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Issue No. 185 | 04 July 2003 |
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A Recipe for Conflict
Interview: As They Say In The Bible ... Industrial: Just Doing It Unions: Breaking Into the Boys Club Activists: Making the Hard Yards Bad Boss: In the Pooh Unions: National Focus Economics: Pop Will Eat Itself Technology: Dean for President International: Rangoon Rumble Education: Blackboard Jungle Review: From Weakness to Strength Poetry: Downsized
The Soapbox The Locker Room Postcard
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News Activist Notebook
Evatt Foundation Breakfast Seminar Australia's retreat from egalitarianism Professor Frank Stilwell (chair) Fred Argy Professor Hugh Stretton When: Tuesday 8 July 2003 Where: Macquarie Room, Quality Hotel (formerly the Southern Cross Hotel), Cnr Goulburn and Elizabeth Streets Sydney, opposite the Goulburn Street Parking Station, and a short stroll from both Central and Museum railway stations. Cost: $14 (includes breakfast) Timing: Breakfast will be served from 7.30 am, the seminar will commence promptly at 8.00 am and finish on the dot of 9.00 am. Bookings: Please RSVP to the Evatt Foundation by: Mail: Evatt Foundation, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052; Telephone: 9385 2966; Fax: 9385 2967; or Email: [email protected] For more information, visit the Evatt Foundation's website: **************** 'THE WORK / LIFE COLLISION- What is to be Done?' Tuesday, 8th July 6:30 for 7:00pm $8/$5 Gleebooks: 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe 2037 Please RSVP to gleebooks - ph: 9660 2333 or email: [email protected] a panel discussion with BARBARA POCOCK: author of "The Work/Life Collision" PRU GOWARD: Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner & TONY MAHER: National President of CFMEU
**************** BUILDING UNION CITIES - US STYLE WHEN: Wednesday 9th July 2003 from 10am to 12 noon WHERE: Ground Floor Training Room, Labor Council Building, 377 Sussex Street, Sydney WHO: With AMY DEAN, CEO, South Bay Labor Council, Silicon Valley In 1995 when John Sweeny and the New Voice Team took over the leadership of the AFL-CIO, they pledged to revive organising and to devote leadership and resources to reactivating labour councils and build a movement. Amy Dean is the Chair of the AFL-CIO Advisory Committee on Central Labor Councils. She has worked very closely with the Sweeny team and has pioneered the revitalization process of US Labor Councils. During the seminar with Amy we will: � Talk about building union cities � Outline the challenges of new economy organising � Discuss how the US Union movement is building community unionism � Explain how the South Bay Labor Council has become the voice of working families in Silicon Valley � Explore with us the challenges of how the movement can move from reactive to proactive political and social practices � Describe how the US labour movement began to get pro-worker candidates elected to office and how they kept those candidates accountable � Detail how leading US unions utilize comprehensive campaigning techniques to build industry power George Monbiot Speaks At the invitation of Oxfam CAA George Monbiot is giving his only public talk outside the Adelaide Festival of Ideas, at the Valhalla Theatre on Tuesday 15th July at 6.30pm. Gleebooks by emailing [email protected] or phone 9660 233 This event is co-sponsored by Oxfam Community Aid Abroad, Gleebooks & The Adelaide Festival of Ideas Venue: The Valhalla - 166 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe $8/$5 conc & gleeclub RSVP Tel: 9660 2333 or email [email protected]
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