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Leftlink Newsletter for Tuesday, March 09, 2004 Issue: 16 Leftlink's News: : News Articles : Statement - Remove the Howard Government from office The following statement was adopted by the Central Committee Executive of the Communist Party of Australia at its meeting on February 14-15. The removal of the Howard Government from office in the coming Federal elections would represent a defeat for the extremely conservative social and economic policies of the Howard Government and its role as US Deputy Sheriff. It would signal the rejection of the Government's support for the Iraq war and US missile defence, its lies about weapons of mass destruction and the attacks on public health and education, and social welfare. Read More...: http://www.leftlink.net/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=31 : News Articles : New laws to ban organisations TOTALITARIAN POWERS The federal government has been handed more totalitarian powers with the Senate last week giving the Attorney General broad, fascistic laws to unilaterally ban organisations. Anyone who is a member of a banned organisation, or gives financial or any other form of support to one faces a jail sentence of between 10 and 25 years (maximum). The Criminal Code Amendment (Terrorist Organisations) Bill 2003 was passed by the Senate on March 4 after the Australian Labor Party (ALP) rolled over contrary to previous promises to oppose proscription. Read More...: http://www.leftlink.net/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=30 : News Articles : All the News That Fits - March 2 - 8 The government and the Labor Party will unite to pass a new law which allows the Attorney-General to ban any organisation, without the decision being scrutinised by Parliament or any other body. Under the Criminal Code Amendment (Terrorist Organisations), members of a banned organisation can be jailed for up to 25 years, and the organisation can be stripped of its assets. Anyone who collects money for that organisation's legal defence or produces material that defends the banned organisation can also be jailed for up to 25 years. (Source: Indymedia) Read More...: http://www.leftlink.net/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=29 : News Articles : Bush seeks access to abortion records Bush seeks access to abortion records (Sydney Morning Herald) By Robert Pear and Eric Lichtblau in Washington, March 8, 2004 In a departure from its past insistence on the sanctity of US medical records, the Bush Administration is trying to force hospitals and clinics to turn over records of perhaps thousands of abortions. Federal law does not recognise a physician-patient privilege, the Justice Department said last month in court papers that sought abortion records from Planned Parenthood clinics in California, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New York City and Washington. Moreover, the department said in another abortion case, patients no longer possess a reasonable expectation that their histories will remain completely confidential. Read More...: http://www.leftlink.net/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=28 Please forward as appropriate. All browsers of the site can read the news articles and add calendar events. If you want to receive this newsletter directly, please subscribe at http://www.leftlink.net/ For more information, please visit the Leftlink web site at http://www.leftlink.net. Please do not reply to this email. -- Visit the proposed Leftlink web site at http://www.leftlink.net/ -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Leftlink Newsletter for Monday, March 08, 2004 Issue: 15 What's going on? From the 1st of March, all Leftlink news items will be posted to the web site, and a daily summary will be emailed out to all list members (that's about 600 people). Between now and then, I will duplicate the list and the site, so that all list news will also be posted to the web site. Events this week: Event Date: Mar 04, 2004 - Mar 08, 2004 Campaigns - Nimangarn - Opoeia Arts/Music Cultural Gathering: NiMaNGaRN OPoeia aRTS/MuSiC CuLTRuRaL GaTHeRiNG We ProViDe THe SpaCe aND SeT The PaCe, You FiLL The GaPS aND HeLP DRaW The MaPS Seed camp for an annual Gathering See the web site for workshop, dj, band, performance listings. At Opoeia we are finally putting together a seed camp (to borrow the Rainbow term) for an annual event. This time around though we are not attempting the big festival thing. Rather we are calling out for very creative/innovative and passionate crews to come together for an event of about 300-400 punters to set the groundwork for a unique on-going gathering. We are only aiming to cover costs this time around, so we will keep the price low at .00 for 5 days. For next year we will set up a not-for-profit wing of our little retreat to run the annual gig. Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040304viewtype=detailseid=67print= Event Date: Mar 09, 2004 - Mar 10, 2004 Meetings - Speaker from Palestine - International Solidarity Movement: Saif Abu Kashek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) used to be one of the coordinators for the International Solidarity Movement (www.palsolidarity.org) in Nablus, Palestine. He's a good speaker and its very interesting what he has to say about the situation over there in terms of a genuine grassroots response to the state of occupation. 7.30 pm, Tuesday 9th March, Public Meeting, Trades and Labour Council, Cnr Peel and Grey Sts, South Brisbane, contact: Ross Gwyther 0408 782 983 / 07-3366 5318 Wednesday 10th March, Meetings at Griffith University and Queensland University, Contact David Charlton, 07- 3891 59 78 Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040309viewtype=detailseid=83print= Event Date: Mar 09, 2004 Seminars - Melbourne - Howard's Attack on Women: Liz Brannigan, Co-ordinator of the Council for Single Mothers and their Children, is speaking at a public meeting this Wednesday, March 9th, on Howard's attack on Women. Child care available, phone to book. All welcome Organised by Socialist Party (Northern branch) Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040309viewtype=detailseid=89print= Event Date: Mar 10, 2004 NIBS - Australian Lessons for the Global AIDS Crisis: NIB Event: 'Australian Lessons for the Global AIDS Crisis'. Paul Sendzuik - Monash University researcher and author of Learning to Trust: Australian Responses to AIDS - talks about the successes and failures of anti-AIDS efforts in Australia and what they might mean for the rest of the world. Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040310viewtype=detailseid=10print= Event Date: Mar 10, 2004 - Mar 11, 2004 Meetings - Speaker from Palestine - International Solidarity Movement: Saif Abu Kashek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) used to be one of the coordinators for the International Solidarity Movement (www.palsolidarity.org) in Nablus, Palestine. He's a good speaker and its very interesting what he has to say about the situation over there in terms of a genuine grassroots response to the state of occupation. Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040310viewtype=detailseid=84print= Event Date: Feb 26, 2004 - Apr 02, 2004 Seminars - Melbourne - Imagine Socialism Discussion Group: Do you think it is time to just dump the rotten system we live under - and replace it with something better? Are you interested in radical ideas that will help us to achieve this? Would you like to explore what a socialist feminist society might look like? This discussion group is for you! Stimulated by readings from a range of socialist and socialist feminist thinkers, discussion will be based on your hopes and visions for a socialist future. Readings will include Socialism for Skeptics by Radical Women co-founder Clara Fraser and Imagine: A Socialist Vision for the 21st Century by Scottish Socialist Party leaders Tommy Sheridan and Alan McCombes. We'll also read essays and speeches by historical and contemporary activists, including James Cannon, Megan Cornish and Nancy Reiko-Kato, who outline their ideas of what a socialist world will be like. 26 February - Capitalism sure sux! 4 March - Human nature: Are we really greedy, lazy and individualistic? 11 March - Answering the skeptics who argue socialism won't work 18 March - Socialism: getting there will be exciting! 25 March- Painting a brighter future 1 April - Imagine
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Leftlink Newsletter for Monday, March 01, 2004 Issue: 13 Events this week: Event Date: Feb 09, 2004 - Mar 02, 2004 Meetings - Organising Meetings for International Womens' Day Rally: International Women's Day is fast approaching, the theme for this years rally is Women Against War, Racism Sexism. Please help spread the word, and forward this email and its details on to as many people as possible. All are welcome to attend the rally. If anyone is interested in getting involved the collective mts are on Monday evenings 6.30pm @Trades Hall in the Evatt Room. Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040209viewtype=detailseid=49print= Event Date: Mar 02, 2004 Meetings - Asia-Australia Worker Links General Meeting: AAWL Annual General Meeting Proposed agenda Present, Apologies, Welcome, Minutes of last AGM [5 minutes - including discussion] Constitutional amendment proposed by AAWL Executive: To change the name of AWPSL delegates to Regional delegates [5 minutes - including discussion] Financial report - Karen Moran [5 minutes - including discussion] Activities report - Manrico Moro [5 minutes - including discussion] Project reports: China Hong Kong - Mark Matcott [10 minutes - including discussion] Indonesian East Timor Union Training Project - Setyo Budi [10 minutes - including discussion] Korea - Andrew Giles [10 minutes - including discussion] Malaysia - John Tebbutt [10 minutes - including discussion] Papua New Guinea - LT [10 minutes - including discussion] Philippines - May Kotsakis [10 minutes - including discussion] Refugees - Abdul Baig Sarah Pilli [10 minutes - including discussion] Regional Health Safety Project - Cathy Butcher Gwynnyth Evans [10 minutes - including discussion] Stolen Wages - Christine Howes Jan Lacey [10 minutes - including discussion] Election of Public Officer, Executive, Coordinators [10 minutes - including discussion] Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040302viewtype=detailseid=45print= Event Date: Mar 02, 2004 Seminars - Canberra - Truth, Lies and the Future of Iraq: Truth, lies and the future of Iraq: a forum with former Australian intelligence officer Andrew Wilkie. Organised by the ACT Network Opposing War. Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040302viewtype=detailseid=74print= Event Date: Mar 03, 2004 NIBS - Neutralising the NGOs: How the Right targets Non-Government Organisations: NIBS event: 'Neutralising the NGOs: How the Right targets Non-Government Organisations'. Tim Thornton from the Department of Economics at Monash University uncovers the Right's new assault on NGOs and their role in advocacy and public policy consciousness-raising. Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040303viewtype=detailseid=9print= Event Date: Mar 04, 2004 Theatre, Film and Humour - Victorian Womens' Trust International Women's Day event: WOMEN OF WIT - International Women's Day celebration BOOK EARLY, DON'T MISS OUT!!! Melbourne's annual International Women's Day celebration is on again hosted by absolutely women's health, International Women's Development Agency, The Victorian Women's Trust YWCA Victoria. SPEAKERS/PERFORMERS ANNABEL CRABB (The Age's political correspondent and 'House on the Hill' columnist) TRACEY BARTRAM (Entertainer) DENISE SCOTT (Comedian) Hosted by LYNNE HAULTAIN (774 ABC Melbourne), KATE KANTOR appearing as Paul (from 'The Business') Performances by LITTLE G (Hip Hop Artist), HIP-POPOTAMUS, and LEMONGRASS. START TIME: 5:00pm (Community Expo), Speeches and Performance from 7:30pm END TIME: 10:00pm Payment can be made by Credit card (Visa, Mastercard or Bankcard) over the phone or by cheque made out to VWT or at the door on the night. Prepaid tickets can be posted out or picked up at the door on the night. Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040304viewtype=detailseid=43print= Event Date: Feb 26, 2004 - Apr 02, 2004 Seminars - Melbourne - Imagine Socialism Discussion Group: Do you think it is time to just dump the rotten system we live under - and replace it with something better? Are you interested in radical ideas that will help us to achieve this? Would you like to explore what a socialist feminist society might look like? This discussion group is for you! Stimulated by readings from a range of socialist and socialist feminist thinkers, discussion will be based on your hopes and visions for a socialist future. Readings will include Socialism for Skeptics by Radical Women co-founder Clara Fraser and Imagine: A Socialist Vision for the 21st Century by Scottish Socialist Party leaders Tommy Sheridan and Alan McCombes. We'll also read essays and speeches by historical and contemporary activists, including James Cannon, Megan Cornish and Nancy Reiko-Kato, who outline
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Dear Leftlinkers, This is the draft layout for news and events. Events would be posted weekly, news daily. Web links through to the event information and articles are included. Please reply to this email if you have any comments. Leftlink Newsletter for Saturday, February 07, 2004 Issue: 6 Below are links to the news articles submitted to Leftlink over the day. Calendar items are for the coming week. The newsletter format This is an example of the format of the newsletter. Calendar events are posted to the email list each week, and each event is only posted once. Remember, to add your event, go to http://www.leftlink.net/calendar/ and add it. Events added in this way appear immediately on the site, and are automatically added to this email.Events this week: Event Date: Feb 09, 2004 - Feb 10, 2004 Conferences - From Rhetoric to Reality - Making Human Rights Work: FROM RHETORIC TO REALITY: MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS WORK RMIT University, 2004 The conference will provide an opportunity to engage with the practice of human rights in our own communities. Over two days, service providers, educators, advocates and service users will come together in workshops, facilitated discussions and plenary sessions. The conference will build the capacity of participants to make human rights work in their everyday practice. Keynote speakers include Paul Hunt, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health; Marcia Rioux, Director of Disability Promotion Rights International and Professor of Health Policy at York University, Canada; Krishanti Dharmaraj, Executive Director of WILD for Human Rights, San Francisco (to be confirmed); and Jim Ife, Chair of the Centre for Human Rights Education at Curtin University of Technology. Sponsored by RMIT University Community Advocacy Unit, Victorian Department of Human Services, VicHealth and the Human Rights Alliance of Australia. Further details from http://advocacy.tce.rmit.edu.au Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040209viewtype=detailseid=33print= Event Date: Feb 09, 2004 - Mar 02, 2004 Meetings - Organising Meetings for International Womens' Day Rally: International Women's Day is fast approaching, the theme for this years rally is Women Against War, Racism Sexism. Please help spread the word, and forward this email and its details on to as many people as possible. All are welcome to attend the rally. If anyone is interested in getting involved the collective mts are on Monday evenings 6.30pm @Trades Hall in the Evatt Room. Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040209viewtype=detailseid=49print= Event Date: Feb 09, 2004 Seminars - Sydney - Son of Star Wars: Come and find out what the Son of Star Wars is, what it will do to Australia's security and what the implications are of increasingly close ties between our military and that of America. How will it affect our long-term security? Will it make us a target in a large-scale war? Will it cause an arms race? How will the government find the billions of dollars to pay for it, and will our schools and hospitals suffer? What can you do about it? Guest speakers: Hannah Middleton and Denis Doherty from the Australian Anti-Bases Coalition Coffee and tea provided. There will also be a brief discussion about future actions and campaigns of the WSPG. We will also be planning how to best publicise the visit of Intelligence Expert Andrew Wilkie to the group on March 8th to remember one year on from his resignation and the beginning of the war. Please contact me with any enquiries and forward this email to any individuals or groups who may be interested in attending. Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040209viewtype=detailseid=52print= Event Date: Feb 10, 2004 Seminars - Melbourne - Sex and Drugs Historical Tour: Below please find details of the 'Sex and Drugs Historical Tour' proudly sponsored by Port Phillip Local Drug Strategy. Join us for a jaunt through the laneways and byways of St. Kilda as we explore how drugs and sex work became a part of the City's identity and allure. Music and performance bring to life the experience of sex workers, drug users, residents and police as they play out the conflicts that have been repeated on our streets since the 1880s. 7.30-9pm, Wed 28/1; Tues 10/2; Wed 25/2. Meet O'Donnell Gardens Fountain (next to Luna park), St Kilda. If you interested in attending one of the performances, please email Krys Galas or phone on 9209 6852 ASAP as places are strictly limited to 30 per performance . Find out more. : http://www.leftlink.net/index.php?module=PostCalendarfunc=viewDate=20040210viewtype=detailseid=25print= Event Date: Feb 11, 2004 NIBS - Fabian Society - Superannuation Reform: *Wednesday, 11 February:* AFS Event. ALP Shadow Minister for Superannuation Senator Nick Sherry talks about why superannuation
