Listen "Mountain Mentors & CRISP - Community Refugee Integration and Settelement Pilot"
Episode Synopsis
Louise Redmond of Mountain Mentors talks to Deb Smith about some of the challenges faced by refugees when they arrive in Australia and how refugee advocates provide practical support to refugees...with some commentary on the inadequacy of ALP refugee policies.
If you'd like to contribute to or take part in the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP), contact Louise via [email protected]. Email our local MP Susan Templeman to advocate for better treatment of refugees and asylum seekers.
The songs referred to in this episode are:
Be Brave by Little Foot
Refugee by Eric Bogle and
Refugee by Skip Marley
If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts.
This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM 14th April 2023 and published as a podcast on 17th April 2023..
Apply to be a guest on our show. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC.
Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au.
Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded.
Disclaimer: We seek a range of perspectives but that means that views expressed in these podcasts are not necessarily endorsed by the Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc.
Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, Blue Mountains Unions Council/Blue Mountains Unions & Community, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW, 2786.
If you'd like to contribute to or take part in the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP), contact Louise via [email protected]. Email our local MP Susan Templeman to advocate for better treatment of refugees and asylum seekers.
The songs referred to in this episode are:
Be Brave by Little Foot
Refugee by Eric Bogle and
Refugee by Skip Marley
If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can leave an audio comment about our show, which may be added to one of our podcasts.
This episode was first broadcast on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM 14th April 2023 and published as a podcast on 17th April 2023..
Apply to be a guest on our show. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or join online. Join BMUC.
Rights, Rorts and Rants is broadcast from 4pm to 6pm on 89.1FM or can be live streamed from rbm.org.au.
Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to, and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded.
Disclaimer: We seek a range of perspectives but that means that views expressed in these podcasts are not necessarily endorsed by the Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc.
Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, Blue Mountains Unions Council/Blue Mountains Unions & Community, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW, 2786.
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