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Melbourne Palm Sunday Rally and March
March 28, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
N.B. The Gathering and March will comply with COVID-19 restrictions. Masks encouraged.
1.00 pm. A multi-faith service at Wesley Church, Lonsdale St
1.30 pm. Gather at the State Library, Swanston St., for music.
2.00 pm. Speakers at the State Library
2.30 pm. Walk along Swanston Street
Online links for Supporting People Seeking Asylum and Refugees.
If you are not able to attend the Rally and March, these links will take you to places where you can be involved and offer support.
- Asylum Seekers Resource Centre – www.asrc.org.au
This is a major provider of immediate help, advocacy, counselling and education for asylum seekers. - Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project – www.basp.org.au
Sr. Brigid Arthur and the Brigidines offer practical support of every kind. Their Asylum Seeker Project educates the public, advocates for asylum seekers, and provides housing and practical support. - Uniting Lentara Project – www.unitinglentara.org.au
A Uniting Church project providing care and support for asylum seekers with a welcome centre and a drop-in centre. - Project Dignity – www.tbi.org.au
Project Dignity is a project supporting refugees seeking asylum. This is a Jewish project of the Temple Beth Israel seeking ‘tikkum olam’, repair of the world, and social justice. It includes education and practical help. - The JIM (Justice and International Mission) Cluster at the Uniting Church
On this site you will find information about Uniting Church support for asylum seekers and several other campaigns of the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria and Tasmania social justice agency.
