LL:DDV: rally against NT Public Order Act

[Green Left Weekly]

Socialist Alliance
Action against racist NT Public Order Act

Where :Outside NT tourism commision, Suite 5-51 City Road Southbank.
When : 12.30pm Friday 17th August
What to bring : placards and banners and a voice

Socialist Alliance branches around the country have called solidarity 
actions with the activists fighting the racist Public Order and Anti-Social 
Conduct Act in the NT. With mandatory sentencing in full swing this attack 
adds to the NT governments onslaught against indigenous and disadvantaged 
people. This action is an important way for us to show opposition around 
the country. See you there.

see below the Socialist Alliance NT press release for more info
Labor moves further right than CLP on Law and Order Issues

The NT Labor party has outstripped the ruling CLP in regards to the zero 
tolerance policing approach said Gary Meyerhoff, the Socialist Alliance's 
candidate for Nightcliff. People looking for an alternative to the CLPs 
police state approach can now only turn to the Socialist Alliance. We are 
the only entity in this election that has spoken out strongly against the 
racist, repressive approach being taken in the NT.

Labor has said that it will repeal mandatory sentencing. The Socialist 
Alliance demand that Claire Martin pledges not to replace mandatory 
sentencing with a new regime of 'sentencing guidelines.' Sentencing 
guidelines is mandatory sentencing with a new jacket on. These guidelines 
could even prove to be harsher than the current regime.

The response to the drug issue is also very despairing. After twenty six 
years of failure on the drugs issue, the Labor party wants to take the 
Territory further down this track by doubling the size of the drug squad. 
The Labor party fails to address the real issues behind illicit substance 
use and their policy will further repress the users of illicit substances.

To top all of this off, the Labor party plans to implement an 'unofficial 
curfew' for young people. What is an unofficial curfew? This is an 
appalling move by a Labor party that is desperate for votes. Only the 
Socialist Alliance platform really starts to address some of the issues 
faced by the Territories young people.

Denis Burke may be saying that Labor will repeal the Public Order and 
Anti-Social Conduct Act, however, the Socialist Alliance believe that this 
is not the case. Only Senator Trish Crossin has spoken out against the law 
and she is the Federal Senator, not a member of the Territory Labor team. 
If you check hansard, the only amendment Labor tried to make to the Act was 
to make it harsher towards drug users. Have they done a back flip on their 
stance on this Act?

The Socialist Alliance demand that Claire Martin also pledge publicly that 
Labor will repeal the Public Order and Anti-Social Conduct Act.

The Socialist Alliance is organising a number of events to campaign against 
the police state, racist approach of the CLP and Labor.


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LL:QUERY: anarchists in the South Coast of NSW

[Hutchings, James]

Hi,

Someone who writes to Activate has asked whether there are any anarchists 
in the south coast of NSW she could get in contact with.

If there are, please email me the details - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Please don't reply to the list as in most cases I'm not on it.

Thanks,
James.


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LL:INFO: Love and Rage Announcements

[Margaret]

Announcements
CHOGM transport

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM):

Brisbane 6th October.

Trains leave Sydney Thursday 4th and return by Monday 8th.

$66 cons return $132 full fare.

To book a place and/or travel with Love  Rage contact one of the Love  
Rage Student conveners:

Jess 0416 148 964, Pru 0402 541 789 or Lee 0402 216 766.

Autonomy  Solidarity Newsletter

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(no technical skill necessary. You could basically run one section of the 
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Free the Refugees Solidarity Tour

Free the Refugees Solidarity Tour, Woomera 2001, Friday September 21 - 
Sunday September 23.

GET ON THE BUS

Join the Refugee Action Collective trip to Woomera Detention Centre in 
South Australia to protest at the imprisonment of refugees and asylum 
seekers, as we go into an election where neither of the major parties 
offers a decent alternative to the current system of gross human rights 
violations.

In the tradition of the Freedom Rides, defy the government tactic of using 
fear and remoteness to divide those of us living in Australia from those 
seeking peace and freedom, who would join us.

Buses will be leaving from Melbourne and Sydney at this stage, and 
hopefully from Adelaide, Canberra, and other places as plans progress.

The itinerary is as follows:

Friday 21 September: Leave in the afternoon from Melbourne's own 
Maribyrnong Detention Centre, for a bus ride to Woomera in South Australia.

Saturday 22 September: Arrive in Woomera for breakfast.  Protest, 
activities, etc at Woomera Detention Centre for the morning, into the 
afternoon. Bus to Adelaide in the afternoon.  Tentative plans for a public 
meeting in Adelaide to help build a refugee activist group there, and to 
discuss the day. Spend the night in accommodation, which we will be 
planning in either billets, backpackers etc, or perhaps a church or school 
hall.

Sunday September 23: morning rally and speakout in Adelaide, and bus back 
to Melbourne arriving in the evening.

In the days following the trip we will organise a public meeting or rally 
to highlight the experience.

Register via email [EMAIL PROTECTED], or phone Judy 0418 347 374

The cost will be about $100 per person (including accommodation), but we 
will be fundraising to subsidise.  Volunteers who would like to help 
organise things, please contact us (see details below), or come to our 
regular meetings Tuesday 6pm at Trades Hall, cnr Lygon and Victoria Sts.

Refugee Action Collective
www.vicnet.net.au/~rac-vic
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0418 347 374

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