What individuals and the community can do

Many Australians are concerned about the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers. There are many ways of getting involved to both support refugees and advocate for their just treatment, including:

• staying informed and getting the facts on refugee issues http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/get-facts/
• joining a refugee advocacy or support organisation
• volunteering your time with a refugee support organisation
• taking action and support a refugee campaign to help a fair and just environment for refugees in Australia
• lobbying the Federal Government for fairer refugee policies
• calling for accurate representation of refugee issues in the media
• combatting myths and negative stereotypes around refugees and asylum seekers through conversations with family, friends and work colleagues supporting refugees in the community or visit those in detention
• donating to a refugee organisation or campaign.