Jews For Refugees
By Bonnie Gelman and Sylvie Leber
Jews for Refugees is a Jewish campaign group actively involved in trying to do something for refugees and asylum seekers.
Jews For Refugees aims to challenge mandatory detention and offshore processing and build solidarity between Jews and asylum seekers.
We:
Sources https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/25603 http://www.jta.org/2002/03/15/archive/australian-jews-planning-to-protest-on-behalf-of-muslim-asylum-seekers To join Jews For Refugees contact [email protected].
- write letters to the media
- attend demonstrations and marches
- meet with politicians and talk at political meetings
- share meals with refugees and asylum seekers
- attend medical and other appointments as supporters / advocates
- give driving lessons
- visit those in detention centres
- belong to other groups which also support refugees and asylum seekers
- donate money and collect material aid
- we work towards humane refugee policies and an end to off and onshore detention of asylum seekers.
Sources https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/25603 http://www.jta.org/2002/03/15/archive/australian-jews-planning-to-protest-on-behalf-of-muslim-asylum-seekers To join Jews For Refugees contact [email protected].