Hi all! You may have heard of the 'Big Walk 4 Refugees' that started this week. If not, I encourage you to read more about it: https://www.bigwalk4refugees.au/ Essentially, people around Australia are contributing to a virtual walk around the country to "show support for 10,000 people seeking asylum who are still waiting to call Australia [...]
On Thursday 7th April, the Park Hotel-Prison (in which dozens of people had been detained in torturous limbo for over a year) finally stood empty, and almost all of those who found themselves locked up in Australia after being ‘medevac-ed’ here from PNG and Nauru for supposed medical treatment were able to walk free [...]
Join us for a conversation with tactile artist Bev Garside. Bev will present a range of artworks sharing their stories and journeys through a powerpoint presentation on Zoom. Join us on Zoom from 7:15 for a chat before the presentation. There will be time for questions and conversation along the way. Bev's art works are [...]
An evening with Peter Khalil MP for faith communities in Wills Thursday 15th July, 7:00-8:45pm exploring 3 Issues Welcome and Acknowledgment of Country Climate Crisis First Nations - Walking Together Asylum Seekers General Questions This is a booked event with a seating capacity of 120. Please book here: https://www.trybooking.com/BSQGP Bring your ticket with you [...]
During Refugee Week, 16th-23rd June, Brunswick Uniting Church was privileged to host the works of Naser, an artist in detention, supported by Melbourne Artists for Asylum Seekers, Migrant Mothers from the Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre and Johnny Salameh, winner of the Judges Prize at the Sacred Edge Festival in Queenscliff for his installation 'Dictator'. On World [...]
Lenten Listening Introduction by Natalie Sims - During Lent, our prayers of confession each week are said in response to God’s word of grace and hope. This is a time of listening with respect, to the voices of those in our community who are needy and oppressed, and a time of asking God’s grace to [...]
The second of our two major events for the year was the Bush Dance on 21st July. Our congregation is committed to raising $5,000 each year for the Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre for projects not covered by other sources of funding. In the July Olive Branch we reported that the funds raised in 2017 [...]