DASSAN Workshop, Maurice Blackburn class action and other news
DASSAN MONTHLY WORKSHOPS DASSAN has decided to trial something new. Every month rather than holding a meeting we will be running workshops. The workshops will be focused on making things happen then and there. This could mean organising a campaign, a rally, a...
April Update – Harmony Day Family Festival and Palm Sunday Peace March
DARWIN ASYLUM SEEKER SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY NETWORK www.dassan.org Dear Friends, HARMONY DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL Palmerston’s annual Harmony Day Family Festival is on again! Please bring the whole family and join us on Saturday 1st April between 3 – 9pm at the Gray...
20 December 2016 update – 2016 in review
Dear Friends, 2016 has been another busy and successful year for DASSAN. The year started on a high following a well-deserved award for DASSAN at the NT Human Rights Awards (The Fitzgeralds) in December 2015. This award was public recognition for the thousands of...
2 September 2016 update – the future of DASSAN
Dear Friends, As you are likely to know, Darwin’s detention centres have now closed. You might be asking what happens to DASSAN now? We've been asking ourselves the same thing. Since its inception, DASSAN's role has been primarily to advocate for and support the large...
31 May update
From now until the Federal election is a critical time to voice our opposition to the major parties’ asylum seeker policies. We need to let candidates know this issue will be central to deciding our votes, and put forward clear and humane alternatives. We can also let those around us know why this is an important issue, what the real story is, and what the alternatives are.