Good morning staff and students Good morning staff and students. Today, we are here to talk about an exciting new group beginning in our school. It’s called “Era for Change”.

Detention for Detention 2016 Today, we would like to answer these questions for you about ERA for Change… What is ERA for Change?

Did you know…. The Government's latest statistics, dated 29 February 2016, reveal that: Currently 49 children being held in detention on Nauru (link) Currently 296 children being held in community detention in Australia (link) Close to 14,000 people stuck in limbo in Indonesia as a result of Australia ‘stopping the boats’ (link) Close the 30,000 people stuck in limbo in Australia on ‘bridging visas’, with little access to education, healthcare or the right to work (link)

From the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre…

So what can we do? Today, we would like to answer these questions for you about ERA for Change… What is ERA for Change?

Detention for Detention 2016 Today, we would like to answer these questions for you about ERA for Change… What is ERA for Change? Monday September 5

Detention for Detention 2013,2014 & 2015: Our voice was certainly heard… In 2013 and 2014, the biggest ERA for Change event each year was “Detention for Detention”. It was a simple yet powerful stand against the concept of children being kept indefinitely in detention as they attempted to seek asylum in our country. These are some photos from last year’s event…

Our voices have been heard… Today, we would like to answer these questions for you about ERA for Change… What is ERA for Change?

In fact, numbers of children in detention have significantly reduced in recent times, but… Today, we would like to answer these questions for you about ERA for Change… What is ERA for Change?

We believe that… Today, we would like to answer these questions for you about ERA for Change… What is ERA for Change?

ONE CHILD IN DETENTION IS ONE TOO MANY. Today, we would like to answer these questions for you about ERA for Change… What is ERA for Change?

Monday September 5 Detention for detention Give yourself a lunchtime detention to join thousands of students and teachers from EREA schools across the nation to say that one child living in detention is one child too many. #BringThemHere #RefugeesAreWelcome #OneChildIsTooMany #ERAForChange

Monday September 5 Detention for detention When: Monday September 5 Where: How: Gather in a circle and stand in silence Why:

Monday September 5 Detention for detention On the day Take photo’s and publish them on Facebook or Instagram using the following Hashtags #BringThemHere #RefugeesAreWelcome #OneChildIsTooMany #ERAForChange