Refugees
Asylum seekers and refugees: what are the facts?
The purpose of this background note is to present information (in a simplified format) that may help address some of the popular misconceptions that surround asylum issues.
Australian Government assistance to refugees: fact v fiction
a background paper released by the Australian Government Parliamentary Library.
Australia's settlement services for migrants and refugees 2009
Parliamentary Library
Brisbane Actionweb for Refugee Collaboration
http://www.barc.org.au/cms/
Debunking the Myths on Asylum Seekers
http://www.erc.org.au/index.php?module=documents&JAS_DocumentManager_op=viewDocument&JAS_Document_id=246
Department of Immigration and Citizenship fact sheet on settlement services.
Refugee Entitlements - Fact sheet
Lye Water information
Information about how to prevent poisoning with the food additive, Lye Water (sometimes called “Lime Water”) is a food additive used by some Asian and African (including Sudanese, Burundi and Congolese) communities where small amounts are added during cooking for flavour, colour retention or to soften foods like corn, beans maize, okra, meat, rice or noodles. Lye can also be used to make soap and for other cleaning purposes. Lye Water is safe when used correctly in cooking but Lye Water is a caustic liquid. and has the potential to cause serious burns the length of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the oesophagus, stomach and small intestine if swallowed neat from the bottle. It is often sold in attractive bottles similar to soft drink containers, although it is in fact a poison. This poses a serious risk to children. Translations: Arabic, Dinka, English, French, Kirundi, Swahili
Myths and facts about refugees - fact sheets
The myths and facts about refugees information sheets were developed by Brisbane City Council in 2002, and met a demand for factual information about refugees. In English, Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Somalie, Spanish, Tigrinya, Vietnemese.
Newly arrived refugees - Alcohol & drug info and prevention
The Drug Info Clearinghouse has some fact sheets for newly arrived refugees on alcohol and drugs, post-traumatic stress disorder, drug prevention within communities and CALD youth.
Nutrition resource package for refugee communities
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/health_workers/nutritn_res.asp
Parenting in a new culture
The Parenting in a New Culture – the preschool age was a project initiated, developed and completed in 2004 by the Migrant Resource Centre. The project targeted migrant community groups whose cultural and social values regarding parenting and families are quite different from mainstream Australian cultural and social values and norms. Parenting guidebooks in English and Congolese (Swahili, French) Burundian (Swahili, Kirundi) Liberian Sierra Leonean, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin) and Samoan community languages have been developed.
Parish Kit on responding to Migrants, Refugees, Asylum Seekers and people on the move
Queensland Multicultural Resource Directory Multicultural Affairs Queensland have released the 2009 Multicultural Resource Directory which details relevant contact information for a range of organisations including government and non-government services, ethnic and multicultural organisations, multicultural media, and schools.
Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT)
http://www.qpastt.org.au/
Refugee Council of Australia
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au
Settlement Services for Refugees - Info to advise what new arrivals do and do not receive
http://www.newsroom.immi.gov.au/media_releases/796
Refugees' Australian Stories
The Researchers for Asylum Seekers have launched their multimedia project, Refugees’ Australian Stories: Building Bridges Across Communities. Using images and the spoken and written word, Refugees’ Australian Stories tells the compelling stories of refugees from around the world who have made Australia their home. It aims to give a human face to public discussions of asylum seekers and refugees and hopes to show that they have been great co-workers, neighbours and friends to other Australians for many years and fears associated with them not "fitting in" are unfounded. To see these stories, visit www.ras.unimelb.edu.au/Refugees_Australian_Stories/index.html
University of Michigan Law School's Refugee Caselaw Site.
http;//www.refugeecaselaw.org Directed by Prof. James C. Hathaway, is the world's only collection of carefully selected leading cases which interpret and apply the UN's refugee definition, used as the basis for access to protection in nearly 150 states around the world. It's completely free to use, can be searched via structured and free-text queries, and allows users to download full-text judgments of cases. It's a volunteer effort of academics, judges, and practitioners from nearly 30 countries to share the best of refugee law knowledge with their colleagues.
Who are refugees and asylum seekers?
http://www.qpastt.org.au/index_refugeesSeekers.html
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