REFUGEE Week begins on Sunday June 17, and local community group Surf Coast Rural Australians for Refugees (SCRAR) will be standing with refugees at a number of events across the region this year.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday June 19, SCRAR is hosting a \u201cCurry and a Conversation\u201d night at the Torquay Pub for people to hear personal stories about the people going through the refugee determination process.<\/p>\n
On World Refugee Day \u2013 Wednesday June 20 \u2013 hear from refugees who have recently arrived here at the Barwon Heads Bowls Club.<\/p>\n
On Thursday June 21 at Torquay Library, hear from two teachers who taught English to asylum seekers on Nauru.<\/p>\n
SCRAR will also set up a #WithRefugees sign on the Surf Coast Highway.<\/p>\n
SCRAR\u2019s Laura O\u2019Connor said that as well as sending a message that refugees were welcome in the community, Refugee Week was also about campaigning for a fairer, more transparent and more humane refugee policy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think people are getting tired of the cruelty, they want to see a fairer Australia; this is not us.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment we\u2019ve got someone dying on Nauru, and we\u2019re not even giving them permission to come to Australia for palliative care. How cruel can we get?<\/p>\n
\u201cI really believe that Australians, if they knew the truth of the matter, wouldn\u2019t want this.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information, head to the Surf Coast Rural Australians for Refugees Facebook page at facebook.com\/SurfCoastRAR or phone Spring Creek Community House on 5261 2583 (Monday-Thursday 9am to 3.30pm).<\/p>\n
For more events, head to the Combined Refugee Action Group website at craggelong.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
REFUGEE Week begins on Sunday June 17, and local community group Surf Coast Rural Australians for Refugees (SCRAR) will be standing with refugees at a number of events across the region this year. On Tuesday June 19, SCRAR is hosting a \u201cCurry and a Conversation\u201d night at the Torquay Pub for people to hear personal […]<\/p>\n