Why we must REJECT Gillard's Malaysia deal: Malaysian refugee rights activist Angeline Loh speaks

Hi all,

Just a reminder that tonight RAC has Angeline Loh, a refugee rights activist from Malaysia, speaking at our meeting. She will also speak at the refugee rights rally this Saturday at 12pm at Town hall. This Thursday parliament is likely to reject the Gillard government's new laws designed to get around the High Court decision, but it's important we keep pushing to end mandatory detention, with almost 6000 people still in detention, and get rid of offshore processing on Christmas Island.

Why we must REJECT Gillard's Malaysia deal:
Malaysian refugee rights activist Angeline Loh speaks out

Angeline Loh works for the Malaysian human rights organisation Aliran, which has published the independent media magazine Aliran Monthly for over 30 years, surviving numerous government attempts at censorship. Loh's writings played a critical role in exposing the horrible plight of the nearly 100,000 refugees trapped in Malaysia—and opposing the Australian government's plan to deport 800 asylum seekers back there under the Gillard government's "Malaysia solution".
 
Her organisation continues to champion the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia, as part of Malaysia's "Migration Working Group", a network of Malaysian civil society groups and individuals who advocate for the protection of migrants, refugees, and stateless persons. She will speak from first hand experience about the conditions refugees en route to Australia who are stuck in Malaysia face, and the situations they have fled.

Monday 10th October 6pm @ The NSW Teachers Federation, 22-33 Mary St, Surry Hills
Hosted by Refugee Action Coalition


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After the High Court decision we need to keep up the pressure…

RALLY FOR REFUGEES

No to Malaysia, No to Nauru: No offshore processing
End mandatory detention

12pm Saturday October 15, Sydney Town Hall

Speakers include:

Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens Senator), John Menadue (Founding Chair, Centre for Policy Development, former head of Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs), Linda Scott (NSW co-convenor Labor for Refugees), Angeline Loh (Malaysian refugee rights activist), Antony Loewenstein (independent journalist)

Then rally at the National Labor conference meet 12pm Sunday November 4 Sydney Town hall
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