Nelson: Friday – Boat People Protest
Friday, 31 August 2001, 2:11 pm
Press Release: Peace Movement Aotearoa
~ FRI, 31 August - Rally to protest the Australian
Government s refusal to accept as refugees the 438 asylum
seekers presently aboard a Norwegian freighter off
Christmas Island, with speakers representing the sponsoring
groups, including Bishop Peter Sutton, Peter Sutton,
ex-chair of Amnesty Intl NZ and Brian Turner, chair of
Nelson Council of Churches. At 12 noon, Church steps,
Trafalgar St. The meeting is being sponsored by the Nelson
Group of Amnesty International, Nelson Council of Churches
and the Nelson Action Group.
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Peace
Movement Aotearoa
the national networking peace
organisation
PO Box 9314, Wellington, Aotearoa/New
Zealand
Tel +64 4 382 8129 Fax +64 4
382 8173
http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/
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http://www.peace.org.nz
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