Summary
Leaflet advertising a production of 'Refugitive' presented by Mercury Theatre, supported by the Refugee Action Collective, and shown at Trades Hall in Melbourne from 26 September -11 October 2003. 'Refugitive' was a one-man play by Shahin Shafaei, an Iranian actor and playwright who spent 22 months at Curtin Detention Centre.
The Refugee Action Collective grew 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.
Physical Description
A4 sized black and white photocopied leaflet.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Migration & Cultural Diversity, Public Life & Institutions, Home & Community
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Refugee Action Collective, 21 Nov 2005
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Person Named
Shahin Shafaei, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Sep 2003
Writer and actor in play -
Place & Date of Event
Trades Hall, Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 Sep 2003 -11 Oct 2003
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Other Association (See Comments)
Mercury Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 Sep 2003 -11 Oct 2003
Performance Presented by -
Other Association (See Comments)
Refugee Action Collective, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 Sep 2003 -11 Oct 2003
Performance supported by -
Inscriptions
Text: Mercury Theatre/Presents/Refugitive.
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
21 cm (Width), 29.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Asylum Seekers, Detention Centres, Mandatory Detention of Immigrants, Protest Movements, Refugees
