Category Archives: Community action

Refugees are welcome – Sunday June 20th Melbourne

May 4, 2010 – 5:06 pm

The recent decisions to freeze processing of all claims by asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, and to re-open the notorious Curtin detention centre, are taking us back to the dark days of Australia’s recent past.
Refugees should be welcomed to this country, not vilified, victimised and used as political footballs to secure electoral advantage. [...]

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PBI Information Nights (Melbourne)

May 4, 2010 – 3:50 pm

Peace Brigades International (PBI) – Australia invites you to an Information evening for people interesting in finding out more about the work of PBI in Indonesia, Nepal, Mexico, Colombia and Guatemala.
Each evening is a detailed introduction to PBI’s unique role in protecting human rights and include videos, presentations and discussions about PBI’s work facilitating peace-building initiatives [...]

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Save lives – Protect refugees

April 30, 2010 – 11:18 am

Our politicians are turning their backs on Australia’s impressive record of helping refugees fleeing war and persecution. Tell them that punishing desperate people to score political points is not in line with Australian values of compassion and generosity.
We successfully closed Woomera and Baxter.
We got children out of detention.
We stopped temporary protection visas.
Working together we [...]

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Refugees Are Welcome Rally

April 23, 2010 – 10:08 am

This May Day, join the rally for refugee rights and aboriginal sovereignty. A coalition of representatives from the Aboriginal community, trade unions, the Tamil community, Refugee Action Collective (VIC) and other refugee advocacy groups will be speaking at Trades Hall on May 1st to call for an end to the ‘Indonesian Solution’ to asylum seekers. [...]

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