April Update – Harmony Day Family Festival and Palm Sunday Peace March

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Dear Friends,

HARMONY DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL

Palmerston’s annual Harmony Day Family Festival is on again!  Please bring the whole family and join us on Saturday 1^st April between 3 – 9pm at the Gray Football Stadium to celebrate Harmony Day.

The day will include:

– Cultural performances
– Family activities
– Information and cultural learning experiences
– Jumping castles and face painters
– Food and drinks
– Football matches

DASSAN will have a stall inside the club rooms. We will be providing information on how we assist people seeking asylum in Darwin and Palmerston as well as offshore and in mainland detention centres. Come and find us and have a chat.

Click here for a copy of the flier (which can also be used for free public transport).

PALM SUNDAY PEACE RALLY 

An invitation to walk as one, under many banners, for refugees, justice and the environment.

This is a collaboration between DASSAN, CAPSA, Uniting Church, Unions NT, Don’t Frack the Territory and the Environment Centre NT.

We will meet at the south end and walk to the north end of Esplanade Park, Darwin at 5pm, with some speakers sharing at the end of our walk. Please bring a picnic to enjoy after the march.

This march will be a powerful and inclusive way for people of all backgrounds to come together in Darwin for a fairer, healthier and more compassionate future. DASSAN looks forward to seeing all of our supporters there.

Click here for a copy of the flier and here for a link to the Facebook event.

From,

The DASSAN Team 

Until we are all free, none of us are free

SKILL SHARE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: MAKING GREAT PROTEST BANNERS
Saturday 1st April 2pm-6pm Darwin Community Arts Centre, 16 Malak Crescent, Malak
Join skill share for social change and local artist Alison Dowell to make great protest banners – bring your ideas! Get ready for the Palm Sunday Peace March. All Welcome. To see the Facebook event page click here.

Thursday 6th April, The Education Union, 3/8 Totem Rd, Coconut Grove
Learn how you can assist people seeking asylum in the Darwin community as a member of the DASSAN advocacy and support team.

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION VIGIL
Friday 12pm, 40 Cavenagh St, Darwin
Richard is back and he has re-commenced his weekly vigil. Please join him this Friday, and every Friday, to stand up for justice in solidarity with our friends behind the fences, Department of Immigration, 40 Cavenagh St, Darwin, every Friday 12 – 1 pm.

Can You Help?
 
HELPING OUR ADVOCACY WORK  
Here in Darwin the DASSAN advocacy team is working constantly to assist asylum seekers in the Darwin community and in detention. Thank you to the many generous supporters who enable us to do this work. To support our advocacy work you can donate to the advocacy fund by direct deposit to:
Bendigo Bank: DASSAN account
BSB: 633-000
Account Number :143875664
Please write ‘advocacy’ in the donation details.
All Donations Now Tax Deductible