@ChRefugee

The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce promotes compassion for asylum seekers and refugees. The churches and their agencies advocate for humane policies.

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Joined May 2013
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Reflection on Australia's treatment of refugees. Matthew 25: 42-45 "For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink...." Watch this two minute video by Sharon Bond. - YouTube youtu.be/OrsSt2MHPFw

Matthew 25

I created this 2 minute video as a reflection on Australia’s treatm...

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Dignity NOT Destitution “No person lawfully residing in Australia should be forced into homelessness and destitution through the removal of access to every form of financial income and housing support.” Join our campaign! Visit: goo.gl/GRHRv8
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Job vacancy: Executive Officer-Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce, closes Friday 16th June ow.ly/TgIp30cziKh
Manus, Easter and the synergy of suffering ow.ly/CyF030aShKf
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Holy Saturday and the silence of God: A stunning theological reflection by Sarah Bachelard. ab.co/2oILsZM #GoodFriday #Easter – at Sydney, New South Wales
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#Manus is not safe for #refugees. Australia must step up and recognize its responsibility under international law theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Shots fired as armed mob tries to storm Manus detention centre, reports say

A group of locals, including personnel from naval base, tried to break into camp to attack refugees after incident outside the centre, according to reports

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Send your views on Australia’s bid for a seat on the Human Rights Council to Director Phil Lynch @ISHRglobal
Church leaders and doctors show Senate Inquiry why evacuation of detention camps is urgently needed ow.ly/kB7o309UJTt
Thx to @unwomenaust & @FredHollows for bringing Melbourne women leaders together on #IWD2017
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Trouble on Manus with lucrative “health care” service under a cloud service under a cloud ow.ly/eSKG309xBdI

Manus medical clinic may be shut down, PNG Government says

The medical clinic at Australia's detention centre on Manus Island may be shut down because its operator did not comply with medical registration laws, Papua New Guinea's Government says.

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Congratulations @NJP_Au for court win showing Manus not safe ow.ly/rmz3309vGmB
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Great work peaceniks! xitter.cf/actforpeace/status/834…
Act for Peace@actforpeace23 Feb 2017
Thank you to everyone for their ongoing support of Act for Peace and the Ration Challenge – so honoured to receive 3 #FIAAwards last night!
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West Australia does some amazing things xitter.cf/jamucwa/status/8346549…
Social Justice@JamUCWA23 Feb 2017
Wembley Downs Uniting Church has their banner for the Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees in Perth! #Justice4Refugees #Safety4All
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Thank God-finally our calls have been answered, @CARoyalComm to look at child abuse in detention camps xitter.cf/ozrefugeecounc/status/…
Refugee Council of Australia@OzRefugeeCounc21 Feb 2017
We welcome this belated announcement l Child abuse inquiry to hold public hearings into offshore detention regime theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Child abuse inquiry to hold limited public hearings into offshore detention regime

In its final set of public hearings, royal commission to examine child protection in Australia’s detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island

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Listen to my interview about why people in offshore camps need to be evacuated to Aust while US deal gets sorted ow.ly/bx8w308PyFi

Church, aid and human rights groups call on government to evacuate the refugee camps - ABC listen

The churches say bump the Trump deal. Bring the refugees on Manus Island and Nauru to Australia.

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So glad to be in the room today where Aust Govt announced it will ratify OPCAT
In case you don't read @australian, these are the entities who are so shamed by the detention camps offshore xitter.cf/ozrefugeecounc/status/…
Refugee Council of Australia@OzRefugeeCounc5 Feb 2017
'Bring these people to Australia' full page in @australian 70 orgs call for an end to the crisis on Manus and Nauru
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Heads of Churches call for National Day of Prayer and Fasting for Refugees on Sunday 5th March, 2017, for Lent. ow.ly/eHyZ308Ki8T
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"[Jesus reflects] God’s priority and care for the poor, the oppressed, those who suffer violence and wrong." -N.T. Wright
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BUMPER EDITION Race, Politics and Refugees: What can YOU do? - eepurl.com/cqSRLj
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