Vigil: Nine years too long, free the refugees
Friday 13 August, 5.30pm at the Park hotel-prison, 701 Swanston Street, Carlton
We’ll be gathering outside the Park hotel-prison to mark the eighth anniversary of cruel, mandatory detention for refugees arriving by boat.
Free the Medevac refugees – union solidarity rally
Saturday 14 August, 2pm at the Park hotel-prison, 701 Swanston Street, Carlton
Organised by Unionists for Refugees and supported by RAC and the Victorian Trades Hall Council.
Permanent visas not discrimination
Sunday 29 August, 2pm at the State Library, Swanston Street, city
Organised by Justice for Refugees Victoria, Refugee Voices, Hazara Shamama Association and RAC. This rally was originally scheduled to take place on World Refugee Day but was postponed due to COVID restrictions.