Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project

28/03/2026

We hope to see you all today! ❤️

Join CSSV in supporting the annual Palm Sunday Walk, where we continue to stand in solidarity with refugees and asylum seekers, calling for a compassionate response in Australia.
This year's theme, "Stronger Together", encourages us to spread kindness, respect and compassion through our communities.
For more information visit
https://css.org.au/events/palm-sunday-event-we-are-stronger-together/

Date: Sunday 29 March 2026
Time:
• 1pm: Gather on Princes Bridge with banners and placards
• 1.30pm: Walk to Lower Terrace, Birrarung Marr
• 2pm – 3.30pm: Speakers and music at Lower Terrace, Birrarung Marr

Organised by the Refugee Advocacy Network




Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) Rural Australians for Refugees Speaking Up for Refugees Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project

27/03/2026

Hope to see you all tomorrow! 🌿⛪️

21/03/2026

09/03/2026

BASP Online Trivia Night is back on Fri 1 May supporting the Brigidine Asylum Seekers Project (basp.org.au). Invite a team to your place or co-operate with a distributed team. Details and booking at cohdig.au/trivia, email enquiries [email protected].

07/03/2026

On this IWD we celebrate “difficult women” who refuse to accept injustice and inequality! May we celebrate courage and build each other up to fight the good fight! Well behaved women seldom change the world! To ‘difficult’ Queen’s everywhere- we salute you!

07/03/2026

In times of conflict, women and children bear the heaviest burdens. The suffering caused by war crosses all boundaries of faith and nationality, reminding us that our shared humanity must come first. Women are called to stand with and for one another, especially when violence tears communities apart. Around the world, we’ve also seen the language of “women’s liberation” used to justify military action—yet those same conflicts often leave women and girls displaced, traumatised, and at grave risk. On this International Women’s Day, we affirm that the child must matter more than the gun—no matter whose child, no matter whose gun.

01/03/2026

Please join us..
Wednesday 4th March 2pm at Brigidine Ministry Centre 54 Beaconsfield Pde Albert Park
New hate speech laws: what do they mean for migrants, refugees and our community?
Speaker:
Josie Langbien from the Human Rights Law Centre, and a member of Liberty Victoria

21/02/2026

https://events.humanitix.com/equinox-talk-kon-karapanagiotidis-on-compassion-in-action

A conversation with Kon Karapanagiotidis OAM, founder and CEO of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and 2023 Melbournian of the Year, on Compassion in Action

21/02/2026

Please join us ❤️🙏

We are very excited to announce that acclaimed author Alice Pung will be speaking at the 2026 Stronger Together Palm Sunday event!

Alice is a highly respected Australian writer, editor, and lawyer. She is best known for her award-winning memoir Unpolished Gem and the essential anthology Growing Up Asian in Australia. Her work is celebrated for its deep focus on identity, belonging, and the migrant experience, bringing a powerful perspective on how we build inclusive communities. Alice reminds us that our strength lies in our compassion:

"We are stronger together when we recognise that exclusion and fear do not make more robust and thriving communities, and when we understand that inclusion and generosity are our greatest strengths."

Event Details — Sunday, 29 March 2026
Join us as we stand for justice and safety for all:
• 1:00 pm: Gather at Princes Bridge (bring your banners and placards!)
• 1:30 pm: Walk to Birrarung Marr
• 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Speakers and music at the Angel Statue

Don’t miss the chance to see Alice speak at the 2026 Stronger Together Palm Sunday event on 29 March at Princes Bridge.

We look forward to seeing you there!

07/02/2026

We will be there… will you???

23/12/2025

Christmas, at its heart, is a story about the refugee.

A family on the move. A mother protecting her child. A knock on a door that might not open. A night spent outside of comfort and certainty. The outcast. The hunted. The lonely ones. The people who are told they don’t belong—until love insists otherwise.

Today, may we take a moment to reflect on the impact of our actions:
the words we choose, the policies we accept, the neighbours we ignore, the hands we hold.
May we practice kindness that is not performative, but deliberate. Kindness that becomes shelter. Kindness that becomes safety. Kindness that becomes courage.

And if you are struggling through this season—if you feel raw, grief-heavy, alone, or simply tired—please know: you are seen. You are not failing because you’re hurting. There is love in community, strength in care, and dignity in recognising each other’s humanity. Reach out to someone. Let yourself be held, even gently, even briefly.

Mums4Refugees is taking a short break for healing, community care, and rest.
We’ll be back on Boxing Day.

Until then: take care of your body, your heart, and each other.
With love and solidarity,
Mums4Refugees