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Anti-immigration rallies nowadays take place in large cities. This is what you need to know
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Anti-immigration rallies nowadays take place in large cities. This is what you need to know

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Controversial anti-immigration protests will take place in large cities throughout the country on Sunday 31 August, in which organizers ‘March for Australia’ put an end to what they describe as the policy of the government of “mass migration”.
The government has broadly condemned the demonstrations.
Some migrating employees have expressed the fear that demonstrators will focus on anti-migration balls, and some Indian community leaders have urged immigrants who live in Australia to “stay inside” for their “safety”.
A large presence on the police is expected, with various other events in some capital cities at the same time.

This is what you need to know.

Who is behind the rallies?

It is still unclear who is organizing the Mars, and the official March for Australia Instagram account has renounced extremist figures.
Some organizers with the group marching for Australia distanced themselves from the event after Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell called the protests “our” rally on the Message app Telegram.
Although details of the protests on the organizers’ site are minimal, the group emphasized one rule for the march – “no foreign flags”.
In anticipation of the Marsen, a flurry of social media posts claimed that 1,500 migrants arrived in Australia every day, which was repeated on Talkback radio.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics, however, doubted the use of migration numbers, warning that they were not an accurate reflection of immigration.

Are other events happening at the same time?

Anti-racism Marsen will also take place at the same time in Sydney and Melbourne.

In Queensland, a multicultural food festival is held not far from the rally site. The police have tried to remove the fear that the event could be the target and says there will be no clashes.

In Sydney, in addition to the Rally of March for Australia and a counter-protest, a Pro-Palestinian march will also take place.

More than 35,000 runners are also expected to participate in the Sydney Marathon on Sunday, a 42 km race starts in North Sydney and ends in the Opera House.

How does the police react?

In Sydney, the NSW police will send up to 1,000 officers to patrol parts of the city center.
“I am confident that our planning that the protest groups should not meet each other,” said acting deputy commissioner Peter McKenna.

“If they coincide, we have important police resources there to ensure that there is public safety.”

Victoria’s police said it had planned a “significant operational response” and the Melbourne CBD would explain a designated area, so that people could be sought for weapons and asked to remove facial clipping.
It has warned that there could be a conflict between the anti-immigration monstrators and counter-protesters.
“Police intelligence suggests groups that have extreme right-wing ideologies and extreme views will probably be the [March for Australia]”Said it in a statement.

The police in other states also said that they are planning to have a considerable presence in the areas around the rallies.

What have political leaders said about the rallies?

The federal government opposes the meetings and says: “There is no room for any form of hatred in Australia”.
“We are at Modern Australia at these meetings,” Minister of the Interior Tony Burke told SBS News. “Nothing can be less Australian.”

Multicultural Minister of Multicultural Affairs said that the government stood with all Australians, regardless of where they were born, to “those who try to distribute us and who try to intimidate migrant communities”.

Multicultural Minister of Multicultural Affairs Anne Aly said that the rallies were based on racism and had no room in Australia. Source: MONKEY / Mick Tsiks

“This brand extreme right -wing activism based on racism and ethnocentrism has no place in modern Australia,” said Aly.

Opposition leader Sussan Ley called for calm and respectful behavior prior to the protests.
“In Australia we protect the right to an opinion and the right to protest. But that must be done peacefully and respectfully. There is no room for violence, racism or intimidation,” Ley said in a statement on Saturday evening.
Ley said that “strong boundaries keep us safe”, they also “allow us to be generous and compassionate for the fleeing conflict”.

“That is the Australian story. Respect, tolerance, community. It belongs to all of us and what unites us will always be stronger than what we want to distribute.”

Greens immigration spokesperson David Shoebridge said that the party was “in solidarity with every community that is the target and involved by these hateful rallies”.
“While a handful of thick Bigots insist on distributing ourselves, we let the millions of Australians who help build and be part of a caring and hospitable country.”
Greens Anti-Racism spokesperson Mehreen Faruqi said that the far right was encouraged by parts of the media and political class.
“These meetings must be called up for what they are, acts of racist fear and hatred,” she said.

– With additional reporting by the Australian Associated Press

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