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Join world wide action- vigils today in Australian cities, New Zealand, Toronto, Washington, London and Malaysia
MELBOURNE Vigil at 5:30pm 18th Jan 2010 in front of State Library.
International call to action: Marking 100 days of the Tamil asylum seekers in Merak.
Say NO to the Indonesian Solution
Speakers:
Senator Hanson Young: Greens Senator
Pamela Curr : Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Setyo Budi - Indonesia solidarity activist and presenter on the Asia Pacific Currents show on Radio 3CR
Kanchana -Australian Tamil Congress
Dear All,
The Tamil Community around the world will be holding a vigil on 18th January as part of an international day of action; the Tamil community will join various organisations to highlight the issue regarding the Tamil Asylum Seekers who have spent 100 days on a boat in Indonesia asking for Asylum. The vigil will also demand that the Australian Government take responsibility over the 254 Tamil refugees, currently in Merak, Indonesia whom they left stranded in Indonesian waters.
IF YOU STAND FOR FREEDOM, EQUALITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS THEN JOIN US AS WE BEGIN:
100 DAYS AND COUNTING...
INTERNATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
THE WORLD UNITES TO ABOLISH THE
"INDONESIAN SOLUTION"
PUT AN END TO HUMAN RIGHT ABUSES
STAND BY 254 TAMIL REFUGEES IN MERAK, INDONESIA
Sydney:
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Kevin Rudd's office, 70 Phillip Street Sydney.
Newcastle (NSW):
4:30pm.
At the Clock Tower, Beaumont St, Hamilton
Melbourne:
5:30 pm outside the State Library, Cnr Swanston/Latrobe Streets, Melbourne
Auckland
4:00 PM
Australian Consulate,
Opposite Price Water House Cooper's Building
186-194 Quay St, Auckland
March up Queen Street at 5pm.
March will conclude opposite Aotea Square
Toronto:
11am – 2pm
Australian Consulate
175 Bloor Street, East Toronto
London:
4:00 PM
The Australian High Commission, Strand, London WC2B 4LA
(corner of the Aldwych and the Strand. Nearest Tube station: Temple)
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Vigil: International Call to Action
Vigil: International Call to Action organised by the Refugee Action Collective
Date: Monday 18th January 2010
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: State Library of Victoria
Vigil: International Call to Action
Join world wide action- vigils today in Australian cities, New Zealand, Toronto, Washington, London and Malaysia
MELBOURNE Vigil at 5:30pm 18th Jan 2010 in front of State Library.
International call to action: Marking 100 days of the Tamil asylum seekers in Merak.
Say NO to the Indonesian Solution
Speakers:
Senator Hanson Young: Greens Senator
Pamela Curr : Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Setyo Budi - Indonesia solidarity activist and presenter on the Asia Pacific Currents show on Radio 3CR
Kanchana -Australian Tamil Congress
Dear All,
The Tamil Community around the world will be holding a vigil on 18th January as part of an international day of action; the Tamil community will join various organisations to highlight the issue regarding the Tamil Asylum Seekers who have spent 100 days on a boat in Indonesia asking for Asylum. The vigil will also demand that the Australian Government take responsibility over the 254 Tamil refugees, currently in Merak, Indonesia whom they left stranded in Indonesian waters.
IF YOU STAND FOR FREEDOM, EQUALITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS THEN JOIN US AS WE BEGIN:
100 DAYS AND COUNTING...
INTERNATIONAL CALL TO ACTION
THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
THE WORLD UNITES TO ABOLISH THE
"INDONESIAN SOLUTION"
PUT AN END TO HUMAN RIGHT ABUSES
STAND BY 254 TAMIL REFUGEES IN MERAK, INDONESIA
Sydney:
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Kevin Rudd's office, 70 Phillip Street Sydney.
Newcastle (NSW):
4:30pm.
At the Clock Tower, Beaumont St, Hamilton
Melbourne:
5:30 pm outside the State Library, Cnr Swanston/Latrobe Streets, Melbourne
Auckland
4:00 PM
Australian Consulate,
Opposite Price Water House Cooper's Building
186-194 Quay St, Auckland
March up Queen Street at 5pm.
March will conclude opposite Aotea Square
Toronto:
11am – 2pm
Australian Consulate
175 Bloor Street, East Toronto
London:
4:00 PM
The Australian High Commission, Strand, London WC2B 4LA
(corner of the Aldwych and the Strand. Nearest Tube station: Temple)
Washington: Email and postcard campaign
Malaysia : Email and postcard campaign