PROTEST HOWARDS RACIST IMMIGRATION POLICIES
COME TO THE CANBERRA MUSEUM AND GALLERY THIS SUNDAY AUGUST THE 1ST AT
2PM.
The Australian Govt has refused entry to Australia for over 50 delegates
to the World Convention of the World Federation of the Deaf just because
they came from developing countries. They did the same thing to
delegates at the recent Resistance conference in Melbourne =
People inside Port Hedland Detention Centre are at crisis point. 700
people are currently locked inside in inhumane overcrowded conditions.
Last weekend 300 inmates barricaded themselves in as a protest to being
sent home, a number of people jumped the detention centres fence and
inmates report two attempted mass suicides. Between the inmates there is
one pool table for entertainment, two phones to use and only one
newspaper per day for them to read.
John Howard has just approved a $124 million dollar boost for Australian
border patrols while he says he can't afford to fix up Port Hedland.
In Melbourne an Iranian man who has been kept in detention since 1992
and who as a result is suffering from mental health problems is fighting
being sent home this week.
In the past few months a pregnant Chinese Woman has been sent back to
face a forced termination, an Iranian political refugee has been sent
back and is now in jail in Iran awaiting execution by stoning.
John Howard has just approved a $124 million dollar boost for Australian
border patrols while he says he can't afford to fix up Port Hedland.
Phillip Ruddock has just completed an international tour to promote how
well Australia treats it's refugees and indigenous people and no
documents are available from any of his speeches on the tour. =
YOU CAN HELP
The Canberra Museum and Gallery currently has an exhibition entitled
=91Twist of Fate' which tells the stories of refugees coming to Australia=
over the last 50 years. As a part of it they have built a reconstructed
refugee camp for gallery goers to experience. Using this as a backdrop
come and say no to the racist and inhumane immigration policies of the
Howard Government.
Endorsed by The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, The ACT
Trades and Labour Council, Socialist Worker, The Liquor Hospitality and
Miscellaneous Workers Union Community Radio 2XX, Green Left. =
Phone 6247 0164 for more info.
LL.AH
