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Issue No. 163 | 29 November 2002 |
Lessons from History
Interview: Trade Secrets Industrial: It�s About Overtime, Stupid Unions: Full Steam Ahead Bad Boss: The BBQ Battle Axe Economics: Different Dimensions of Debt History: Raking the Coals History Special: Wherever the Necessity Exists History Special: Learning from the Past History Special: A 'Cosy Relationship' Politics: Regime Change for Saddam International: World War Corporate: Industrious Thinking Review: Jack High Culture: Duffy�s Song Satire: A Nation of Sooks Poetry: Mr Flexibility
And On the Seventh Day � Satan Joins Union Casuals Written Out of the Script ACTU Examines The Cap Option On Hours No Sweetener for Diabetic Workers Pressure Goes on Apartheid Employers ASIC Turns Blind Eye on Dodgy Boss Family Test Case a Priority Campaign Brutal Bashing Sparks Prison Strike Minister Challenged by Cleaners Uni Backs Down On Regional Review
The Soapbox Awards The Locker Room Bosswatch Month In Review
State Based Organising Gino on the Gong
Labor Council of NSW |
News Activists Notebook
Conference: Education and Social Action 2002 You are all invited to attend a special seminar in the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies' Seminar Series. Presented by: Sarah Oxenbridge, Cambridge University Emerging trade union - employer relationships in Britain. 11.00 - 12.30, Wednesday, 11 December, Room 330 New Economics and Business Building, Codrington Ave (opposite Noel Martin swimming pool) Darlington, Sydney University Some of you would have read Sarah's work on New Zealand organising strategies, where she did an detailed analysis of the SWU's organising strategies and internal changes. Sarah is currently working on a major research project, part funded by the TUC, on employer union relationships. She is particularly interested in issues relating to 'partnership', which is pretty popular with UK unions at present. You and anyone in your organisation is more than welcome to come along. Please pass to anyone you think would be interested and give me a call if you'd like directions or have any questions. Refugees and Asylum Seekers Strand Centre for Popular Education, University of Technology Sydney Venue: Building 10, 235 Jones Street, Broadway Dates: 11 to 13 December 2002 You are invited to attend the third Education and Social Action Conference being held at the UTS from 11th to 13th of December 2002 and take part in our sessions about Refugees and Asylum Seekers. POPULAR EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY: REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS This strand features presentations by: � Kathy Richards, Amnesty International; � Howard Glenn, Australians for Just Refugee Programs; � Pam Christie & Ravinder Sidhu, Faculty of Education, Queensland University; � Paula Abood, Community activist and writer; � Maqsood Alshams, Coalition For Justice For Refugees; � Nicola Gates & Dianne Hiles, ChilOut(Children Out of Detention); � James Thomson & John Ball, National Council Of Churches of Australia; � Denis Voight, Coalition For Justice For Refugees; � Jaquie Everitt, Lawyer, refugee advocate; � Kara Beavis, Community cultural development worker, Brisbane; � Kathryn Choules, School of Education, Murdoch University, Perth; � Hermine Scheeres, Sallie Saunders, Nicky Solomon, Faculty of Education, UTS; � Dr John Falzon, St Vincent de Paul Society's National Council; � Jeannie Blaker & Maria McDonald, ESOL Home Tutor Scheme, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference is building on the tradition of previous conferences organised by the Centre for Popular Education and will: � bring people engaged in different fields of social action and education together � be a forum where activists, workers, policy makers, artists and scholars are encouraged to participate � encourage research & enquiry to promote practice that helps analyse & address social injustices � have workshops that are sufficiently long to have decent discussions or engage in hands on activities � have plenty of music, theatre and dance; and opportunities for collaborative art-practice. OTHER CONFERENCE THEMES � Democracy and Community � School - Community Relationship Building � Facilitating Change for Healthy Environments � Celebrations for Change and Development � Arts and Social Change � Community Leadership. CONFERENCE PROGRAM The full Conference Program can be accessed from our website http://www.cpe.uts.edu.au
REGISTRATION FORMS A copy of the conference Registration Form is also available on the conference page of our website at http://www.cpe.uts.edu.au
FURTHER INFORMATION For further information about the conference, please contact Daniel Ng on 9514 3843 E-mail: [email protected] or visit our website http://www.cpe.uts.edu.au
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