Summary
Badge - Free the Refugees! Stop Mandatory Detention, which was purchased at a stall at Victorian Forests Anti-Logging Rally in Batman Park on Saturday 18 May, 2002. The slogan 'free the refugees' was used as a standard by the Refugee Action Collective Victoria (RAC) for its badges when it was established in late 2001. It was then adopted by many other organisations involved in protesting against Australia's refugee polices around that time.
Physical Description
Plastic covered badge with red background and white and yellow text.
Significance
This particular object, with its slogan 'Free the Refugees' uses a slogan developed by the Refugee Action Collection Victoria in late 2001.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Collected from Dr Moya McFadzean - Museum Victoria, 03 Jul 2002
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Place & Date Purchased
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
END MANDATORY DETENTION/ FREE THE REFUGEES!/RESISTANCE
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
3.5 cm (Length), 3.5 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
45 mm (Width)
width indicates diameter
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Keywords
Asylum Seekers, Detention Centres, Political Protests, Refugees
