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DASSAN Darwin Asylum Seeker Support and Advocacy Network (DASSAN) supports and advocates for asylum seekers in Darwin and beyond.

We are a community-based network of volunteers supporting and advocating for asylum seekers in Darwin, Australia’s least populated capital city. Since its inception, DASSAN’s role has been primarily to advocate for and support the large numbers of people that have been detained in detention centres in the Darwin region. Now that these detention centres have closed, and given our committed volunteer base and the continuing needs of people seeking asylum, DASSAN now focuses on supporting asylum seekers living in our community. We welcome all those who support asylum seekers to join with us. DASSAN works in three main areas: support, community awareness & advocacy. We acknowledge the Larrakia people, traditional owners and custodians of the country on which we live and work. Until we are all free, none of us are free

Thanks to everyone who supported our fundraiser.
31/08/2026

Thanks to everyone who supported our fundraiser.

Muzafar Ali and Jolyon Hoff are coming back to Deckchair Cinema!We first met Muzafar and Jolyon in 2023, when they trave...
19/08/2026

Muzafar Ali and Jolyon Hoff are coming back to Deckchair Cinema!

We first met Muzafar and Jolyon in 2023, when they travelled to Darwin to present Watandar, My Countryman, a beautiful documentary following Muzafar’s search for the descendants of Australia’s Afghan cameleers.

Now they return with We Are Not Powerless, an inspiring true story.

After Muzafar and his wife, Nagina, escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan, they found themselves living as refugees in Indonesia. Determined to make a difference, they opened a small two-room school. It soon became the heart of a community and one of the world’s most successful refugee-led initiatives.

Join us on Monday 31 August for the film, followed by a special audience Q&A with Muzafar and Jolyon.

Representatives from DASSAN will also be at the cinema to discuss their work supporting refugees here in the Northern Territory.

🍽️ Dinner will be available from SALTWATER @ BUNDILLA.

Tickets and information: www.deckchaircinema.com

DASSAN Melaleuca Australia Anglicare NT We Are Not Powerless with Special Guests Muzafar Ali and Joylon Hoff - Screening at Deckchair Cinema Watandar, My Countryman .film Amnesty International Australia

Today, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) released Hungry for Freedom, a new report based on interviews with 78 people...
20/07/2026

Today, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) released Hungry for Freedom, a new report based on interviews with 78 people seeking asylum who were sent to Nauru by the Australian Government. The findings are devastating, but they are not surprising. Read the full report here: https://pulse.ly/6gsxcgkjiy

After thirteen years, it needs to end. Can you email your Federal MP today and urge them to end offshore detention? https://action.asrc.org.au/enddetention?utm_campaign=13years_emailmp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=asrccampaigns

Great article against Xenophobia. You can also read the full article via the link: https://loom.ly/zfX1VC8
06/01/2026

Great article against Xenophobia. You can also read the full article via the link: https://loom.ly/zfX1VC8

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