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Edmund Rice Centre

15 Henley Rd
(PO Box 2219)
Homebush West,
NSW 2140
AUSTRALIA

Ph:  (02) 8762 4200
Fx:  (02) 8762 4220

Int'l Ph: +61 2 8762 4200
Int'l Fx: +61 2 8762 4220

Email: erc@erc.org.au

Located just 100 metres to the south of Flemington Railway Station. Link to new location on Google Maps

Brisbane Annexe

5 Abingdon St
(Postal: 84 Park Rd)
Woolloongabba,
QLD 4102

Ph 1: (07) 3103 7376
Ph 2: (02) 8090 1976
Fax: (02) 8762 4220

Staffed part-time
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A Well Founded Fear - Written Responses

Any organisation engaged in a human rights process on a structural or societal level - such as one involving governmental policy or practice - must attend to two elements of its work.

First and foremost, is the uncovering of the truth of what happened.

However of itself the work does not end there.

Those who uncover these truths, and those who subsequently learn of them, share in a collective responsibility to "socialise" this information - to disseminate knowledge of what happened, such that the society's collective conscience undergoes a paradigm shift to forcefully affirm Never Again!

To this end, the Edmund Rice Centre, as a human rights organisation, has engaged with some film-maker friends in the making of the documentary A Well-Founded Fear.

The film reflects the human realities behind the facts presented in the reports published by ERC of its human rights study on Australia's treatment of rejected asylum seekers.

We encourage all Australian's to watch this film and to examine its research underpinnings as published in the ERC reports: Deported to Danger (Nov 2004) and Deported to Danger II (Nov 2006).

But then we ask you to respond!

A number of prominent Australians and film-makers have offered brief written responses to A Well-Founded Fear. We commend these responses to you, whilst inviting you to offer below your own succinct written response to the film and/or to the published research reports.

Enter you response below now, or read first the comments about A Well-Founded Fear by prominent Australians and some film-makers.




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Recent Publications from ERC

ERC's Recent Publications

Just Comment series:-
13.4: First peoples, first priority, what priority?
13.3: Haiti - fed on dependency, starved of independence
13.2: Prisoners' rights are human rights
13.1: Warfare by remote control 
12.5: Debunking asylum myths in 2010
12.4: No more torture
12.3: Protection for asylum seekers
12.2: Vegetarianism
12.1: Emission trading scheme
11.9: Women & peacemaking
11.8: Aboriginal culture & health
11.7: Public transport
11.6: Guam & US militarism

- What's up at ERC?

What's up at ERC?

  • ERC & PCP event: Putting a break on climate change
Edmund Rice Centre & Pacific Calling Partnership invite you to join in sharing stories about successful initiatives to raise awareness of what we can do about the effect of climate change on Pacific islands. Saturday 7th August 2010 - 11am - 4.00pm at the Edmund Rice Centre, 15 Henley Rd, Homebush West NSW - just 150 metres from Flemington station.
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  • ERC and Fair Trade: Sydney Archdiocese to go Fair Trade!
The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney has just announced a commitment to the exclusive use of Fair Trade coffee, tea and chocolate! To the best of our knowledge this decision makes them the first Catholic diocese in Australia to become a 'Fair Trade Diocese'!

Congratulations to the Archdiocese for this decision, and to the Coordinator of ERC's Fair Trade Program, Danny Long, who worked closely with Republica Coffee's Jacqueline Arias to overcome all challenges in setting up this arrangement with the Archdiocese. It is hoped that this will encourage other dioceses to follow the example set and in turn for individual parishes and other catholic institutions to fully embrace the ethical option offered by the Fair Trade movement.

For further information on Fair Trade contact Danny Long at ERC: (02) 8762 4224 or email: dannyl [at] erc.org.au
  • Asylum Seeker Research: support urgently needed!

ERC's success in mounting a coherent argument for the reopening of the cases of those asylum seekers that Australia has deported to danger, has been based on rigorous research in situ in the countries to which these people were returned.

Such work has high levels of risk for our researchers and for the deportees. We are committed to accompanying these vulnerable people to achieve safety. In many cases their treatment by Australia has placed them at greater risk than when they were first forced to flea their place of origin.

The results of this research conducted by ERC Director Phil Glendenning and colleagues has been published in two reports: Deported to Danger. Information about the research and copies of the reports are available here.

The unique nature of this human rights research work means that it does not qualify for most sources of funding from agencies. The work can therefore only be continued through your support. To donate please go to our donations page.

Donations for this ERC work are tax deductible!

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