FORUM: THE FAIRNESS YET TO COME - Unfinished business in Australia's refugee policies. Thursday 14th September

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Stand up for fairness!

Thursday 14th September, 7.15pm,
Wesley Uniting Church, 100 Yarra Street, Geelong

Up to 12,000 people remain in limbo after their applications for asylum were rejected in what the current government states was a flawed and unfair system. This forum will explore the situation for these 12,000 people and the action that needs to be taken to provide them with safety.

Featuring speakers

  • Sister Brigid Arthur AO -long time asylum seeker advocate and co-founder of the Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project
  • Ben Goulding – Senior Lawyer from Refugee Legal, Australia’s largest provider of free specialist legal assistance to people seeking asylum
  • Geetha Ramachandran -asylum seeker with lived experience of the Fast Track system.

For further details, download 'The Fairness Yet to Come' flyer