Dear everyone who has signed our petition, Thank you all so very much in signing to help protect the rights of asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island. We have received overwhelming support on this issue and we have decided the next step is to send Wendy Bacon and Professor Carmen Lawrence to Nauru. But we can't do it without your help. Donate today to send Wendy and Carmen to bear witness and report on conditions on Nauru. https://www.gofundme.com/zn5dkjpc Prime Minister Turnbull trusts the Nauruan government to keep the refugee women, children and families safe on Nauru. But how would he know? Nauru is almost a black site operation now: with another two women coming forward to say they have been raped. The women, children and families living in fear of being raped, bashed and burnt believe they are on their own in this appalling situation. We cannot allow that isolation to continue. One of Australia’s most esteemed and experienced journalists, Wendy Bacon, has agreed to go to Nauru to cover the story as she finds it on the island. Elder stateswomen and former Premier of Western Australia and federal Health Minister, Professor Carmen Lawrence will accompany Wendy. Professor Lawrence will be there to bear witness and stand in solidarity with the women and families on Nauru. But this is where we all come in. As members of the Australian community who are ashamed of the treatment meted out to those coming to Australia seeking our protection we are crowd-funding the cost of getting both Wendy and Carmen to Nauru. That cost we estimate to be around $24,000 for the visa and flights. Twenty-three men, women and children have now been raped or sexually abused and need the real story told. Donate now to raise the funds urgently needed to send Wendy and Carmen to bear witness on Nauru. - Luisa Low, Julie Macken, Pamela Curr