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  GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT!
Debunking the Myths...
  They are Queue jumpers
  Asylum seekers are illegal
  We already take too many
  We're swamped by hordes
  They're not real refugees
  They must be 'cashed up'
  They'll take our benefits
  No option to detention
More myths debunked...


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Tactical media toolkit

Download the toolkit
and engaged in your own tactical media actions.
Inside:
1 x street stencil
1 x fax template
stickers
boat people posters
'The Activist media toolkit'

Photo of Opera House with Boat People Tall ships projected

We are ordinary Australians who are appalled at the inhumane treatment of refugees by our government. We have decided to get involved and challenge the border panic encouraged by the current rhetoric of fear.

Our goal is to create a shift in the minds and hearts of our fellow Australians who have not seen the truth behind the lies told by the Howard Government and the mainstream media outlets that broadly support it's views.

We know that these unjust laws will eventually be changed - and we know that Australians will look back on this period with great shame. However we must act now with urgency to bring about this change before more people suffer. We believe that this will only happen through constant and increasing pressure from compassionate people like you.

So we ask you to start with this simple act: spread the We are all Boat People idea in your community and beyond.


HOWARD'S DIRTY LAUNDRY HUNG OUT TO DRY

Dirty Laundry projection

"Truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life" - John Howard 25 August 1995

Howard's dirty laundry was hung out to dry Thursday prior to the election as a reminder to shoppers in the Pitt Street Mall that the man has a most hideous laundry basket of deceipt and a clothes line chockers with contempt Australian people.



Download this image
then print and poster it at work, home, in cafes and busy public areas. Laminate and stick on your backpack or car.


Photo of stencil of a junk boat on an inner city roadside gutter

Stencil artwork at it's most beautiful by Mini Graff.


Photo of Refugee Island road sign jam

Refugee Island road sign re-education kits by Mickie Quick. See more powerful artwork at the Border Panic site.



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