Posts tagged Australian expats in US
How The Australian Bushfires Have Made Me Wake Up To Our Collective Power!

The global outpouring of support for the millions of animals that are perishing, for the landscape as well as for the firefighters and regular people who have died, has been massive. This support tells me that even though we are at 100 seconds to midnight (https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/) it is still possible to mobilize over the abyss and into a sexy and electric future of clean air, golden solar highways and a lush reforested planet replete with yes, Koalas.  

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It's Your Shout: A Fundraiser for Manu and Nauru Refugees

This Thursday, Ads-Up Refugee Network will be hold their inaugural gala in New York City to fundraise for an education fund to assist Manus and Nauru refugees resettling in America. 

All money raised goes to helping refugees find their feet in the USA. Many of my international friends may not know that refugees that arrive by boat in Australia are held in camps, in limbo often for years. The conditions are horrific, and Australia like the US is a nation divided over the topic of immigration. You can read more about the Nauru experience at this link.

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