Why we need to keep protesting for refugees
Refugee Action Coalition forum
6pm tonight Monday 15 June, via Zoom

Speakers include:
Farhad Rahmati (refugee forcibly moved from Kangaroo Point to Brisbane detention centre)
Report from the Kangaroo Point detention blockade

To join register at this link

Protests for Saturday's national day of action went ahead in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, despite coronavirus restrictions. Sydney's rally went ahead despite being ruled unauthorised by the Supreme Court. Police told one activist they would receive a $1000 fine.

Some have said all protests should still be postponed due to coronavirus risks. But the need to free the refugees is urgent, and can't be postponed for the several months it may take before health regulations are changed. There is a mental health crisis inside the detention hotels and centres like Mantra and MITA in Melbourne, Kangaroo Point and MITA in Brisbane as well as in Villawood.

Join us to debrief on Saturday's protest in Sydney and hear reports from the actions around the country, and to discuss where to next in the campaign to free the refugees

Protests outside detention in Brisbane and Melbourne call to free the refugees

In Brisbane, up to 1000 joined the protest on Saturday after a days-long blockade aimed at stopping the forced transfer of refugees from Kangaroo Point Motel to the Brisbane detention centre. Read a report from the ABC here and watch a video showing the crowd here.

In Melbourne, activists held eight separate protests, in order to avoid breaching coronavirus restrictions, including a rally outside the Mantra detention hotel, read a report from The Age here.

A report on Sydney's rally from the Sydney Morning Herald is here.