People’s Assembly in Canberra at the Opening of Parliament

We are asking for you to join with us at a Peoples Assembly in Canberra at the opening of Parliament on Tuesday 28 September (2010).

We will assemble on the lawns outside Parliament House to call on the new Parliament to introduce humane refugee policies and stop using refugees as political footballs. Refugee groups are asked to bring banners with the key messages of the gathering as well as their own messages.

At a recent Refugee... Advocacy Network meeting in Melbourne it was decided to ask all the refugee and asylum seeker networks, agencies and community groups to support and participate in this Peoples Assembly in Canberra.

Groups in each city will need to organise their own transport. We hope to send a bus from Melbourne, and are also assuming that many people will travel independently. The logistics for the event are yet to be organized in detail.

We are seeking your support for this event. Please rely to Marie Hapke at trconcepts@netspace.net.au with PEOPLES ASSEMBLY in the title of your email indicating the likely number of people who may attend from your group/organisation.
If your group or you as an individual would like to endorse this proposal please email Marie Hapke at trconcepts@netspace.net.au with PEOPLES ASSEMBLY in the title of your email and details of your organisation and a contact number.
For further information contact Marie on 0409 252 673 or Pamela Curr on 0417 517 075 or
Sue Bolton on 0413 377 978