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...

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...

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'...

Protests at Villawood and Curtin over Easter

Around 250 refugee supporters rallied outside Villawood detention centre on Easter Monday April 25, to support asylum seekers staging a rooftop protest inside the...

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...

Forum

Labor's proposed East Timor regional processing centre: Why we should say no Speakers: Luis Belun, Citizens against an Austalian Asylum Seeker Processing Centre in Timor Leste, via...

Footage from protest at Villawood last week

Protesters approach the detention centre as detainees take to the roof Greens Senator-elect Lee Rhiannon speaks at the rally after visiting detainees on November 17

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...

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   STAND UP...

Rally to support Darwin asylum seekers

End mandatory detention End offshore detention Outside Dept of Immigration Lee St (next to Railway Square, Central) 12.30 Friday 3 Sept Speakers include Sylvia Hale (NSW Greens), Ian Rintoul...