Foundation House
The home of The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture
6 Gardiner Street
Brunswick, 3056
Ph: (03) 9388 0022
Fax:(03) 9387 0828
Email: info@foundationhouse.org.au
www.foundationhouse.org.au
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A new year for Foundation House has also brought with it a fresh, new look for HouseNotes, which will now be delivered straight to your inbox in an easy-to-read electronic format.
Now in its fourth year, HouseNotes will continue to inform Foundation House members and the broader not-for-profit sector about key projects, publications, launches, events and other happenings at the organisation.
The new design will allow you to navigate more quickly through the articles and click on hyperlinks to access more information or additional content.
We welcome feedback and hope you enjoy the new and improved HouseNotes online!
Looking forward to hearing from you at cromdosd@foundationhouse.org.au
Dimitra Cromdos, Editor
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Foundation House 2009 Oration
To be held on June 18, 2009
Professor James C. Hathaway–Dean and William Hearn Chair of Law, University of Melbourne Law School and leading authority on international refugee law
“Making International Refugee Law Relevant Again”
More details coming soon.
New schools training Foundation House has introduced new workshops to assi..
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Foundation House and the Refugee Council of Australia were delighted to host a reception for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr Antonio Guterres, as part of a whirlwind four-day visit to Melbourne in late February.
Mr Guterres, who was Prime Minister of Portugal from 1996 to 2002 and founded the Portuguese Refugee Council, was in Australia at the invitat..
The Hon. Daniel Andrews, Minister for Health and eminent Australian, Sir Gus Nossal AC CBE, launched the Refugee Health and Wellbeing Action Plan 2008-10 and the Victorian Refugee Health Network at Foundation House on December 16th, 2008.
State Government MPs, Telmo Languiller, Member for Derrimut and Carlo Carli, Member for Brunswick, joined the 90-strong crowd in en..
Following an extensive search for an office that would better accommodate our staff and growing list of clients in the south-east, Foundation House Dandenong has moved to a new site in the suburb.
You can now find us at:
155 Foster Street, Dandenong 3175
Phone: (03) 8788 3333
Fax: (03) 8788 3399
We look forward to continuing to support our client..
Foundation House would like to officially welcome Lenora Lippman to the organisation’s Board of Management. Lenora joined our Board in late 2008 and is the 12th member of an incredibly committed and diverse group of individuals, all of whom have been sharing their knowledge and expertise with us for many years. Lenora has a background in service evaluation, planning and management, and b..
Foundation House has joined more than 90 organisations worldwide as signatory to a statement condemning the ongoing and systematic human rights violations against Rohingyas (ethnic minority) from Burma and migrants from Bangladesh.
The number of people leaving Burma and Bangladesh by boat to seek refuge in neighbouring countries has grown substantially in the past couple of..
The Quentin Buckle Study Grant, which was established to honour founding VFST committee member and human rights advocate Quentin Buckle, is now in its third year. The first recipient of the grant, Ms Lida Aga, was looking forward to an exciting future, with the completion of her Masters in Speech Pathology last year and her entry into the workforce to put her knowledge and training i..
Foundation House offers its condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives or were injured in the Victorian bushfires earlier this year. Thousands of people in Victoria and across Australia have been deeply affected by these horrific events, evidenced by the millions of dollars raised by the Red Cross, other organisations and individuals, to assist families and communi..
“From childhood I was attacked because of my family’s beliefs…my only crime was my faith.”
– Rosa Vasseghi
Iranian-born author and long-time friend of Foundation House, Rosa Vasseghi, has published a powerful new book that speaks with brutal honesty about those who abuse power and the suffering of their victims. Where is the Justice: Stories from Behind Closed Doors..
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