Useful series of ASRC workshops

Change The Policy - Action Workshops | Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

 Heads up everyone re some workshops that could be useful to attend 30th August and 13th September seem the most relevant and compatible to our Cooper (ex Batman) project objectives and groups focus  
Ciao Linda 

 https://www.asrc.org.au/make-change/change-the-policy-workshops/

No explanation needed!

Eureka Street 25th June 2018
Fiona Katauskas 

Watch out for grandmas

Letter to the Age today, 25th July

Watch out for grandmas

Last Thursday, 13 members of Kooyong branch of Grandmothers Against the Detention of Refugee Children set up 12 chairs bearing the names of the 12 asylum seekers who have died in detention. We were outside Josh Frydenberg's electoral office. We held a vigil, passing out leaflets to passers-by.

Very quickly we were joined by seven police officers, three of whom stayed with us for the duration of our one-hour vigil. The officers  probably had more important things to attend to, but no doubt others will be relieved to hear that the Kooyong area is being kept safe from grandmothers.

Ro Bailey, Hawthorn

Tents or Cave

News from other groups

Other Grandmother groups are very active and I have been sent a News Bulletin from the Chisholm Deakin Group. You can read it by following the link on the right.

The Thai cave rescue raised a serious question

One of a series of letters to The Age 12th July 2018

We can stop the damage to other young people 

It's wonderful to see the world co-operate in rescuing the 12 boys and their coach from the cave in Thailand. May the compassion continue. Australia needs to rescue the 127 refugee children trapped on Nauru. They need to be brought with their families to a safe haven now. Let's use the same creative and compassionate energy to ensure all those on Nauru and Manus are brought to a safe haven now. Let's stop the suffering. Let's stop the terrible damage to young lives.

Clare Forbes, Fitzroy

Fiona Katauskas in Eureka Street

After the school holidays, time for some action

5 YEARS TOO LONG : 12 DEATHS TOO MANY 

Next week I have heard that there are going to be demonstrations outside different Federal Members offices on Thursday 19th July. There is to be one outside Bill Shorten's office at 12 noon on Thursday 19th July. The Refugee Advocacy Network is organizing these demonstrations, so it is up to individuals to choose whether you attend.

It is planned that 12 empty chairs be placed in front of the office to represent the people who have died on Manus and Nauru

So far they have 3 MP's offices in Melbourne - more to come

Bill Shorten - Maribrynong 12midday on 19/07/2018

Tim Wilson - Goldstein electorate10am to 4 pm on 19/07/2018

Josh Frydenberg - Kooyong electorate.  Time to be confirmed 19/07/2018
    

MPs Offices  as at 12/07

1. Bill Shorten
2. Tim Wilson
3. Josh Frydenberg
4. Catherine King 
5. Rick Wilson 
6. Senator Bridget McKenzie
7. Richard Marles
8. Sarah Henderson
9. Ann Sudmalis
10. David Gillespie
11. Cathy McGowan
12. Dan Tehan 
13. and a letter will be delivered to Lisa Chesters

Plus another 12 actions in various towns

Demonstration at the State library

On Saturday 21st July at 2pm at the State Library  there is the rally "5 Years too Many - Bring Them Here"

Pop up at Preston

On Wednesday 25th July, we shall have a pop-up at Preston Market between 11.00 and 12.noon. We shall meet outside Centrelink, 251 Murray Road Preston.