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. 

This is shameful

Children locked on Nauru as long as World War II.

Check out Lou Dingle's tweet

5 years in a mouldy tent

As grim five year anniversary for refugee children looms, Turnbull Government confronted with hard truths at UN

June 28, 2018

Daniel Webb, Director of Legal Advocacy at the Human Rights Law Centre, told the Council that 19 July will mark five years of detention for 134 refugee children languishing indefinitely on Nauru.
"These children have been detained for five long years for fleeing the same atrocities our government comes here and condemns,” Mr Webb told the Council.

“40 of these children have been detained for their entire lives. They are four and five year-old kids who have never experienced a single day of freedom in their lives. The only world they have ever known is inside a mouldy tent, behind a fence, in an island prison,” said Mr Webb.

Watch our @DanielHRLC's address to the UN Human Rights Council last night about the Turnbull Government's deliberate destruction of the lives of children - 134 it keeps in its off-shore refugee camp on Nauru. More info here: https://www.hrlc.org.au/news/2018/6/28/grim-five-year-anniversary-for-refugee-children-looms …

— HumanRightsLawCentre (@rightsagenda) 11:18 AM - Jun 28, 2018

Compassion is a forbidden act!

The Age June 26th 2018

Something to think about

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Next week we are back in Reservoir on Wednesday 27th June at 11.00 on the corner of Spring Street and Edwards Street. Please join us.

News from a cold Vigil

Last Thursday, 21st June, we had good weather, but as the sun set on the shortest day of the year the 8 Batgrans and Frogs started to lose the feeling in their feet at the vigil in Clifton Hill! 

Thanks for their efforts.