The following list of community organisations has been created from information currently available to BARC. If corrections are required to the below information, please contact us at info@barc.org.au

We welcome contributions from all Community Groups. Click here to send BARC your Community Group’s information.

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Amnesty International Australia

Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people campaigning to protect human rights. We have a vision of a world in which every person enjoys all of the rights stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.

Click here to visit the Amnesty International Australia website

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Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland ECCQ

ECCQ was established in 1976 to represent the interests of the many people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) who are part of the broad social community of Queensland, and to promote multiculturalism.

Click here to visit the ECCQ website

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Multicultural Development Association MDA

The Multicultural Development Association (MDA) was established in May 1998 to promote multiculturalism and act as a strategic mechanism for the empowerment of people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds through a range of community development, system advocacy, education and training, and through a range of service delivery activities.

Click here to visit the MDA website

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Queensland African Communities Council QACC

We strive to create better opportunities, improve social and economic status and improve the health and wellbeing of all African communities.

Click here to visit the QACC website

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Queensland Council of Social Service QCOSS

For over half a century Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) has strived to promote social justice in our society.

Click here to visit the QCOSS website

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Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma QPASST

The Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT) provides flexible and cultural sensitive services to promote the health and wellbeing of people who have been tortured or who have suffered refugee related trauma prior to migrating to Australia.

Click here to visit the QPASST website

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Refugee Action Collective

The Refugee Action Collective in Brisbane is a broad group of concerned people from all walks of life dedicated to fighting for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, and for the reform of Australia’’s immigration policies.

Our purpose: To uphold the right of asylum in Australia and to inform and mobilise people to challenge government policy and legislation which adds to the suffering of refugees and asylum seekers.

Click here to visit Refugee Action Collective website

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Refugee Claimants Support Centre

The Centre's work is grounded in the principles of social justice, multicuturalism and community development. As much as possible refugee claimants drive and participate in the work of the Centre.

Services provided by the Centre include a drop in centre, English tuition, emotional support, information and referral, limited emergency relief, computer skills, and assistance with accommodation, food, employment and health care.

Click here to visit the Refugee Claimants Support Centre website.

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Refugee Health Queensland

A statewide service offering free, confidential, voluntary health assessments and complex care management for refugees and asylum seekers. Please call 07 3163 2880 for more details and eligibility criterion.

Click here to go to Refugee Health Queensland

 

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Romero Centre

Romero Centre is an inter-faith organisation committed to social justice. It started as a drop-in centre in March 2000 in a house kindly made available by the Brisbane Sisters of Mercy. Five relocations and eight years later, the Centre has a permanent home in a house owned by the Sisters of Mercy in Dutton Park.

Click here to visit the Romero Centre website

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Together for Humanity

Together for Humanity is an Australian multi-faith organisation that fights prejudice and hatred at its source with positive experiences of diversity.  We are Muslims, Christians, Jewish and Indigenous people and others who enjoy being together.  We realize that we can't agree on everything but we manage our differences by increasing awareness of the values we have in common, respect and of course - a touch of humour.  Through leading by example we help Australia deal with difference in a true celebration of our diversity.

Click here to visit the Together for Humanity website

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