Stand up for Refugees on Palm Sunday – Join the Walk for Justice in Melbourne Sunday 2nd April at the State Library, Swanston Street Melbourne. Music from 1.30pm, Speakers 2pm, Walk to Parliament Gardens leaves State Library at 2.45pm Follow the FB page to see more information about the event. Click here for further information. Documents that you can download Poster Leaflet Information for Victorian churches
Forum: Compassionate Resettlement of Refugees View the forum discussion here In this discussion the speakers compare and contrast the way Australia and New Zealand have responded to people who have sought protection by exercising their right to seek asylum under the United Nations Convention on Refugees. The Forum was organised by Refugee Advocacy Network with the assistance of Amnesty International Australia, Academics for Refugees, Victorian Council of Churches, and hosted by St Paul’s Cathedral. In 2001, the infamous standoff now known as…
Join us at this important FORUM on Saturday 10 September: 2.00pm-3.15pm AEST Attend ONLINE, or IN PERSON at St Paul’s Cathedral, corner Swanston & Flinders Street, Melbourne. All attendees are asked to register by Friday 9 September. After registering, you will receive confirmation email containing the link to join the online forum. Book your ticket here: https://www.trybooking.com/CBUVP Or scan the following QR code Our special guests in this forum will compare and contrast the way Australia and New Zealand have responded to people who have…
This new documentary has received several awards already. Its Melbourne Premiere will be at Bridge Darebin Community Hall, 99 Leinster Grove, Thornbury on SUNDAY 19 JUNE and will be followed by a Q and A discussion with the director, Alfred Pek. The film is designed to raise awareness of how Australia’s ‘border protection’ policies have impacted 14,000 refugees who have been trapped in Indonesia for up to a decade without basic rights and with no prospect of re-settlement. Click here for details and tickets
Join the Melbourne Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees on Sunday 10 April from 1.30pm at the State Library, Swanston Street. Facebook event is here: https://fb.me/e/11WCiGAAy – please share! See poster and leaflet here. Also join the ONLINE FORUM: Fair Go for Refugees: Australia can do better – Australia is failing refugees: what a decent approach would look like. Wednesday 6 April, 7pm – 8.15pm AEST. REGISTER here: https://amnestyau.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpceyvqz8rGN04nQ7rAQOn5hi9PRdranbe with Abbas Nazari (Tampa refugee) and Craig Foster, advocate for refugees. See further detail below. Share on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/1DfGgHyMw See listing of other…