Telling time for refugees
Canberra Times
22 June 2004
A group of Australian actors staged a performance called Club Refuge at Parliament House yesterday.
The performers, including Corinne Grant (Rove Live, The Glass House), Maggie Millar (Bellbird, Neighbours), Kate Atkinson (SeaChange, Japanese Story) and Roger Oakley (Something in the Air, Home and Away) are members of Actors for Refugees - founded in 2001 by Alice Garner and Kate Atkinson - a non-party political group whose aim is to bring about a more compassionate approach to refugees.
They retold the stories of Amal, who survived the sinking of SIEV-X, and Aziz, a 15-year-old from Afghanistan in detention for more than two years, as part of the production.
Millar said the performances yesterday drew a number of politicians, from ALP president Carmen Lawrence to Liberal MP Petro Georgiou.
Club Refuge and production Something to Declare have been staged for various groups over the past 18 months.
22 June 2004
A group of Australian actors staged a performance called Club Refuge at Parliament House yesterday.
The performers, including Corinne Grant (Rove Live, The Glass House), Maggie Millar (Bellbird, Neighbours), Kate Atkinson (SeaChange, Japanese Story) and Roger Oakley (Something in the Air, Home and Away) are members of Actors for Refugees - founded in 2001 by Alice Garner and Kate Atkinson - a non-party political group whose aim is to bring about a more compassionate approach to refugees.
They retold the stories of Amal, who survived the sinking of SIEV-X, and Aziz, a 15-year-old from Afghanistan in detention for more than two years, as part of the production.
Millar said the performances yesterday drew a number of politicians, from ALP president Carmen Lawrence to Liberal MP Petro Georgiou.
Club Refuge and production Something to Declare have been staged for various groups over the past 18 months.
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