tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56391922011-04-22T15:20:44.159+10:00Discussion, Information and Media relevant to people in western Sydney interested in social justice issuesTim Vollmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394931516784923909noreply@blogger.comBlogger1351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639192.post-1130467767102171752005-10-28T12:47:00.000+10:002005-10-28T12:55:24.046+10:00

The Western Sydney Peace and Community Group invite you to a public forum:Your Rights At WorkGoing, Going, Gone...John Howard's workplace laws have been met by unprecedented opposition from churches, community groups and unions, who have all raised fears about the impact on families, young people and those on the minimum wage. These laws remove most protections for Australian workers, leaving

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Electronic tracking of citizens, people detained for 14 days without charge, random bag searches: not the worst nightmare of science fiction writers, but the reality of Australia in the 21st century.The Australian Government has passed more than 20 new laws in response to international terrorism. This public forum exposes what these new laws mean for ordinary Australians.Lee Rhiannon (Greens MLC

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The Western Sydney Peace Group and Blue Mountains for a fairer Australia. Defending Our DemocracyA Community Forum on Ethics in Government With Guest Speakers: John VALDER AO - Former President of the Liberal Party Merlin LUCK AO - Big Brother evictee and Refugee Activist Sister Susan CONNELLY - Mary MacKillop Institute Lindsay MCDOUGALL – Frenzal Rhomb and ‘Rock Against Howard’ MC - Maree O’

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The Western Sydney Peace Group invites you to attend a public forum on: "Refugees and Indigenous People in John Howard's Australia" with guest speakers: Senator Aden Ridgeway - (Democrats Senator for NSW) Merlin Luck - (Big Brother Evictee and Refugee Activist) Farshid Kerohallpour - (Iranian refugee) Phil Glendenning - (Director of the Edmund Rice Centre) Monday August 23rd – 7pm St Marys

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"HIROSHIMA NEVER AGAIN" FRIDAY 6 AUGUST 2004 - 6PM TOWN HALL SQUARE Candlelight March to Archibald Fountain Speakers include: Senator Kerry Nettle, James Courtney, Peter Woods, Chris Harris, Bronwyn Marks Contact: Bronwyn Marks 9982-4192 Cant make it into the city? Join the Parramatta Peace Group for a candlelight vigil to mark Hiroshima Day Friday August 6th - 5-7pm Church St Mall,

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The Western Sydney Peace Group invites you to attend a forum on: Colombia: Peace At What Price? Date: Monday 19th July Time: 7pm - 9pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church, 86 Rooty Hill Rd Nth, Rooty Hill Vladuin and Eli from the Colombian Solidarity Committee will be showing a video about the current civil war in Columbia. Following this there will be a discussion about the impact of this ongoing war on

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Monday June 14th – 7pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church 86 Rooty Hill Rd North, Rooty Hill After living through the war on Iraq as a human shield, and returning to work with orphaned kids, Donna Mulhearn gives a unique, personal account of life in Iraq under occupation. Details: 0404 273 313 – timothy.k.vollmer@uts.edu.au – wspg.blogspot.com Donna Mulhearn travelled to Iraq in early 2003 as part of

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6pm, Saturday 29 May Granville Youth & Community Recreation Centre 3a Memorial Drive, Granville SPEAKERS: - Maha Habib - Terry Hicks - Stephen Hopper - Jeremy Styles (NSW CCL) - SENATOR Kerry Nettle (THE GREENS) CHAIRED BY: Donna Mulhearn (HUMAN SHIELD) ENTRY BY DONATION INFO: Tim Vollmer – 0404 273 313 / Marlene Obeid – 0401 758 871 www.nswccl.org / www.fairgofordavid.org / wspg.blogspot.com

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CHANGE OF MEETING DETAILS FOR THE WESTERN SYDNEY PEACE GROUP PUBLIC FORUM WITH KERRY NETTLE As many regulars know, on top of several weeks of great media coverage on the ADI site the ADI Residents Action Group is holding a public meeting on “Can the ADI site be saved? If so, how, if not, why not?” This meeting will clash directly with the WSPG meeting on next Wednesday night. After consultation

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Western Sydney Peace Group public forum: "IRAQ UNDER OCCUPATION" With guest speaker Senator KERRY NETTLE Wednesday 5th May, 2004 7pm – 9pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church 86 Rooty Hill Rd North, Rooty Hill On June 30, the United States and the coalition forces hope to announce the end of the occupation of Iraq by claiming to cede sovereignty to a transitional Iraqi government. There is concern that

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The Western Sydney Peace Group wishes to invite you to attend a forum on: Refugees… and the Politics of Fear Guest Speakers: Tanya Plibersek MP (Federal Member for Sydney) Mark Goudkamp (Refugee Action Coalition NSW) Sally McManus (Executive President: Australian Services Union) Monday April 5 – 7:15pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church 86 Rooty Hill Rd North, Rooty Hill During the 2001 election, the

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Following on from last years peace trains the Western Sydney Peace Group will be traveling into the March 20 rally, this Saturday, to march the first anniversary of the illegal war in Iraq. Join the WSPG Peace Train - First Carriage 10:20 Penrith (all stations to Seven Hills), 10:31 Mt Druitt, 10:42 Blacktown, 10.53 Parramatta. For more details call: Tim Vollmer on 0404 273 313 Global Day of

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An activist in Madrid sent us this eyewitness report of how events took shape after the bombings. AT SIX o'clock yesterday evening (Saturday 13 March) a demonstration was called at the offices of the ruling Popular (conservative) Party against the government's news manipulation. It was called by word of mouth, by phone calls and by email. At first there were about a hundred of us there and the

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The Western Sydney Peace Group would like to invite you to spend an evening with: ANDREW WILKIE Reflections on a year since his controversial resignation from the Office of National Assessment over Iraqi WMD’s Monday March 8 – 7:15pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church 86 Rooty Hill Rd North, Rooty Hill Andrew Wilkie, a senior intelligence officer with the Office of Nation Assessment, resigned only weeks

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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

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Some information on Anti-War events happening in Sydney Pennant Hills Peace Group invites you & your friends to the following public forum: Truth, Justice and Compassion 2004 Where to as conflict in Iraq continues? Where to for refugees? Participants: Andrew Wilkie Andrew Wilkie, a senior intelligence officer with the Office of National Assessment, resigned in protest because of the position

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Hello, and welcome back to everyone who is a member of the Western Sydney Peace Group, and to the many visitors to our site. This is a new year, and unlike the last few, it has had no new wars and no major terrorism, however, what this year has already had is an increase in the invasion of the civil liberties of people worldwide, with people being forced to surrender their control over their

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A special Merry Christmas to all those in the Western Sydney Peace Group as well as those globally who have been involved in the global movement for peace and justice. I pray that at this time of year when we celebrate the birth of Jesus (the Prince of Peace), people around the world will reflect on their own actions, as well as those of their leaders, and question the continued spread of racist,

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December 18, 2003 - 6:30AM The Australian government would be legally liable if any of the 36 asylum seekers on a hunger strike in Nauru died, former Labor Senator Margaret Reynolds said. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone said this week the asylum seekers were not the Australian government's problem. But Ms Reynolds, the president of the United Nations Association of Australia, said the

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Featuring: Humphrey McQueen, plus veteran North American anti-war and socialist activists Barry Sheppard and Richard Fidler 10am-5.30pm, Saturday, JANUARY 10 Resistance Activist Centre, 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale (near Broadway) For further info call 9690 1230 or 0421 322 175 or 0425 237 285 10am Feature Already a Century of War and Resistance (Barry Sheppard, Richard Fidler) 11.30:

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This is an in interesting thing to come to if you are interested in saving the ADI site at St Marys and want to help the residents action group take the issue to a broader audience in other parts of Sydney. It also sounds like great fun for the family. ADI Site Stall Saturday the 20th December 10am Bradfield Park, Kirribilli, Nth Sydney. Near Milsons Pt Raliway Station. Anthony Stimson of

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Candlelight vigil 5pm Friday 19 December Sydney Town Hall Organised by the Canterbury-Bankstown Peace Group and the Stop the War Coalition (a similar action is also planned in Adelaide for that evening) The vigil will be an important time to keep community attention focused on the plight of these two men who have spent around two years in tiny cages in Guantanamo Bay. Although Hicks has been

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Challenge the myths; Open our hearts Help make Parramatta a refugee welcome zone! Food on the Run Eat some delicious food, have a chat and check out some art work and music from local refugees. Where: Near the Parramatta Town Hall, Church St Mall, Parramatta. When: 11am - 3pm, Saturday 20 December. Public Forum After the festival (at 3pm), there will be a public forum, upstairs, in the

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December 14, 2003 Thank God Saddam is finally back in American hands! He must have really missed us. Man, he sure looked bad! But, at least he got a free dental exam today. That's something most Americans can't get. America used to like Saddam. We LOVED Saddam. We funded him. We armed him. We helped him gas Iranian troops. But then he screwed up. He invaded the dictatorship of Kuwait and, in

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Last Monday (8th December) we held the last meeting for the year, and watched the film "War is so 20th Century", the latest documentary by the Sydney video collective, Radical Vision. The video examines the role played by young people in a series of anti-war rallies and marches held early in 2003, which were the largest in Australian history. Those who attended will all testify to what a

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December 8, 2003 Dear Mr. Bush, Well, it's going on two weeks now since your surprise visit to one of the two countries you now run and, I have to say, I'm still warmed by the gesture. Man, take me along next time! I understand only 13 members of the media went with you -- and it turns out only ONE of them was an actual reporter for a newspaper. But you did take along FIVE photographers (hey,

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When: Friday 19 December 2003 Time: 5-7pm Where: Sydney Town Hall. On 8 December it will be two years since David Hicks was kidnapped in Afghanistan by the Northern Alliance forces and handed to the US army. It is two years and two months since Mamdouh Habib was arrested in Pakistan by the Pakistani police and handed to the US army. David and Mamdouh, Australian citizens, are being held

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It is getting closer and closer to the deadlines given by both governments and yet they appear no closer to an agreement on the key area of agriculture. The government is less confident than they have been in securing this deal, now is the perfect time to increase the pressure. Join in the campaign to stop the FTA…. Please read, take action and forward this message on. 1. 5th round of

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Fair Go for Will & Dave! Stop them being gaoled for an anti-war protest! Will Saunders and Dave Burgess are facing the possibility of a three year gaol term for their courageous anti-war protest on March 18. Two days befire the US launched its illegal invasion of Iraq, Will and Dave climbed the Opera House and painted 'No War' in a bold declaration of the mass opposition to Australian

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On behalf of the Canterbury-Bankstown Peace Group I invite you to participate in a Vigil with the Theme Season's Greatings for David and Mamdouh. When: Friday 19 December 2003 Time: 5-7pm Where: Sydney Town Hall. The objective is to continue to inform the public; and maintain the issue alive. There will be information on both David and Mamdouh to hand out to the general public. There will

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Over the four months before the coalition forces invaded Iraq, Saddam's government made a series of increasingly desperate offers to the United States. In December, the Iraqi intelligence services approached Vincent Cannistraro, the CIA's former head of counter-terrorism, with an offer to prove that Iraq was not linked to the September 11 attacks, and to permit several thousand US troops to enter

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The next meeting of the Coordinating Committee of the Save Medicare Alliance will be held on 10am Monday, 1st December 2003 at Level 10, PSA HOUSE. Anyone who has any issues that they wish to discuss with the Coordinating Committee is welcome to attend. Any groups who are meeting externally and wish to have their meetings addressed by the Save Medicare Alliance are encouraged to contact the

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Your invited to the SYDNEY AMWU ACTIVIST COMMITTEE FILM NIGHT. We will be presenting Michael Moore's movie epic Roger & Me. The movie is Michael Moore's first documentary film, he takes us on tour around his hometown of Flint Michigan in pursuit of Roger Smith the General Motor's (GM) CEO. Michael Moore's mission is to persuade the CEO of his responsibility to attend to the problems of the

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http://www.petitiononline.com/mjebsb1/petition.html The Sydney-based Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education is urging support for an online petition calling on the Australian Senate to renew the country's ten-year commitment to mine action. In 1995, the Australian Government pledged $100 million for integrated mine action programs, including the care and rehabilitation of

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Tafe Students, Unions and Community Organisations are stepping up the campaign against the TAFE Fee increases by calling a rally outside NSW Parliament House (Macquarie Street) on Wednesday 19th November at 1pm. This rally will call on the NSW Government to stand by ALP Policy and reduce TAFE fees to a level that is affordable and accessible for all students. If these fee increases go through,

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when : December 8th, 6pm - 10pm where: UTS Concourse, Broadway, Sydney info : http://www.active.org.au/sydney/fair/ If you recall, active sydney fair 1 took place in july 2001 hosted by UTS student union. keynote speaker was Naomi Klein - 1200 activists came along and over 60 different activist groups set up their stalls and promoted their work and a great time was had by all! Then, last year,

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"What do Medicare reforms mean for me?" Monday November 10 7:15pm-9pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church, 84 Rooty Hill Rd Nth, Rooty Hill Guest Speaker is the President of the Combined Pensioners and Superannuates Association, Morrie Mifsud. Morrie is heavily involved in the fight to protect Medicare, and was on Blacktown Council for eight years. He will cover the federal governments plans to

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When: Saturday 8 November 2003 Where: Petersham Town Hall 107 Crystal Street Petersham Time: 1.30 for 2pm start Cost: $10 Contact: Sari Kassis on 8080 8125 or email bookings@phrconline.org Bookings essential Organised by Palestine Human Rights Campaign

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MAGISTRATE DISMISSES RUDDOCK HOUSE PROTEST CHARGE Magistrate Taylor at Hornsby local court on Monday dismissed a charge of assault on police arising from the controversial refugee protest at the then Minister for Immigration, Philip Ruddock's house on Saturday 19 July. Police had refused permission for the protest which went ahead after a Supreme Court judgement dismissing the police

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The website of the ADI RAG has just been updated. On the front page you'll see a photo taken by Bernie of the great Greens for ADI projected image (using very bright lights they shone their protest onto the Blacktown Council Building and the Arnotts factory on the M4). You can also access the entire ADI RAG submission on the draft Development Plan. http://www.savetheadisite.bmt.com.au

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BE INFORMED BUT NOT DISARMED! Attend a Public Forum on Saving Medicare: Public Health & Private Practice in Macarthur & South West Sydney and Launch of Macarthur Branch of Save Medicare Alliance Date: Sunday, 2 November 2003 Time: 10.00am registration for 10.30 start to 12.30-1.00pm Venue: Phillip Room, Campbelltown Catholic Club Admission by donation. Ample PARKING

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Way to go for some of the most awesome rallies to honour the arrival of Bush on Australian shores! Actions were held all around the country in the week leading up to, during and following George Bush?s 20-hour stay in Canberra, sending a clear message that there is a strong dissenting voice to the bloody, hypocritical and downright outrageous policies of Bush and Howard administrations. In

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The Australian Malaysian Singaporean Association (AMSA) would like to invite representatives from your organisation to attend our 3rd annual Ethnic Communities Conference to be held on Saturday 29th of November 2003. The topic for discussion this year is " Ethic communities and Australian parties: How relevant are they to each other?" Panellist: Laurie Ferguson MP (Labor); Senator Tsebin Tchen

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I am currently involved in the production of a website regarding the ADI Site at St Marys. I was hoping that locals or concerned people could help me out. The website traces the history of the site, and will contains photos and video of the area as well as a detailed discussion about the development plans. As part of the site i want to have the voices of the local community heard, and i am

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Check out the pictures of Sundays Rally at www.anti-bases.org Anyone who attended any of the protests in Sydney or Canberra should email me a description of the events and what went on so that people who couldn't make it can get a feel and be inspired by the numbers of Australians who are still opposing this war of illegal aggression and conquest by a powerful nation over a very poor and weak

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I am sure all of you have noticed the death of Joel Exner on the cover of our local papers. He was a 16 year old boy who died on his third day of work. The fact that his boss put him up on a roof with no harness and no training is discraceful, and there is a family missing a son because of this. However, there is currently no law against industrial manslaughter, and the negligence of a company

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Check out the pictures of Sundays Rally at www.anti-bases.org Anyone who attended any of the protests in Sydney or Canberra should email me a description of the events and what went on so that people who couldn't make it can get a feel and be inspired by the numbers of Australians who are still opposing this war of illegal aggression and conquest by a powerful nation over a very poor and weak

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I am sure all of you have noticed the death of Joel Exner on the cover of our local papers. He was a 16 year old boy who died on his third day of work. The fact that his boss put him up on a roof with no harness and no training is discraceful, and there is a family missing a son because of this. However, there is currently no law against industrial manslaughter, and the negligence of a company

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Here is a list of the email addresses for the MPs who signed the Bush Protest letter in today's SMH. I think you should be able to copy and paste the whole list into as the address for a congratulatory email to each of them if you want to. That's if you're time-stressed. If you have more time, its probably better to send an individual letter as Tanya Plibersek mentioned in her talk. But the most

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The ADI Site at St Marys is an amazing environmental asset for western Sydney that will soon be developed if we dont stop it. It is an idea for anyone who is concerned with this to get involved to protect this land, and the 3500 kangaroos and emus, for our children and grandchildren. ADI Residents Action Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at the North St Marys Neighbourhood

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http://sydney.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=35539&group=webcast 50,000 people took to the streets across the Philippines today to protest George Bush's arrival there... The Arroyo government is spending 100 million pesos for only an 8 hour state visit of Mr. Bush, while the Urban Poor were only allotted a budget of 3 billion pesos for a housing program this year which is far away short

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Irish Catholic moral theologian, Rev Dr Enda McDonagh, is speaking on the topic "From Shoa to Shalom - The case for the abolition of war in the 21st Century". ("Shoa" is the Hebrew word for the Holocaust.) Jointly hosted by the Broken Bay Institute (of the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay) and Caritas Australia. 7.30 - 9 pm Wednesday, 29 October, 2003 Harrington Hall, Our Lady of Dolores Parish

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The Turkish Government voted on October 6 to send troops to Iraq. The Government will be paid US$8.5 billion blood money for this. The Turkish and Kurdish communities in Sydney are organising a protest rally to demand no Turkish troops be sent to Iraq. They ask you to support them. Sunday, 26 October 12 noon Auburn Railway Park There will be speakers and Turkish & Kurdish music.

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Saturday 18 October marks the anniversary of the SIEV X tragedy. SIEV X was the boat carrying refugees to Australia which sank during the election campaign drowning 353 people. Unlike the media frenzy that exploited the Bali anniversary, SIEV X will get very little official or media attention. It would therefore be good for refugee supporters to make an effort to have this anniversary

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Andrew Wilkie is a top-level Australian intelligence officer who recently resigned over his government's manipulation of intelligence to justify joining the war in Iraq. On Aug. 22, Wilkie testified before a parliamentary committee about the intelligence cited by Australian Prime Minister John Howard. Many Australian, British and American intelligence analysts have said that intelligence was

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A group of students from Bankstown TAFE have set up a website and campaign for a better TAFE System. To find out more about their campaign go to: www.freetafe.com They are organising a planning day for students to get involved in the campaign to save tafe. Information is below. To attend or find out more information, contact Jessica Jessica Mills on: 9832-4762 OR 0415 932 673 Email:

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Gilbert Holmes is trekking 1,500 km from Brisbane to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra. His walk aims to promote understanding of the issues facing Aboriginal Australians, to give people along the way an opportunity to contribute to a spiritual offering he is taking to the Tent Embassy, and to show support for Aboriginal sovereignty. Gilbert is currently in Newcastle, where people can meet

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Wednesday and Thursday evenings this week will see a very special visual protest in the campaign. The words SAVE THE ADI SITE will be projected onto the walls of prominent buildings: on Wednesday, Arnotts building next to the M4 (northern side) west of Blacktown on Thursday, buildings in the Blacktown CBD (near Campbell St) If you would like to see the effect, be in those areas between 7pm-

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The Senate has backed the Greens motion to censure the Prime Minister over misleading Australia in the reasons for invading Iraq. "This is only the second time in his 7 1/2 years in office that the Prime Minister has been censured by either house of parliament," Senator Brown said. "It is only the fourth censure of a Prime Minster in over 30 years. The motion, with amendment by Labor, read

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There are a number of events being organized and hosted by the Research Initiative on International Activism (RIIA) this month. Details are as follows: - Workers Control Conference: 10-12 October Friday Open Forum - 7.00pm-9.00pm: Reforming the Union Movement Today UTS Tower Building Entry $5 or donation Speakers include: - Michael Crosby (Co-director, ACTU Organising Centre) - Paul True (

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- No attacks on workers' rights - No student fee increases On October 16 staff and students will join together to shut universities across Australia down in a national strike. Staff and students will be protesting against the Howard Governments' attacks on tertiary education in recently released legislation. The 'reforms' are an attack on workers' rights - they propose to introduce AWAs to

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"Workplace Privacy: Who is watching you at work?" Monday October 13 7pm-9pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church, 84 Rooty Hill Rd Nth, Rooty Hill Cameron Murphy, President of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties will be speaking on the issues of video surveillance and email surveillance, as well as the recent trends towards biometrics to moniter workers. For more details contact Tim Vollmer on 0404 273313

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Sydney Social Forum (SSF) October 24-26 University of Technology, Sydney. Taking its inspiration from the World Social Forum which took place this year in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the Sydney Social Forum is an open series of meetings, workshops and discussions promoting peace, social justice and environmental sustainability. In September 2002 the first Sydney Social Forum (SSF) was held,

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Rally against ABBOTT and for Building Workers: Assemble at: Sydney Town Hall Square Time: 11am Date: Thursday October 9th In mid-September the Federal Minister for Workplace Relations Tony Abbott tabled in the Australian Parliament his special anti-worker legislation for building workers. The Federal Government has specifically pointed its guns at building workers with the tabling of this

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Public Forum Topic: Saving Medicare: Public Health & Private Practice in Macarthur & South West Sydney Date: Sunday, 2 November 2003 Time: 10.00am registration for 10.30 start to 12.30-1.00pm Venue: Phillip Room, Campbelltown Catholic Club (capacity 200) Cost: $2.20; tea/coffee & biscuit $3.50 per head. Speakers confirmed so far: Professor Jeanette Ward (South West

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"Workplace Privacy: Who is watching you at work?" Monday October 13 7pm-9pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church, 84 Rooty Hill Rd Nth, Rooty Hill Cameron Murphy, President of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties will be speaking on the issues of video surveillance and email surveillance, as well as the recent trends towards biometrics to moniter workers. For more details contact Tim Vollmer on 0404 273313

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George Bush is coming to Australia. Give him the welcome he deserves. Hoedown at 2pm till 4pm Prince Alfred Park (walk south from central station down Chalmers St – yes, it’s the one with the pool!), Sunday 19th October It’s a Western day of ridicule, filled with comedy, entertainment and performances: World’s first protest line dance Best Dressed Western Competition Creative ridicule,

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For Heavens Sake Speak Out against the militarisation of space Saturday, October 11 2 - 4 pm Teachers Club 23-33 Mary Street, Surry Hills

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Dear Friends, American President George W Bush will visit Australia in October. More than 300,000 people marched through the streets of Sydney to say NO WAR in Iraq. Now four months after Bush declared an official end to hostilities, all the evidence says that we were right and Bush, Blair and Howard lied about weapons of mass destruction and other issues. They were wrong. They are still wrong.

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GOVERNMENT SPENDING TAXPAYERS MONEY ON PR FOR NUCLEAR SITES The Democrats this week revealed the Federal Government is spending $107,000 on public relations consultants to try and influence South Australians over the proposed national nuclear waste dump. Lyn Allison says the spending is a shameless use of public money for the cynical political purpose of manipulating public opinion. Government

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The following is a list of activities, articles and websites regarding opposition to the war in Iraq and its subsequent occupation by US-led forces. This digest will be published about once a week, however urgent actions and other important info will be sent out as necessary. If you have an action, meeting, article, link, etc. you would like to publicise/share with the group via this e-list,

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A Refugee Action Coalition forum with Scott Poynting (UWS) terrorism - queue jumpers - not like us - border protection - be alert and alarmed - australian values - bin laden in the suburbs - illegals - youth gangs - clash of civilisations - permanent war Scott Poynting is Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Education at University of Western Sydney. He is co-author of 'Cultures of Schooling' and '

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Come to a rally to protest at George W. Bush's visit to Australia. Let him know he is not wanted. When: the day Bush arrives (possibly Oct.21-22)! Time: 5pm Where: Sydney Town Hall

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1. Senate Inquiry public hearing into GATS/US FTA and demo in Canberra, 2nd October. 2. Free to be Australian FTA public meeting, Sydney, 6th October. 3. PROTEST the FTA in CANBERRA, it's crunchtime!! 27th October at the FTA negotiations. 4. A speech given in parliament by Kerry Nettle on the collapse of the WTO talks. 5. A Greens motion passed by the Senate calling for the removal of water

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A National Conference of the Progressive Law Students Network Oct 4th - 6th University of Technology, Sydney (Haymarket Building B). http://jump.to/lawpowerandchange Hi, The "Law, Power, and Change" conference is only 2 weeks away! The conference opens on 4th Oct at 5pm with a forum on "Shrinking Democracy" with Andrew Wilkie (former senior Intelligence Analyst who resigned in opposition to the

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DEMONSTRATORS TELL RUDDOCK, MINISTER OF LIES AND DEPORTATIONS, "IT'S TIME TO GO" Hundreds of protesters will converge on the Sydney Convention Centre in Darling Harbour, Monday evening, 22 September, to tell the Immigration Minister, Philip Ruddock that "It's time to go." Friends of Philip Ruddock have called a gala event in Darling Harbour to celebrate 30 years of Philip Ruddock's

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1. FAIRWEAR: SNAP ACTION: 20th September Manly Beach North Sails Wipes out workers rights! Fair Wear will be participating in an international action against North Sails on the 20th September, 1pm at Manly beach in solidarity with workers in Sri Lanka who were dismissed as a result of collective action. We will be handing out info, building a sandcastle and taking a banner so if you'd like

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Check out the new website: http://www.stopdubya.org/ It has info about planned actions when Bush visits next month. It will be a useful tool to keep updated if you plan to rally. Check it out now if you are interested in joining the planning meetings. There is also a lot of useful info and links.

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Join the next stage of the campaign to defeat the Howard Government's proposed changes to higher education. Week of Action Mon 22nd - Thu 25th September The proposed changes arising from the Nelson review would attempt to use $468 million in funding to bribe universities to force staff onto AWAs and reduce staff and student representation on University governing bodies, double the number of

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The Canterbury Bankstown Peace Group announces a public forum calling for justice for David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib, the two Australians held imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, by the US Government. Justice for Hicks and Habib will be held at 6pm Saturday 20 September, at the Trades Hall Auditorium, 4 Goulburn St, Sydney Mamdouh Habib was captured in Pakistan in the beginning of October 2001. David

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A JUST AUSTRALIA Invites you to join us at a public meeting with: Ian Chappell Hanifa Deen Howard Glenn Plus special guest performance by Tim Freedman from The Whitlams Come along to hear why Ian Chappell and our other speakers have joined A Just Australia in its campaign for just refugee programs in Australia. You will also have the opportunity to hear first hand stories from refugees and

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[1] Ruddock's party this coming Monday (22nd Sept) Those of you coming along to protest at Ruddock's 30 years in parliament party next Monday should know that Mr and Mrs Howard will be joining the celebration Remember, we are gathering from 5.30-6pm at Town Hall, then marching to the Convention Centre at Darling Harbour - please bring signs and anything else which explains our message to the

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September 15, 2003 The coming visit of the US President will be a lightning rod for the anti-war protesters, writes Anne Summers. The last time a US president visited Australia there were tears. This time, unfortunately, there is more likely to be tear gas. George Bush will drop in on us in late October for as long as 24 hours on his way home from an APEC meeting in Bangkok. The word is that

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PUBLIC EDUCATION – TEACHER’S FEDERATION STRIKE – 17th September Join the Teachers to fight for quality public education The Teachers Federation are taking industrial action on September 17 to: support the Federation's salary claim; protest the joint State Governments' approach to teacher salaries, and ensure that the NSW Government fully funds any increase in teacher salaries by State Treasury

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Boy of 17, shot by Israeli soldiers, left bleeding overnight to die September 8, 2003 The bullet ridden corpse of Mohammad Abdullah Abu al-Husni, was found yesterday morning near the town of Jabaliya, where he lived in Gaza. According to local medical sources, 17 year old Mohammad was shot several times in his legs on Saturday evening, while walking past an Israeli military post in Gaza. As he

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GEORGE W. BUSH The White House, USA PAST WORK EXPERIENCE: * I ran for Congress and lost. * I produced a Hollywood slasher B movie. * I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas; company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock. * I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took and used taxpayer money. Biggest move: Traded Sammy Sosa to the Chicago

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Muster at Prince Alfred Park (walk south from Central down Chalmers St) Sunday 19th October 2-4pm "Creative Ridicule" competition. 'Rewards for best placard ($100) and best display Speakers and entertainment Say "NO" to Bush's visit! Organised by the Sydney Peace and Justice Coalition More info: Hannah 0418 668098

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The Save Medicare Alliance invites you to celebrate Medicare's 20th Birthday When: Wednesday October 1 Where: Outside John Howard’s Office, 240 Victoria Rd Gladesville or in your office with a Birthday Cake at a Medicare Morning Tea Time: 1pm Why: Because if we don’t stand up for Medicare now it may not reach its 21st Birthday. For more information contact the Save Medicare Alliance, an

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Call to action against George Bush's visit to Australia Sydney, Australia, 9 September 2003 George Bush is coming to Australia to promote his never-ending war and free trade agenda. The Sydney Stop the War Coalition calls for all organisations and individuals who have stood against the US government's drive to war and to global economic domination to protest Bush's visit. George Bush will be

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There are two actions we you you can come to and/or alert others about in the next two weeks [1] Keep the kids out of detention - Monday 15 September - Bakhtiari case in Family Court The Bakhtiari children have been out of detention after they won an interim release order a few weeks ago. The final determination of their case starts in the Adelaide Family Court on Mon 15 September. There are

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www.aftinet.org.au Contents 1. Joint Australian and US Unions' Statement on the U.S.- Australia Free Trade Agreement 2. USFTA Local Government Resolution: take it to your council 3. Write to the ALP about its USFTA policy: sample letter below 4. Health Care At Risk: Seminar Sydney 20 September 5. ABC in Crisis Public Forum: Sydney 28 September 1. Joint Statement on the Proposed U.S. Australia

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Free Trade and what it means for Australia. Around 10 members of the Western Sydney Peace Group heard Melanie Gillbank from Greens senator Kerry Nettle’s office explain the current bi-lateral Free Trade Agreement being negotiated between the US and Australia. Delegations from the two countries have met twice, and are meeting again on October 27. Both governments hope to have the agreement

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George Bush coming to Australia http://sydney.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=34643&group=webcast US President George Bush will visit Australia next month. Prime Minister John Howard's spokesman said tonight the President would make a short visit after the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) leaders' forum in Bangkok on October 20-21. This humble journalist assumes that there will be a

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Toll of U.S. wounded rises fast http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/960067.asp?cp1=1 U.S. battlefield casualties in Iraq are increasing dramatically in the face of continued attacks by remnants of Saddam Hussein’s military and other forces, with almost 10 American troops a day now being officially declared “wounded in action.” Terry Hicks Interview http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/index.php3?archive=

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The Western Sydney Peace Group will be having a look at the World Trade Organisation and the issue of free trade. Monday September 8 7pm - 9pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church 86 Rooty Hill Rd Nth, Rooty Hill Come allong and hear from Melanie Gillbank from the Greens, as well as a speaker from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. Free trade and the WTO are at the core of the neo-liberal

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US Makes Human Shield a Soft Target http://sptimes.com/2003/08/31/Floridian/A_soft_target.shtml She likes Yanni and cats. She cries easily and travels the world. She went to Iraq as a human shield, and now won't say she's sorry. Green card cannon fodder http://english.aljazeera.net/Articles/News/GlobalNews/Green+card+cannon+fodder.htm Fighting under foreign colours - non-US citizens on the

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September 17: Join the Teachers to fight for quality public education The Teachers Federation are taking industrial action on September 17 to: support the Federation's salary claim; protest the joint State Governments' approach to teacher salaries, and ensure that the NSW Government fully funds any increase in teacher salaries by State Treasury and NOT from the Education Budget. The main focus

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Concert and Picnic in the Park to support the ABC Sunday 14 Sept 12.00 noon The Domain - Crescent Precinct (on the southern side of the Art Gallery) Meet ABC personalities, film and TV performers & enjoy school chairs and performers; leading Acapella singers, and picnic on the lawn It's also a CALL TO ACTION! Once again the ABC is under siege, the target of a hostile Federal Government. The ABC

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The revolution unfolding in Latin America International Guest Speaker Alvaro Guzman (National Director of the Bolivarian Student Front) A fundamental social transformation is unfolding in Venezuela. The corporate elite has launched a desperate campaign of sabotage and provovation, including a failed coup in April las year. The working people and communities of Venezuela are increasingly

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LET REFUGEES STAY. A protest & hunger strike will take place outside the Coles shopping centre in Auburn Road to bring attention to the plight of all refugees who are on Temp. Protection Visas. Since the third wk in Aug. 40 Afghan TPV holders have recvd a 21-page letter from DIMIA informing them that their applications to extend their TPV has been refused. Afghanistan is now considered safe.

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