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...

Special Refugee Action Coalition forum

FORTRESS USA, FORTRESS EUROPE, FORTRESS AUSTRALIA: How the West excludes refugees & the poor SPEAKERS: Shaun Harkin (Chicago immigrants’ rights movement) Speaker from European 'no borders'...

Four years too many: July 19 vigil

6pm Wednesday 19 July, Hyde Park north Close Manus and Nauru, #BringThemHere Vigil 6pm Wednesday 19 July Hyde Park north Invite your friends to the Facebook event...

More fires and tear gas on Christmas Island as ABF moves to retake compounds

Fires could be seen in Blue and Green compounds inside the Christmas Island detention centre last night (Saturday 9 January), amid reports that protests...

Stand up for refugees pre-election rally

Say no to another Tampa election Let the refugees in Close all detention centres No to offshore processing Rally 1pm Saturday 7 August Sydney Town Hall Called by Refugee...

Over 1500 join World Refugee Day protest

At least 1500 people took to the streets for the World Refugee Day rally in Sydney on June 19. Thanks to all those who...

REFUGEES, RACISM AND FEAR: HOW CAN WE AVOID ANOTHER TAMPA ELECTION?

A public forum organised by the Refugee Action Coalition Speakers: Riz Wakil (Afghan refugee, former Curtin detainee) Aaron Hulse (Get Up! campaign director) Amnesty International speaker Refugee Action Coalition...

2012 Easter convergence on refugee detention centres

Over Easter refugee activists from around the country converged on Darwin to refocus attention on the reality behind the wire of mandatory detention. Darwin...

Palm Sunday Rally April 17

Free the refugees End mandatory detention No deportations No offshore processing Sunday 17 April, 1pm Sydney Town Hall, marching to Hyde Park Speakers include: Iraj Moghadam, Iranian refugee and...

Palm Sunday rally success

About 3000 people turned out in appalling weather in Sydney to demand an end to the horror the Abbott government is inflicting on asylum...