Next L4R Meeting
Our meeting takes place next Wednesday 26 March commencing at 6.30pm.
The Minutes of our previous meeting dated 18 February follow MinutesNSW-ACT26Feb25
Ride for Education
We are happy to welcome Muzafar Ali back to our meeting next week, to brief us on his planned marathon bike ride.
You may recall that last year at our October meeting, Muzafar, who is the Co-CEO of the Cisarua Learning Centre in Indonesia, was our guest speaker. He reported on the dire conditions facing refugees in Indonesia.
This time, Muzafar will brief us on a journey he plans to make across Australia, to build refugee futures through education.
Please join us to welcome Muzafar and find out why this inspirational man plans to go on this ride, what he hopes to do on his way and how he is progressing with his rigorous training in order to make this journey.
Labor for Refugees has made a substantial donation to this worthwhile cause.
If you’d like to know how to get involved, see Ride-For-Education Fundraising page
International Affairs Policy Committee – Election policy for migration with Abul Rizvi, former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Immigration
Members of Labor for Refugees are invited by the ACT Labor International Affairs Policy Committee, to attend the following Teams call on Thursday 7PM with Dr Abul Rizvi, to review policy this term and the election contest regarding migration policy. We’re looking to cover the breadth of policy from asylum to international students to skilled migration.
It’s clear a strong migration program and policy progress are of importance to state and federal policy, as the NSW Treasurer and others have well noted in recent months. Abul is someone with unusual insights and experience, and it should be a very informative session.
When: 7pm, Thursday 20 March
Where: Online only – Microsoft Teams at this link.
Abul Rizvi is a leading voice on Australian migration policy, with vast experience and deep knowledge of the how the system has evolved and where reform is needed.
He is formerly the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Immigration, awarded the Public Service Medal and the Centenary Medal, and in his work there headed skilled migration reform.
His expertise and insights are now more relevant than ever, and this session is a great opportunity to hear from him the week before the Budget and Budget-in-reply, and ahead of an election where this policy area will feature.
Discussion will cover all aspects of migration policy and adjacent policy, reviewing developments this term, emerging priorities and platforms to the election.
Palm Sunday Rally and March
As we do each year, Labor for Refugees has endorsed the Palm Sunday Rally. This year, the organisers put out an appeal for funds so Labor for Refugees made a donation towards the cost of the rally.
Details of the rally and march are:
Sunday April 13 at 2pm Belmore Park (near Central Railway Station).
The march will proceed up Broadway to Victoria Park where it will disperse.
The themes this year will focus on the following –
Educate for Peace
Permanent Visas for all refugees
Welcome Refugees – Unity not Racism
Climate Action not AUKUS Nuclear Subs
Speakers:
Abishek Selvakumar (Tamil Refugee Association);
Rev Rod Benson (NSW Ecumenical Council);
Ruth Mitchell (International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons;
Sara Haddad (Author);
Natasha Watt (NSW Teachers Federation)
| Regards Nizza Siano Secretary L4R NSW email: contact@labor4refugees.com |