Once upon a time, not too far away, a large number of people who had spoken bout a proposed bridge to Kumarangk (Hindmarsh Island) were sued by the developers of a Marina on the Island (see list below). Defamation Magic turned them into Defendants overnight! Where could they turn? Suddenly, the Kumarangk Legal Defence Fund (Inc) appeared to provide moral, financial and legal support, and to cook them hot dinners from time to time. But even then, the Defendants and their friends still felt afraid. The growing size of their legal bills and the rising number of people being turned into Defendants had them calling on their Fairy Godmothers... Something had to be done to lighten the mood. And so, an exceedingly silly fundraising idea was born. Announcing: *** Kumarangk Legal Defence Fund Karaoke Dinner *** *July 3* *Unley Senior Citizens' Centre 18 Arthur St Unley* tickets: $10 concession/ $15 part time/ $20 full time/children gold coin donation* *limited seating* To book call Maud: 8379 6963 *wheelchair accessible (yes,the toilets too)* *prizes* *700 songs to choose from*drinks for sale* *guest artists: various defendants** NO SPEECHES* *MC Jen Lindon* *raffle tickets available* *frivolity and fun* Defamation actions brought by Tom, Wendy and/or Andrew Chapman against alleged opponents of the Hindmarsh Island bridge: * v Dean Whittaker (District Court Action No. 310 of 1997) * v Margaret Allen (Green Left Weekly) and Neale Draper (District Court Action No. 533) * v John Coulter and Australian Democrats (SA) (District Court Action No. 1333/1997) * v Conservation Council of SA Inc and Friends of Goolwa and Kumarangk Inc and Kumarangk Coalition and Gregory Lundstrom and Chris Lundstrom (District Court Action No. 1366/1997) * v Conservation Council of SA Inc and Margaret Bolster and David Shearman and Richard Owen (Supreme Court Action 81/1998) Other defamation cases relating to the Hindmarsh Island bridge affair brought by Tom, Wendy and/or Andrew Chapman: * v ACP Publishing (The Bulletin) (District Court Action No. 294/1997) * v Nationwide News (The Australian) (District Court Action No. 295/1997) * v Network Ten Ltd (District Court Action No. 1134/1997) * v Rural Press Ltd (The Victor Harbour Times) (District Court Action) * v Federal Capital Press (Canberra Times) (District Court Action No. 128/1998) * v The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Supreme Court Action No. 321 of 1998) * v Festival City Broadcasters (Radio 5AA) (District Court, 1999) We cannot tell you what the defendants are being sued for saying. If we did, we could be sued for defamation for repeating their statements. More information is available at the KLDF web site: http://www.green.net.au/hindmarsh === ----------------------------------------- The Kumarangk Legal Defence Fund Inc. PO Box 3168, Rundle Mall SA 5000, AUSTRALIA http://www.green.net.au/hindmarsh _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com LL.NG 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 Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
