Past Events

Palm Sunday Walk for Justice

Palm Sunday 2016: Walk for Justice for Refugees. March 20, 2016

Palm Sunday 2016 Poster Download Palm Sunday Leaflet Download Pick up points for Palm Sunday materials 2016 (For those who want to collect posters and fliers. ) 2.00pm, 20/3/16. State Library cnr Swanston and Latrobe street. Speakers for the Melbourne event include: Daniel Webb – Human Rights Law Centre (State Library) Nazir Yousafi – Refugee & President Victorian Afghan Associations Network (State Library) Senator Sarah Hanson Young – Australian Greens (State Library) Interfaith Panel: Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black – The Leo…

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Queenscliff RAR presents a new exhibition ‘OUT OF THE DARKNESS’ October 11th-19th in Geelong

Since 2004, a group of artists from Queenscliff Rural Australians for Refugees has created a series of exhibitions that were shown both locally and throughout regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne. The exhibitions attracted many thousands of visitors, and played a significant role in bringing about community awareness and stimulating change around asylum issues. The inspiration for these exhibitions came from witnessing the heartache and despair faced by asylum seekers who had been imprisoned in Australia’s notorious Immigration Detention prisons.  The first exhibition…

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World Refugee Day March – Sunday 22 June, 1:30pm, City Square

 Close Manus, close Nauru.  Fair Processing.  Justice for Rezi Barati. Meet at City Square, cnr Swanston and Collins Sts, 1:30pm Sunday 22 June. Speakers include: Anna Burke MP – ALP, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Adam Bandt MP – Australian Greens Deputy Leader Youhorn Chea – President of the Cambodian Association of Victoria Zakia Baig – Australian Hazara Women’s Friendship Network Justice for refugees and people seeking asylum would mean: Humane and dignified treatment of asylum seekers and refugees…

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City Church Bells to Ring out for Walkers on Palm Sunday

Across Australia in cities and regional towns Palm Sunday is being observed by Faith communities, Academics, School students and ordinary Australians who are deeply disturbed by the current treatment of refugees and asylum seekers. In Melbourne  bells from St. Patrick’s Cathedral, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and St.Michael’s and St.Francis churches will ring out across the city as the WALK FOR JUSTICE FOR REFUGEES begins. The walk is organised by the Refugee Advocacy Network, working with a broad coalition of groups from…

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