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Australian-Wide: Rallies: 5th anniversary of the opening of Manus & Nauru
16 July 2018 - 23 July 2018
#JusticeforRefugees #FiveYearsTooLong #BringThemHere
18 July 2018 – Media Release from Academics for Refugees
Media Reports
16 July 2018
RAC Eurobodalla to join National Day of Action
18 July 2018
Why these Ballarat grandmothers are taking a stand for refugees
12 Empty Chairs:
A Haunting Reminder of Detention Deaths, in Vigils Across Australia
Vigil to draw attention to plight of refugees at Nauru and Manus Island
Refugee tragedy of Manus Island and Nauru
12 Empty Chairs: A Haunting Reminder of Detention Deaths, in Vigils Across Australia
19 July 2018
Refugee advocates target political leaders
Protests mark five years of detention for Manus, Nauru refugees
12 Empty Chairs Symbolise the Grief of a Nation – 5 Years Too Long, 12 Deaths Too Many
Empty chairs and footwear pairs in detention protest
Vic vigils for offshore detention deaths
More than 30 protesters in Hargreaves Mall called for better treatment of refugees
‘Five years too many’: Shoalhaven residents rally for refugees
Manning and Great Lakes Rural Australians for Refugees vigil 2018
Five years on, it’s past time to evacuate Manus and Nauru
Armidale Rural Australians for Refugees holds Day of Mourning for detainees on Manus Island and Nauru
Refugee advocates are protesting outside the offices of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten
Blue Mountains Refugee Support group holds vigil outside Macquarie MP’s office
Shameful anniversary: 5 years of offshore detention
What is happening on Nauru should shock the conscience of every Australian
20 July 2018
Mourning those who have died in detention
Five years of detention
Manus anniversary: ‘It’s been five years of … misery’
Call for evacuation of asylum seekers on Manus and Nauru
Scrap boat turnbacks, unions tell Shorten
Clearing asylum seeker camps is job half done
Support for Refugees is Growing – But There’s Hatred and it’s Troubling, say Activists
Wangaratta action made Front Page news
21 July 2018
Thousands rally in support of refugees – SBS
Thousands protest Australia’s refugee detention policy
Thousands rally in support of refugees – news.com.au
Australians Protest Five Years of Offshore Detention Policy – NY Times
24 July 2018
50 Offshore Protests Occurred Around the Country To Mark the 5th Anniversary Of The “Pacific Solution” last week
People in communities across Australia came together in recent days to mark the fifth anniversary of the policy that created offshore detention centres on the islands of Manus and Nauru.
Residents call to ‘bring them here’
1 August 2018
RAR calls for action on 19 July 2018
19 July Poster with Images for Printing
19 July RAR Poster for Printing
5 years- 12 Deaths – Poster from Bayside RAR
12 empty chairs and 12 pairs of thongs or shoes
representing those who have died in offshore detention,
on Manus and Nauru, in the past 5 years.
The decision to use Manus and Nauru for offshore detention was made in August 2012. Nauru opened on 14 September 2012 and Manus on 21 November 2012.
The July 19 date relates to PM Kevin Rudd’s announcement of a new “Regional Resettlement Arrangement” with Papua New Guinea.
- That all asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat from 19 July onwards would be transferred to Papua New Guinea for processing.
- And, if they are found to be refugees, face permanent settlement in PNG.
https://www.
Monday – 16 July
Ballarat (Vic)
11am Outside the office of Catherine King MP for Ballarat – walk to Queen Victoria Square
Ballarat RAR kicks off #5YearsTooMany Campaign
16-22 July 2018
Why these Ballarat grandmothers are taking a stand for refugees
Ballarat RAR and Grandmothers will also be at the Melbourne Rally on Saturday 21 July 2018 – Meet at 11.12 am Wendouree Station or 11.18am Ballarat Station
Thurs, 19 July
Albany (WA) – Denmark and Albany combined vigil
11am – 12 Noon – Outside the office of Rick Wilson MP for O’Connor
345 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, WA
Further information –
Albury (Vic)
12 Noon – 1pm QEII Square on Dean Street
Armidale (NSW)
1. 10am – 11.30am – Armidale Mall, Armidale
2. 12:30pm – 1.30pm – University of New England
https://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/story/5506056/community-will-rally-for-refugees-on-manus-island-and-nauru/
3. 5pm to 5:30pm – cnr Marsh and Dumaresq Streets, Armidale
https://www.facebook.com/events/2023758481219136/
Bendigo (Vic)
12 Noon Hargreaves Mall, outside the office of Senator McKenzie
– also deliver a letter to Lisa Chesters MP for Bendigo
https://www.facebook.com/events/510296122761612/
Bentleigh (Vic)
10am to 4 pm – Outside the office of Tim Wilson MP for Goldstein
Berwick (Vic)
10am – Outside the office of Jason Wood, MP for La Trobe
3/16 Langmore Lane Berwick
Buderim (Qld)
4.30pm-6pm St Marks Anglican Church https://www.facebook.com/events/323548571513624/
Camberwell (Vic)
11.30am – 12.30pm outside the office of Josh Frydenberg MP for Kooyong
695 Burke Road Camberwell
Castlemaine (Vic)
12 Noon-1pm – In front of the Market Building, Mostyn St, Castlemaine –
Daylesford (Vic)
4.30pm – 5.30pm – In Vincent Street near the ANZ Bank
Darwin (NT)
12-3pm outside Immigration Office – Cavenagh St, Darwin
https://www.facebook.com/events/1880952382205996/
Echuca
10am-4pm – on the lawn outside the Echuca Library
Echuca Moama RAR will hold a silent vigil with 12 Empty Chairs
Edgecliff (NSW)
1pm-2.30pm, office of Malcolm Turnbull, PM & MP for Wentworth,
287-289 New South Head Rd
https://www.facebook.com/events/228905267939638/
Geelong (Vic): Rolling protest
3:30 pm – outside the office of Richard Marles MP for Corio, (Yarra St, Geelong)
4:30 pm – outside the office of Sarah Henderson MP for Corangamite (cnr Rossack Drive and Colac Rd Waurn Ponds)
5:30 pm – Highway lantern vigil, corner of Latrobe Terrace and Ryrie St Geelong
For more details –
AIRAR will be joining with SCRAR and CRAG outside Sarah Henderson MP’s office at 4.30 and then on the side of the Highway in Geelong.
Gosford
Great Western (Vic)
2pm 1477 Western Hwy, Great Western
Hamilton (Vic)
2pm – 7.30pm Outside Hamilton Performing Arts Centre where the Film Society will be having its monthly showing of a film
Hamilton and District RAR will be supported by the Dunkeld Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support group
Lismore
4pm – 5pm – oitside the office of Kevin Hogan MP
61-63 Molesworth Street, Lismore
Marrickville (NSW)
4.30-5.30pm office of Anthony Albanese, MP for Grayndler
334A Marrickville Rd
https://www.facebook.com/events/629057587467593/
Moonee Ponds (Vic)
12 Noon – Outside the office of Bill Shorten, Leader of the Opposition, MP for Maribyrnong
Suite 1A, 12 Hall Street, Moonee Ponds
Moss Vale (NSW)
12.15-1.30pm, Leighton Gardens, Argyle St
www.facebook.com/events/
Newcastle
5pm -6pm in front of Newcastle City Hall, Kind Street, Newcastle.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1812709635456716/?active_tab=about
Nowra (NSW)
12 noon – 2pm – Outside the office of Ann Sudmalis MP for Gilmore
59 Junction Street, Nowra, NSW
https://www.facebook.com/events/1897780763577463/
Parramatta (NSW)
5.30pm – 6.30pm Centenary Square, Parramatta (Sydney, NSW) (Church St. 3 mins walk from Parramatta Train Station)
For information https://www.
Penrith (NSW)
Details tba –
Revesby (Sydney, NSW)
11am-1pm Outside Coles Supermarket
(Next to Revesby Train Station, Cnr of Dixon Lane & Blamey St, 20-30 Blamey St)
For information – https://www.facebook.com/events/377968192607294/
Rosny Park (Tas, East Hobart)
12pm-2pm, outside the office of Julie Collins MP for Franklin
18 Ross Avenue, Rosny Park, East Hobart
Sydney CBD (NSW)
Time TBC, Pitt St Mall –
Grandmothers Against Detention – For information –
Taree (NSW)
12-2pm – Outside the office of David Gillespie, Assistant Minister for Children and Families, MP for Lyne
144 Victoria Street, Taree
Tweed Heads (NSW) – Far north coast will support the Lismore Amnesty event
4-5pm at the office of Kevin Hogan MP 61-63 Molesworth Street, Lismore
Wangaratta (Vic)
12 Noon -2pm – Outside the office of Cathy McGowan MP for Indi
117 Murphy Street, Wangaratta
RAR welcomes supporters from Wangaratta, Mansfield, Benalla, Beechworth, Albury Wodonga, Alpine and surrounding areas to attend for all or part of the Wangaratta vigil.
10am – 1pm Outside the office of Rowan Ramsey, MP for Grey
45a Playford Ave, Whyalla, SA
Woodend
4pm til 4:30pm – 128 High St (outside the Coles’ supermarket car park in High St) Woodend – https://www.facebook.com/events/1819514684830359/
Friday, 20 July
Adelaide (SA)
5pm – 6pm – King William end of Rundle Mall, Adelaide
https://www.facebook.com/events/799561496912530/
Brisbane (Qld)
5pm King George Square https://www.facebook.com/events/2129760517296265/
Warrnambool (Vic)
12 Noon – Outside the office of Dan Tehan MP for Wannon
73 Kepler Street, Warrnambool
Saturday, 21 July
Adelaide (SA)
2pm Pilgrim Uniting Church with speakers Imran Mohammad who was on Manus and is now in America, Dr Paddy Mclisky from doctors for refugees, Claire O’Connor SC Barrister and human rights advocate.
At 3 pm we move to the Mall to be a visible public presence
Benalla (Vic)
10am – Bridge Street, Benalla
Cairns (Qld)
2pm-3pm 2pm-3pm Esplanade on the lawn near the stones (just south towards Fogarty Park)
https://www.facebook.com/events/180781269204652
Canberra (ACT)
1pm Commonwealth Ave https://www.facebook.com/events/1713793885381314/
Coffs Harbour (NSW)
10:30 am Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour, where the farmers markets are held. https://www.facebook.com/events/258299584954648/
Melbourne (Vic)
2pm State Library https://www.facebook.com/events/973877949444423/
Perth (WA)
1pm Corner of Murray Street Mall and Forrest Place
https://www.facebook.com/events/171765186822193/
Sydney (NSW)
1pm Town Hall https://www.facebook.com/events/587508351648267/
Sunday, 22 July
Kerang (Vic)
7.30pm – 8pm St Johns Anglican Church Kerang
Newcastle (NSW)
3pm Wheeler Place
https://www.facebook.com/events/180484222804679/
