anti-racism

Since 1980 there have been over 400 Aboriginal deaths in custody nationally and no police, jail or custodial health officer has ever been found guilty of any crime in an Australian court of law. From TJ Hickey to Mulrunji Doomadgee to Mr Ward to Veronica Baxter, horrors continue against Aboriginal people without any repercussions for the perpetrators or the system.

Meet at the fence line where TJ Hickey died, Tarunga units, crn George and Philip Street Redfern

As the Gillard government and Abbott opposition continue to sink to new lows on refugee rights, and refugees continue to take their own lives through utter despair in detention camps, the ALP conference is a crucial time to stand up for change and for human rights and justice for refugees.
Meet 12pm Sydney Town Hall and march to ALP Conference, Darling Harbour for a 1pm rally outside the national Labor conference. Speakers: Ged Kearney (President, ACTU); Shane Price (NSW Co-convenor, Labor for Refugees); Ian Rintoul (Refugee Action Coalition)
Hazara and Tamil refugees.

The Newtown Festival regularly draws up to 100,000 people, and features community stalls, music and much much more.

Socialist Alliance and Green Left Weekly are holding a stall at the festival and would love your help - distributing GLW, selling badges, giving out leaflets for events around refugee rights, equal marriage, Occupy, CSG + others, getting people to sign petitions & more! Contact us if you can help out, or come up to the stall to offer help on the day.

Camperdown Memorial Rest Park, Australia St, Newtown

Fundraiser for Refugee Rights Action network

Wesley Uniting Church Hall, 97 William St, Perth.

$20 waged/$15 concession

Film screening then Q & A with Richard Trudgen, NT (author of Why Warriors Lie Down and Die); Dianne Gondarra, NT (Yolngu language consultant and radio presenter); Becky Harcourt, NSW (UNSW ASB Indigenous programs coordinator)

At NSW Teacher’s Federation Club room, Mary St, Surry Hills, Entry: $15, All proceeds to the AHED project - a capacity building, grass roots project helping Yolngu achieve their goals on Elcho Island.

The St George and Sutherland Shire group of Amnesty International Australia will screen the film ‘Our Generation’ as part of its Homelands campaign. The National Director of ANTAR, Jacqui Phillips, has agreed to speak at the event regarding the future of remote Aboriginal communities in the NT.

Gilbert + Tobin and the Asylum Seekers Centre of NSW invite you to Seeking Justice, a special Q&A exploring the rights of asylum seekers in Australia. Be part of a lively debate which explores the need for a just and humane approach to Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers while upholding our human rights obligations. With The Hon Catherine Branson QC, John Menadue AO, and Professor Louise Newman AM, who will address topics ranging from the recent High Court ruling to the need for Australian policy makers to show leadership on this issue. Fundraiser for the Asylum Seeker Centre.