Summary
Leaflet issued by the Refugee Action Collective titled 'Let the Bakhtiari Family Stay' issued in 2002. The leaflet protests the treatment of refugees, including mandatory detention, deportation of refugees, temporary protection visas and 'racist scapegoating'.
The Refugee Action Collective has grown out of a national grassroots protest movement in response to the treatment of refugees and mandatory detention. First established in 2000, it gained momentum during the Tampa crisis in August 2001. Leaflets such as this one were designed and painted at Trades Hall and all go through several approval processes.
In 2002 the case of the Bakhtiari family highlighted the issue of children in Australian detention centres. The two young Bakhtiari boys, Alamdar and Montazar, escaped from the Woomera Detention facility and resurfaced at the British consulate in Melbourne, asking for asylum in England. Ultimately their bids for asylum in both Australia and Britain failed and the family was deported to Pakistan early in 2005, despite their protests that they were, in fact, Afghani.
Physical Description
White A4 leaflet with black printed text.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Collected from Dr Moya McFadzean - Museum Victoria, 2001
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Issued By
Refugee Action Collective, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jul 2002
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Place & Date of Event
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 Jul 2002
Leaflet calls for urgent action to publicise the issue of the Bakhtiari Family outside the Department of Immigration. -
Inscriptions
Text: Refugee Action Collective - Victoria/End Mandatory detention Close the camps Stop deportation of refugees/Abolish Temporary Protection Visas Let the boats land Fight racist scapegoating/LET THE BAKHTIARI FAMILY STAY!
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Overall Dimensions
14.1 cm (Width), 21 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Asylum Seekers, Detention Centres, Immigration, Mandatory Detention of Immigrants, Protests, Refugees
