Special community event – ‘STRONGER TOGETHER’ – Sunday 29 March (on Palm Sunday).
Join us to stand for justice, respect and kindness, and for communities in which everyone can feel safe and respected, including refugees and people seeking asylum.
This event is in the long tradition of calling for peace and social justice on Palm Sunday.
1pm: Gather on Princes Bridge with banners and placards
1.30pm: Walk to Lower Terrace, Birrarung Marr (near the ‘Angel’ sculpture)
2pm – 3.30pm: Main program – speakers, music and stalls at Lower Terrace, Birrarung Marr
The event will affirm the strength of our multicultural and diverse communities. As Australians who have come from many lands, let’s stand together with the First Australians to build communities in which all can live in peace and safety. Everyone in Australia should be able to feel confident that they will be treated fairly, and that their human rights will be respected, by the government, and by other community members. We want Australia to remain a welcoming place for all, and especially for those who come here to find safety. We must not allow fear and division to tear at the rich fabric of our multicultural society.
For more information contact Marie, convenor of the event Planning Group – use this email address.
Poster and Leaflet:
Program: We’ll be updating program details on this webpage, and also on the Facebook event page: FB Event for Stronger Together event 29 March Please follow and share the Facebook event page and promote this event through your networks.
- 1pm: Gather on Princes Bridge with banners and placards on the themes of justice for all, respect and kindness, and a fair go for refugees
- 1.30pm: Walk to Lower Terrace, Birrarung Marr for the program, and stalls
- 2-3pm: Speakers and music
- 3-3.30pm: More music and activities
Speakers will include Alice Pung (author “Growing up Asian in Australia”), and Cr Mohamed Semra, (now Mayor of Maribyrnong), a young Sudanese Australian who arrived as a child refugee. The program will also include refugee speakers and musicians, and a segment by school students.
Further details about speakers and musicians will be posted here shortly
Schools segment: There will be a segment in the program by school students – students or teachers who would like to know more about this can email Marie, convenor of the event Planning Group here for more information.
Resources for Schools:
Reflection on Justice and Kindness
PPT on the meaning of Palm Sunday
Prayer for Palm Sunday in 2026
Getting there on the day:
Recommended: Travel by train or tram to Flinders Street station, then walk down to the Lower Terrace on Birrarung Marr (about 5 minutes, towards the Tennis Centre) – join the banner and placard display on Princes Bridge from 1pm, then walk to the Lower Terrace.
From directly to the Lower Terrace – Number 70 – stops under the William Barak footbridge) – see map for Disability Access below.
By car – there will be road closures in the morning on the south side of the river, due to the Run for the Kids. Check the website for details.
Disability Access – wheelchair access and short flat walk to the Lower Terrace.
- drop off point on Batman Ave (under the William Barak footbridge)
- Number 70 tram also stops there.
