(please note- this forum will replace the normal weekly RAC meeting. RAC will continue meeting every Tuesday in Trades Hall at 6pm from August)
a people's forum EXPOSED- CONDITIONS IN DETENTION why we need an alternative featuring * MOHAMMED, an ex detainee from Woomera * LYN BENDER: Psychologist at Woomera detention camp during the Easter protests * KATE DURHAM: Eye witness to detention on the island of Nauru after secretly visiting facilities there with BBC journalist Sarah McDonald * TONI DEWBURRY: Moreland RAC * PAMELA CURR: Victorian Greens The treatment of Alamdar (aged 14) and Muntazer (12) Bakhtiari and their family has once again brought the international spotlight onto Australian detention centres. Australia is the only western nation to impose mandatory detention on all "unauthorised arrivals" to our shores. It is a policy that is being vigorously defended by Ruddock and the Liberal government. Having been initiated by the Labor Party it is still their stated position but is under intense debate following a series of State Labor conferences. What really happens behind the razor wire? Come to this forum and find out the truth about Australia's detention policies and practice. JULY 30, THIS TUESDAY 6:30PM @ BRUNSWICK TOWN HALL (corner of Glenlyon & Sydney Rd) REFUGEE ACTION COLLECTIVE ph 9659 3505. RAC (MORELAND) 9386 6060 http://www.rac-vic.org -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
