Roadside demonstration: Thursday 28th November by the Big Banana
Our next market stall: Valla Beach, Saturday 7th December
B, B and B: directions to 39, Rogers Drive
Coin collection bonanza
Craig Foster speaks out for Medevac
Roadside demonstration: Thursday 28th November by the Big Banana
A reminder that our next roadside demonstration is on Thursday 28th November from 2.30 until 4.00 pm by the Big Banana in Coffs Harbour.
Please consider joining us if you can. These demonstrations make a
significant impact, and are a great way of promoting our message of
compassion and justice for refugees.
Our next market stall: Valla Beach, Saturday 7th December
A reminder that our final market stall of the year will be at the Valla Beach market on Saturday 7th December from 9.00 am until 1.00 pm. As
usual, we’ll be engaging with market-goers, handing out leaflets,
asking people to sign our open letter to the Prime Minister, and selling
merchandise to raise funds for the Asylum Seekers Centre. If you can
help out for an hour or two, then please let Mike know by emailing him
at: mandm.griffin2@bigpond.com.
B, B and B: directions to 39, Rogers Drive
A final call for our fundraiser and social on Sunday 1st
December, commencing at 11.30 am. The details of the event can be found
in any of the newsletters of the past four weeks, which are on our
blog.
Directions:
Turn
off Giinagay way onto Valla Beach Road. Proceed for 450 metres, and
take the turning on the left into Kuta Avenue, just before the water
tower. Proceed along Kuta Avenue for 450 metres, and Rogers Drive is the
third turning on the left. Proceed down the hill, and you will find
number 39 almost at the end of the road on your left. There is plenty of
parking on the driveway, and some off-street parking on both sides of
Rogers Drive.
Coin collection bonanza
A
few weeks ago, one of our supporters generously donated a coin
collection to us, in the hope that it might be of some value. Following
some research, and contacts with dealers in Sydney and elsewhere, we
catalogued those coins in the collection which we thought would have
some value. The work paid off, and a visit to a coin dealer in Lismore
resulted in a receipt for $1,809, which will be donated to the Asylum
Seekers Centre, together with the funds that we expect to raise at our
social on 1st
December. How good is that? Almost all the coins were silver Australian
florins, shillings and sixpences, with a high, and therefore valuable,
silver content. A huge thank you to our very generous donor, who wishes
to remain anonymous.
If
anyone is interested, we still have just over 100 silver coins from New
Zealand and Great Britain which we would like to dispose of. If you
have an interest in these coins, or know somebody who might want to
purchase them, then please let Mike know by emailing him at: mandm.griffin2@bigpond.com.
Craig Foster speaks out for Medevac
Former
Socceroos’ captain and sports broadcaster Craig Foster has spoken out
passionately about the need to retain the current Medevac legislation,
declaring that people in offshore detention are now “long past any
threshold of torment a human should suffer.” He has visited Port Moresby
recently and has seen at first hand the suffering of the asylum seekers
and refugees. He commented: “The physical and psychological torment
from almost seven years of detention is difficult for most of us to
truly understand. I implore anyone involved to uphold the basic right of
humans to access adequate care. In relation to the Medevac legislation,
he had this to say: “I invite all MPs to come with me to meet those
directly affected by our decisions- there are real people at the end of
each clause, flesh and blood resting on every vote.”
The Medevac repeal Bill is finally due to be considered by the Senate tomorrow, Wednesday 27th November. As
you will know from earlier newsletters, the vote of Senator Jacqui
Lambie is absolutely crucial. Her vote is likely to determine whether
the legislation stays in place, or is repealed. Could you therefore
please make one final push to urge her NOT to support the government’s
attempts to repeal the legislation. Remind her that the law is working
well. It is about duty of care and providing support for people for whom
Australia has responsibility. It is saving lives.
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