Fundraiser film screening
Le Havre
Marcel Marx, a former bohemian and struggling author, leads a simple life based around his wife Arletty, his favourite bar and his profession as a shoeshiner. His path crosses with an underage illegal...
Refugee activists confront Chris Bowen
Refugee rights activists converged on Immigration Minister Chris Bowen's office on Saturday to protest the government's efforts to push new legislation to revive its Malaysia refugee deal and expand offshore processing. About 50 people...
Emergency rally on Europe-wide day of action
2pm this Saturday 12 September, Sydney Town Hall
NO TO FORTRESS EUROPE - NO TO FORTRESS AUSTRALIA
To coincide with Europe-wide day of action Saturday 12 September
Invite your friends to the Facebook event here
Twitter hashtag: #SydEUAU...
Curfew crackdown on Manus as US rejects more refugees
A notice abruptly posted that the back gate of West Haus detention compound (see photo) will be closed from 5.00pm to 6.00am Manus Island, has further restricted refugees' movement on the island.
A 6.00pm –...
Forum: Where to for refugee rights after the election?
Come along to this post-election forum organised by the Refugee Action Coalition to discuss what the result means for refugee rights
2pm Saturday September 11, Sydney Uni, New Law bldg rm 100
Speakers include:
David Shoebridge (Greens...
RALLY TO MARK 150 DAYS AT MERAK FOR TAMILÂ REFUGEES
Welcome refugees
No Indonesian solution
Let the boats land in Australia
12.30pm Wednesday March 10
Kevin Rudd's Sydney office, 70 Phillip st City
Two hundred and fifty Tamil refugees remain defiantly camped on their boat at the Indonesian port...
Forum: Eyewitnesses from inside Australia’s remote detention camps
6pm Monday, May 9, NSW Teachers’ Federation Building,
23–33 Mary St Surry Hills, walking distance from Central Station
This public forum will hear reports from recent visitors to Australia’s remote detention network. On the Easter...
Rally Oct 23, 2010
See media report on the action here (although it underestimates the size of the rally, which was attended by about 250 people http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/refugee-group-rallies-in-sydney-20101023-16yeh.html
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STAND UP FOR REFUGEES PROTEST
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1pm Saturday October 23 @ Sydney Town hall
Close...
No Pacific Solution 2.0 Rally
Around 300 people took to the streets on October 14 to condemn the re-opening of Nauru and the Pacific Solution. See TV news footage of the event and photos here.
The rally heard from speakers...
PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY IN CANBERRA
AT THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT
Tuesday, 28 September, 12.30—1.30pm
We will assemble on the lawns outside Parliament House, Canberra, to call on the new federal parliament to introduce humane refugee policies and stop using...
