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Seven Years Too Long
Sunday July 19 2020 marks seven years of detention for refugees who were sent to offshore detention camps on Manus Island and Nauru. It's...
Michelle O'Callaghan
Jul 9, 2020


Stand With Us
Phil Monsour dedicates his song 'Stand With Us' and a new video to support the refugee men locked up in the Kangaroo Point Hotel/Prison -...
Michelle O'Callaghan
Jul 5, 2020


Stop Black Deaths in Custody
Head out TODAY in solidarity and support the call to Stop Black Deaths in Custody. Demand that racist police who are killing First...
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Jul 3, 2020


Get down to Kangaroo Point today!
If you want to help these men, do it now! Open letter to supporters of refugees & people seeking asylum Dear Supporter, The government...
Roy Hives
Jul 1, 2020


Online Rally: Freedom from Detention!
Join RAC Qld for tonight's Freedom From Detention online rally. Watch live at Facebook Live via the ASRC Page. The @ASRC1 #RightTrack...
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Jun 30, 2020


Living in Limbo
Angie Whiteley has released her new song "Living in Limbo" to raise awareness about how refugees and asylum seekers have been let down by...
Michelle O'Callaghan
Jun 29, 2020


Community Rally: Brisbane Says Welcome
When: Sunday 28 June from 12 - 3 pm Where: Raymond Park, Baines Street, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169, Australia 120 men - artists, poets and...
Michelle O'Callaghan
Jun 26, 2020


Songs for Refugees at the Community Blockade: Kangaroo Point
Musician and activist Phil Monsour will present a selection of his refugee solidarity songs and more, at the 24/7 Community Blockade at...
Michelle O'Callaghan
Jun 23, 2020


Peak Hour Solidarity Protest at Kangaroo Point Hotel
Join the Refugee Action Collective Qld. We’ll be urging peak hour motorists to honk their horns in solidarity for refugees cruelly...
Michelle O'Callaghan
Jun 22, 2020


Why is the Australian Government detaining men in a hotel in Kangaroo Point?
Refugee Action Collective Fact Sheet by Mark Gillespie There are about 110 men in the Kangaroo Point hotel at 721 Main Street. They come...
Michelle O'Callaghan
Jun 22, 2020


End the Cruelty
Let Them Hug Their Families Come along and add your voice. Mass rally—freedom for refugees! ​ URGENT UPDATE Mass Rally: End the Cruelty -...
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Jun 21, 2020


Please take urgent action
Email your Premier and Health Minister COVID-19: people in detention are at high risk of infection If your email does not open then copy...
Peter Jones
Jun 20, 2020


Rally to Save Medevac
Update: Watch Dr Barri Phatarfod of Doctors 4 Refugees explaining why saving the Medevac Bill is so important: Rally to save Medevac...
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Nov 8, 2019
Save the Medevac Bill
THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP SAVE MEDEVAC​ Write (or email) directly to: Your own Federal MP (especially if they are LNP) – find your MP at...
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Nov 6, 2019


Medevac Petitions
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) Doctors are fighting to #SaveMedevac Can you stand with Australia's leading doctors and peak...
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Oct 28, 2019
Want to make a real difference for Refugees and Asylum Seekers? Why not visit them in detention here
The facility is called Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation Centre (BITA) and is at 100 Sugarmill Road, Pinkenba. Advocates for...
racqld
Sep 27, 2019
Stand with Jamal, who set himself on fire
Vigil at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Friday 30th August from 4.30 PM ​ Join us near The Main Entrance, Close to Butterworth...
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Aug 30, 2019
Let’s not just keep The Medevac Bill , but also enforce it!
​ With The Federal House of Reps and Senate sitting the week starting July 1st,The Government may try to kill off The Medevac Bill. ​ The...
racqld
Aug 8, 2019


2019 Election-Voting for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
The Choose Humane Campaign has been launched by The Refugee Council ​ Not sure which candidate to vote for, in standing up for refugees...
racqld
May 19, 2019
Kristina Keneally talks to The AFR about 'Airplane People'-A good change from hearing aboutÂ
The Australian Financial Review understands that a promise by former Labor leader Bill Shorten to adopt Home Affairs if elected, but...
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May 8, 2019
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