SOCIAL ACTIVISTS' CALENDAR FOR PROGRESSIVES IN ADELAIDE
EARLY NOVEMBER 2003
Please support the following actions and activities to promote peace,
social justice & environmental awareness.
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SIEV-X MEMORIAL RALLY
[2ND ANNIVERSARY]
An event to remember the tragic drowning
Organised by Refugee Action Collective SA
TIME: 1PM
DAY: SATURDAY
DATE: 1 NOVEMBER 2003
VENUE: MOSELEY SQUARE
GLENELG
SPEAKERS: Hon Kris Hanna (Australian Greens, SA
Parliament)
Hon Senator Kate Reynolds (Democrat Senator)
HIGHLIGHTS: Street Theatre
[which will highlight the failure of the RAN to rescue the
refugees]AMNESTY
Juan Garrido Poetry
Geoff Hastwell Musical tribute
Lighting of candles in memory of the Siev-X victims
Release of flowers in rememberance
Please bring your own flowers)
CONTACTS:
Colin Mitchell 0409 615 927
Dr U Ne Oo 0439 680 791
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Presents a night of music and talks by those who have been involved in the
defence of
human rights in the Asia Pacific region
THEME: HUMAN RIGHTS & THE ASIA PACIFIC
TIME: 7.30 - 9 PM
DAY: THURSDAY
DATE: 13 NOVEMBER 2003
VENUE: FAD BAR
30 WAYMOUTH ST
ADELAIDE
SPEAKERS: EMER CUMMINS: NEPAL
(former teacher in Nepal)
ANDY ALCOCK: EAST TIMOR
(Chairperson of the Australia East Timor Friendship
Association SA Inc)
JI CHEN: CHINA
(PhD student at the University of Adelaide)
MUSIC: HENRY PHAN SINGER
(song/writer/performer/social observer
Vice President of the Australian Vietnamese Human Rights
Committee)
NO CHARGE
BAR will be open
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PUBLIC SEMINAR: AUSTRALIA & THE PACIFIC
Saviour or Neoconialist Sheriff?
Presented by the Australian West Papua Association (SA) & the Hawke Peace
Centre, Uni of SA
Supported by the Australia East Timor Friendship Association (SA) Inc, Fiji
Association and the
Tongan Community Radio (SA) Inc
TIME: 2-5.30 PM
DAY: SATURDAY
DATE: 15 NOVEMBER 2003
VENUE: LECTURE THEATRE HH4-8
UNIVERSITY OF SA [CITY WEST CAMPUS]
LEVEL 4, HANS HEYSEN BUILDING
Enter off Hindley St near Worlds End Hotel [above
library]
SPEAKERS: DR ROBERT WOLFGRAMM
A sociologist born in Fiji of German, Fijian, Tongan,
Jewish
& Australian heritage
JACOB RUMBIAK
Senior Research Associate of RMIT
A leader of OPM (the West Papuan independence movement)
Gaoled by the Indonesian military for 10 years
SITI ROGOIMURI
A Fijian, p/t theological student who works with the
homeless
ANDY ALCOCK
Chairperson of the Australia East Timor Friendship
Association (SA) Inc
NETI FOLAUHOLA
President of the Tongan Community Radio and school
teacher
THERESE KEMELFIELD
A Bougainvillean who works on traditional Motuna
stories and children's
games
REFRESHMENTS: will be served
BOOKINGS:
Phone: Hawke Centre RSVP phone line 8302 0215
Website: www.hawke.centre.unisa.edu.au
DONATIONS: would be appreciated
MORE INFO:
Andrew Derrington
Secretary,
Secretary AWPA (SA)
Phone: 83401847
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Postal Address: PO Box 29
Kilkenny 5009
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COME TO THE 27th ANNUAL EAST TIMOR INDEPENDENCE DINNER
[28th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Democratic Republic of East
Timor on 28 Nov 1975]
SPEAKER: DON JARRETT
[Secretary of the Australian peace Committee who has been to
East
Timor twice this year]
TIME: 7PM
DAY: SATURDAY
DATE: 29 NOVEMBER 2003
VENUE: IKAROS HALL
24 ARTHUR ST
UNLEY
COST: $25
$20 (concession)
MUSIC & INTERNATIONAL SMORGASBORD
BOOKINGS:
Miriam Tonkin (Secretary): 82956481
Don Whitelum (Treasurer): 83710528
orders & cheques to:
AETFA (SA) Inc
c/o 4 Selkirk Ave, Black Forest SA 5035
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Proceeds from both events to support teacher education training & other
projects in East Timor
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SPEAKERS:
If you want someone to speak to your union branch, church or
community group on the latest issues facing the people of
East Timor, please contact:
Andrew (Andy) Alcock (Chairperson)
Phone: 83710480 (home)
82053200 (work)
0417 838 952
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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APHEDA MEETING
AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE FOR HEALTH EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT ABROAD
ACTU AID
TIME: 6PM
DAY: WEDNESDAY
DATE: 3 DECEMBER 2003
VENUE: AUSTRALIAN SERVICES UNION
5 - 9 Rundle St, Kent Town
THEME: DISCUSSION MEETING WITH OCAA
There will be a discussion of the OCAA paper
"PROTECTION OF LABOUR RIGHTS"
Please contact jan, the convenor, if you can help with:
* donations for the Christmas hamper
* selling raffle tickets for the Christmas hamper
* buying bottles of wine to support APHEDA projects
Jan Schultz
Convenor of SA APHEDA Committee
Reception/Admin
ASU
Phone: 8363 1322
Fax: 8363 2225
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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TO PUBLICISE INFO ABOUT PEACE & SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU ARE
ORGANISING, SEND DETAILS TO:
Andy Alcock
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