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A spectre haunting the refugee movement?

Publication: Arena Magazine
Publication Date: 01-DEC-03
Format: Online - approximately 695 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: A spectre haunting the refugee movement?(comment)

Article Excerpt
At the close of the Baxter protests, we stood at the dusty campsite overlooking the detention centre and wondered about the direction forward for the refugee movement in Australia.

There were many questions to ask. In writing 'No Horizons' (Arena Magazine No. 65), we wished to question the approach taken towards refugees by activists. Despite obvious differences, we felt that two dominant strains in the Australian refugee movement--a 'pro-borders' position and a 'no borders' position--both displayed a tendency in which the refugee, as the subject of the movement, was being subordinated to the respective political positions.

In the 'pro-borders' position, the needs of...

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