Asylum Seeker Rights Case Study
There are several ways that the ASRC promote capacity building these include: Engaging civil society to participate in advocating to end offshore detention on Nauru and Manus Island, the public are welcomed to register for an online newsletter which keeps them informed of breaking news, ways that they can act to advocate for asylum seeker rights and they also share people’s stories of their experiences as asylum seekers. People under the age of 30 are encouraged to join their Youth Action Project, which educates them on how to advocate for refugee rights and the process of contacting their local members of parliament and senators to advocate for asylum seekers to be processed in Australia rather than offshore detention centres. Members of the
public can raise funds by hosting an event, for example, a market stall or a trivia night, they can also participate in the Run for Refugees marathon event that was created by the organisation. Volunteers are the key element for the existence of such organisations, at the ASRC they have over 1,200 volunteers involved in administration and volunteers for their numerous programs. Moreover, students can undertake practical legal training at the organisation. The ASRC fully embodies a participatory approach, it is evident that there is a two-way dialogue between beneficiaries and volunteers, having contact face to face contact for support and assistance.
ASRC’s words that work program is an astute research program that assists the organisation to understand the type of language they need to implement in order for the public to engage with the plight of asylum seekers. They achieved this by calling on communications and linguistics experts to conduct a multiphase research project. With this project, they were able to measure the effect language had on people through a language analysis of media, social media and opposing material. They also interviewed advocates and people who once sought asylum to determine their approaches to advocacy. Additionally, they managed 10 focus groups of all demographics to understand why people held diverse views on those seeking asylum and lastly they used dial testing on 1500 members of the public to determine what messages were the most influential.
public can raise funds by hosting an event, for example, a market stall or a trivia night, they can also participate in the Run for Refugees marathon event that was created by the organisation. Volunteers are the key element for the existence of such organisations, at the ASRC they have over 1,200 volunteers involved in administration and volunteers for their numerous programs. Moreover, students can undertake practical legal training at the organisation. The ASRC fully embodies a participatory approach, it is evident that there is a two-way dialogue between beneficiaries and volunteers, having contact face to face contact for support and assistance.
ASRC’s words that work program is an astute research program that assists the organisation to understand the type of language they need to implement in order for the public to engage with the plight of asylum seekers. They achieved this by calling on communications and linguistics experts to conduct a multiphase research project. With this project, they were able to measure the effect language had on people through a language analysis of media, social media and opposing material. They also interviewed advocates and people who once sought asylum to determine their approaches to advocacy. Additionally, they managed 10 focus groups of all demographics to understand why people held diverse views on those seeking asylum and lastly they used dial testing on 1500 members of the public to determine what messages were the most influential.