Ruth Halbert
artist, weaver
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Blog: Dear Prime Minister

On July 30 2016 I started writing letters to the Prime Minister of Australia to protest against the imprisonment and torture of the asylum seekers in the offshore detention centres of Manus Island and Nauru. I started with the intention of writing a letter a day for every person in detention until they are all freed. There are more than 1800 asylum seekers in off shore detention. These are those letters and any response from Mr Turnbull.

On behalf of the 570th man on Manus Island

Dear Prime Minister,

How does locking up the poet and humanitarian Abdul Aziz Muhamat make Australia safer?

“Is been five years
All we need is reality
When and where ?

Reality
Is dark and gloomy
But I see so much light

Reality
Is negative and bad
But I see so much goodness

Reality
Is falsehood and deceit
But I see so much honesty

Reality
is ugly and hideous
But I see so much beauty

Reality may be changing slowly
Please try to see
Take a look together with me”
— https://www.facebook.com/abdulaziz.adam.965/posts/2014620278803207

Bring all refugees and asylum seekers from Manus and Nauru to safety and freedom now.

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