Follow the money: Offshore and Out of Sight

Sunday, August 23, 2015 - 16:00

Follow the money: Offshore and Out of Sight

Australia detains fewer than 2,000 people on Manus Island and Nauru at a cost of $1.2b a year. The 'border protection' portfolio is the Federal Government's highest line of expense, totalling $3.3b in 2014-2015 in spending.

The plight of asylum seekers benefits the detention industrial complex, run by corporations that profit from incarceration of people who are locked behind the barbed wire for political and economic reasons.

Most of us come into contact with these corporations on a day-to-day basis because they run our carparks, sponsor our football teams, and benefit from the investment of our money through a range of superannuation funds.

Who are these corporations and how can we shut down the detention industrial complex that imprisons people?

Aaron Fernandes introduces his film about Manus Island - 'Strangers in Paradise' (2014, Al Jazeera production) followed by a panel discussion.

Speakers:
Aaron Fernandes, film-maker
Jasmina Brankovich, community activist
(and more forthcoming)

Sunday, August 23 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
North Fremantle Bowling Club
8 Thompson Rd, North Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia 6159

Hosted by Dropkick Decmil and RRAN Fremantle

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