July - 2020

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Something we really value at Blessing Bags is awareness raising in the form of education. Part of the work we do is making people aware of issues in our society and how they can make a difference. Some of these key issues include: people experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, people struggling in low socioeconomic areas and asylum seekers and refugee settlement.

This section of our website will include both opinion and informative pieces on these issues. Our hope is that people will read these pieces, learn something new and be inspired to do something.

Blessing Bags Statement: Victorian Public Housing Lockdown

On Saturday July 4, 3000 residents in 9 Public Housing Estates across Flemington, Kensington and North Melbourne were placed on immediate lock-down with little notice and with a heavy police presence. 500 police have been stationed on every floor of the towers from 4pm. This equates to 1 police officer per 6 residents. Residents received no warning, and have been denied the chance to get food and medical supplies to sustain them for the lockdown period. Many residents are mig