Victorian Peace Diary at 30 March 2003
compiled by Victorian Peace Network More information VPN office 9659 3582 Nic Maclellan 0421840100 David Spratt 0417070099 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] to add listings ******************* MAJOR EVENT: PALM SUNDAY 2pm Sunday 13 April 2pm Rally at Treasury Gardens plus 2pm Ecumenical service at Federation Square. Followed by march and festival at Treasury Gardens, with music and speakers. VPN 96593582 or Victorian Council of Churches 96504511. Posters and flyers available from 96593582 or download at www.vicpeace.org/downloads.html ******************* REGULAR DAILY AND WEEKLY EVENTS Weekly picket at Defense Department: every Monday 7.30am onwards until the troops are brought home, 661 Bourke St (near Spencer St). Organised by Direct Action Peace Network. Daily vigil at American Consulate 553 St Kilda Road Melbourne, Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm, Women for Peace: No Weapons No Wars, in conjunction with the Moreland Peace Group. Info: 93876490 Geelong peace stall every Friday 5pm at Market Square. Info: Bronwyn 52241016 Queenscliff peace vigil every Sunday 10am-noon, Historic Society, Hesse Street. Info: Chris 5258 2729 Ocean Grove Stand for Peace 12-1pm, Terrace Shopping Strip. Frankston Peace vigil Shannon Mall, Frankston 5pm Fridays Ballarat Peace vigils Friday 5pm-7pm Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] THIS WEEK Sunday 30 March, 11am: US religious leader Rev. Paul Sawyer speak on "Peace from a Religious perspective" at the Melbourne Unitarian Peace Memorial Church 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne (opposite Mercy Hospital). Sunday 30 March 8-9pm: Candlelight Vigil - Broadmeadows Town Hall, 1079 Pascoe Vale Road, The Hume Interfaith Leaders Network, Broadmeadows Progress Association , and Concerned residents. Contact: 9309 6296 Sunday 30 March, 7pm: Latrobe Valley Peace Network candlelight peace vigil, Apex Park, Waterloo Road, Moe Wed 2 April, 7pm: Forum 'Only people power can stop the war', Church Hall, 10a Hyde St, Footscray. Speakers: Jean McLean, Lincoln Hancock, Sylvie Leber. Info: Socialist Alliance 96870789 Thursday April 3 onwards: "In Shifting Sands" Scott Ritter Documentary on UN arms inspectors and Iraq. exclusively on at Cinema Nova 380 Lygon St, Carlton, ph 9349 5201 Fri 4 April, 7pm on: Don't whine, drink wine. VPN Fundraiser at Bar Nancy, 61 High Street, Westgarth. Sausage Sizzle! Queer and mixed crowd. DJs and performers. Info: 9486 4632 Sat 5 April, 12:30pm: Warburton peace picnic, by the river, behind the shops. Friendly family-oriented get together. Info Jan 59669660 Sunday, 6 April, Noon: Peace - Piece a Human Artwork by Nora Sumberg. Come to a mass "die in" Parliament House Steps Spring Street. Wear: white, splashed with red paint and/or tomato sauce. Think: high visual impact,war casualties, death & disaster. Bring friends and family and lie down in a silent protest against this war Info Nora 0412 026 424 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. -- -- 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] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]