Join us for the launch of Writers for Refugees, a Melbourne-based group of writers, journalists and academics who are committed to standing up for refugee rights under the Abbott government.
Thursday, March 13 2014 @ 6pm 2014
Bella Union, Lvl 1, Trades Hall, cnr of Lygon and Victoria Streets, Melbourne
Speakers and readers include Arnold Zable, Maxine Beneba Clarke,Abe Ape, Jeff Sparrow and Ali Alizadeh.
Entry is by gold coin donation.
We are also calling on writers to sign on to our statement – ‘Writers for Refugees’
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