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Migrant/Refugee Rights Group to Hold Election Forum
Migrant/Refugee Rights Group to Hold Election Forum
The Migrant and Refugee Rights Campaign will hold an election forum at6pm on Saturday the 26th of August, at 19 Tory St in Wellington.
In an international context of rising xenophobic politics, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Campaign places the demand for dignity at the centre of the 2017 New Zealand General Election. With this forum we challenge Wellington Central candidates on this issue.
Speakers:
Nicola Willis (National
Party)
James Shaw (Green Party)
Gayaal Iddamalgoda
(Independent/Migrant and Refugee Rights Campaign)
Geoff
Simmons (The Opportunities Party)
Grant Robertson is
unable to attend, however Iain Lees-Galloway, the Labour
Immigration Spokesman, will speak instead.
Emceed by Murdoch Stephens (Doing Our Bit - Double The Quota).
Catered by Pomegranate Kitchen, catering funded by the Tertiary Education Union. Free to all.
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