Attend an Exhibition

400,000 dead, 3 million displaced, show your solidarity for the Darfur community now by attending an exhibition and seminar.

The Darfur Australia Network (DAN) will host a photo exhibition from June 16 to July 4 at Customs House, Circular Quay Sydney.  There will also be a seminar on the Crisis in Darfur at Customs House on Thursday June 28 - contact James Holman for more information 0409 520 882  jholman@adra.org.au

Attend a film Preview

To celebrate World Refugee Day, Caritas Australia, in partnership with Dendy Films, is offering our supporters around Australia tickets to preview screenings of Lucky Miles

Tickets are available on a strictly first come first serve basis so if you would like some tickets, send an email to: ozspirit@caritas.org.au

The screenings will take place at cinemas around Australia between July 13 and July 15 2007. Check your local paper for cinema locations and session times.
For a review of the film Lucky Miles click here

Hold a Refugee Week Event

The Refugee Council of Australia has produced an action kit for Refugee Week which will be observed 17 - 23 June in 2007. More...

Tell a Friend

Tell your friends and colleagues about how you are taking a stand on the issue of refugees. Multiply the effect of your action by forwarding them this publication
To do this, use the 'Tell a friend' form at the right hand side of this page.

Prayers and Liturgies

Our Colleagues at Cafod in the UK have put together a great resource of prayers on the theme of Refugees.
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The Forgotten People’s project

On 17 October 2007, International Day for the eradication of Poverty, the Darfur Australia Network (DAN) will remember the forgotten people of Darfur.  Three million knotted squares of material, representing the three million displaced by this crisis, will be incorporated into a touring art instillation. But they need your help!!!
DAN are inviting schools and community groups to help remember the forgotten people of Darfur by collecting material and knotting squares to be added to this project.  An information pack will be sent to interested people. More...

Acting from the Heart

Australian advocates for asylum seekers tell their stories
Edited by Sarah Mares and Louise Newman
In recent years, thousands of Australians from all walks of life have been moved to act in support of asylum seekers and refugees and against the Australian government's immigration policy and practice. In Acting from the Heart, over 50 people who reflect the diversity of this movement describe how and why they became involved.  Their experiences reveal the profound emotional impact of involvement in this movement. More...

For more information on the Asylum Seekers Foundation

To order this book contact Kate Maclurcan, Asylum Seeker Project Coordinator, on Phone: (02) 9810  5826 , or e-mail:
katemaclurcan@hotmail.com    

Surviving in Darfur - Aisha's story

Thirty-three year old Aisha is a mother, farmer and an expert maker of palm mats. Over a year ago, Aisha's village was attacked - and she has been living in a temporary camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) ever since. People want to go home. Life in the camps of Darfur is not good, and they need peace.
Darfur Emergency Response Operation (DERO) - run by ACT/Caritas - supports operations that assist thousands of internally displaced persons.  DERO provides a range of services with the aim of helping to build long-term sustainable peace in Darfur. More...

A Short Quiz

The following site contains a short quiz to test your knowledge of Sudan. Click on this site and answer the questions. You can check your answers once you have completed the questions.