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Melbourne: Human Rights Day Rally
10 December 2015 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
On Human Rights Day, join the Refugee Action Collective to call for the closure of offshore detention centres on Christmas Island, Manus Island and Nauru and call for the release of all refugees and their settlement in the community in Australia.
• End Offshore Detention:
• Close Manus, Nauru & Christmas Island
• Don’t discriminate against Muslim refugees
• Permanent protection for all refugees
• No Boat Turnbacks
Speakers incude:
Mohammad Baqiri – Refugee activist & Afghan refugee
Katie Robertson – Human rights lawyer
Christine Cummins – former worker on Christmas Island
Saideh – Iranian artist, journalist and refugee
Tony Birch – Writer & academic
more TBA
The event will include a reading of charge sheet against the government by Researchers Against Pacific Black Sites
call Chris 0403 013 183 for more info