Ethinic Communities Council Meeting on asylum seekers - 6pm, Thurs 25/7 -
Greek Orthodox Community Centre, 3rd Floor, Corner of Russell and Lonsdale
Street, Melbourne
The Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria is holding a Council Meeting to
discuss alternatives to the current government policy of mandatory
detention of asylum seekers. By exploring current practices by the two
European countries facing the largest influx of asylum seekers - United
Kingdom and Germany - as well as community based program proposals
developed for the situation in Australia we hope to broaden the debate.
Speakers include:
DR. KERSTIN WUSTNER
UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG, FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
AUGSBURG, GERMANY
Dr. Wustner will begin by presenting some figures and data detailing the
situation of immigrants and asylum seekers in Germany including, how many
there are and where they come from. After that, Dr. Wustner will explore
some issues of policies and practices, and finally, some empirical results
about attitudes of people.
CALLUM INGRAM
FORMER POLICY ADVISOR - HOME AFFAIRS
HOME & SOCIAL DIVISION
SCOTLAND OFFICE, UNITED KINGDOM CIVIL SERVICE
Callum Ingram will speak on the existing United Kingdom approach to Asylum
Seeker and refugee processing issues. He will address the differences
between current practices and the recently announced policy developments.
SARINA GRECO
ECUMENICAL MIGRATION CENTRE, BROTHERHOOD OF ST LAURENCE &
CO-CONVENOR, JUSTICE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS COALITION IN VICTORIA
Justice for Asylum Seekers (JAS) alliance is a statewide advocacy coalition
comprising community, faith, human rights, welfare and ethnic community
groups and individuals. This alliance has developed the "Reception and
Transitional Processing System", a detailed alternative to mandatory
detention of asylum seekers, that includes placing asylum seekers in
community settings. Sarina Greco will provide a background to the systemic
problems in the current system, an overview of JAS's alternative and
examples of the proposed system at work.
6:00pm, Thursday 25th July, 2002
Greek Orthodox Community Centre
3rd Floor
Corner of Russell and Lonsdale Street
Melbourne
to RSVP and for further information please contact
Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria
9349 4122 or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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