ASYLUM SEEKER RESOURCE CENTRE

MEDIA RELEASE embargoed until 2pm 5/11/2014

BEYOND THE BOATS REPORT welcome except for Recommendation Six.

The ASRC is heartened by the Beyond the Boats report released today.

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BrisCAN-G20 Statement of Unity – BrisCAN-G20 is network of groups and individuals concerned about the ongoing ecological destruction and social and economic and disparities perpetuated by G20 and the systems it represents.… Go to Article

Russian photographer reports on conditions for refugees on Nauru.

Shameful Australian media blackout continues.
http://www.springhillvoice.com/

Nauru: Dream Turned Nightmare for Boat Refugees Seeking Asylum in Australia [RIA Novosti – 2/11/14]:

… Amnesty International tried to visit the island state in early 2014.

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The hashtag for the Peoples Summit is #PeoplesSummit
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Open letter to the ALP on Palestine

Dear Ms Elliott,

We would like to suggest that our discussion of the ALP’s position on Israel/Palestine be based on your colleague Melissa Parke’s speech, given when she tabled Dr Marcelo Svirsky’s BDS petition before the federal parliament
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Clean Air Qld Community Organiser, Michael Kane will address the Brisbane City Council tomorrow in a bid to have Brisbane declared coal dust free.Please

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this is an important warning call, a call that is just so needed, that the jingoistic fundamentalist language of the federal politicians is causing much harm to our fellow australians who happen to be islamists.

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The next meeting of the 17 Group will be held onWednesday the 5th of November at 7 pm in unit 6 at 20 Drury St, West End.

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UNDERGROUND

Film Night

Wednesday 5th Nov, 6-9 pm

“Tales from the G20” &
“This is what democracy looks like”

ENTRY BY DONATION
{ suggested donation $5 }
– With light supper also available by donation –

BYO CUSHION

@ Left Bank
The Basement
5 Paris St, West End

Ordinary citizens organising for social justice in response to the G20.

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We have officially decided on the attached posters for Briscan Peoples Summit and Peoples March.

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isja has been advised that the parliamentary enquiry into the effect of the death of the three children on the families and the bowraville community is to be tabled in the nsw parliament at 9.30am on thursday 6 november 2014.

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