Dear Friend and Amnesty International Supporter,
Thank you for your ongoing support of Amnesty International Australia.
I would like to let you know about a very special Victorian event -
Amnesty Internationals Australia's Charity Comedy Gala - Stand Up For
Your Rights! I hope that you and your f
"If you want peace, prepare for peace. If you want war, prepare for war."
Adelaide will soon be hosting a Land Warfare Conference at the
Convention Centre, North Terrace. This Conference will take place 27
- 29 October, next Monday week through to Wednesday.
To protest the arms trade, three actio
Carmen Lawrence, federal Labor MP and candidate for ALP president, will
be speaking in Melbourne on Thursday, November 6, at a public meeting
organised by the Socialist Alliance:
"Howard's End and alternatives from the Left"
Other speakers include David Glanz, Socialist Alliance candidate for t
-- Socialist Feminist Study Group --
The Feminine Mystique and Its Relevance Today
Thursday 30 October -- The new face of the feminine mystique
Does the feminine mystique still exist today? Discussion based on
chapter 1, "Blame it on feminism" from Susan Faludi's ground breaking
book, "Backla
Melbourne Radical Women Meeting
Tuesday, 28 October, 7.00 pm
Women Say NO to the War at Home
Bush's war of global conquest is claiming casualties at home. In the
United States, women face a full-scale gender war. Hard-won rights to
reproductive choice and affirmative action are under attack, w
*** November 9th - International Day of Protest Against Israel's
Apartheid Wall ***
Leading Palestinian activist Dr Mustafa Barghouti has called for an
international day of protest against the "Apartheid" Wall being built in
the Occupied Territories by Ariel Sharon.
The wall is a symbol of the
You are invited to a Marxist Forum on:
"From Vietnam to Iraq: How the US was beaten last time"
on Saturday, October 25, at 2pm.
Speakers:
* Bilal Cleland, Islamic Council of Victoria
* Jonathan Sherlock, convenor, Moreland Peace Group
The forum will be held in the back room at Caffe Mingo, 60
We have two new articles: one on Melbourne's socialist cricketers, and
one on convict rebellions.
In addition we've put the whole book "Rebel Women in Australian Working
Class History" on line (details below). Here is the link:
http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/interventions/
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