Cath, Doug, Jem and Brydie’s Letter

Dear Ranjini,

My family and I have been reading about your detention at Villawood, and we feel so angry and sad for you. It’s hard to imagine that in a place like Australia, this kind of treatment of people is possible.

We have visited a detention Centre in South Australia so we have some small idea of what the conditions are like. It makes us feel helpless and angry to imagine you and your two boys living once again like this. We are writing to Chris Bowen and spreading word of your situation in whatever way we can. We hope that you will find ways to stay strong, knowing that people in Australia are aware of what’s happening and are working to find a way to have justice done.

Please keep talking to and playing with your boys. You’ll need each other more than ever, and you can keep each other’s hearts and minds hopeful.

With our love, thoughts and determination,
Cath, Doug, Jem and Brydie Taylor