Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy

  • War creates refugees: Vigil

    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    Gather with banners to publicly declare: War Creates Refugees! Bring refugees on PNG and Nauru here! #CeasefireGaza!

  • Online forum: Refugee Week Finding freedom?

    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    Australia is on a precipice: if the Entry Ban and Deportation Bill is adopted, it means fear of persecution is no longer a valid reason to seek safety here.

  • Four choirs fundraiser for Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy

    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    Four choirs have volunteered to sing as a fundraiser for Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy. All funds go to assist refugees in Indonesia and their families. The choirs are: Brainwaves/Unforgettables, The Vocal Company, OK Chorale and Ukestral Voices. There will be raffles galore! Light refreshments available. A wonderful way to enjoy good company and music.

  • SievX commemoration talks and films

    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    SIEV-X commemoration film and ambassador speaker series at Newcastle Museum.
    Meet Najila Mohmand, a community member who sought safety.
    The feature length documentary Hope follows the SIEV X tragedy focussing on the story of one of the incident’s few survivors, Iraqi refugee Amal Basry.

  • Memorial for SIEV-X

    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    It will be the 22nd anniversary of the sinking of SIEV-X on Oct 18th. You are invited to attend the unveiling of the SIEV-X memorial on the 22st Anniversary of the​ tragic sinking. We will hold a remembrance vigil at 1pm at Lions Park Stockton.

  • Film & Forum: Freedom is Beautiful

    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    A documentary short about two remarkable Kurdish Iranian asylum seekers, Farhad Bandesh and Mostafa Azimitibar, both musicians and artists, long imprisoned on Manus Island, use their voices in the struggle against the Federal Government’s inhumane refugee policy.

  • Eleven years too long!

    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    End 11 Years of Trauma: Enough is Enough - *Remove the ban on resettlement in Australia: permanent visas NOW* - *Evacuate refugees abandoned in PNG* - *Refugees off Nauru* - *End the secrecy about Australia’s cruel offshore detention* - *End offshore processing* IF WET WEATHER OUTSIDE SHARON CLAYDON'S OFFICE CNR HUNTER/AUCKLAND STS

  • Feast for Freedom

    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    Our Newcastle group, HASA (Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy) wants to make a difference fundraising for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC). We’re doing this by hosting a Feast for Freedom, to provide people seeking asylum with access to the essential services they need to rebuild their lives in Australia. This is a meal that makes a difference, and we’re including some…

  • SievX commemoration talks and films

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    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    SIEV-X commemoration film and ambassador speaker series at Newcastle Museum
    Meet Abdul Samad Haidari, a community member who sought safety. 
    In film Border Politics, leading human rights barrister, Julian Burnside AO QC, deconstructs harsh asylum seeker policies around the world.

  • Vigil: War creates refugees

    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    Then come on Saturday 11th November to blockade a ZIM (Israeli) ship which is scheduled to be present at Port Botany on Saturday, November 11th.

  • Palestine Under Siege: Film & Q&A

    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    A Dare to Struggle film by Sydney film maker Jill Hickson - what life is like for Palestinians under siege, help build international solidarity. Bookings essential see details.