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| Group members gather with their placards under the Redlands for Refugees banner in King George Square, Brisbane, on 12 April 2014. |
About 10 members of Redlands for Refugees participated in Brisbane’s rally and march for refugee and asylum seeker rights on Saturday, 12 April 2014.
It was the first time the R4R group participated as a body under its own banner at a public event of this kind.
Group members held placards which had been used at the prayer vigil for asylum seekers the previous night. These placards had a Christian theme, with quotes from the Bible and from statements of concern made by Australian church leaders and agencies.
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| The Redlands for Refugees banner was prominent in the march through Brisbane city streets. |
The rally, organised by the Refugee Action Collective, drew over 500 people from a wide range of groups, who gathered for an hour of speeches in King George Square before a march through city streets. Two speakers at the rally, Rev. Dr Peter Catt and Rev. Kaye Ronalds, had spoken at R4R’s prayer vigil the night before.
The Brisbane event was the first in a weekend of rallies and marches for refugee rights in cities across Australia.
David Busch
David Busch
