As part of the RISE Drop-In Centre, RISE maintains a resource library for our membership that aims to support and strengthen positive representations of our communities as well as provide members with access to a wide variety of materials that facilitate resistance to racism.

Joining the RISE Resource Library is free. The library is NOT for generating cultural awareness where “awareness” is a one-sided taking of our stories and experiences for external consumption with no lasting benefit to ourselves. We are for co-creating equitable relationships with those outside of our communities who understand, respect and wish to constructively address the need for a space like the RISE Resource Library. The library will also contain resources that help to facilitate settlement in Australia for our members.

Hours of Operation: The RISE Resource Library will be open for in-house browsing during regular RISE office hours (Monday-Friday, 9-4pm). Resources can be taken out of the library tentatively during the following times, when there is a library volunteer/ staff member present: Wednesday (12-4pm) and Thursday (12-4pm). To become a member, please visit the library on either Wednesdays or Thursdays between 9-4pm or email library@riserefugee.org.

For more info, please email library@riserefugee.org, follow us on Facebook, or call us at 03 9639 8623.