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(Thursday, F20) GLOBAL JUSTICE SYDNEY Forum: Struggles against "Free Trade" by GLOBAL JUSTICE SYDNEY 7:04pm Sun Feb 16 '03 article#26325 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://GlobalJustice.cat.org.au/ phone: Marina: 0414 788 852 - Vince: 0438 800 244 Struggles against "Free Trade" - How we can bring the world-wide campaign to Australia - inspiring examples from around the world - discussion of new campaigns planned in Sydney [ GJS LOGO + Forum Flyer .jpg ] On Thursday, 20th February, 6.30pm at Gaelic Club, 64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills (Eastern Entrance of Central station ped tunnel) Speakers include: campaigners and recent returnees from the World Social Forum, Asian Social Forum and European Social Forum (John Hepburn, Kate Walsh, Sean Healy and M...ore;) Come along to share info and ideas for action. Topics to be covered include: - international protest plans for the WTO meeting in Cancun in September, - the Australia/US Free Trade Agreement, campaigns against GATS, - the world-wide campaign against corporate globalisation and war, - and how we can bring this all home to Sydney. Organised by GLOBAL JUSTICE SYDNEY, a new group which is in the process of being formed. It aims to promote and organise grass roots activism around trade and broader global justice issues. All individuals and groups interested in being involved should subscribe to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] . For more information phone Marina on 0414 788 852 or Vince on 0438 800 244 or checkout http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GlobalJusticeSydney/ http://GlobalJustice.cat.org.au/ Also coming up: AN AXIS OF HOPE - a of three public forums As we are confronted with the stark realities of a world defined by profit and war the challenge we face is to inspire hope for an alternate world. This series of three public forums, hosted by the Research Initiative on International Activism and the Sydney Social Forum will centre around three themes - Human Rights, the Environment and Peace - and help create an 'axis of hope' for another, better world. Each from 6.00-8.30pm at the Great Hall, UTS Tower, Broadway. Entry by donation, Disabled Access. HUMAN RIGHTS - Monday, 10 March Nurdin Abdul Rahman, Olga Havnen, Carmen Lawrence Supported by AidWatch + Indonesia Solidarity ENVIRONMENT - Thursday, 20 March Jacqui Katona, Anuradha Mittal, Helena Norberg-Hodge Supported by Greenpeace (Australia-Pacific) + Mineral Policy Institute PEACE - Monday, 24 March William Blum, Karen Flick, Maree O'Halloran, Tom Uren Supported by Labor Council of NSW + Walk Against War Coalition CONTACTs: Research Initiative on International Activism http://www.international.activism.uts.edu.au/ (click on 'new') Sydney Social Forum http://www.SydneySocialForum.org/ James 9514 2714, Vince 0438 800 244 STALL SPACE AVAILABLE If your union, community or activist group would like to have an information stall at any of the 'Axis' meetings, let us know. Send an email with your details to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . SPEAKER DETAILS William Blum: anti-war journalist from the USA with ZNet; author of Rogue State, a "mini-encyclopaedia" of US intervention around the world, Killing Hope and West-Bloc Dissident. Karen Flick: a community activist who has campaigned against Black Deaths in Custody, and is currently engaged in establishing training and development programs with Aboriginal communities. Olga Havnen: of Western Arrernte descent, from Tennant Creek, has a longstanding involvement in international human rights and Indigenous rights issues, including the National Indigenous Working Group, the Central Land Council, the Fred Hollows Foundation. Jacqui Katona: member of the Djok Aboriginal clan, former executive officer of the Gundjehmi Aboriginal Corporation which campaigned against the proposed Jabiluka uranium mine. Dr Carmen Lawrence: ALP MP, federal Member for Fremantle, former Shadow Minister and prominent critic of the Government's policy of mandatory detention for refugees. Anuradha Mittal: with 'Food First', campaigning for global food security. Originally from India, Anuradha is heavily involved in the global movement against Genetically-Engineered food. Helena Norberg-Hodge: from Sweden, heads the International Society for Ecology and Culture, is co-founder of the International Forum on Globalisation and the Global Eco-village Network. Maree O'Halloran: President of the NSW Teachers Federation, with a teaching career spanning city and country schools; in 2002 the Federation unanimously opposed the War on Iraq, calling for an end to sanctions on non-military assistance. Nurdin Abdul Rahman: twice imprisoned Human Rights advocate and academic from Aceh, Indonesia, with the Aceh-based organisation, 'Rehabilitation Action for Torture Victims'. Tom Uren: former federal ALP Member for Reid; Minister in the Whitlam and Hawke Governments; an active member of the left wing of the ALP, opposed the Vietnam War, conscription and nuclear testing, and today, against the war on Iraq. For further information on the speakers see: http://www.international.activism.uts.edu.au/ or http://www.SydneySocialForum.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------- New Internationalist magazine -- THEMES: Globalization - Global Justice - Human Rights - Environment and Development - ... http://www.newint.org/themes/themegu.htm ----------------------------------------------------------- http://GlobalJustice.cat.org.au/ -- -- 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 Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
