LL:DDV: Maribyrnong Vigil, Sunday 3 March 11:30am

2002-02-26 Thread Melbourne Greenleft



Refugee Action Collective - West

Please note: Vigils at Maribrynong will be organised by RAC - West at
11.30am on the first Sunday of the month.

Maribrynong Dentention Centre , Vigil
Theme : Refugee Rights are Womens rights
Where: Maribyrnong Detention Centre, Hampstead RD (Melways 27H10 - tram 
82 from Footscray)
When: Sunday March 3rd @ 11.30am
What to bring: voices, placards, balloons and solidarity

All refugee rights supporters are invited to a vigil on the Sunday prior
to International Women's Day (IWD) to focus on the struggle of women
refugees.  Because of women's experience of persecution in many
countries because of their sex, women make up a disproportionate number
of refugees. Women refugees are both the victims of an inhumane refugee
policy and sexism, compounding the difficulty of their lives. Show your
solidarity in the lead to IWD (6pm Friday March 8th, City Square (crn
Collins and Swanston )- All Welcome)
For more info contact Tanya or Jody on 9687 0789 or 0438 191768



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LL:INFO: SOCIAL ACTIVISTS' CALENDAR FOR ADELAIDE 25/2/2002

2002-02-26 Thread Andy Alcock



SOCIAL ACTIVISTS' CALENDAR FOR PROGRESSIVES IN ADELAIDE   25 FEBRUARY 2002

Publicising events that promote peace, social justice, reconciliation 
and environmental esponsibility in and around Adelaide, South Australia>
For further information, contact:

  Andy Alcock:>
  Phone:61  83710480(home)
61  82053200(work)  
  Fax:  61 8 82236509
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   [Please  circulate]




WOMWN IN BLACK VIGIL, ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA

SILENT VIGIL AGAINST WAR AND MILITARISATION

on the steps of Parliament House
Wednesday 27th February 2002
5.30 pm to 6.30 pm


All women are invited to join our silent vigil in protest against 
ongoing military violence.


War is never a solution to human conflicts and the so-called "war on
terror" is a contradiction in terms, a convenient excuse by repressive 
governments to progress their own oppressive agendas. Real security is 
possible but it cannot come from a cycle of escalating violence and 
repression which merely begets more violence and opposition.


Wearing black clothing and adopting the silence enforced on the victims 
of violence, we will express our opposition to all forms of violence. 
We especially remember our sisters in Afghanistan.  Please join us to 
call on the Australian Government to pursue justice through the channels 
of international law and to step back from lending further support to 
any further military violence.


Apologies for any cross posting of this notice.
Please forward it widely though your networks.


For more details, contact Jillinda: 8341 7517 or Cathy: 8296 4357




UNITED TRADES & LABOUR COUNCIL OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA invites you to an
important discussion on:

WORKPLACE BULLYING - SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AUSTRALIA
EXPLORING SOME SOLUTIONS

  HEAR: SUSAN MARAIS-STEINMAN
* author of "Corporate Hyenas at Work
   - How to spot them & how to outwit them by being Hyenawise"

 
* a key note speaker at the recent International Workplace Bullying
Conference,Adelaide
   (one paper explored the relationship of the culture of South African
Culture &   bullying in its workplaces)

OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TRYING TO PREVENT OR STOP 
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

Group Discussions

TIME: 
5 - 7.30 PM
DAY: 
28 THURSDAY
DATE: 
FEBRUARY 2002

VENUE: 
TRADES HALL
11 SOUTH TCE, ADELAIDE
(next to the South Park Motor Inn, corner of West Tce)

Some food will be available. Negotiations are underway for a BBQ

PLEASE RSVP BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2002
PHONE: 
Josie or Yasmine82123155
Jack Cook   82126562
Andy Alcock (PSA/CPSU)  82053200

organised by the UTLC OH&S Committee



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O CAA ACTIVITIES

Oxfam's walk against want will take place on Sunday 24th March
at Rymill Park 10am.

A big call out to all of you to be part of this years walk which will 
incorporate a new aspect and that is the charities involvement to march 
and bring banners or signs etc, to put forward your believes and 
hopefully we can all get some media exposure to help all of your amazing 
work which I am so passionate about and so honoured to be in the same 
boat as you.

So please consider this march and lets be active on this day and
express what we stand for.

If you have anyone interested to be part of this march please let me
know as as possible.

what's the cost?? wellyou have two options:

1) call 1800 034 034  or www.caa.org.au/walk to register and
receive a sponsorship book
2) turn up on the day a make a donation (any amount)

Please forward this email attachment to anyone who you think will
be interested.

Yours sincerely,


William

Ps. at the end of the walk you can enjoy a world music fest (Akiro
Taiko Drummers, South American Folk music, and much more)



CAMPAIGN CAAfe 2002

The first Campaign CAAfe for 2002 is a very special one!

Excerpts from 'Hanging onto The Tail Of A Goat'

  - an intimate cabaret performance of music and story excerpts

from 'Hanging onto The Tail Of A Goat'


Featuring Tensing Tsewang


Tensing Tsewang is a refugee from Tibet.  Tensing is performing
during the Fringe Festival and has generously agreed to perform
excerpts (20- 30 mins) from the show for a Campaign CAAfe
audience, free of charge.

He plays music and tells his story of leaving Tibet, becoming a
monk in India and then 

LL:INFO: Spy Bases AND Star Wars

2002-02-26 Thread Jacob Grech

Recent revelations that the Howard Government used information from from 
intercepteted communications between the MV Tampa and the MUA to help 
formulate their plans for the Tampa asylum seekers has again raised 
questions on the role of foreign military bases in Australia.

Both Pine Gap near Alice Springs and Kojarema near Geraldton in WA 
routinely intercept Australian communications for a wide variety of 
purposes. The only difference in the recent MUA-Tampa case, is that we 
found out about it.

Dr Dave Webb from Leeds University in the UK has been studying the 
activities of Pine Gap's sister base Menwith Hill in Yorkshire and is in 
Australia to talk to Australian activists about the role of bases such 
as these.

In addition to its spying role, Pine Gap is also an integral part of the 
US' Star Wars program, which even former PM Fraser has come out and 
called a bad idea which would make Australia a potential target of the 
US' enemies.

Dr Dave will be joined by Jacob Grech of the Australian Anti-Bases 
Campaign Coalition who will talk on the Australian political aspects of 
the Space Base  at Pine Gap.

The Australian Anti-Bases Camapign has called for a major national 
protest at the gates of Pine Gap this October. This action has been 
endorsed by Friends of the Earth and the National Union of Students. For 
more info on the Pine Gap protest check out www.ozpeace.net/pinegaphome.


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