Dear colleagues [To avoid crossposting, I am transferring names from this list to a separate list of N25 participants as soon as each convention registration is recorded. Please let me know if I am inadvertently doubling up on any messages.--BJ] FIRST 100 SEATS TAKEN With a little over three weeks to go, Perth's N25 community convention on globalisation has attracted over 100 participants, though this is still well short of the 400 we are aiming for. The calibre of registered attendees is, however, remarkably high--including eminent campaigners in a variety of fields, highly qualified academics and other professionals, and quite a few present and past parliamentarians both federal and state. A number of participants will be travelling from Sydney and Melbourne. Others, including businesspeople, farmers and church representatives will be making their way from a number of WA country towns. This week, a detailed information kit will be posted with the receipts to all who have registered. The number of specialised workshops has been reduced from 16 to 14 and it is hoped that no further reduction will be forced by a shortage of numbers on the day. One-page briefing sheets are now available on each of the workshops and can be emailed in RTF format on request. (A list of the topics appears below.) PUBLICITY With the expert help of graphic designer Scott Ludlam of the Anti-Nuclear Alliance, we have issued a new promotional leaflet and posters in A4 and A3 sizes, copies of which are available on request. We especially welcome requests from groups willing to photocopy and distribute quantities to networks, because we lack the funds to buy another big print run at this stage. Advertising will be modest because of necessary budget restraints, but insertions will appear in most of the Community Newspapers early next week and, subject to a viable response, will flow on into other local papers including the Post Group and Fremantle Herald. Media releases are being issued at one-week intervals, with predictably little interest being attracted from mainstream media at this time. After all, only two of our 15 principal discussions will be focusing on their favourite subject of protesters vs the police in Seattle, Melbourne, etc. Closer to the event, we have been promised an ABC interview and talk-back with Liam Bartlett. I'll post specific advice of this when it is firmed. FREE INFORMATION STALLS The N25 committee has invited participating organisations to set up information stalls and distribute literature adjacent to the main lecture theatre theatre. There is no charge for this facility. However, if any goods are to be sold from the stalls, the committee would wish to negotiate a nominal fee. LUNCHTIME ENTERTAINMENT During the break, we will be entertained by the Working Voices Choir presenting appropriate numbers, no doubt with some sing-along to aid digestion. SUPPORT FOR WORKSHOPS All of the N25 workshops have attracted viable numbers to date, the most popular being (in order) 'Challenges of Globalisation to Workers and Options for Responding', 'Sustainable Economics', 'Globalisation--a Way Forward for Australia', 'Agriculture, GM Foods and Consumer Choice' and 'Participatory Democracy: International, National and State'. SOCIAL FUNCTION MOOTED Preparations are under way for an evening social function for N25 participants with comedy entertainment provided through UnionsWA sponsorship. This could be immediately after the Convention or might be delayed a few days to enable folk to regather their energies. IN CONCLUSION -- The N25 Convention is the year's most important and accessible event for all who wish to update their knowledge and have a say on the most crucial economic issues of our generation. Please (WA contacts), don't hang back any longer--get your registration in and become part of WA's search for answers. Yes, there is division in the community and between various organisations, but N25 is a forum for ALL viewpoints, for better or worse. Nothing would please our opponents more than a mediocre attendance at the Convention. Sincerely Brian Jenkins StopMAI Coalition, Western Australia Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website http://members.iinet.net.au/~jenks N25 site: http://www.ecwa.asn.au/n25 My new address (from 20 Oct 2000): 12 San Domingo Close Safety Bay 6169 Western Australia Phone +61 (0)8 9528 1864 Fax +61 (0)8 9529 1321 -- 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 Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
