Stronger Together: Walk for justice, respect and kindness

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 am UTC+11:00

Princes Bridge | Melbourne

Speaking Up for Refugees
Publisher/HostSpeaking Up for Refugees
Stronger Together: Walk for justice, respect and kindness
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Melbourne, we are stronger together. Join together for a welcoming and fairer Australia. Everyone is welcome. Join together with unionists, people of faith, young people and refugees to affirm the strength of our diverse communities.
We all need to feel a sense of belonging and be assured of justice and fair treatment.
THE DETAILS
Date: Sunday 29 March 2026
1:00 pm: Gather on Princes Bridge with banners and placards
1:30 pm: Walk to Birrarung Marr Lower Terrace (Angel statue)
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Speakers and music at Birrarung Marr
WHY WE WALK
On Sunday 29 March, we walk to:
Embrace and celebrate our differences.
Be kind. Say NO to all cruelty and injustice.
Stand up for freedom and peace.
Love, not hate. Peace, not war.
Refugee Rights are Human Rights. Let’s stand up for kindness, respect, and fair laws and policies.
“Justice is what love looks like in public.” — Cornel West
See you on the bridge.
Queries: [email protected]
#justice4all #Respect #Kindness
Event endorsed by:
Academics for Refugees
African Think Tank Inc
Africause - Youth and Community Services
Anakbayan Melbourne
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Asylum Seekers Welcome Centre
Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce
Australian Eritrean United Community
Australian Refugee Action Network
Australian Student Chistian Movement
Australian Western Sahara Association (Vic)
Back Your Neighbour Campaign
Ballarat Interfaith Network Inc.
Bayan Australia
Bayside Refugee Advocacy and Support Association
Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project
Brunswick Uniting Church Council
Casey Cardinia for Refugees
Catholic Parish of Sacred Heart & St Columba
Catholic Social Services Victoria
Combined Refugee Action Group
Democracy in Colour
Doctors for Refugees
Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria
Ethos Centre for Christianity & Society
Faith Communities Council of Victoria
Gabriela Australia
Grandmothers for Refugees
Grandmothers for Refugees - Bendigo
Human Rights Law Centre
Iranian Womens Association
Islamic Council of Victoria
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Australia
Jesuit Social Services / CAPSA
Jews For Refugees
Labor for Refugees
Law Students for Refugees
Let's Talk Peace Ballarat
Liberty Victoria
Love Makes A Way
Mayoral and Councillor Taskforce Supporting People Seeking Asylum (47 Local Councils across Australia).
Melbourne Anglican Archdiocese
Melbourne Unitarian Peace Memorial Church Inc.
Merri-bek City Council
Migrante Australia
Migrante Melbourne
Missionary Sisters of Service
Montmorency Asylum Seekers Support Group
Mums for Refugees
National Amnesty Refugee Network
Northsiders for Refugees
Palestine Australia Relief Agency
Pax Christi Victoria
Philippine Caucus for Peace
Philippines Australia Solidarity Association (PASA)
Refugee Action Collective (RAC)
Refugee Advocacy Network
Refugee Council of Australia
Refugee Legal
Rural Australians for Refugees - National
Rural Australians for Refugees - Queenscliff
Rural Australians for Refugees - Apollo Bay
Rural Australians for Refugees – Ballarat
Rural Australians for Refugees - Bendigo
Rural Australians for Refugees - Colac
Rural Australians for Refugees – Grampians/Gariwerd
Rural Australians for Refugees – Healesville
Rural Australians for Refugees – Queenscliff
Rural Australians for Refugees – South Gippsland
Rural Australians for Refugees -Trentham
Sisters of the Good Samaritan
Social Responsibilities Committee, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
Solidarity with Asylum Seekers in Australia
St Paul's Anglican Cathedral
St Vincent de Paul Society National Council
Tamil Refugee Council
The Salvation Army Australia Territory
Uniting Church in Australia Synod of Victoria and Tasmania
Uniting Victoria & Tasmania
Victorian Council of Churches
Victorian Quakers
Victorian Socialists
Welcoming Australia
West Papuan Women’s Office
West Welcome Wagon
Whittlesea Community Connections
Xavier Social Justice Network
Yarra City Council
Young Mercy Links
Unions:
ANMF Victorian Branch (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation)
Australian Education Union Victorian Branch
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union - Victoria
Australian Services Union - Victorian Private Sector Branch
Australian Services Union - Victorian and Tasmanian Authorities and Services Branch
Australian Unions for Western Sahara
Australian Workers Union Victorian Branch
Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council
CPSU - Community and Public Sector Union Victoria
Gippsland Trades & Labour Council
HACSU - Health and Community Services Union
IEU – Independent Education Union
Migrant Workers Centre
Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association (VAHPA)
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