Snap Action – Parliament House
Date/Time
Date(s) - Wed 14 Sep 2016
08:00 - 10:00
Location
Federation Mall
Categories
This event is organised mainly by Save the Children.
The situation for people on Manus Island and Nauru is untenable and must end. We’re calling on the PM to make a significant announcement at the Leaders Summit on Refugees in New York in September, and offer a pathway for those currently on Manus and Nauru to be resettled safely and offered hope. Time to Close the camps and bring them here!
Help us put refugees on the Prime Minister’s agenda during this first fortnight of the new Parliament!
Location: Federation Mall, outside Parliament House, Canberra
Who: Save the Children, and probably Oxfam, PLAN, Amnesty
When: 8am-10am Wednesday 14 September (setup from 6am!)
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Setup from 6am (we need lots of hands on deck to set up the at least 250 figures!)
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Press conference – 8am
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Photo opportunity – 8:30am
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Pack down – 9:30am
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Finish – 10am
You are welcome to just come and help with setup, or join for the press moment. Just let us know when you’re planning to come atphoebe.howe@amnesty.org.au
Purpose: Put refugees on the national media cycle in the first working week of the new Parliament. A photo opportunity for media, press conference with spokespeople from various orgs.
Visual: hundreds (or thousands) of life-size silhouettes standing on the lawns of Parliament
