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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...

Michelle O'Callaghan

Jul 5, 2020

Stand With Us

Phil Monsour dedicates his song 'Stand With Us' and a new video to support the refugee men locked up in the Kangaroo Point Hotel/Prison -...

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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...

Roy Hives

Jul 1, 2020

Get down to Kangaroo Point today!

If you want to help these men, do it now! Open letter to supporters of refugees & people seeking asylum Dear Supporter, The government...

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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...

Michelle O'Callaghan

Jun 29, 2020

Living in Limbo

Angie Whiteley has released her new song "Living in Limbo" to raise awareness about how refugees and asylum seekers have been let down by...

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...

Songs for Refugees at the Community Blockade: Kangaroo Point

Michelle O'Callaghan

Jun 23, 2020

Songs for Refugees at the Community Blockade: Kangaroo Point

Musician and activist Phil Monsour will present a selection of his refugee solidarity songs and more, at the 24/7 Community Blockade at...

Peak Hour Solidarity Protest at Kangaroo Point Hotel

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...

Why is the Australian Government detaining men in a hotel in Kangaroo Point?

Michelle O'Callaghan

Jun 22, 2020

Why is the Australian Government detaining men in a hotel in Kangaroo Point?

Refugee Action Collective Fact Sheet by Mark Gillespie There are about 110 men in the Kangaroo Point hotel at 721 Main Street. They come...

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Jun 21, 2020

End the Cruelty

Let Them Hug Their Families Come along and add your voice. Mass rally—freedom for refugees! URGENT UPDATE Mass Rally: End the Cruelty -...

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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Nov 8, 2019

Rally to Save Medevac

Update: Watch Dr Barri Phatarfod of Doctors 4 Refugees explaining why saving the Medevac Bill is so important: Rally to save Medevac...

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Nov 6, 2019

Save the Medevac Bill

THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP SAVE MEDEVAC Write (or email) directly to: Your own Federal MP (especially if they are LNP) – find your MP at...

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Oct 28, 2019

Medevac Petitions

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) Doctors are fighting to #SaveMedevac Can you stand with Australia's leading doctors and peak...

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Sep 27, 2019

Want to make a real difference for Refugees and Asylum Seekers? Why not visit them in detention here

The facility is called Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation Centre (BITA) and is at 100 Sugarmill Road, Pinkenba. Advocates for...

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Aug 30, 2019

Stand with Jamal, who set himself on fire

Vigil at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Friday 30th August from 4.30 PM Join us near The Main Entrance, Close to Butterworth...

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Aug 8, 2019

Let’s not just keep The Medevac Bill , but also enforce it!

With The Federal House of Reps and Senate sitting the week starting July 1st,The Government may try to kill off The Medevac Bill. The...

2019 Election-Voting for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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May 19, 2019

2019 Election-Voting for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

The Choose Humane Campaign has been launched by The Refugee Council Not sure which candidate to vote for, in standing up for refugees...

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May 8, 2019

Kristina Keneally talks to The AFR about 'Airplane People'-A good change from hearing about

The Australian Financial Review understands that a promise by former Labor leader Bill Shorten to adopt Home Affairs if elected, but...

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