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My letter to our Prime Minister

23rd March 2017Mr. Malcom Turnbull, MP.Canberra Dear Mr. Turnbull,I turn to you, believing you to be not devoid of compassion and intelligence and integrity. I understand the logic of wishing to avoid a flood of uninvited emigrants to our shores. Given current world conditions, there is a real fear…

Engage Hearts & Minds: A Toolkit for Refugee Action

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Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees 2017

Every year tens of thousands of people nationally march for justice for refugees affected by the cruel and harsh policies of the Australian government. With the increasingly vitriolic attacks on refugees and migrants around the world, it is now more important than ever that we gather and express…

Register your school for CAPSA’s National Week of Prayer & Action 2017

Fill out this from to get involved in CAPSA’s 2017 National Week of Prayer & Action from June 9 -23. If you don’t know specific details, please just give estimates.In relation to media, we want schools to know that we put the interests and needs of students before…

Speaking Event or Forum

Hosting a speaking event or forum at your school can be a great way to engage students and the school community in thinking critically about how we treat people seeking asylum. We recommend you engage someone who has lived experience seeking asylum to come and talk to your…

Detention4Detention – Solidarity Action

Detention4Detention is a popular action for students to show solidarity with children in immigration detention in Australia by taking a voluntary lunchtime detention. Students then give messages to those in detention. Many Catholic, independent and government schools around the country have participated in a Detention4Detention action with the…

It is through the power of sharing stories and connecting through our common humanity that refugee politics will change in Australia. All over the country people are working together, showing compassion, standing up for justice and making clear that people seeking asylum are welcome. We commend those people…

Circles of Silence – Solidarity Action

The Circles of Silence movement originated in Toulouse, France in 2007 among Franciscan groups in an effort to express solidarity with people seeking asylum and immigrants experiencing injustice and who were being silenced. Circles of Silence are an effective and easily adaptable activity. They can involve anywhere from…

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