ACCORDINGLY - 25 MAY 2003 IS NOW DEFERRED AS THE APPROPRIATE ASSEMBLY DATE
"AUSTRALIAN NATION'S
ASYLUM STANCE SLAMMED"
"This practice violated the fundamental norms against abitrary and unlawful detention"
"Australia is one of the worst offenders (in 58 countries), on the poor treatment of refugees"
"Nowhere was the lack of sympathy for refugees more apparent than in Australia"
"Australia's mandatory detention of asylum seekers shows they are held in extremely harsh conditions"
"The Australian Detention System Is The Most Severe In The Democratised World"
"An average of 90% of Afghanis and Iraqis seeking asylum were granted protection"
-WHY THEN, HAVE THEY ALL BEEN THROWN INTO DETENTION FOR YEARS?
Our government said in parliament:-
"No unauthorised asylum seeker released on a bridging visa in Australia from 1996-1998 failed to meet their reporting obligations
-WHY THEN, HAVE THEY ALL BEEN THROWN INTO DETENTION FOR YEARS?
Our government said:-
"There have been no boat arrivals transferred to the mainland for processing for more than ten months"
-ARE WE PROUD WE HAVE WE HAVE STOPPED GENUINE REFUGEES? -MAYBE CAUSING PERSECUTION AND DEATH.
THESE ACTIONS AND MANDATORY DETENTION ARE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
OUR BADLY TARNISHED REPUTATION FOR COMPASSION"
COMMUNITY' ALTERNATIVE DETENTION SYSTEM - 'THE RTP SYSTEM' (SHOWN BELOW).
PRIORITY ONE: LEAD A FORMAL DELEGATION TO OUR GOVERNMENT IN 2003, TO REQUEST ITS
IMMEDIATE ANALYSIS OF OUR 'WHOLE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPED' , SAFE, ALTERNATIVE
RTP SOLUTION. THIS HUMANE SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE UK/EUROPEAN MODELS AND
MEETS THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS. ITS ARCHITECTS HAVE
BEEN GRANTED A HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION AWARD.
PRIORITY TWO: BUILD A NATIONAL, PEACEFUL PACIFIST ASSEMBLY, PLANNED FOR 25 MAY 2003
OUR OBJECT: TO FORM A 'CROSSING OF COMPASSION' IN EACH CAPITAL CITY, A 30 MINUTES DURATION
ONLY ASSEMBLY, FOR THE PEOPLE'S PEACEFUL ACCEPTANCE OF OUR RPT ALTERNATIVE.
assembling at the intersection of� two major city CBD� streets.�The assembly will have the full approval of councils, policing and all authorities. This is not a disruptive street march, rally or protest, it is a peaceful assembly growing powerfully in one place. The media aerial photos show a monumental 'Crossing Of Compassion' formed by the masses of people in the intersections. The assembly will peacefully show that Australians can, and want to manage all asylum seeker's problems as Britain, Europe, Sweden, USA� and most western countries does,
-without cruelly locking people away for years; -behind razorwire. We assemble for 30 minutes only, including a powerful 10-minute
'stand in silence' - in compassion for innocent people imprisoned in Australia.
Silence is our power - 'there is no greater force'
We assemble and disperse peacefully; -there is no street march, rally, or protest.
ADDRESSES: AGENDA: Three Elements.
1. Outstanding Community female address -10 minutes. (Perth W.A. Assembly confirmed) - Dr. Carmen Lawrence Federal MP -ALP
2. Outstanding Community male address '10 minutes' (Tasmania Assembly confirmed) - Greg Barns, Past Chairman, The Australian
Republican Movement
3. Assembly respectfully stands in 'the ferocious power of silence'- for ten minutes - We disperse peacefully
"All men choose the path they walk" Archie Roach
"There is no pathway to peace. Peace is the path"-Thomas Mereton
THE WAY AHEAD
After your assembly, we will again be making a formal request on your behalf, for our government to accept the alternative RTP
solution below, which has been developed and is supported by a wide cross section of our communities throughout Australia.
- Our communities across Australia are ready now to support its full implementation.
YOUR SOLUTION?
The Whole Of Community Alternative To Detention
Fully Developed And Endorsed By The Justice For Asylum Seekers (JAS) Network �2002
The (RTP) Reception Transitional Processing System
The Five Key Features & Benefits
(Defined By The Crossing Of Compassion Movement)�
This system delivers strict border management and sound migration processes. It provides Identity, Health and Security (IHS
CHECKS), significantly improving the government's existing compliance system and ensuring asylum seekers must meet
their compliance requirements
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It provides a strictly controlled and monitored release program of judicial or administrative review to manage the compulsory
return of persons whose claim has been unsuccessful. 'All non-genuine refugees will be returned'
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It provides a humane and balanced approach to asylum seekers, allowing the reception of all unaccompanied minors, families,
single women and vulnerable people into community care, with strict government support and compliance requirements
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Detention is only used for a limited time, as the United Nations requires under the international charter Australia has signed
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It provides specialised services with government support and compliance requirements ensuring visibility and accessibility.
Independent service providers are for example: Australian Red Cross, substantial Australia-wide local government volunteer network, International Organisation of Migration and multi community agencies etc.
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Actively supported by over twenty five major community based groups, including: Australians for a Just Refugee Program (AFJRP), Council of Vietnamese,
Supporting Organisations in Australia, Refugee Council of Australia, Liberty Victoria,Afghan Support Group; Amnesty International, Asylum Seeker Project
of Hotham Mission; Austcare, Australian Iraqi Association, Catholic, Uniting , Anglican and Churches of Christ, Baptist Union, Brotherhood of St Lawrence, St Vincent De Paul Society,Catholic Commission for Justice, Development and Peace, Caritas Australia, Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria, Ecumenical Migration Centre, Indo Chinese; Refugee Association, Jesuit Refugee Service, Melbourne Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office, National Council of Churches in Australia, National League for Liberated Area, Oxfam Community Aid Abroad, Refugee Immigration and Legal Centre, Springvale Community
Grateful Acknowledgement - Grant Mitchell Project Manager JAS, -Marc Purcell Executive Officer: CCJDP
- For Copies Of Full RTP, Send eMail To [email protected]
Your Crossing of Compassion Movement is not connected to or affiliated with any church, religious body political movement or sect whatsoever, it is a people initiative.
Glenn Floyd is an ordinary Australian citizen. He is a Senior Executive Search Consultant and a devout atheist, working very closely with many devout Islamic, Christian, Buddhist, Jewish friends of all denominations. Our most noble cause stands upon the right to liberty, for all people in Australia having committed no crime and no matter what their circumstances of arrival. This philosophy is also a clear obligation of Australia under United Nations human rights mandate. We are working hard for the RTP System to be implemented and for the abolition of mandatory detention, as in all other democracies excepting Australia, according to the United Nations charter we have signed.
cruel refugee prisons as -"The most severe in the democratised world"
The saddest thing about this cruel detention prison system is that our highly integrated and wonderfully law abiding Vietnamese community (which was greatly enlarged by the same refugees coming in leaky boats), was; settled without any cruel detention centres whatsoever. We now only have about 4000 asylum seekers, - in the 1980's 15,000 arrived in one year alone. The RTP Solution is based on the community returning to that wonderful time when we gave of ourselves so compassionately.
There is a growing awareness in Australia, that Europe and Britain manage 100,000's of refugees per annum; an enormously larger refugee problem than Australia has, and they 'do not use' brutal incarceration as a means to control refugees; 'they don't think they have to'. There are convicted Australian murderers released now on parole in every state of Australia, in your community. If the parole system for convicted murderers works well; why do we imprison refugees permanently, who have committed no crimes at all, is it any wonder the United Nations condemns us as barbaric?.
If the United Nations condemns us so harshly - something is very wrong.
The Crossing Of Compassion Assembly is an authorised programme of the Australians For Just Refugee Programmes (AFJRP),; which has among its support base, the following high profile community patrons: Phillip Adams AO, Julian Burnside QC, Rev Tim Costello, Rev Bill Crews AM; Kate Durham, Malcolm Fraser AC, Carrillo Gantner AO; Barry Jones AO; Bill Kelty; Julia King, Prof Ian Lowe AO, Ian Macphee AO; Robert Manne; John Menadue AO; Lowitja O'Donoghue AC CBE; Sir Richard Peek KBE OBE CB, Prof Margaret Reynolds' Neville Roach AO, Dr Nouria Salehi OAM, John Singleton; Sir Ronald Wilson AC KBE CMG QC, Dr John Yu AC,Irving Saulwick AM, John Dowd AO, Nicholas Cowdery QC, Prof Peter Baume AO, Hugh Mackay, Moira Rayner, John Newcombe AO OBE, Ian Chappell, Cr Jim Soorley, Garry McDonald, Fred Chaney AO, Mark Raper SJ AM, Kate Atkinson, Alice Garner, Tom Long, Mike Carlton, Hon Nick Greiner AC, Renata Kaldor AO, Ian Barker QC, an Parmenter, Eva Cox AO, Santo Cilauro, Michael Hill, Hon Justice Marcus Einfeld AO, John Hewson AM, Prof Jerzy Zubrzycki AO CBE, Tuong-Quang Luu AO, Hilary McPhee AO, Don Watson, Ric Charlesworth AM, Jack Thompson AM, Claudia Karvann
http://www.justrefugeeprograms.com.au/about/WhoFrameSet.htm
One Very Successful Community Story Below - there are so many others:
about Australia's 'severely damaged' international reputation and bring about change; through passive means only.
We will use very peaceful 'non-disruptive' means that ordinary people will support. The intention is to create very peaceful
assemblies in every capital city without any rallies, marches or protests. Peace is our message.
This action will encourage ordinary, conservative people to participate and show the government our solution should be used.
Compassion is the message, passive the theme. Martin Luther-King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Mahatma Gandhi are our true
inspiration. The assemblies are cross-party and all sectors of the community are invited to participate.
We have already gained commitment from Greg Barns, the past President of The Australian Republican Movement as the
speaker for Tasmania in Hobart. Dr Carmen Lawrence MP, ALP, has also graciously offered to speak at the Perth assembly.
It is our strong and fervent belief that Australia has rarely been served so honourably by two of her citizens. Dr Lawrence
has suffered the relinquishment of her 'very high profile' shadow portfolio ( 'Reconciliation, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Affairs), and Greg Barns lost the endorsement of his former Liberal seat of Denison, for their courageous human rights stands
Few women and men in our proud democratic history have stood so bravely for
such fundamental human rights principles and we are proud to work with them.
EVEN 'ARMCHAIR-PASSIONATE' PEOPLE CAN HELP WITH AMAZING POWER BY DOING VERY LITTLE INDEED.
SEE THE eMAIL MESSAGE UNDER THIS ONE -JUST CUT AND PASTE IT INTO AN eMAIL AND SEND IT TO 'TWO ONLY'
SYMPATHETIC FRIENDS AND IT WILL GROW LIKE WILDFIRE -JUST READ THE METHOD - SEE HOW IT WORKS
'ARMCHAIR-PASSIONATE eMAIL' - JUST 'CUT-N-PASTE' WITH A FRIEND'S NAME; SEND -'TWO eMAILS ONLY'
Dear .........., as a friend, acquaintance, or social contact, this is a personalised eMail network message I am sending to you,
which I am hoping you will participate in, it's about a cause we deeply believe in. It's about the 'Crossing Of Compassion'
assembly (see hyperlink www.geocities.com/coffee402002), on 25 May 2003, (watch this website for details), to raise
awareness about the United Nations declaring Australia as having the harshest refugee detention, prison system in the
democratised world.
This is a dreadful reputation for us to bear, especially when we realise Sweden, Britain and Europe has a far, far bigger
refugee problem and no such brutal detention. We want to reach ordinary Australians with this message that there is now
a new community solution on offer. Full details of the new solution 'The RTP System', are now on our website which has
been established to carry the message and keep all informed of progress.
See Website:- www.geocities.com/coffee402002 if the hyperlink does not work, 'cut' the hyperlink and paste it into your
browser field and try web access that way, or just type in www.geocities.com/coffee402002 into your browser field and hit enter.
The idea is to publiscise our national peaceful assembly, with a powerful email network message method which has been
proven to work most potently, if strictly followed; however, there must be no variation or it will fail.
For the message network to work most effectively, we must ask that you send it to only two sympathetic friends or
acquaintances and no more than two. The reason you must not exceed this number is because two only generates
very genuine and enormous commitment. This commitment happens because it does not take much from each
person to get that commitment from only two others, people are very generous when only a little is asked from them.
Passing the message on to only two, compounds the message exponentially anyway, and it has enormous multiplying.
The result of two passing it on to two (becoming four) , and to two more (becoming eight) through them etc, delivers it to
a monumental number under the laws of mathematics.
It's a very powerful system indeed, it always works by the power of compounding. However the success only comes by
not taxing people's generosity, and keeping it down to two. I choose you among my friends, acquaintances or contacts
because I feel you may be sympathetic to the new solution, the cause and to help out.
To make the system work, please substitute your name for a friend's and send the eMail on to them. I must not move
on to my second contact unless I get a very genuine commitment from you that you will pass the message to two only,
friends or acquaintances. I will wait to hear from you on return eMail and I cannot contact another friend until I receive
your commitment. As only weeks remain until the assembly; we need your help to send the message as soon as possible. If you read the attached message on file website and if you feel it's not for you, I fully understand. If this is the case, could you please advise me and I'll seek another's commitment.
PLEASE WATCH THIS WEBSITE FOR ASSEMBLY PLANNING DETAILS
GLENN FLOYD CAN BE CONTACTED ON 03 9329 0896 eMail [email protected]