Visas Now! : Aotearoa’s response to global refugee emergencies by Murdoch Stephens with a foreword by Ibrahim Omer featuring reflections on emergency intakes from former refugees and community members; including Behrouz Boochani, Rabia Talal Almbaid, Batool Arif and Dr Arif Ali, Dr Tariq Habibyar, Kate Turska, and Rizwangul NurMuhammad; and photographs by Ehsan Hazaveh. Book Launch @ Unity Wellington, Willis Street 3rd April 6pm Visas Now! zooms in on the high-stakes, one-off intakes of Syrians, Afghans and Ukrainians in the past decade. The book also includes nine people who share how their communities came together to seek emergency refugee intakes, including some whose calls went unanswered. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in solidarity and advocating for humanitarian protection in a time of crisis. Murdoch Stephens founded the successful Double the Refugee Quota campaign in 2013. Since then he has worked as a researcher and policy expert for universities and not-for-profits. He is an author, publisher and Fulbright Scholar. His previous non-fiction includes the 2018 book Doing Our Bit: the campaign to double the refugee quota. Ibrahim Omer came to New Zealand as a quota refugee in 2008. In 2020 he was elected as a Member of Parliament. Published April 3 2025. ISBN 9780473737115 Pre-order Visas Now now! Please choose the correct option for your location. With postage within New Zealand / Aotearoa - 30 NZDWith postage to Australia and South Pacific - 40 NZDWith airmail postage to the rest of the world - 51 NZD

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