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Join Adam Richards to Train for #RefugeeRegatta of Hope
Launch Thurs 8 Feb 2018 10.30 EST
Adelaide Aussie father and son crew Adam Richards and 14 year old Ned are back in training for another marathon to highlight the plight of refugees detained offshore by Australia.
It hasn’t been plain sailing for asylum seeking boat arrivals to our shores. Some have been held by Australian Immigation for over 4 years, unable to get on with work and family life.
Adam and Ned find the island confinement of adult and children refugees offshore on Manus and Nauru particularly “unAustralian”. Torture of minors doesn’t float their boat. Detainees should be brought here or released to safe third countries, they argue.
This time last year Adam and Ned completed a 1200 km mid-summer slog from Adelaide to Canberra, burning shoe leather before bumping to the nation’s leaders and literally jumping into Lake Burley Griffin with a small armada of activists from ACT and around the country.
This year their goal is to trek from saltwater Sydney Harbour to inland Lake Burley Griffin. They’re calling their 310 km, two week undertaking a #RefugeeRegatta of Hope.
Many Australians see sailing as an expression of their secure lifestyle and physical freedom.
Aussies sympathetic to refugees are invited to tweet, sail, sponsor or stroll along with Adam and Ned across the 3 weeks from Sydney on Saturday 24 Feb to 11 March 2018. Info about participation is below.
Supporters can also join in with tweets and facebook photos, drawings and images of boats.
This time, new Senator Jim Molan, military architect of boat turnback policy, will be one of the pollies they’ll invite to jump in the lake with them. His “nautical” response to the global refugee crisis (mainly generated by war) isn’t considered very “nice” by #RefugeeRegatta supporters
Adam is a lawyer by day and human rights activist by night. You can join him for a training stroll in the city between court cases this Thursday February 8 at 10.30 EST or 11.00 am SA time.
They will train again on Saturday 10 February at 10.30 EST or 11.00 am SA time. This time the location is Semaphore Jetty to Largs Pier, 14km from Adelaide.
Who: Adam Richards in wig, gown, trainers
When: Thurs 8/2/18 at 11am SA Time or 10.30am EST on the lawn outside the District Court, Sir Samuel Way Building, Victoria Square, Adelaide.
Call us for details of the training walks, Sydney and Canberra event details, social media links, sponsorship and more.
t: @refugeeregatta, #RefugeeRegatta
w: refugeeregatta.org.au
Jane Salmon