Migrant justice
As many from our community come from migrant backgrounds and are all too familiar with histories of persecution and fleeing, the rights of refugees to live in safety is something we are passionate about. Australia has an abhorrent track record of treatment of asylum seekers, for which it has been internationally condemned. We demand a fair, just and compassionate response to refugees seeking asylum.
AJDS Pesach Haggadah
“The festival of Passover celebrates freedom and liberation. We are here today honouring a millennia long tradition which bounds us to history, culture, ritual and lore. Today we have brought our Seder table and Haggadot to Border Force. To the very offices responsible for the cruel treatment of asylum seekers whos’ only crime was to seek safety in Australia.”
Action Archive
Pesach seder action at border force. April 2019
Placing thousands of shoes at border force and Department of Immigration. August 2017 in Melbourne and Sydney.
Social justice sit-in at Josh Frydenberg’s office. Nov 2017.
Shabbat shut down of border force, rading Hannah Arrendt’s ‘on the banality of evil.’
Nov 2017
From the blog
#letthemstay
The AJDS endorses the #letthemstay rallies in Melbourne and continues to object fiercely to the detention of asylum seekers. Thousands have already marched to show
‘We were once strangers’
By Robin Rothfield HOW should we Jews react to the worldwide refugee crisis? In light of the attacks in Paris, there are those who argue
Shen Narayanasamy of No Business In Abuse at the AJDS Annual Dinner, 2015
In case you missed Shen Narayanasamy’s inspiring talk at the AJDS 2015 annual dinner, you can watch it here and learn about No Business In
Refugee crisis brings back bad memories for Jews
The following, powerful letter was published in The Australian, 19/5/2015. Thank you to the undersigned authors for decrying the abhorrent treatment of refugees, stranded at sea
Resources
How can we work towards refugee and asylum-seeker rights while acknowledging Aboriginal sovereignty?
Migrant Justice in Settler-Colonial Australia (published in Arena)
Shen Narayanasamy of No Business In Abuse at the AJDS 2015 annual dinner.
The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) is receiving Australian donations to support private sponsorship to Canada for refugees who were detained on Manus Island and Nauru
https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/canada/