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Issue No. 150 | 30 August 2002 |
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Shut It Down!
Interview: Australian Worker Unions: Morning Ambush Cole-Watch: Grumpy Old Men International: Arrested (Sustainable) Development History: Illegal Alien Economics: The Trouble With PPPs Poetry: Is This 'My Country'? Review: Garage Days
The Soapbox The Locker Room Week in Review Bosswatch Indigenous
 Tony Moore is a Four Letter WordChoral ClassicsSleeping Giants
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News Activist Notebook
Sydney Events Wednesday September 10 6.30 - 8.00PM Berkelouw Books 70 Norton Street Leichhardt ============================= September 11: One Year After ============================= What has happened to our nation since then, including the war on terrorism, border protection and internal security? What about the impact on our immigration and multicultural policies? On our defence and foreign affairs? On how Australians see ourselves? Speakers Kevin Rudd, MP ALP Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Kerry Nettle, The Greens Senator for NSW Kaysar Trad, Spokesperson, Muslim Lebanese Community Dorothy McRae McMahon, Writer and broadcaster Greg Barns, former senior advisor in the Howard Government Meredith Burgmann President of the NSW Legislative Council Liberal Government speaker (to be confirmed) Tom Morton (Chair) Producer, ABC Radio National Background Briefing $10 and $5 Bookings: [email protected] ============= Canberra Events ============= Tuesday September 10 6.00 - 8.00PM ============================= September 11: One Year After ============================= What has happened to our nation since then, including the war on terrorism, border protection and internal security? What about the impact on our immigration and multicultural policies? On our defence and foreign affairs? On how Australians see ourselves? Bishop Pat Power, Catholic Auxilliary Bishop of Canberra Professor Amin Saikal, Australian National University Dr Bill Maley, Australian Defence Forces Academy Professor Hilary Charleworth Australian National University Chair: Louise Maher Canberra ABC Radio Morning Program Bookings:Social Change Canberra on (02) 6262 9980 ======================= Melbourne Pluto Institute Events ======================= Thursday September 26 6.30PM Readers Feast Cnr Bourke & Swanston Sts Melbourne ============================= September 11: One Year After ============================= What has happened to our nation since then, including the war on terrorism, border protection and internal security? What about the impact on our immigration and multicultural policies? On our defence and foreign affairs? On how Australians see ourselves? ======== Speakers ======== Damien Lawson, Western Suburbs Legal Service, Lobbyist against 'Anti-Terror Laws' Helen Hill, Senior Lecturer in Asia-Pacific Sociology at Victoria University Dennis Altman, Lecturer in Politics at La Trobe, author of: 'Global Sex' Boris Frankel, Author of 'When The Boat Comes In', Professor of Citizenship Swinburne University Anthony Burke, Author of: 'In fear of Security' and Lecturer in International Politics, University of Adelaide Contact Russ Radccliffe, Readers Feast Bookstore ========================================================= Other Events Reconstructing East Timor A one day conference on Australian Initiatives in East Timor Organised by the Australian East Timor Association NSW) with assistance from the Sydney City Council and supported by the Research Institute of Asia Pacific (Sydney University), Aidwatch, Otford Press, participating NGO's and the "Friends of Maliana" Project of Leichhardt Council. ============= One day Conference on Reconstructing East Timor :Sydney Town Hall (Marconi Room) Friday 30th August 9am-5.30pm Cost : Register at the door $30/$15 concession ($10 for individual session) Bookings : Phone (02) 9500-1638/9960-5550/0425-201638. email [email protected] [email protected] Key speakers.....Frank Brennan (Jesuit Refugee Services/lawyer) James Dunn (diplomat/author) Shirley Shackleton, Max Stahl (filmmaker) John Martiunkus (author) , Timorese speakers from Dili include Flaviano Soares (Uni of East Timor) and Isabelle Guterres 'Reception, Truth & Reconciliation" Commission, East Timor)... *************************************************************************** Twelve Months On From 9/11: Troubled Times and Their Implications for Australia. An Australian Fabian Society conference on options for Australia in the light of the Afghanistan experience and American responses to the World Trade Centre tragedy. 9am to 5pm, Saturday, 14 September, 2002. The Kaleide Theatre, RMIT University, Swanston Street, Melbourne (Entrance a few doors north of Storey Hall - look for the Commonwealth Bank ATMs) Cost: Standard: $35, AFS Members $30, Students and Concession $20. For a Sure and Easy Way to Make Certain of Your Conference Place - Return this Form to the Society by Fax to (03) 9826 0104, Mail to GPO Box 2707X, Melbourne, 3001 or E-mail [email protected]. For enquiries, ring (03) 9826 0104. Speakers: Richard Butler (Diplomat-in-Residence, Council for Foreign Relations, New York), His Excellency Mahmoud Saikal (Ambassador for Afghanistan), Professor William Maley (Australian Defence Forces Academy), Dr Andy Butfoy (Monash University), Professor Bruce Grant (Monash University).
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