{"id":5916,"date":"2017-05-19T11:52:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T01:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=5916"},"modified":"2017-05-19T11:53:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T01:53:33","slug":"half-day-conference-offshore-detention-resistance-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=5916","title":{"rendered":"Half-day conference: Offshore detention, resistance and alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nNew Law School Lecture Theatre 024, Sydney Uni<\/h3>\n

Session times<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

1pm-2.15pm Manus, Nauru and the US deal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Speakers: Maria <\/strong>(Refugee who was on Nauru until last year),
\nTim O\u2019Connor<\/strong> (Refugee Council of Australia), Ian Rintoul<\/strong> (Refugee Action Coalition)<\/p>\n

A new crisis is developing on Manus Island, with the imminent closure of the detention centre. This session will discuss what is happening with the US deal, why this won\u2019t end offshore detention and the current situation in Australia\u2019s offshore camps.<\/p>\n

2.30pm-3.45pm From Malcolm Fraser to today: Refugee policy\u2014what are the alternatives?<\/strong><\/span>
\nVivian Honan<\/strong> (Indonesian department, Sydney Uni on Malcolm Fraser\u2019s refugee policy and the Galang camp that house Vietnamese refugees in Indonesia)<\/p>\n

Both major parties remain committed to deterrence policies and the need to \u201cstop the boats\u201d. Malcolm Fraser\u2019s response to the Vietnamese refugee crisis is often held up as a model for welcoming refugees. Annual intake was higher than today, but premised on stopping boats coming to Australia. This session will examine Fraser\u2019s policies and discuss how we could end detention, avoid deaths at sea and implement a welcome refugees policy.<\/p>\n

4pm-5.15pm From Let Them Stay to Bring Them Here<\/strong><\/span>
\nRachael Jacobs<\/strong> (Teachers for Refugees), Dulce Mu\u00f1oz (Mums for Refugees)<\/p>\n

Our closing session will discuss the movement for refugee rights and next steps for the campaign, as well as what it will take to end offshore detention and win a welcome refugee policy, with speakers from a range of refugee rights activist groups.<\/p>\n

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New Law School Lecture Theatre 024, Sydney Uni Session times 1pm-2.15pm Manus, Nauru and the US deal Speakers: Maria (Refugee who was on Nauru until last year), Tim O\u2019Connor (Refugee Council of Australia), Ian Rintoul (Refugee Action Coalition) A new crisis is developing on Manus Island, with the imminent closure of the detention centre. This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":311091,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-upcoming-events"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t