federation of Community Legal Centres.  Elena previously worked at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service where she held the position of Senior Lawyer in the Criminal Law team. She advised and appeared on behalf of clients in complex criminal matters and shared responsibility for the mentoring and management of junior and support staff. Prior to this, Elena was an Associate in the Workplace Relations team of a private law firm in Melbourne. She holds a Master of Public and International Law from the University of Melbourne. She has worked as a volunteer with the Mental Health Legal Centre, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and Fitzroy Legal Service.Lisa AbbottTaskforceLisa Abbott is the Executive Manager Social Impact and Growth at TaskForce Community Agency, a not-for profit operating in Victoria delivering a suite of services to our most marginalised. Lisa has worked with those in contact with the justice system for 20 years in Government and community and over the last five years has been leading the development and delivery of the Living Free Project, a project supporting vulnerable girls and women who are at risk of, or are in early contact with, the justice system. The project drives cross sectoral collaboration and seeks to improve service system responses to enhance how our health and community sectors support women who often fall through service gaps.Karen FletcherFlat OutKaren Fletcher is the Executive Officer of Flat Out Inc, a community organisation that supports and advocates for women and trans and gender diverse people to get out and stay out of prison. She is a lawyer by trade has worked as a prison advocacy lawyer at Fitzroy Legal Service and Prisoners Legal Service QLD and as a public health lawyer, with a special interest in drug decriminalisation, in government and non-government agencies. She is an activist in the Homes not Prisons campaign in Victoria.Megan PearceVLAMegan has spent much of her career working alongside criminalised people, particularly women and children. Having started her career as a criminal defence lawyer at Legal Aid Queensland, Megan has also led major law reform inquiries into Victoria's criminal trial process and child protection system.Between 2018 and 2022, Megan worked at Darebin Community Legal Centre (which merged with Fitzroy Legal Service in 2019), first managing the Women Transforming Justice project and then Fitzroy Legal Service's Social Action and Public Interest Law team. In both these roles Megan contributed to program design and advocacy work aimed at disrupting the cycle of women's criminalisation. In July 2022 Megan commenced a role at Victoria Legal Aid focusing on discrimination and equality law.In 2013-14, Megan also completed a master of laws at the University of Toronto, where her thesis critiqued the effectiveness of human rights frameworks to respond to violence against womenElena CampbellCIJAssociate Director of Research, Advocacy & Policy, Centre for Innovative Justice, RMIT University. Elena is a lawyer, writer and former political staffer who has worked in legal and social policy for over two decades. Elena's expertise includes therapeutic justice, court interventions, the impacts of crime victimisation and the prevention and elimination of violence against women and children.  At the CIJ, Elena oversees a program of research which predominantly focuses on family violence, court interventions, crime victimisation and the way in which experiences of trauma - including structural and systemic trauma - can push vulnerable cohorts, particularly women, into contact with the criminal justice system. Elena has led projects for Government departments and courts to support the implementation of recommendations from Victoria's Royal Commission into Family Violence. Elena has also been Principal Chief Investigator in multiple, ANROWS-funded projects looking at the use of violence by young people and adults.  Previously Elena worked as a legal adviser and staffer in the Victorian Government for over a decade. Elena has also been employed as a consultant for a range of social policy and justice organisations, including the Australian Human Rights Commission.  Panel 2: Nina StoreyHNP and WTJNina is an unapologetic criminalized survivor. Having experienced state sanctioned violence she now spends her time advocating for the rights of criminalized survivors. Nina would love to see the abolishment of the prison industrial complex in her lifetime.  Her systemic advocacy commenced in 2018 as a member of the Women's Transforming Justice Project. Nina now sits on the council of Victim Survivors Advisory Council, is a member of the Expert Advisory Panel at Safe and Equal, a WEAVER for research group at Melbourne University and sits on the steering committee of the Homes Not Prisons Campaign. Nina stands in solidarity with the traditional owners of these lands and acknowledges they have the solutions to living in a world of unity, we must make space and elevate their voices for their stories to be told and shared.      Nina lives works and plays in Millowl, Phillip island on the lands of the Bunurong people of the Kulin nations, with her son and Kelpie.   Jacqui BamptonWTJ Jacqui is a formally incarcerated woman who has worked with Fitzroy Legal Service as part of the Women's Leadership Group. She lives with anxiety and mental health concerns, and has previously struggled with substance dependency and homelessness. Jacqui is deeply passionate about working alongside other criminalised people, with a particular interest in supporting women to navigate child protection. Jacqui is a warm advocate, loyal friend and proud single mum.   Sara-Michelle StilianosSara is an active member of several community groups and organisations aimed at ending incarceration – including as a Homes Not Prisons steering committee member and – previously – as part of Fitzroy Legal Service's Women Transforming Justice project. Sara has lived experienced of criminalisation and incarceration. She's driven toward social change and is a fierce advocate for abolishing the carceral system and it's supporting structures, which only serve to perpetuate further harm and violence by exerting power and control over people's lives. Alongside studying a Bachelor Degree in Social Science, Sara stands in solidarity with all oppressed women and continues to fight for the rights of women and children. 

Myf Warhurst returns as guest co-host with Jo Stanley! The gremlins are in the machine, Jo is coming to us from home with a sik child, Myf is coming to us from the studio having almost gotten stuck in Brisbane last night! Modern life!!Our first guest has been described as a merchant of hope, and doesn't that seem right!Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO and founder of Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, shares his passion and drive, and how can we help empower people as they rebuild their lives in Australia. He's such a gentle and extraordinary man.Then, Maree Coote shares the hidden histories of the pioneering women who built the streets and heart of our town, all revealed in her latest book Daughters of Melbourne. Maree encourages us to kick the doors down.Myf then takes us behind the scenes when she shares her experience of discovering her own history while being featured on the SBS hit, 'Who Do You Think You Are.'This is a wonderful podcast episode, enjoy and share with your friends!Don't forget to ☎️ Join the conversation live each Tuesday morning 9-10am AEST on the phones too on 1300 8 BROADAND... join us live by commenting on the FB or Youtube .. you know we love to hear what you have to say!.. Oh and feel free to tell your friends about us!Find out more at www.broadradio.com.auFollow us on FB and watch live www.facebook.com/BroadRadioAusOr Subscribe at Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOjourcDAVPhXcGBoEKxPDQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Almost forty per cent of the population of Nauru is currently infected with COVID-19, and with prices of food and water soaring, refugees still detained on the tiny Pacific Island nation say they are struggling to access food, water and medicines. More than 100 refugees are trapped on the island after more than nine years of detention, and the surge in coronavirus cases combined with difficulties accessing essentials has prompted the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre to issue an urgent plea to the government to evacuate the refugees to Australia. Prices for fresh food has skyrocketed and bottled water on the island, which doesn't have a piped fresh water distribution system, is double the price in Australia in some places. Today on Please Explain, senior writer Bianca Hall joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the dire situation on Nauru. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost forty per cent of the population of Nauru is currently infected with COVID-19, and with prices of food and water soaring, refugees still detained on the tiny Pacific Island nation say they are struggling to access food, water and medicines. More than 100 refugees are trapped on the island after more than nine years of detention, and the surge in coronavirus cases combined with difficulties accessing essentials has prompted the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre to issue an urgent plea to the government to evacuate the refugees to Australia. Prices for fresh food has skyrocketed and bottled water on the island, which doesn't have a piped fresh water distribution system, is double the price in Australia in some places. Today on Please Explain, senior writer Bianca Hall joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the dire situation on Nauru.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7:14  We hear about the origins of Easter from Dr Caroline Tully, an Honorary Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. 7:35 Dawn Barrington, refugee activist and folk singer, speaks on the refugees who have recently been released from the Park Hotel and the many challenges that lay ahead as the men seek to move on with their lives and return to some sense of normalcy. If you want to support the refugees, you can donate or volunteer your time with the Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project, check them out https://basp.org.au/ . The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre https://asrc.org.au/ or https://www.refugeevoices.org.au/  7:58 University of Wollongong Senior Lecturer in Accounting Dr Stephanie Perkiss breaks down “The Chocolate Scorecard” – your guide to ethically produced chocolate.https://www.chocolatescorecard.comhttps://www.beslaveryfree.comhttps://theconversation.com/want-to-buy-guilt-free-easter-chocolate-pick-from-our-list-of-good-eggs-that-score-best-for-the-environment-and-child-labour-180549 8:10 Jess Abrahams, Nature Campaigner for the Australian Conservation Foundation, discusses the State of the Environment Report, a comprehensive review of the state of Australia's environment which the government is required to conduct and release every five years. Despite having the report since December 2021 the Morrison government is yet to release it, with many believing it's a blatant attempt to dodge more bad press ahead of the election. SONGSLove is Everywhere- Pharoah SandersPledge My Soul- Dawn Barrington Milyakburra- Emily Wurramara 

Dr Scott Blair-West is a consultant psychiatrist and the Co-founder and Medical Director of the OCD program at The Melbourne Clinic. Scott also works in private practice, as well as pro-bono for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. And … he also provides training on anxiety disorder management and CBT to trainees, psychologists and psychiatrists. In this episode, you’ll hear about the role of psychiatry and medication in the treatment of OCD, the benefits of inpatient admissions and some of the interesting things Scott has learned during his career including… (wait for it!) his belief that providing reassurance to clients isn’t always a bad thing! Connect: https://www.melbournewellbeinggroup.com.au/ http://www.drcelingelgec.com.au/ This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

A backdown from the Australian government that will see hundreds of refugees allowed to resettle here. New Zealand will take 150 a year for three years under a deal that's been nine years in the making. Melbourne's Asylum Seeker Resource Centre director of advocacy and campaigns Jana Favero spoke to Guyon Espiner.

CW: This episode briefly discusses suicide. This week we talk about one of our favourite topics – government propaganda. But not the type fed to civilians like us. This time, we're talking about Australia's various international anti-refugee ad campaigns, which are specifically aimed at people seeking asylum. We discuss the human rights abuses asylum seekers face in Australia, the morally corrupt companies that partner with our government to create anti-refugee ads, the modern technology required to get these messages across, and what this means for us as allies to asylum seekers.  Please consider donating to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre while you are here.   Soaliha: @soalihaofficial & Linktree Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea & Linktree Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soaliha Email: heresthethingthopodcast@gmail.com PayPal: PayPal.me/soaliha  Facebook Group: Here's The Thing, Tho With Soaliha Podcast Group    Sources: The Park Street Refugees Don't Need Novak Djokovic's Help, They Need Yours  The Aus Govt, Evil To Its Core, Had A Comp For Short Films To Show Refugees Aren't Welcome Here  Zero Chance  Zero Chance - YouTube Channel   TBWA Worldwide - Wikipedia Ad agency behind government's film competition warning against 'illegal migration' has won ethical awards    Australia's anti-immigration YouTube videos are attempting to scare off asylum seekers — Quartz  Australian government targets asylum seekers with graphic campaign | Australia news | The Guardian Angus Campbell warns asylum seekers not to travel to Australia by boat | Australia news | The Guardian Australia: Deterrence propaganda? | Opinions | Al Jazeera

The world watched on as the Australian government ripped up world tennis number one Novac Djokovic's visa.  He was taken into detention, an urgent court hearing convened, and eventually deported.  The whole saga was over and done with in less than a week.   While Novak was in detention, in the Park Hotel in Melbourne, we learned there are refugees holed up in the same hotel.  One of them, Mehdi, has been in the refugee process in Australia for almost ten years after arriving in Australia seeking asylum as a 15-year-old.  He's still in detention, almost a decade later.   We speak to Mehdi from his Melbourne hotel room; and we also speak with Carolyn Graydon, principal lawyer at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, to find out why Mehdi and his colleagues can't – or don't – get the same rushed process as Novak Djokovic.     Todays Headlines Aboriginal flag copyright secured Omicron wave past its peak Australians in the Ukraine being told to leave Assange wins court case to challenge extradition decision Cleo Smith's alleged abductor pleads guilty   Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We jump on a call with Maddy Herbert of neo-soul band Velvet Bloom to chat all about their latest release, their upcoming EP, christmas carols, songwriting processes, recording for vinyl, and fundraising for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, all featuring some adorable adopted kits and pups.

Seeking Asylum: Our StoriesOn November 30th the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre here and Black Inc. Books here  launched Seeking Asylum: Our Stories, a book that features the voices of people who have lived the experience of seeking asylum in Australia. Twenty-three people tell us why they had to leave their country of origin, how they came to Australia and the challenges they faced when they arrived. Each story is different; each story is remarkable. Truly, as it says on the cover, 'the voices Australia should hear'.Dr Ghofran Al-nasiri's story is featured in Seeking Asylum: Our Stories and her photo is on the cover. Ghofran tells Judith about her life in Iraq before the family was forced to flee, why education is so important to her and her commitment to social justice. Now a lecturer and researcher at Victoria University, Ghofran remembers the people who helped her to achieve her dream and the woman who was there at the right moment,  She put her hand on my shoulder and said "You'll be fine". Ghofran also speaks about the volunteer work she does with students who have come from similar backgrounds to her own.

Barat Ali Batoor's family has been forced to leave Afghanistan twice as a refugee, and Batoor himself was born as a refugee in Quetta. He returned to Afghanistan to work as a translator for the UN and later as a photojournalist. One of his articles resulted in death threats against him and he was forced to return to Quetta. After a harrowing journey to Australia he is now working as a community organiser for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and is featured in a new book of asylum seeker stories.

Kon Karapanagiotidis has always felt like an outsider. Growing up as the child of poor Greek migrants in rural Australia, he was bullied and subjected to racist taunts that left deep scars. But as a teenager he discovered a book by Dr Martin Luther King that changed his life. Spurred by the words he read, he decided to try and help others to heal himself. He volunteered at charities every day of the week - working at a homeless shelter one day and a suicide helpline the next. In his late twenties, he started a little food bank for asylum seekers and refugees living in Melbourne. The organisation grew in response to huge demand and eventually became a lifeline for thousands of people. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is now one of Australia's largest and best-known charities helping refugees and after 20 years Kon remains its outspoken leader. Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com Presenter: Emily Webb Producer: Kevin Ponniah Picture: Kon Karapanagiotidis Credit: Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

Kon Karapanagiotidis has always felt like an outsider. Growing up as the child of poor Greek migrants in rural Australia, he was bullied and subjected to racist taunts that left deep scars. But as a teenager he discovered a book by Dr Martin Luther King that changed his life. Spurred by the words he read, he decided to try and help others to heal himself. He volunteered at charities every day of the week - working at a homeless shelter one day and a suicide helpline the next. In his late twenties, he started a little food bank for asylum seekers and refugees living in Melbourne. The organisation grew in response to huge demand and eventually became a lifeline for thousands of people. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is now one of Australia's largest and best-known charities helping refugees and after 20 years Kon remains its outspoken leader. Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com Presenter: Emily Webb Producer: Kevin Ponniah Picture: Kon Karapanagiotidis Credit: Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

This week we hear from two women holding state institutions accountable and using their platforms to bring issues such as structural racism and state violence to the forefront.Alison Whittaker looks at coronial inquests and whether they can be sites of justice, and Abiola Ajetomobi discusses her migration story, support networks and how to be a better ally.GuestsAbiola Ajetomobi is the director of Innovation Hub at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and Alison Whittaker is a Gomeroi poet and law scholar.Our interview with Alison was inspired by her article Indigenous deaths in custody: inquests can be sites of justice or administrative violence.

After being held for years on islands in the Pacific and then in detention centres in Australia, a group of around 50 asylum seekers and refugees are now celebrating their freedom.

This week for the second half of the preview we deep dive into last years six finalists. How do you kill a Killbot? Did Andy Keogh ever leave? Is JOWIC gonna cut it (as a rapper)?Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram | Like us on FacebookYou can also email us: contact@destructionpod.comLearn more about the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

We’re back! This week we undertake our own, Diego Castro inspired pre-season and preview six of the twelve teams fighting it out for the A-League title.Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram | Like us on FacebookYou can also email us: contact@destructionpod.comLearn more about the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

In this week's episode, the Backchat team chat to the Director of Advocacy and Campaigns from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Jana Favero, to discuss the sudden visa changes and what it means for vunerable refugees. After that, we have a 'Rona Roundtable with Nine News producer, Andrew Rickert, to unpack what it means to be living with Miss 'Rona and unpack the year of COVID-19. This episode was brought to you by Millie Roberts, Tanita Razaghi, Eamonn Snow, Rebekah Manibog, Chantelle Al-khouri and Vanessa Lim. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Moments of Clarity. Today, I am speaking to Abiola Ajetomobi.  Abiola Ajetomobi is a director at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) and is currently leading a holistic and strength based model of innovation that is driven by working in partnership with people seeking asylum to meet their needs. She is a social innovator who is passionate about forming creative and sustainable solutions to increase the economic and social participation of people that would otherwise be left behind in society. Abiola works to ensure that those seeking asylum have the level of agency required to reach self-actualisation and independence. Her professional background spans across humanitarian organisations, businesses, accounting and financial services, social entrepreneurship, not-for-profit and the public service.  Abiola really inspired me and reaffirmed just how grateful I am to have this platform as a way to have amazing conversations and share them with my community. If you - like me - find yourself captivated by Abiola and her work with the ASRC and would like to contribute to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in any way, please visit www.asrc.org.au.  Time StampsIntroduction0.00 - 2.39 (2:39) Part 12.40 - 36.22 (33:42)Abiola's background and personal and professional overview. Growing up in Nigeria, coming to Australia as an Asylum Seeker, Mental health challenges and  the importance of community. Abiolas's leadership, work and purpose.Part 236.23 - 57.03 (20:40)Local vs global change, black lives matter, framing our contribution, Rebellion pushing action, choosing your attitude, being a curiosity, the danger of a single story, identity politics, cultural intelligence.Part 357.04 - 77.16 (20:12)Working at the ASRC, The ASRC Dandenong Innovation Hub, The vital role of the organisation and the important input of members.Part 477.17 - 103.31 (26:14)CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis, The lack of Government support for Asylum Seekers, the plight of asylum seekers, Covid-19 and having perspective, questioning our values, how you can help out at the ASRC and A Moment of Clarity.Outro103.32 - 104.12 (00:40) Recommendationshttps://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - The danger of a single storyPlease visit  www.asrc.org.au and contribute in any way you can :)You can also follow Abiola on LinkedIn, Instagram (@abiola.ajetomobi) and Twitter (@abiolaajetomobi). As always, please share Moments of Clarity with family, friends and social networks. I would also love it if you could leave a review on Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the podcast and get in touch with me. Instagram: @momentsofclaritypodcastFacebook: @momentsofclaritypodcastTwitter: @BarneyMOCEmail: momentsofclaritypodcast@gmail.com Podcast by Matthew SortinoMusic by Christian ProchiloArtwork by Michael Chrisanthopoulos   

This week we discuss yet another Sydney grand final win, welcome back VAR on the big stage and review the seasons of the A-League finalists.Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram | Like us on FacebookYou can also email us: contact@destructionpod.comLearn more about the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

This week the guys go into the Western United change room, talk about how we always knew Perth had it in em, preview the semis and review the seasons of non finals teamsFollow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram | Like us on FacebookYou can also email us: contact@destructionpod.comLearn more about the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

This week we sing Newy & Western United’s praises, worry about Sydney and City and take a look at the Roar vs Fowler legal dispute.Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram | Like us on FacebookYou can also email us: contact@destructionpod.comLearn more about the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

Kon Karapanagiotidis is a lawyer, teacher, OAM, activist, and founder of Australia’s largest independent human rights organisation; the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Over 19 years Kon has turned the ‘suitcase of hope’ he began with the ASRC into a formidable force of good. Every day he strives to help refugees and those seeking asylum to find hope. Yet beneath the formidable mind and rabble rousing provocateur exterior is the Greek kid from a small country town, dubbed ‘alphabet’, who still questions if he is enough. CREDITS Guest: Kon Karapanagiotidis Host: Madeleine West @madmadswest Executive Producer and Editor: Elise Cooper @elisejcooper Additional Audio Production Support: North Coast Events https://www.northcoastevents.com.au/ LINKS • Asylum Seeker Resource Centre https://www.asrc.org.au/donate/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week the guys apologise for the Lost Tapes, enjoy an emu celebration, worry for Sydney, and dissect Perth's poor return from the coronavirus hiatus.Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram | Like us on FacebookYou can also email us: contact@destructionpod.comLearn more about the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

Visit the Every Musical Ever Patreon page for more exclusive content Follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Email the show with your comments / feedback: everymusicalpod@gmail.com Visit the Every Musical Ever website **************************************** Follow Richard Carroll on Twitter and Instagram or visit his website Follow Zoe Terakes on Twitter and Instagram. **************************************** Funds raised by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre are used to advocate for, support and empower thousands of refugees and people seeking asylum each year, with the provision of support, food, housing, material aid, medical assistance, legal aid, counselling and employment services to people who would otherwise be at risk of destitution. Visit their website to find out more, or to make a tax-deductible donation. **************************************** Every Musical Ever is recorded primarily on Gadigal land, and from time to time on the land of other Aboriginal peoples across the place we now call Australia. This land was never ceded by its traditional custodians, but was taken through violence, criminality, and other human rights abuses of the worst kind. The atrocities of colonialism are an unresolved injustice in need of redress. We support the goals of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and call for the urgent implementation of the reforms it sets out as a starting point for the reparation of wrongs done to First Nations people, both historically and through to the present day. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. **************************************** Theme music composed and performed by Brent Hill Alternative versions performed by Sheridan Harbridge Artwork by Mils Achi Introduction, content warning and outroduction read by Leo Campbell Supported by City of Sydney Copyright One Eyed Man Productions 2020

This week we look at a Distance & F3 derby, consider the interpersonal dynamics of Fox Sports’ commentary team and glance admiringly at the new Kuol kid on the block.Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram | Like us on FacebookYou can also email us: contact@destructionpod.comLearn more about the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

This week the guys are feeling the flow as they discuss Topor-Stanley’s sexy celebration, ponder if Marinovic did his homework on Buhagiar’s pace and revel in a return to footballs home - Gold Coast.Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram | Like us on FacebookYou can also email us: contact@destructionpod.comLearn more about the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

On our return episode from covid hiatus we discuss failed border crossings, all the ins & outs from the layoff, Diego Castro’s scouting mission and analyse each team in three words.Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram | Like us on FacebookYou can also email us: contact@destructionpod.comLearn more about the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

In today's episode we look at the Melbourne public housing tower crisis. While the city of Melbourne is back in lockdown and panic buying has returned, what will happen to the 3000 people trapped in public housing towers that can't even go to the supermarket? We speak to Abdi Ish who lives in a North Melbourne housing tower and Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.     In today's news headlines: Fears Melbourne outbreak has already spread interstate World champion snowboarder dies spearfishing on the Gold Coast PM confirms JobSeeker will be extended past September for some   In today's Briefing: the experience of a pandemic for someone who lives in a public housing tower is very different to that of residents in the suburbs. No visitors are allowed in and no residents can go out. The risk of infection is high with cramped living conditions, shared laundries, and hundreds of people using the same lift, meaning these buildings have an explosive potential to spread COVID-19. We ask a resident to paint to a picture for us -  What is it like in there? Is everyone staying in their apartment, or are they going out into the hallways? Is it quiet? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victorian premier Dan Andrews announced last Sunday a 5 day hard lockdown of 9 public housing towers in Melbourne, leaving 3,000 residents house-bound with 500 police officers surrounding the towers. The decision came as a means to control an outbreak of Covid-19 cases, but it blindsided many, leaving the thousands of residents confused and worried. This evening, it was also announced that Metropolitan Melbourne will enter a 6 week lock down starting from midnight tomorrow. We spoke tonight with Marcella Brasset from Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) who have volunteered a helping hand by catering for the thousands of residence, making culturally appropriate meals. To support the wonderful work the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is doing for immigrants and refugees here in Australia, visit www.asrc.org.au

In this episode I call my friend, Rob, and I tell him a joke.Aside from being lovely, Rob is *the* most accomplished person I know. He's a psychologist, a practicing lawyer, he travels all over the world for research projects, and also he used to be on the Canadian national swimming team, because sure, why not?Rob volunteers his time and does free legal work for people seeking asylum in Australia through the ASRC, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. It's an organisation I'm passionate about too, and if you can afford to donate you absolutely should:https://www.asrc.org.au/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ijustcalledtotellyouajoke. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is a part of the first annual Climate Podcast Showcase, for more information on this visit www.climactic.fm/climatepodcase, and for more information on this show please visit Tom Ballard's Like I'm A Six-Year-Old. After joining me at the end of the shitshow that was 2016 for the first live edition of the podcast, Greens MP Adam Bandt returned to reflect on how far we have (or haven't) come and what to make of the political year that was 2019. Recorded in Collingwood at the Easey Street Concert Hall in front of a bloody lovely crowd, this is a funny and important conversation about Scott Morrison, socialism, the climate crisis, the 2019 election, the ALP's pathetic position on coal and the possibilities of a Green New Deal for Australia. All funds raised went to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (you can support them here toooooo). I'm very thankful to Adam for agreeing to do this again and to everyone who came out to the show. MERRY CHRISTMAS xoxoxo I'm bringing my show ENOUGH to the 2020 Adelaide Fringe in March, tickets on sale now My new show GRANDILOQUENT is coming to the 2020 Brisbane Comedy Festival and the 2020 Melbourne International Comedy Festival JOIN THE BRAND NEW LIKE I'M A SIX-YEAR-OLD GROUP ON FACEBOOK! WOW! If you've got the means please support this show by becoming a Patron @AdamBandt adambandt.com ARTICLE: Setting Kevin Rudd's Environment Record Straight by Adam Bandt ARTICLE: This is what it looks like when your government sells out the climate for votes by Katharine Murphy ARTICLE: The crisis in liberalism: why centrist politics can no longer explain the world by Katrina Forrester Support Climactic See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.