Show your support for African Refugees

African refugees are a valuable part of Australia’s multicultural society. Many are already making an outstanding contribution to our community.

On Monday, October 15th, 68 organisations signed an open letter in The Australian showing our support for African refugees and the integrity of a humanitarian program based on need, not false perceptions abouts integration capacity.
Now that the election has been called it is important that our leaders know the broader public supports African refugee communities in Australia and a just humanitarian program.

Send a letter to your MP 

To add your voice to the chorus send an email to your local Member of Parliament by typing in your postcode here - it only takes a few moments!

Make a complaint about media coverage of Sudanese refugees

This month Channel 7, 9 and 10 all ganged up on Sudanese Refugees in their news coverage and each ran stories claiming there were Sudanese Gangs rampaging through Melbourne causing terror. Each station clearly ran this story as part of helping justify and support Kevin Andrews decision to cut places for African refugees intake from 70% to 30% of our humanitarian program. A huge problem with each of these stories apart from them being racist and sensationalist in their nature, was they were also each dishonest and actually provided no evidence of Sudanese people being involved in the criminal activity being shown on each of these stories.

Then make a complaint to Channel 7, 9 and 10 and let them know that running dishonest, racist new stories that seek only to racially vilify Sudanese Refugees is unacceptable and that we won't put up with it.

How to complain
Channel 7: If you wish to make a complaint about 7news or any other Seven program it must be done in writing – complaints cannot be accepted by email or telephone. The mailing addresses for each capital city are on http://au.news.yahoo.com/news/contact-7news.html

Channel 9: To make a complaint about Channel Nine, or a featured program, you must, in accordance with Australian Broadcasting Authority requirements and the Free TV Australia Code of Practice, make it in writing:
The Executive Producer
National Nine News
P.O. Box 27
Willoughby NSW 2068

Channel 10: Write a letter (and send by post or fax) or print and complete a complaint form TEN will provide a substantive written response to a written complaint about matters covered by the Code. Send your letter of complaint or completed complaints form to your nearest TEN station. The address for your nearest TEN station can be found by clicking on http://ten.com.au/ten/contact_us.html.