Actors for Refugees

It was founded in Melbourne in September 2001 by actresses Alice Garner[1] and Kate Atkinson.

[2] It aimed to use the collective power of Australian actors to influence community attitudes toward refugees and asylum seekers and to encourage a humanitarian response to their plight.

[citation needed] The network's main activity was performing 'Something to Declare' compiled by Michael Gurr, and Club Refuge; rehearsed readings of true stories and first-hand testimonies of asylum seekers and refugees in Australia.

[citation needed] In 2006, one of the core members of the Australian network, Christine Bacon, joined with theatre company iceandfire to develop an Actors for Refugees network and production in the UK.

[citation needed] In 2008, Actors for Refugees UK became Actors for Human Rights and now aims to draw public attention to a range of human rights concerns.