Monthly Archives: September 2010

Asylum seekers threaten suicide at Villawood

September 20, 2010 – 6:11 pm

There are five detainees on the roof right now, in Villawood Detention Centre.  Ramesh Fernandez CEO  and Ex-detainee from RISE has spoken to these men and they have told him that they will jump off the roof if no resolution is given. This morning, a Fijian detainee of Villawood immigration detention centre committed suicide. He [...]

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Workshop: Corporate and Shareholder Activism

September 6, 2010 – 11:46 am

As part of a series of ongoing workshops and evening sessions that we run at the Humanitarian Crisis Hub, our most recent session on 24 August dealt with the very important topic of Corporate and Shareholder activism. Up to nine Melbourne-based community organisations attended the session. Many of the groups had not as yet connected [...]

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