Emergency vigil for Manus Island Asylum Seekers

Date and Time: 
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 11:00am to Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 5:00pm
Location: 
Department of Immigration and Citizenship Ground Floor, Casselden Place, 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Vigil Tomorrow & Thursday for those in detention on Manus Island in wake of the recent clashes with locals & police. Venue is just outside the Department of Immigration in Melbourne city (on Lonsdale st accross from Parliament station). Come from 11am onwards. Bring signs, banners, music, instruments, food, chalk, other creative things etc.

See ABC news story for background info:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-18/one-dead-77-injured-in-manus-islan...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-18/asylum-seeker-called-brother-as-ma...

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