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People’s Climate March in Melbourne. November 27, 2016. #climate #protest #melbourne

PHOTOS BY ALI BAKHTIARVANDI

People’s Climate March in Melbourne. November 27, 2016.

PHOTOS BY ALI BAKHTIARVANDI

People’s Climate March in Melbourne, November 27, 2016. #climate #protest

Photos by Margarita Windisch

A rally was held in Geelong on October 12 to protest sexism from the city's mayor Darryn Lyons. https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/60310

[PHOTOS BY ALI BAKHTIARVANDI] On October 11, thousands rallied in Melbourne for refugee rights as part of a National Day of Action. The day before, doctors at the Royal Childrens Hospital announced that they would refuse to let children in hospital be discharged into detention. The ABC reported on October 11 "Doctors from Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) have called on the Federal Government to end the practice of keeping children in detention, saying they cannot effectively treat them. "Almost 1,000 doctors, nurses and clinical support staff across the RCH have joined the call." Christine Craik, National Vice President of The Australian Association of Social Workers told the rally "our members have been banned and told not to speak out, threatened with jail, but they continue to speak out. Social workers have been sacked, escorted off the Island, faced social media bans, and lies. The prison on Nauru alone costs $37 million a month. Nauru and Cambodia can do no more and nor should they. It is time to bring all the asylum seekers to Australia. Enough is enough!" Mohammad Ali Baqiri, who was locked up Nauru asked the rally "why all this secrecy? Why do the Government need to keep secrets? Why spend so much money on torturing people in detention? We should be spending this on helping people."

#refugees #rally #melbourne