Please pass this onto those you know!! Contents: 1. Events National Events List Spring 2003 from Sept 18-Nov 20 2. News- Lead story from Ruddock's electorate- Ruddock fudges on Hornsby Donation 3. Meetings 4. Links
1. Events Friends of Refugees North West (we meet in Philip Ruddock=92s electorate in Sydney) invite you to a Public Forum Thurs 2nd Oct 7.30PM Innocents in Captivity Does your local member lock up or support locking up small children? Speakers: Julian Burnside QC Kate Durham Featuring scenes from acclaimed play Purgatory DownUnder Pennant Hills Community Centre Cnr Yarrara & Ramsay Rd Pennant Hills. On West side of Pennant Hills= Station. Refreshments provided You can change this! Act on your intuition and get involved. The children need your help. The evening will cover a range of ways to get involved. Enquiries: Media and general; call Carol 02 9869 1737, Peter 02 9898 3193/0403892268 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kate Durham is a well-known Melbourne artist and refugee advocate, Kate will talk about her experience as an avocate and about visiting Nauru last year. She and her husband Julian Burnside will field questions. Also see http://www.spareroomsforrefugees.com/ Julian Burnside is a highly respected and formidable human rights advocate based in Melbourne who has represented many asylum seekers. Also see http://www.julianburnside.com/ Jon Williams MC is an actor, writer and co-author and performer in Purgatory Down Under. The production was read at the Opera House on World Refugee Day, raising money for those released from detention. Purgatory Down Under is a comedy looking at us as Australians and exploring the themes of mandatory detention, cultural isolation, and the dehumanising of attitudes. Who we are Friends of Refuges North West is a group of concerned citizens opposed to the mandatory detention of children in immigration detention in Australia. We are appalled at Australia's treatment of asylum seekers and are struggling to show compassion to those who have arrived in Australia seeking respite from racial, political or religious persecution. We meet on the first and third Thursday of each month in Cherrybrook. We extend a warm invitation for people in the area to join us. For further information call Carol 9869 1737 or Peter 9898 3193. How many children are in detention? Villawood 23 children, Maribyrnong 5 children, Baxter 39 children, Woomera Housing Project 8 children, Perth 1 child, Port Hedland 21 children, Nauru 109 children. Total: 206 children in detention "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing" Edmunnd Burke FRIENDS OF REFUGEES - NORTH WEST -- -- 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 Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
