Uni staff supporting asylum seekers (Advocate 23 01)

By Jeannie Rea. Many university staff and students are enthusiastic participants and leaders in actions for asylum seekers and refugees organising through union and solidarity groups, as well as on campus. For example, staff at the University of Sydney organised an open letter to the Australian public which called upon the public to join them in condemning the conditions at the on and  off shore mandatory detention centres. More...