Newcastle World Refugee Day Speakout

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Sick of the political rhetoric surrounding asylum seekers?

Bring friends, Join us-
share the poster around:

Speakout
"Not in My Name"
End Mandatory Detention
Hamilton Clocktower
Beaumont St
Thursday June 20th, 5pm
as part of World Refugee Week

Release Ranjini Day

World Refugee Day: Australia's Day of Shame

Please come to planning meeting Wednesday May 1 6pm at Hamilton Station Hotel Islington.

Hero or People Smuggler?

Copies of the book available for sale (cash only) student/senior discount http://www.thepeoplesmuggler.com/

Screening: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Screening 7pm  

Please print and circulate poster

Friday 15th March 

The film draws on Australian lawyer Jessie Taylor's 2009 visit to immigration detention centres in Indonesia.
. With Guest Speaker
Ian Rintoul
(Sydney Refugee Action Coalition)

At Ethnic Communities Council Newcastle and Hunter Hall 2a Platt Street WARATAH (across from train station).
Entry is by donation.
Enquiries- Niko 0406296141 lekaniko@gmailcom

Meeting Wens 30 Jan

Refugee Action Network Newcastle- RANN meeting-
6pm Wens 30th at Hammo Station Hotel
Agenda:

1. Screening Devil & Deep Blue Sea- on March, Wens 13th... venue at Ethnic Communities Council Hall if available?
2. Nauru /Manus Island- what can we do- how can we use the script of Mehdi's fb statements from Nauru put together by Wallace... and this letter by 12 women on Manus (will try to attach or email copy)
3. Aboriginal Passports for asylum seekers- we will have to arrange for Roy Jackson to come up
4 from Andrew Spannenberg- "affordable housing" /Penola House /fundraiser around Harmony Day
5. screening of 'silenced voices' film by Beate Arnestead re Sri Lankan journalists
6. finances
7. calendar for activities

* change of venue RANN meeting- tomorrow night 21 Nov at CROATIAN BOWLO- Albert St Wickham 6pm to finalise details for 4 choirs event to be held there on the 28th;

* GAZA- emergency meeting Hamilton Station Hotel 6pm Thursday 22 Nov of Newcastle NoWar Collective all welcome

see you at both