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-------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA An International Peace Brigades Public Forum -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Nash has just returned from Colombia where he was working with displaced rural communities as an "unarmed bodyguard" for Peace Brigades International and will be presenting a free public talk about his experiences. In Colombia, PBI provides protective accompaniment to human rights activists and rural communities, traditional victims of the long-running civil war. PBI places teams of volunteers in conflict zones, using the presence of international observers to bring a measure of protection to local human rights activists and displaced communities. PBI has an orientation day on 18th October for anyone interested in joining the teams overseas, or the Australian Country Group based in Melbourne. The New Ballroom 7:30pm Thursday, October 2nd FREE Entry More info on Peace Brigades International - Ph: 9415 8700, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit http://www.peacebrigades.org ------------------------------------------------ ROD QUANTOCK presents BAGHDAD NIGHTS ------------------------------------------------ Fresh from another sold-out Comedy Festival show, The Axis of Stupidity, Australia's answer to Rod Quantock returns to Trades Hall for the seventh of his annual State of the Nation addresses, Baghdad Nights. This is quintessential Quantock. It's a rambling, shambling, hilarious look at . . . well, everything that's wrong with your world. If you find commercial current affairs too superficial and the ABC too cerebral then Quantock's blend of fact and funny is just what you need. Quantock works backwards from the blood and bombs of day-to-day life in Bush's Iraq, unravelling the threads of deceit and conceit, conspiracy and complicity, lies and lunacy that pass for politics today. WARNING: Baghdad Nights may contain some Andrew Bolt! 8pm - The New Council Chambers Tuesday - Saturday, Oct 7th until Nov 8th $15 ONLY PREVIEWS - Tues Oct 7th, Weds Oct 8th & Thurs Oct 9th Season Tickets Tues to Thurs $25 Full/ $15 Conc, Fri & Sat $30 Full/ $20 Conc + bf Ticketek Bookings Ph: 132 849 or visit www.ticketek.com.au ------------------------------------------------ REFUGITIVE presented by New Mercury Theatre A Melbourne Fringe Festival event ------------------------------------------------ Iranian refugee Shahin Shafaei's acclaimed one man show Refugitive, about the 22 months he spent incarcerated in the Curtin Detention Centre, has been touring nationally and now comes to Melbourne for the Fringe Festival. An acclaimed actor and playwright in Iran, 29 year old Shahin was forced to flee his country after a play he wrote was deemed anti-government. Shahin's journey took him to Australia via Malaysia and Indonesia where the boat he was travelling on was intercepted at Ashmore Reef. He was taken to the infamous Curtin Detention Centre near Port Hedland (WA) where a new struggle for survival began. 7pm - The Old Council Chambers Monday - Sunday, Sept 25th until Oct 12th Tickets $15 Full/ $12 Conc/ $8 Children Fringe Bookings Ph: 8412 8777 or visit www.melbournefringe.com.au ----------------------------------------------------------------- TRAGIC AT THEIR AGE presented by Smart Arts Productions A Melbourne Fringe Festival event ----------------------------------------------------------------- From chicks to chooks, and all the disasters in between! Tragic at their Age presents a show for the mature fringe dweller. A fun night of women behaving badly, struggling to hold back the ravages of time and gravity, but succeeding only in growing old disgracefully and resisting all attempts to embrace their inner chook. Tragic at their Age will leave the audience with an inner glow, knowing that their own lives are nowhere near as tragic as those of our three heroines. Tragic at their Age is a 'best of' the hugely popular shows by Maureen Sherlock, 'Molls' & 'Housewives Playtime', which enjoyed two sell-out seasons each in Adelaide. 8:30pm - The Old Council Chambers Tuesday - Saturday, Sept 25th until Oct 11th Tickets $15 Full/ $10 Conc Fringe Bookings Ph: 8412 8777 or visit www.melbournefringe.com.au ----------------------------------------------------------------- UNDOMESTICATED presented by Baggage Productions A Melbourne Fringe Festival event ----------------------------------------------------------------- Using a minimum of props and costumes, these shows rely instead on the sharpness of the writing and skill of the performers to bring to life the array of characters and situations in the spotlight. This minimalism facilitates a cracking pace, constantly surprising and delighting audiences, and is a trademark of Baggage Productions. Undomesticated is no exception. "The show is performed slickly and is sharply directed, but its best feature is the writing, which, with its wit and perception, is strongly character driven and does not simply chase laughs . . . it is as moving as it is unexpected." Jim Murphy - The Age (30/9/03) 10pm - The Old Council Chambers Wednesday - Saturday, Sept 25th until Oct 11th Tickets $17 Full/ $14 Conc Fringe Bookings Ph: 8412 8777 or visit www.melbournefringe.com.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au <http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au/events/events.htm> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- -- 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]
