LL:DDV: SOLIDARITY PROTEST - ACEH, WEST PAPUA AND INDONESIA
SOLIDARITY PROTEST WITH THE PEOPLE OF ACEH, WEST PAPUA AND INDONESIA Come to a planning meeting to organise a solidarity action outside the Indonesian Consulate on Sunday, 17 August 2003, Indonesian independence day. Details of the protest: Indonesian Consulate General 72 Queens Road Melbourne (near Albert Park) 10am Sunday 17 August to coincide with Indonesian flag raising ceremony. Whilst Indonesian victory over Dutch colonialism in 1945 should be celebrated, the protest will be in solidarity with the people of Aceh, West Papua and Indonesia, who are currently bearing the brunt of military represssion and government attacks on civil and political rights. The action plans to also highlight the Australian government's policy of supporting such activities and to demand the cessation of military trade with- and assistance to the Indonesian regime. Planning meeting: Thursday August 7 6pm Resistance Centre 5th floor, Druids House 407 Swanston Street Melbourne For information: 9639 8622 The planning meeting will discuss political demands, logistics, speakers and components of the action. Support for the protest Please get in touch if your organisation would like to sponsor/endorse the protest In solidarity, Vannessa Hearman ASAP Vic -- 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]
LL:DDV: public forum on GMOs in the UK
-- campaigning on genetically engineered farming in the UK a public forum -- Thursday 14 August at 6pm at Friends of the Earth, 312 Smith st, Collingwood (just near Johnson st, #86 tram from the city) Jessica Hampson has just returned to Australia after living in the UK for the past five years. She will speak on her experiences in the anti-GE movement over that time. In 1998 the situation was similar to Australia, with many people unaware that GE was present in their food. A massive programme of farm scale trials was about to take off. In the next 2-3 years consumer opposition to GE was so strong that all the major food retailers went GE free, and sourced animal products from animals not fed on GE. Large protests took place at trial sites, and many were damaged in secret. Jessica will also show a short video is a series of clips from summer of 2002, including a bicycle tour of Devon by activists, ending in the dumping of GM crops at the government department responsible for GM pollution in the UK. All welcome - help keep FoE active - give a tax-free donation - Friends of the Earth Melbourne (Australia) PO Box 222 Fitzroy 3065 312 Smith St Collingwood Phone: (03) 9419 8700 Fax: (03) 9416 2081 (International: tel. +61 (3) 9419 8700; fax +61 (3) 9416 2081) www.melbourne.foe.org.au . -- 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]
LL:AA: Action alert - Support Ann-Marie!!
Hi Left Linkers Please take action today in your workplaces, on campus and by bombarding Telstra to support CPSU member, Ann-Marie who is fighting gross sexist discrimination by her employer, Telstra. Please help by circulate this message and act now. Alison Thorne Melbourne Freedom Socialist Party Organiser & Coordinator CPSU Workplace Organising Committee Moorabbin Call Centre I have attached below an article which appeared in the Herald Sun this morning. It raises serious concerns about Telstra's treatment of women on maternity leave. The woman concerned is a CPSU member and deserves the support of fellow union members. We'd like Telstra to do the right thing and make sure that Anne Marie keeps her job. Telstra employs nearly 40,000 workers throughout Australia. They must be able to keep a job for their women workers who go on maternity leave. The message that Telstra is sending to its staff and the community is unacceptable. Send a message to Anne-Marie's boss to let them know what you think. Philip Jones Executive Director, Customer Care Telstra Business and Government fax: 02 9230 0113 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.c. a copy of your message to the CPSU on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your support Stephen Jones Division Secretary CPSU Communications 02 8204 6945 TELSTRA LAID OFF MUM AFTER MATERNITY LEAVE By SUSIE O'BRIEN, industrial reporter Herald Sun Frid 01aug03 A MOTHER so devoted to her Telstra job that she worked until an hour before giving birth was sacked on her first day back from maternity leave. Anne-Marie, 29, lost her job within three hours of returning to work in July despite her repeated rejection of a redundancy package. The Donvale mother-of-two, who does not want her last name used for privacy reasons, claims her manager said she would be burden as a part- time worker. She says her male manager also said she: WOULD be better able to look after her sick kids if she took redundancy. SHOULD discuss the redundancy offer with her husband. HAD experienced a drop in her skills after being on maternity leave for 12 months. Anne-Marie was promoted at Telstra from telemarketer to business analyst over nine years. Backed by the Community and Public Sector Union, she is pushing for reinstatement. "I was at work until one hour before my son was born -- I was in a lot of pain but stayed to fix problems with the intranet system," Anne-Marie said. "When my manager made me redundant he said he didn't think it was fair but there had to be a staff reduction. He said he was told I hadn't been there for 12 months and the business had survived without me." CPSU division secretary Stephen Jones said Telstra's behaviour was unfair and unacceptable. "Their own HR policy talks at length about valuing staff and their families, yet they appear happy to turf out a good worker because she had the temerity to start a family," he said. Anne-Marie was told on July 23 her redundancy was due to Telstra reducing her duties from three days a week to four hours a week. She is pushing Telstra executives for reinstatement. Anne-Marie has recently received several recommendation letters from other managers. A Telstra spokesman said the company stood by its decision to make Anne-Marie redundant. "It has nothing to do with maternity leave. It is unfortunate but her work is not being done any more," he said. "We tried to find her other work but were not able to do so." . -- 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]
LL:INFO: Nominate Andrew Wilkie as Australian of the Year
Forwarded message: Please circulate this information to other like minded people/organisations: "Mr Andrew Wilkie, the former senior intelligence analyst who resigned from the Office of National Assessments (ONA) in protest at John Howard government's deceit over information relating to Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and links to terrorism, has been nominated for the Australian of the Year Award 2004. According to the Australia Day Council, "nominating someone for the awards is the greatest honour you can bestow upon them." If you feel that Mr Andrew Wilkie makes you proud, please support his nomination by providing a written reference for Andrew. This should be sent to: Australian of the Year Awards 2004 National Australia Day Council Old Parliament House King George Terrace Parkes ACT 2600 Please include the reference number 2103 in your letter. For any information on the Awards, please visit www.australianoftheyear.gov.au, or call 1300 655 193." = Join the Labor Council's Activist Register to find out about labor movement and social movement events. Go to http://www.labor.org.au/activist = Amanda Tattersall Special Projects Officer Labor Council of NSW ph (02) 9264 1691 ph direct (02) 9286 1624 m 0409 32 11 33 f(02) 9261 3505 e [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lvl 10/377 Sussex St Sydney 2000 The Walk against the War website is: www.nswpeace.org Our phone number is (02) 9267 8122. To subscribe from this group, send an email to: [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]
