Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CSRA)
36 groups needed to get to 100 by Refugee Week!
We’re a month out from World Refugee Day on 20 June which means one month until CSRA wrap up the 100 Groups, 100 Days campaign.
The CRSA team would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has so far been involved in this campaign - for sharing your personal stories on community sponsorship, encouraging friends and neighbours to form a group, for your feedback and receptiveness to the initiative.
The CSRA team has already seen a significant uptake in interest from groups of everyday Australians who want to welcome and support refugee newcomers. But there is still a final push needed to get over the finish line.
CSRA are pleased to report that so far there have been:
In the last weeks of the campaign, CSRA encourage you to:
Click on social posts
Click the share button and make community sponsorship known to people in your network.
Follow CRSA team on Facebook | X (Twitter) | Linked In | Instagram | YouTube
Print and distribute the flyers linked above around your local community.
It's simple and effective. Think community centres, libraries, supermarket notice boards, places of worship, schools, clubs and bookshops. They could end up in the hands of someone interested in supporting a refugee newcomer.
Hosting
If you're interested in forming your own group more information about how to get involved click here
Hosting a CommuniTea using these resources and tools is a really easy way to connect with potential group members in your community.
Save the Date
Online Ecumenical Service in Refugee Week. All welcome!
Members of the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) are working on an online ecumenical service for Refugee Week.
Peter Arndt (Director, Office for Justice, Ecology and Peace, Australian Catholic Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service), Rev Deacon Sandy Boyce (Victorian Council of Churches), and Major Karen Elkington (Salvation Army Asylum Seekers Support Services) are planning the service, which will also be available to download.
The ecumenical service will include prayers, shared experiences by those who have been refugees, music and readings.
Theme: Finding Freedom: Family.
Please note the date and time: Thursday 20 June , 7.30pm AEST, 7pm ACST and 5.30pm AWST.
All welcome!
More details to come.
Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) is an activity of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA).
We believe our faith calls us to welcome the stranger and care for the people who find themselves displaced, marginalised or homeless, and those in need of protection. We want to see a compassionate and generous response to welcoming refugees into Australia.
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