[NEXT RALLY "BRING THE TROOPS HOME!" = SUNDAY APRIL 13 2PM Treasury
Gardens on the corner of Flinders St. and Spring St. = March
with the Books Not Bombs contingent from Treasury Gardens gathering at
1:30pm]
GLOBALISE PEACE :: ANTI-WAR TEACH-IN
Saturday April 5, 11am to 5:30pm
Resistance Centre, 5th Floor 407 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Organised by the Melbourne branch of Resistance - socialist youth
organisation
ALL WELCOME, no cost.
PLENARY 1 >> War: who is it good for?
11am to 12:30pm
Introduced by Claudia Quinell
Why are the US Government and their allies so committed to waging war on
Iraq despite massive, global opposition from ordinary
people? What is their agenda? What does capitalism stand to gain from
this fake "war on terrorism"?
ISSUES GROUPS
All run at the same time from 1pm to 2pm
1 >> All Nations are equal but .
Introduced by Helen Slaney
A history of the United Nations and the League of Nations. What has been
the real nature and role of these bodies in international
politics and war since the end of the First World War?
2 >> Clash of Fundamentalisms
Introduced by Zoe Kenny
Why have Britain and the US supported Israel's occupation of Palestine
in the face of years of international condemnation? What is
the real relationship between religion and politics in the Middle East?
3 >> Iraq today
Introduced by Stephen Garvey
Who is Saddam Hussein, what does he represent and where did he come
from? Why are the Kurds and Shi'ites persecuted by Hussein's Ba'
ath regime? How can a just and democratic society be built in Iraq?
ORGANISING WORKSHOPS
Both run at the same time from 2:30pm to 4pm
1 >> High School
Run by Jess Melvin
2 >> University
Run by Vivian Messimeris
PLENARY 2 >> Confronting Empire
4:30pm to 5:30pm
Introduced by Matt Rich
The US, the ultimate "rogue state", is waging a campaign of terror in
its pursuit of control over world resources (such as oil). How
can this superpower be confronted? A discussion of strategies for the
anti-war movement, the movement against corporate
globalisation and liberation struggles in the Third World.
If you have any Q's call Marcus Pabian on 0403 876 934.
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www.resistance.org.au
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