When
to
Where
Townsville Folk Festival · Foots Hill Station
1464 Webb Road
Reid River QLD 4816
Australia
Why
The competition will take place in the Chai Tent.
The Amnesty song writing competition is for original songs with a distinct human rights theme e.g. Indigenous Justice, Refugee rights, Women's rights, Climate Justice, Individuals at Risk, the Israel and Gaza Crisis, End the Death Penalty, Right to Protest, LGTQIA+ rights.
See What We Do for more information on Amnesty's work.
The Townsville Amnesty Action group is also seeking justice for people wrongfully convicted, jailed, and later found innocent but never compensated. Several North Queenslanders are seeking compensation and apologies for imprisonment caused by miscarriages of justice. They include Terry Irving - a First Nations man from Townsville - wrongfully convicted of armed robbery, jailed in 1993, and freed by the High Court in 1997.
We want the Queensland government to set up a Criminal Case Review Commission and to provide a statutory right to compensation for those wrongfully convicted.
Prizes:
- Winner $150 + closing ceremony performance
- Runner up $50
For updates check the Facebook event.
Contact
Amnesty International Townsville
0401 553 363
[email protected]
Facebook