BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://faithvictoria.org.au///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260506T021916UTC-9047StdKev@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260506T021916Z DESCRIPTION:The Refugee Advocacy Network\, in collaboration with many organ isations\, invites you to:\nThe Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees \nDate: Sunday 14 April 2019 \;  \;  \;  \; Time: 2pmLocat ion: \;The State Library Melbourne (Corner Swanston &\; Elizabeth S treets) \;\nJoin with people from community groups\, faith groups\, un ions\, and political organisations on Palm Sunday to stand up for refugees .\nIn the run up to the federal election join the Palm Sunday Walk for Jus tice and help deliver the message to all politicians that we want a fair s ociety that welcomes refugees.\nIt took over five years\, but almost all c hildren are now off Nauru. This is a result of the pressure of the refugee movement on the politicians who said they would never come here. Now we n eed to get everyone off Manus and Nauru.\nAustralia’s treatment of refugee s continues to be inhumane and unjust:\n\nOver 1000 people on Nauru and Ma nus are still languishing offshore\, with no prospects for permanent reset tlement. The US deal will not provide for all of these people – they need to be brought to safety.\nThe Australian Government is not offering perman ent protection to the children and their families being brought here from Nauru – so their uncertainty continues\, and the government is still refus ing the New Zealand offer to provide permanent protection. Many of the chi ldren and families from Nauru are now held in detention centres here\, or in community detention.\nHundreds of people continue to be held in on-shor e detention centres – some for more than 9 years\nOver 16\,000 people are still on Bridging visas in the community\, with uncertain futures\nThe Gov ernment is continuing to deport people to danger\, and thousands of people live with the threat of deportation. These include the Biloela family\, a nd Huyen who may be indefinitely separated from her young baby\, who have now be held in detention for many months\nYoung people who have grown up h ere and have permanent residency are being held in detention\, and some ha ve been sent back to countries where they have never lived\nThousands of p eople face destitution as the government withdraws income and housing supp ort to vulnerable people\, who have difficulty getting full time employmen t\, having been denied the right to work for many years.Australia must hon our its commitments under the Refugee Convention\, embrace decency and fai rness and provide permanent protection for refugees.\nSeeking asylum is a human right\, but people seeking asylum by boat continue to be turned back \; and UNHCR recognised refugees stuck in Indonesia for many years without the right to work\, education\, or health care are currently banned from coming to Australia.\n\nStand up for a fair and welcoming society by joini ng the Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees in 2019\nYou can help:&nb sp\;Invite your friends\, and share through your social media networks. Cl ick here for more. \; https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/eve nt/1526-palm-sunday-walk-for-justice-for-refugees-2019-refugee-advocacy-ne twork DTSTART:20190414T140000Z DTEND:20190414T160000Z LOCATION:State Library of Victoria - Corner Swanston and Collins Streets Me lbourne (State Library of Victoria\, 328 Swanston St\, Melbourne VIC 3000\ , Australia) SUMMARY:Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees 2019: Refugee Advocacy Ne twork URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1526-palm-sunday-wal k-for-justice-for-refugees-2019-refugee-advocacy-network END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR