Refugee Action Collective (Qld)

  • Rolling Action: Exercise in Solidarity with Refugees

    • Magan-djin/Brisbane

    Solidarity action with refugees detained at the Kangaroo Point Central Hotel detention centre. The action will involve power walking, jogging or riding a bike (with at least five metres between us) past the hotel and around the block for 45 minutes. The detainees will be holding their own silent peaceful protest out on their balconies.

  • Public meeting - Australia's Refugee Underclass

    • Magan-djin/Brisbane

    Forum with speakers including: * Peter Arndt (Executive Officer at Catholic Justice & Peace Commission of Brisbane) * Benedict Coyne (Barrister-at-Law (Former National President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights) * Refugee voices

  • Protest for refugee rights outside Jim Chalmers' office

    • Magan-djin/Brisbane

    Ten years ago on 19 July 2013, Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that no asylum-seeker arriving by boat would ever be resettled in Australia. Ten years later, refugees are still paying the price of this cruel decision. Join us to say, 10 years is too long - permanent visas for all now.

  • No to Labor's deportation and entry ban bill

    • Magan-djin/Brisbane

    Speakers include: Vashini Jayakumar - Tamil refugee; Zahra Azizi - Iranian asylum seeker; Terry Fisher - Migration and Criminal lawyer; Senator Larissa Waters - Australian Greens. Labor's draconian new laws that attack refugee and migrant communities may have stalled, but Albanese is determined to get them through the Senate with the Coalition's bipartisan support when…

  • Palm Sunday rally for peace and refugees

    • Queensland
    • Magan-djin/Brisbane

    Palm Sunday: calling for peace - Middle East, Europe, Africa Millions of people impacted by current wars. Estimated civilian deaths: · 50000 in Gaza post 2023 · 13000 in Ukraine · 60000 in Sudan Millions more have been made refugees. End all wars is the call at Palm Sunday in Brisbane End all preparations for war including AUKUS and the Force Posture Agreement Speakers include:…

  • Rally for Afghan refugees

    • Magan-djin/Brisbane

    Rally for: Permanent refugee visas; increase Afghan refugee intake; family reunion rights; and end the ban on bringing UNHCR recognised refugees from Indonesia

  • Rally for permanent protection, 10 years too long

    • Nationwide

    July 19 this year marks ten years since then Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that asylum seekers arriving by boat would be sent offshore to Manus and Nauru and banned from ever settling in Australia. There are around 1200 refugees who spent time in offshore detention now in Australia who remain in limbo as a result, denied permanent visas.

  • Solidarity protest with 'refugee women walk for freedom'

    • Magan-djin/Brisbane

    Eleven courageous refugee women are walking from Melbourne to Canberra. They are raising their voices and want 'justice, protection, study and work rights for all'. In spite of Anthony Albanese promising on election night that "no one would be left behind", there are a staggering 12,000 people still living in limbo, rejected as refugees by the flawed "fast track" system. ALP…

  • Solidarity protest with the Melbourne refugee encampment

    • Queensland
    • Magan-djin/Brisbane

    Permanent Visas for all refugees Speakers include: Sudesh Somu - Tamil refugee Refugees in Melbourne have been camping outside the minister of Home Affairs Clare O'Neils office for nearly two weeks. They are demanding permanent protection. For over ten years, more than 10,000 refugees have been living in limbo in Australia. They are victims of Scott Morrison's flawed fast track…