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Refugee
Action
Collective
Queensland
RAC QLD works to inform and mobilise people in Brisbane and beyond to challenge Australian government policy and legislation that violates the human rights of refugees and people seeking asylum
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Oct 25, 2021
Help refugees win freedom & dignity - upcoming events
Join the movement for a humane Australia. Check out these upcoming events: 1. Home Affairs Lunchtime Protest 2. Brisbane Protest for...
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Oct 24, 2021
Protest March for Eritreans in Libya
You are invited to support the Brisbane protest march for Eritreans in Libya, on 28 October, organised by the Eritrean Australian Women &...
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Sep 16, 2021
A Brand of Heartlessness
This week, we were visited by Australian Greens Senator Larissa Waters at our Wednesday Home Affairs protest. We asked the Senator about...
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Sep 13, 2021
Stand with Women of Afghanistan
What will happen to women’s rights in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime? Stand in solidarity with the women of Afghanistan. When: 2 -...
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Sep 9, 2021
Rally for Afghan Refugees
You are invited! Despite the emergency in Afghanistan, the Australian Government is continuing its cruel anti-refugee policies of the...
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Sep 6, 2021
How everyday Australians can support Afghan arrivals
Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia is opening applications for a new intake of refugee mentor groups! If you're keen to welcome &...
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Aug 18, 2021
Justice for Afghanistan Rally
Australia has a moral responsibility to act in response to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Join the Afghan-Australian community...
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Jul 22, 2021
Solidarity with Medevac Refugees Petition
Solidarity with Medevac Refugees. Free all indefinitely detained refugees now! The Refugee Action Collective Victoria has launched a...
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Jul 18, 2021
End Temporary Visas
Refugees and people who came seeking asylum are taking their movement to the streets to share their stories and to get people thinking...
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Jul 12, 2021
Rally at BITA: 8 Years No Freedom
8 years of trauma, 8 years of shame, 8 years too long. The Australian government has held innocent refugees in indefinite detention for...
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Jun 16, 2021
Brisbane: Let’s get Tharni and family home to Biloela
QLD-born Tharnicaa won the nation’s heart when she was evacuated from a Christmas Island detention centre to a Perth Hospital with sepsis...
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Jun 10, 2021
Vigil for Tharnicaa
Bring Tharni and her family home to Biloela now! When: TODAY Friday, 11 June 2021 at 5:30 pm local time Where: King George Square, 100...
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May 24, 2021
Destructive military conflicts create more refugees
A message from the Shut Down Land Forces Expo campaign group. Peter Dutton as minister for immigration spent many years of his political...
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May 21, 2021
Disrupt Land Forces Festival of Resistance
The Disrupt Land Forces FESTIVAL OF RESISTANCE is on from May 28 - June 3 in Meanjin. Did you know that the Australian army is hosting an...
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May 14, 2021
Migration Act nobbled by selfish politicians
The Migration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) Bill 2021 was voted into law with Labor support on Thursday...
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May 13, 2021
REFUGEE RIGHTS PROTEST AT PINKENBA DETENTION CENTRE
Media Release 14/05/2021 FREE ALL THE MEDEVAC REFUGEES Refugee rights advocates will protest outside the Brisbane Immigration Transit...
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May 1, 2021
Free the Medevac refugees rally at Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation
When: Saturday, 15 May 2021 at 11:00 am local time Where: Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation (BITA) 100 Sugarmill Rd, Brisbane,...
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Apr 28, 2021
Join our solidarity protest
Free ALL the Medevac refugees - permanency not poverty for those released When: Friday, 30 April 2021 @4:30 pm Where: Brisbane Convention...
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Apr 25, 2021
Government Faces Criminal Charges Over Villawood Suicide
Refugee Action Coalition MEDIA RELEASE 26 April 2021 Refugee supporters will hold a protest outside the Downing Street Centre (Sydney),...
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Apr 21, 2021
Support the Biloela Family
A message from Biloela. Did you see Shadow Home Affairs Minister Kristina Keneally's interview on Sunrise this morning? Senator Keneally...
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Mar 25, 2021
Free All Refugees! Friday Protest
IMPORTANT COVID19 UPDATE Given the new case of community transmission in Brisbane, our weekly footpath protest will be cancelled for...
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Mar 24, 2021
Palm Sunday Rally for Peace and Refugees
Please join the Palm Sunday rally and demand peace and justice for refugees. When: Sunday, 28 March 2021 at 12:00 UTC+10 Where:...
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Mar 13, 2021
Sunday Solidarity Faith Vigil #FreeTheKP120
Join people of faith and goodwill for Solidarity Sunday in support of freedom for refugees. When: Sunday, 14 March 2021 from 4:30 - 5:30...
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Mar 9, 2021
Weekly footpath protest. Free all refugees!
When: Friday, 12 March 2021 at 5 pm AEST Where: Kangaroo Point Central Hotel & Apartments 721 Main St, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 4169...
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Mar 4, 2021
Dawn to Dusk Vigils: Bring Priya, Nades and their girls home to Biloela
5 March 2021 Dawn to dusk vigils are being held TODAY to mark the third year that Priya, Nades and their daughters have been in...
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Mar 4, 2021
Free All Refugees! Rally and March
Join the Refugee Action Collective at this rally and march and help us demand justice for refugees. When: Friday, 5 March 2021 at 5pm...
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Mar 1, 2021
EX-NAURU REFUGEES RELEASED IN SYDNEY AND DARWIN: NOW FREE THEM ALL
Refugee Action Coalition MEDIA RELEASE (02 March 2021) The government’s capricious and chaotic release of refugees continues. ...
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Aug 29, 2020
Vigil for Omid Masoumali - A victim of systemic neglect
Please come to help us remember Omid's life, and to demand freedom for all refugees and people seeking asylum. When: Wednesday 2nd &...
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Aug 28, 2020
URGENT ACTION THIS WEEKEND. Lobby your MPs and senators NOW.
The vote on the phone ban bill is listed for this Monday 31 August. Here is a call to action from the Australian Refugee Advocacy Network...
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Aug 23, 2020
Across Australia, home hosts say “beds are ready” for refugees
Offers have been made from people across Australia ready and willing to open their homes as a viable alternative to keeping refugees in...
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Aug 23, 2020
Phones are a Lifeline: #ShameAlanTudge Calling Party
Public event hosted by Julia Stuart and Mostafa Azimitabar Moz is in detention in the Mantra in Melbourne. Moz asks all supporters to...
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Aug 23, 2020
Pickets at the KP Prison
Join Refugee Action Collective Queensland members and many other supporters of the #KP120 in Brisbane at the Kangaroo Point Prison to...
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Aug 20, 2020
Release refugees to stay @homesafelywithus
Offering a Common Sense Option to Detention There is real concern that the federal government is planning to transfer detainees to...
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Aug 16, 2020
Peaceful March Against Sending Refugees to Christmas Island
We oppose the expansion/reopening of the Christmas Island detention centre. We call for all refugees and asylum seekers to be released...
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Aug 14, 2020
Mass March for Free Movement #FreeTheKP120
Community Rally for Free Movement, to #FreeTheKP120. We will not be marching onto the Story Bridge tomorrow. The threat of police...
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Aug 10, 2020
Unions for Refugees
Calling all unionists! Unions for Refugees Solidarity Night Join Unions for Refugees for the second Union Solidarity Night at the...
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Aug 6, 2020
Story Bridge Mass Sit-in #FreeTheKP120
Postponed from 8th to 15th. Read the reasons for the change here. On Saturday 15 August, we're going to walk onto the Story Bridge, sit...
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Jul 29, 2020
Mantra Detainee Seeks Canadian Sponsorship
29 July 2020 Peacekeeper in Mantra’s Indefinite Prison Fundraiser I am Jill Horton, a Canadian Australian Social Worker in Port...
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Jul 25, 2020
URGENT CALL TO ACTION
From the Australian Refugee Action Network Contact Senators re the Proposed amendment to the Migration Act - Prohibited Items bill/...
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Jul 19, 2020
We Are Human Like You
These are the words of Abdulla Moradi, who spoke from detention at Kangaroo Point today. Abdulla is a Christian who has been detained for...
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Jul 18, 2020
Mass Community Rally: 7 Years Too Long
Sunday the 19th of July 2020 marks seven years to the day since our government introduced the cruel policy of forbidding people from...
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Jul 15, 2020
Candlelight Vigil for Refugees
Sunday July 19 2020, marks 7 years of detention of refugees who have been held hostage by the Australian government. It’s been 7 years...
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Jul 15, 2020
Minister Tudge Heartless on Medevacuees
by Jane Salmon 14 July 2020 Last week, 4BC Radio Presenter Mark Levy suggested to Refugee Solidarity Meanjin organiser Dane De Leon, that...
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Michelle O'Callaghan
Jul 9, 2020
Seven Years Too Long
Sunday July 19 2020 marks seven years of detention for refugees who were sent to offshore detention camps on Manus Island and Nauru. It's...
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Jul 3, 2020
Stop Black Deaths in Custody
Head out TODAY in solidarity and support the call to Stop Black Deaths in Custody. Demand that racist police who are killing First...
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Jun 30, 2020
Online Rally: Freedom from Detention!
Join RAC Qld for tonight's Freedom From Detention online rally. Watch live at Facebook Live via the ASRC Page. The @ASRC1 #RightTrack...
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Michelle O'Callaghan
Jun 26, 2020
Community Rally: Brisbane Says Welcome
When: Sunday 28 June from 12 - 3 pm Where: Raymond Park, Baines Street, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169, Australia 120 men - artists, poets and...
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Michelle O'Callaghan
Jun 22, 2020
Peak Hour Solidarity Protest at Kangaroo Point Hotel
Join the Refugee Action Collective Qld. We’ll be urging peak hour motorists to honk their horns in solidarity for refugees cruelly...
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Peter Jones
Jun 20, 2020
Please take urgent action
Email your Premier and Health Minister COVID-19: people in detention are at high risk of infection If your email does not open then copy...
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