Subject: Global Action Conference, speakers + agenda http://www.egroups.com/message/melb2000-announce/38 THE GLOBAL ACTION CONFERENCE ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL ACTION IN AN ERA OF GLOBALISATION SAT, JULY 29. Melbourne University $10/ $5 proudly presented by: GREEN LEFT WEEKLY 9639 8622 & FRIENDS OF THE EARTH 9419 8700 In the lead up to S11 protests against the World Economic Forum, this one day conference will help build alternatives to the politics of global capital... FEATURED PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE: - MONICA MORGAN, Yorta Yorta people - NANCY IGLESIAS, Federation of Cuban Women - KIM BULLIMORE, Indigenous Student Network - LEIGH HUBBARD, Victorian Trades Hall Secretary - CAM WALKER, Friends of the Earth - DICK NICHOLS, Democratic Socialist Party - DR LYNETTE DUMBLE, Co-ordinator Global Sisterhood Network - JOHN CLEARY, Organiser Electrical Trades Union - DAVE COLLIS, Jubilee 2000 - YORICK PIPER, Assistant Secretary CFMEU Forestry Division many, many more... including you? PROVISIONAL agenda below... _______________________________ 9.30am Welcome by Cam Walker, Friends of the Earth National Liason Officer 9.45 Plenary: Beyond Seattle - confronting the global market and its plunder - Dick Nichols, National Executive Democratic Socialist Party - Damian Sullivan, Friends of the Earth - Other speakers to be confirmed 11.15 Workshops: key issues in developing an alternative agenda (a) Population, immigration and racism - Dr Lynette Dumble, International Co-ordinator Global Sisterhood Network - Sarojini Krishnapillai, Friends of the Earth (b) Protecting Australian industry from competition: who benefits? - John Cleary, Organiser Electrical Trades Union - Justine Kamprad, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (c) Parliament, mass action and social change Victorian Greens - Harry van Moorst - Judy McVey, International Socialist Organisation - Sue Bull, Geelong Democratic Socialist Party (d) Towards a green economy- what role for the market? - Dick Nichols, Editor Environment, capitalism, socialism - Greg Barber, Green investor and market analyst - Anthony Amis, Earthworker & Friends of the Earth (e) Women in the global marketplace - Annie Delaney, Fairwear Campaign - Karrina Nolan, Global Action Group, FoE 12.45 Lunch 1.45 Plenary: Northern and Southern perspectives on fighting corporate globalisation - Mike Krockenberger, Australian Conservation Foundation - Kim Bullimore, Indigenous Student Network, DSP - Nancy Iglesias, Federation of Cuban Women - Lee Tan, Friends of the Earth 3.15 Workshops: Issues for North & South (a) Workers rights, jobs and the environment - Moss Cass, Earthworker - Yorick Piper, Assistant Secretary CFMEU Forestry Division - Tim Gooden, CFMEU, DSP Geelong Organiser (b) Indonesia and East Timor: Global finance versus development and reconstruction - Jo Brown, Action In Solidarity with Indonesia & East Timor ASIET - Joaquim Santos, Fretilin - Dave Cushion, Australia Asia Worker Links (c) Globalisation and the new popular movements in Latin America - Joe Raso, Phd in Latin American affairs - Other speakers to be confirmed (d) Debt & Poverty - Dave Collis, Jubilee 2000 - Tristy Fairfield, Friends of the Earth (e) Indigenous struggles in the global era - Barry Hunter, Australian Conservation Foundation - Kim Bullimore, Indigenous Student Network, DSP (f) Globalising the green movement - Dave Sweeney, Friends of the Earth - Other speakers to be confirmed 5.00 Final plenary: summing up - Leigh Hubbard, Secretary, Victorian Trades Hall Council - Monica Morgan, Yorta Yorta - Jorge Jorquera, Melbourne Secretary Democratic Socialist Party - Sarojini Krishnapillai, Friends of the Earth (organisations listed for identification purposes only) *** Australia Asia Worker Links PO Box 264 Fitzroy Victoria 3065 Australia Tel: 03 9419 5045 Fax: 03 9416 2746 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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
