forwarding message: Thursday, August 23, 2001 Detainee protest ends in victory People locked up in Maribyrnong Detention Centre had a minor victory yesterday, forcing ACM to return a door removed from the mosque/prayer room in the men's area. ACM had removed the door from the room, citing security concerns following the recent escapes from Villawood detention centre. Approximately 40 people gathered in the communal area to protest the removal of the door. People were concerned the removal of the door was an attack on people's privacy while praying and the disruption to non-praying people; the room is in the same corridor as the sleeping area and many people pray as early as 5.30 am. ACM officers claimed the decision to remove the door had been made in Canberra and there was nothing they could do. People protesting set an hour deadline for a response to their demand that that the door be replaced immediately. After an hour or so ACM relented and refitted the door. For more information call: No One Is Illegal 0418 140 387 Damien Lawson -- Western Suburbs Legal Service Inc. 30 Hall St, Newport 3015 VIC 03 9391 2244 (Tel) 03 9399 1686 (Fax) 0418 140 387 (Mobile) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.vicnet.net.au/~wsls -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink