Records of Rural Australians for Refugees, 2000-2008 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 4759316
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Rural Australians for Refugees
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MS Acc08.200 copy
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Part available for research; part requires permission for research until 2060. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [2000-2008]
- 9.45 m. (56 boxes) + 2 folio boxes.
- Summary:
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The archive of the Rural Australians for Refugees represents the activities of local rural and regional groups around Australia as part of a campaign to change government policy on asylum seekers and in support of refugees whilst in detention and living in the community on temporary visas. The records of MS Acc08.200 were collected together by Southern Highlands RAR member, writer and historian Ann Beaumont. The records include: administration and financial records; correspondence including letters from detention centre detainees; minutes of meetings; lobbying and publicity material; publications including RAR newsletters; "Welcome book" material (ie. kits supplied to refugees on arrival in rural communities); papers relating to the sinking of the SIEV-X, detention centres, deportations, fundraising and a "Freedom quilt" project; submissions; photographs; papers and audiovisual material relating to Human Rights Day and World Refugee Day and Week; papers relating to barrister Julian Gormley's representation of Mahammad Kazim Kazimi in the Federal Court, 2004; research material; guides and education kits; and video and audio material on refugee themes (56 boxes, 1 folio box).
The Acc10.037 instalment comprises a large bound volume titled "Australia shamed: a list of dissenters" (2002) containing a "Statement of dissent" by Richard Flanagan and a list of signatures of petition against government policy towards refugees (1 folio box).
- Biography/History:
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Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) began in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales in October 2001. The group consists of Australian citizens living in rural and regional areas who aim to change Australia's policy on asylum seekers towards a more humane approach. The group was founded in Bowral, New South Wales by Anne Coombs, Susan Varga and Helen McCue. There are over ninety RAR groups throughout Australia (at 2009). Activities include grassroots lobbying of politicians, visits to refugee detention centres and correspondence with detainees, support of refugees living and working in communities on temporary protection visas, conferences and media campaigns.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc08.200, MS Acc10.037.
- Associated materials: Papers of Grace Gorman, 2001-2003 MS Acc09.066.
- Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-249128177 MS Acc08.200 copy
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 2000-2008
- Occupation:
- Human rights workers
- Copyright:
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