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Chris Breen by Tori Hartman

Defend the right to protest - free the refugees

This opinion piece was written by Chris Breen, a member of the Refugee Action Collective, a high school science teacher and an elected member of the Australian Education Union Branch Council. It was posted on the blog of John Menadue, former Australian diplomat, civil servant and founding Chair of NewMatilda.com, on 20 April 2020.

On Friday, April 10, in Melbourne, a safe car convoy protest organised by the Refugee Action Collective called for the urgent release of refugees in the Mantra hotel in Preston because of the threat of COVID-19. It was stopped by police and 26 refugee supporters were fined AUD 1652 each – making AUD 43,000 in fines.

I was one of the organisers of the protest, but did not get to attend because six police came to my house at 12 noon, seized my phone and arrested me for “incitement” under the 1958 Crimes Act. This has implications beyond myself or even the refugee movement; long after the health laws have come and gone this charge could be used against climate activists, or against unionists for organising industrial action or picket lines deemed not to be legal.

The last time “incitement’ (incite to riot) was used against activists in Australia was in 1992 for organisers of a student protest about Austudy cuts; those charged were found not guilty. [Read more here.]

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The Providence Bruins have signed forwards Brendan Woods and Samuel Asselin to two-year AHL contracts; and defensemen Chris Breen, Joel Messner and Alexey Solovyev and forward Robert Lantosi to one-year AHL contracts.

Woods, 27, spent last season with the AHL’s Utica Comets, where he tallied seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points in 53 games.

Asselin, 21, will make his pro debut in 2019-20 after four seasons of junior hockey in the QMJHL. Last year, Asselin led the league with 48 goals and tied for 10th with 86 points in 69 games between Acadie-Bathurst and Halifax.

Breen, 30, will enter his sixth season with Providence and his 10th as a professional in 2019-20. He talleid two goals and nine assists in 47 games with the Bruins last season.

Messner, 25, skated in 32 AHL games with Providence as a rookie in 2018-19, collecting one goal and six assists. He also talleid six goals and 12 assists in 27 games with Atlanta (ECHL).

Solovyev, 24, has spent the last four seasons at Bentley University. The Moscow native registered five goals and eight assists in 37 games as a senior in 2018-19.

Lantosi, 23, recorded 20 goals and 38 assists for 58 points in 56 games with Nitra MHC in Slovakia last season, ranking fifth in the league in scoring.