National Refugee Protest

A national protest has been organised by refugee action groups for the Opening of Parliament, Tuesday 12th February.

Endorsed by the United Nations Association of Australia and the Uniting Church in Australia, the rally starts at 12:30pm at Parliament House.

Speakers include:

Wadjuarbinna (Aboriginal Tent Embassy)
Sharan Burrow (President, ACTU)
Carmen Lawrence (ALP)
Sen Bob Brown (Greens)
Tanya Plibersek (MP for Sydney, Labor4Refugees)
Margaret Reynolds (United Nations Association)
Sen Andrew Bartlett (Democrats)
Jeremy Pyner (ACT Trades and Labour Council)
Mark Tiirikainen (Federation of Ethnic Community Councils of Australia)
Rural Australians for Refugees
Julieanne Lamond
Amnesty International
Refugees from Afganistan and elsewhere
Church and Community Leaders
Refugee Rights Activists.

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