STOP THE BOATS

Since 2013, the Stop the Boats policy and Operation Sovereign Borders have seen the Australian Government exiling to offshore detention centres on Manus Island, PNG and the island nation of Nauru, over 2000 people including 150 children who arrived by boat on Australian shores seeking asylum. This was done in blatant abrogation of its responsibilities under the International Asylum Seeker Conventions to which it is a signatory. The conditions in the prison camps and the treatment of detainees was brutal with 100s of incidents of violence, self harm, suicide attempts, rape, child sexual and physical abuse and mental illness. Several deaths occurred in detention.

To raise awareness about Australia’s cruel asylum seeker policy and influence change in national policy by engaging broad audiences in a meaningful discussion on asylum and the scale and urgency of global movement of peoples due to wars and conflict.

Expose the brutality of the Australian asylum seeker policy.

Raise the awareness of the scale and reality of the displacement of peoples globally dues to war, conflict and civil unrest.

A positive impact on how communities actively welcome, support and include people seeking asylum and refugees who have been settled in their communities.

Ongoing. For details and if interested in partnerships please contact the filmmakers through their Facebook Page.

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