LL:REM: 18 June

1999-06-10 Thread Andy Blunden
TO MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS: FINAL REMINDER What is Dead and What is Alive in the Philosophy of Hegel? Friday 18th June, 2pm - 9pm, Wood Teleteaching Studio, University of Melbourne 2:00 pm: Introductory discussion on Hegel & his times. 3:00 pm Andy Blunden: The Logic of Heg

LL:DDA: NDP plans for Hiroshima Day

1999-06-10 Thread Yvonne Francis
www.otways.com/ndp NDP Can we hope for a Nuclear Free society in the year 2000? "Land rights not mining rights" "Stop Jabiluka now" "No uranium dumps" Rally in Canberra's Civic and march to the Canberra Peace Park on Hiroshima Day Friday 6 August 1999 12.30 Garema Place Plan the demo 6pm Tu

LL:DD: Student delegation to East Timor

1999-06-10 Thread AAWL
University Students for East Timor - http://www.uset.org.au As most people will know, the East Timorese will hold an historic vote on their future in August 8th this year. In mid July this year, a student delegation will go to East Timor to work with East Timorese students in their campaigns aro

LL:PR: Support Sri Lankan workers

1999-06-10 Thread AAWL
Support Sri Lankan workers. Melbourne Metal, an Australian company operating in Sri Lanka, is trying to deny workers the right to form a union. Please support the workers at Melbourne Metal, and the Industrial Transport and General Workers Union (ITGWU) Sri Lanka Melbourne Metal (Pvt.) Ltd is l

LL:DDV: Benefit for Indonesian workers

1999-06-10 Thread AAWL
Solidarity with Indoneasian strikers. There will be a benefit to raise money for 2000 textile workers, mainly women, who have been on strike at the Tyfountex plant in Solo, Indonesia, since August 1998. Saturday 19 June at 7:30 pm at the Comrades Bar, Swanston St (next to the ETU offices, corner

LL:PR: This Week on BB

1999-06-10 Thread Background Briefing
THIS WEEK On ABC Radio National's Background Briefing Program: --- Sunday, June 13, 9.10am Repeated Tuesday, June 15, 7.10pm - BAD BLOOD Produced by Helen Thomas --

LL:DDV: Winter School on Advocacy and Social Action

1999-06-10 Thread Gillian Davy
WINTER SCHOOL ON ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL ACTION 16-18 July, 1999 Trades Hall, Melbourne A program of seminars, workshops and case studies designed to increase the skills within our community to campaign effectively for social justice. FREE places available for community groups, voluntary organisat

LL:DDV: Indonesian strike solidarity

1999-06-10 Thread David Glanz
2000 textile workers, mainly women, have been on strike at the Tyfountex plant in Solo, Indonesia, since August last year. There will be a benefit to raise money for their strike fund on Saturday, June 19, from 7.30pm, at the Comrades Bar, Swanston St (next to the ETU offices). There will be mus

LL:DDV: Unionists Launch Silent Plant Auction

1999-06-10 Thread Alison Thorne
Hello Victorian based Left Linkers A supporter of the No More Intimidation of Teacher Unionists Campaign Committee [the group campaigning against union busting and casualisation at Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE] has donated a collection of spectacular pot plants in designer pots of the var

LL:QUERY: food co -op

1999-06-10 Thread melissa melissa
I am interested in starting up a food co-op at Deakin Uni & am in need of some advice or contacts. Any information regarding food co-op's would be greratly appreciated. thanks! Melissa Delaland. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMA

LL:ART: Push for foetus pictures cannot be enforced

1999-06-10 Thread S. Plunkett
One would think that we are heading into Y1K, not 2000 if we were to judge it by stupid decisions such as that discussed below, and while the technology is moving forward at great speed, it seems that human mind is going backward in equal proportion and speed. From: http://www.theage.com.au/break