Tracey Benson on Sat, 9 Feb 2002 03:25:01 +0100 (CET) |
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>Hi everyone > >We're all getting very excited about our FREE THE REFUGEES RALLY at >Parliament >House, next Tuesday 12 Feb at 12.30pm. We are expecting perhaps 2000 >people to >come from Canberra, and from all over Australia; and perhaps more. This >will be >an historic protest; but it will only be listened to if it is big and >determined enough. This email will outline some practical things about the >rally. > >But first, I think we all know how important it is that Carmen Lawrence has >agreed to speak at our rally. We all know too that Simon Crean has said >that no- >one in the shadow cabinet spoke against mandatory detention (Carmen was >not at >the meeting). We believe that on Monday there will be an attempt to muzzle >shadow ministers and possibly MPs too. > It is therefore of the utmost importance for supporters of refugees > to send >messages to Carmen Lawrence congratulating her on her stand. It is important >for us also to support the public stand taken by Duncan Kerr and Tanya >Plibersek. It's a pity more don't speak out. We need to ask Carmen >Lawrence and >the others to keep speaking out despite pressures from the party leadership. >Carmen's email is: Carmen.Lawrence.MP@aph.gov.au; please CC your messages to >S.Crean.MP@aph.gov.au, Julia.Gillard.MP@aph.gov.au, >Duncan.Kerr.MP@aph.gov.au, >Jenny.Macklin.MP@aph.gov.au, Tanya.Plibersek.MP@aph.gov.au. I find it utterly >shocking that a Labor Party shadow cabinet can have no opponents of mandatory >detention. It shows how utterly unrepresentative they are of the opinions of >their members, and how utterly out of touch. > >Now down to business. > >1. We need people to help with a final leafleting push this weekend and >Monday. >We will be leafleting: >Woden Woollies, 10am Saturday >Dickson Woolies, 10am Saturday >Belconnen Westfied, at the end of the red bridge near Lathlain St, 10am >Saturday >Civic Garema Place, 10.30am Saturday and Sunday from 12.00 >Tuggeranong Hyperdome, Anketell St entrance near Reed St, Saturday 10am >Kingston Old Bus Depot Market, Sunday, from 10-4 >Jamison shopping centre Trash and Treasure, from 6am (really!!) >and then >MONDAY MORNING: leaflet Civic: meet Garema Place 7.30am >If you can help, just turn up. > >2. Getting to Parliament House >There is car parking at Parliament House, but it may fill up. >Excess parking will be available near Old PH, East and West Block car-parks; >it's then a 5 minute walk up to PH. >On the Woden side of PH there is also parking available. >There will be no parking in Federation Mall, nor in the car parks to the side >of it. > >We are attempting to organise a BUS SHUTTLE SERVICE from Civic to make it >easier for people to attend; if we succeed, details will be on the RAC >website: >www.refugeeaction.org from Monday am. > >3. Activities >The protest is not just a rally; there will be a freedom embassy and protest >activities all morning. > We will be handing PETITIONS in to the politicians. I am attaching a > copy >of our latest petition; please see if you can get any signatures to it, >and if >so, bring it along. We want to swamp them with petitions. > We also need PHONE CARDS for asylum seekers in detention. Please buy the >ones which have a 1800 number to call, and a PIN. We can then ring asylum >seekers in Woomera, etc and give them the details, without a physical phone >card needing to get through ACM security. Apart from their freedom, this >is the >thing asylum seekers have told us they most need and want. We will have >buckets >collecting them at the rally. > >4. Facilities >There will be toilets near the stairs that lead down into the PH carpark. >We will provide some food and water; but please bring what you need. >Please bring sunscreen and hats. > >5. Things WE need for the protest: >* Beach umbrellas and fixed garden umbrellas; >* Beach shade-shelters; >* Rubbish bins >* Card tables. >If you can help, please make sure that everything has your name on it; and >that >we have your address. >We need these things by Monday evening; we will pick them up or you can drop >them off to us. Please ring 0415 752 012 to organise. > >We also need PEOPLE to help. We will need people from 8am or whenever you can >get there; but we will also need at least 10 people at around 11.45 to help >with the proposed bus shuttle. Just come to the mike and see Phil >Griffiths. We >also need people to collect phone cards, get people's names on contact >sheets, >collect money (we have spent more than $4000 organising this rally...) sell >badges and bumper stickers, etc etc. > >If anyone can help with painting banners, or other jobs over the weekend, >please ring Claire on 6288 0535. > >All other details to do with the rally will be posted on our website. > >We have an historic opportunity to shift the debate about asylum seekers back >towards humanitarian solutions. Let's make the most of it. > >All the best > >Phil Griffiths >Refugee Action Committee (Canberra) >tel 0415 752 012 >LPO Box A287 ANU ACT 2601 >www.refugeeaction.org _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold