The Victorian Branch of Amnesty International ([EMAIL PROTECTED], 03 9427 7055) Women's Group is launching a big campaign. The overarching theme is "Women's Rights are Human Rights"; the launch is focusing on the use of rape as a weapon of war and is intended as a gesture of support for the formation of the International Criminal Court. We'll be asking the government to put pressure on the US to abandon its attempts to secure privileged status for US soldiers, and distributing postcards which people can sign and send on the day addressed to Howard, Clinton and Albright, as well as resource listings for those interested in knowing more. It should be a great event. The Women's Group are an amazing bunch of women - as well as organising this campaign, they are visiting refugees in the Maribyrnong detention centre, organising forums and events on sundry other gender-based human rights violations, and building one of the fastest-growing grass-roots networks I've ever seen. Please let all the people on your Melbourne mailing list know about this event - contact details if they want to know more are <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, or phone 03 9427 7055. Sunday 28th May 1:00 at Melbourne Town Hall Corner Collins & Swanston Sts Melbourne All the best Phil Minchin LL.VE -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink