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THE REFUGEE (COMEDY) DEBATE: "Are All Aussies Heartless Bastards?" FEATURING ROD QUANTOCK + LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM MAN BITES GOD (three piece band) OCT 25, FRIDAY 7PM @ BRUNSWICK TOWN HALL, crn Sydney & Glenlyon sts, Brunswick ph 9639 8622 for bookings $15 wkers/ $10 concession (food and drinks available) The third annual Green Left Weekly comedy debate takes on Australia's response to refugees. Are we truly a nation of heartless bastards? Should Ruddock get to keep his amnesty badge? Do we deserve the likes of John Howard - because after all someone must have voted for him! Kept in line by the cutting wit of ROD QUANTOCK, participants will debate these and other such pressing issues in what promises to be an unforgettable evening. This debate will cut to the heart of mandatory detention and Border Protection policies, will expose the soul of Australian society, will provide the answer to the refugee crisis... well ok, at the very least it will provide a welcome night of comedy, politics, food and entertainment! a GREEN LEFT WEEKLY fundraiser- all door proceeds go to maintaining australia's best radical weekly newspaper : According to journalist JOHN PILGER: "Sarah Stephen's [Green Left Weekly journalist] work on the Howard government's attacks on asylum seekers comes to mind. No journalist in the mainstream equalled her incisive reporting... " proceeds from raffle on the night to go to refugee action collective -- -- 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 Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink