Climate Change | Social Change

A conference to strengthen radical social action to stop climate change

April 11-13, 2008, Sydney, Australia

Redfern Community Centre, 29 Hugo St, Redfern, day sessions Friday April 11;

Sydney Girls High School, Anzac Pde, Surry Hills, Friday night, April 11 – Sunday April 13

AGENDA: major sessions

(Concurrent workshop agenda to be advised)

Friday 11^th April

Redfern Community Centre

10 – 10.30 am conference registration

10.30 am – 12 noon Indigenous communities, climate change and the struggle for country

Sam Watson, Biri Gubba, Munnejarl man from the Brisbane Murri community; activist since high school.… Go to Article

“Unfuck The World!” Resistance Activist Weekend
An inspiring weekend (Easter Fri + Sat) of workshops, talks, discussions, food and fun
ALL WELCOME
* Friday March 21 (Easter holiday) from 12:30pm-6pm, then film night, all @ Brisbane Activist Centre, 74B Wickham St, Fortitude Valley (in Metro Central building)
* Saturday March 22, cars leave Brisbane from 9am to head to the Sunshine Coast

PROGRAM
Friday March 21 – lunch from 12noon
12:30pm: Revolution: How can we transform a world in crisis?… Go to Article

*Presentencing Press Release and messages of solidarity posted…
http://www.indymedi a.ie/article/ 86734

Fr. Martin Newell was sentenced at Stratford Magistrates Court Tuesday (18/3/07) to five days jail, he was immediately taken into custody. … Go to Article

An exploration of the current political economy of Australia.
What are the big issues that impact on this—climate change,
labour politics, interest rates, inflation etc?… Go to Article

An exploration of the current political economy of Australia.
What are the big issues that impact on this—climate change,
labour politics, interest rates, inflation etc?… Go to Article

PALM SUNDAY – PEACE RALLY AND MARCH — QUEENS PARK

1.30pm SUNDAY 16 MARCH 2008

• ABOLISH ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS

• NUCLEAR FREE AUSTRALIA

• STOP THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN**/ *

• NATO has joined the US Preemptive Nuclear Doctrine*/

• More nuclear powers have declared themselves willing to use their weapons in pre-emptive strikes against nuclear and non-nuclear countries

organised by RALLY FOR PEACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT INC

contact : Joan Shears ph 3855 9497 jshears@powerup.com.au/… Go to Article

by Bernie Neville

NSW

The Price’s and Incomes Accord of Hawke and Keating by any other name would still smell the same, like a dead skunk in the middle of the road, it was the Accord which saw a sharp decline in real wages and it was the Hawke government that oversaw the privatisation of Qantas and the Commonwealth Bank.… Go to Article

Please Support the E-Petition calling for a  water fluoridation referendum  in Queensland.

Help fight forced water fluoridation by signing the E-Petition on the Queenland Parliament website ; please click on link below ( or paste into browser if not live )

http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/EPetitions_qld/CurrentEPetition.aspx?PetNum=1007… Go to Article

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The following speech on Native Title was delivered by the Attorney General a few days ago. I have highlighted passages which I think are significant and which should be given particular attention.… Go to Article

 

 

Lunchtime Community Meeting

All invited

Wednesday, 5 March 2008

Time 12-00 noon -2-00pm.

 

At Jagera Arts, Musgrave Park

 

The purpose of the meeting is

To identify strategies for an organised and co-ordinated community approach that can bring about change

 

COMMUNITY/POLICE RELATIONS AND THE WAY FORWARD

 

Members of the Aboriginal and Islander community are concerned about the increasing number of incidents of

*Excessive abuse of power by the Qld Police

*Overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Islander people in Qld prisons.… Go to Article