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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Here we were worrying about the future of community psychology in Australia, and the Gillard government is busy out-Howarding Abbott by proposing to set up a detention centre in one of the poorest countries in the world - just a bit closer to home than Nauru.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am speechless (for once).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>Heather Gridley</STRONG> <BR>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Honorary Fellow<BR>School of Social Sciences and Psychology <BR>Victoria University <BR>PO Box 14428 <BR>Melbourne VIC 8001 <BR>Australia</FONT> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Email: heather.gridley@vu.edu.au</DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Julie Morsillo [mailto:julie.m@asrc.org.au]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tue 6/07/2010 5:01 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Heather Gridley; Morsillo, Robert J<BR><B>Subject:</B> Fwd: [All] Emergency Action for Refugees</FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>---------- Forwarded message ----------<BR>From: <B class=gmail_sendername>Pamela Curr</B> <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:pcurr@internode.on.net">pcurr@internode.on.net</A>></SPAN><BR>Date: Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 3:06 PM<BR>Subject: [All] Emergency Action for Refugees<BR>To: <BR><BR>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote><B><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><U>Emergency Action for Refugee rights:</U></SPAN><BR>Drop the dog-whistle</FONT></B><BR><STRONG><FONT size=4>No return to Howard's Pacific Solution</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><STRONG></STRONG><BR><FONT color=#ff0000><B><U>8:45am Treasury Place - Cnr Spring Street, Treasury Place. <BR>TOMORROW: Wednesday, 7 July</U></B><BR></FONT><BR>In a nationally televised speech to the Lowy Insitute, today, Julia Gillard has announced her intention to return to Howard style policies on refugees.<BR><BR>A new detention centre will be built on East Timor and asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat will be removed there.<BR><BR>It is an outrageous return to the infamous Pacific Solution of John Howard and Phillip Ruddock.<BR><BR>East Timor is ranked 162 on the UN Human development index and is one of the poorest countries in the world, they have their own problems and should not have Australia's responsibilities to care for refugees dumped on them.<BR><BR>It is appalling and must stop. <BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>Solidarity,<BR><BR>Jake Wishart<BR>0400 444 042<BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote><STRONG><BR></STRONG></DIV><STRONG></STRONG><BR><PRE cols="72"></PRE></DIV><BR>All Mailing List<BR><A href="mailto:all@lists.asrc.org.au">all@lists.asrc.org.au</A><BR><BR>Unsubscribe: <A href="mailto:all-unsubscribe@lists.asrc.org.au">all-unsubscribe@lists.asrc.org.au</A><BR><BR>Subscribe: <A href="mailto:all-subscribe@lists.asrc.org.au">all-subscribe@lists.asrc.org.au</A><BR>The list administrator will have to approve your request.<BR><BR>For any other issues: <A href="mailto:helpdesk@asrc.org.au">helpdesk@asrc.org.au</A><BR><BR><BR></DIV><BR><BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Julie Morsillo PhD MAPS<BR>Counselling Co-ordinator<BR>Asylum Seeker Resource Centre<BR><BR>12 Batman Street, West Melbourne VIC 3003<BR>Tel: 03 9326 6066<BR>Fax: 03 9326 5199<BR>Email: <A href="mailto:julie.m@asrc.org.au">julie.m@asrc.org.au</A><BR><BR>The Right to Work for All<BR>End Mandatory Detention .....Fix the Refugee System for a Fair Go<BR><BR><A href="http://www.asrc.org.au/">http://www.asrc.org.au/</A><BR></DIV><p><span style=color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",Arial,sans-serif><br>This email, including any attachment, is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. It is confidential and may contain personal information or be subject to legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use, disclosure, reproduction or storage of it is unauthorised. If you have received this email in error, please advise the sender via return email and delete it from your system immediately. Victoria University does not warrant that this email is free from viruses or defects and accepts no liability for any damage caused by such viruses or defects.</span></p></BODY></HTML>