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Issue No. 270 | 01 July 2005 |
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After the Action
Interview: Battle Stations Unions: The Workers, United Politics: The Lost Weekend Industrial: Truth or Dare History: A Class Act Economics: The Numbers Game International: Blonde Ambition Training: The Trade Off Review: Bore of the Worlds Poetry: The Beaters Medley
The Soapbox The Locker Room Culture Parliament
 Workers Give In FNQPower and the PassionMao and ThenThe Third Way Hits A Dead EndUnfair For AllWhat Is To Be Done?Black Hawk Up
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Activists Activists Whats On!
Politics In the Pub - KatoombaYou don't know what you've got till it's gone What you can do to protect your rights 2.00pm, Saturday July 9 Gearin Hotel Great Western Highway Katoomba Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc http://bmucinc.com/ Industrial Relations Reform: Fair Go or Anything Goes? INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS REFORM 2005 A one day conference for all who are interested in the Federal Government's industrial relations reform agenda Held: 13 July 2005 at Sofitel Wentworth Sydney Confirmed speakers include: Professor Ron McCallum, Susan Zeitz, Professor Greg Craven, Professor Andrew Stewart, Paul Munro, Elizabeth Wynhausen, Professor George Williams, Margaret Lee, Paddy Gourlay, Kathryn Heiler, Bill Mitchell and a representative from the Australian Council of Social Service A States and Territories Government initiative The conference will: _discuss the Federal Government's industrial relations reform agenda _ examine constitutional implications and the relevance to federalism _ through panel sessions, explore the arguments from all sides of the debate _ engage prominent thinkers and speakers in industrial relations, constitutional law, economics, welfare and academia CONTACT DETAILS: ICE Australia - 183 Albion Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 02 9544 9134 Fax: 02 9522 4447 For more information and to register, go to www.iceaustralia.com/ir Life Without Unions - The New Reality? The NSW Fabio Society is conducting this forum with: Greg Combet, Secretary ACTU Heather Ridout, CEO AIG When: Wednesday 20 July from 6.00pm - 7.30pm Where: LHMU Auditorium, 187 Thomas Street, Haymarket Free Chair: Peter Lewis, Editor Workers Online and Director EMC Member of the NSW Fabian Society Forthcoming Fabian Society Forums August: Israel & Palestine With: Speakers to be advised When: Wednesday 24 August from 6.00pm to 7.30pm Where: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe September: Media Reform With: Andy Nehl & Julianne Schultz When: Wednesday 21 September from 6.00pm to 7.30pm Where: Theatrette NSW Parliament House October: One Year Down &. Two to Go - Can Labor Win in 2007? With: John Singleton & others TBA When: Wednesday 19 October from 6.00pm to 7.30pm Where: NSW Parliament House The Wages of Spin From the company behind the smash hit stage production of the "Children Overboard" Inquiry, CMI: version 1.0 presents The Wages of Spin Does it matter we went to war on a lie? Canberra: July 20 - 30 > "You went abroad in our name on a just cause.... Thank you from Australia." - John Howard > "Nobody knows, nobody has asked and nobody even tries to establish what the level of casualties might be. That is true, isn't it?" - Senator John Faulkner, Senate Estimates Committee > There is no point in producing information that may be misleading or unhelpful." - Defence Minister, Senator Robert Hill, in response. Last year Sydney's version 1.0 went overboard with its surreal and gut-wrenching CMI (A Certain Maritime Incident), taking the transcript of the Senate's "Children Overboard" Inquiry as a performance text. Now the company has turned its attention to the war on Iraq, and the fabricated (and shifting) justifications for it, with a new show, The Wages of Spin (Performance Space, May 20 - June 5). The Wages of Spin is political theatre, version 1.0 style - playful, surreal, visceral and tragic, with no easy answers. There may be casualties. There certainly will be liberties taken with the found texts. So, in the words of a thousand arts journos and a thousand PR hacks, what can the audience expect to see? Expect to see kittens in gift-wrapped boxes, flag gags, fake blood, shock-and-awe slapstick and Benny Hill-esque puns about weapons of mass destruction. Expect to laugh... until you're confronted with the horrors of POW interrogations. Expect to see some serious grappling with the horrific possibility that the Right may have been right... the war may have been a good thing. The Wages of Spin plays to Canberra's political elites at The Street Theatre (July 20 -30). Bookings: 02 6247 1223. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artists Performer/Devisers: Stephen Klinder, Deborah Pollard & David Williams Dramaturgy: Paul Dwyer Outside Eye: Yana Taylor Lighting: Simon Wise Video: Sean Bacon Sound: Gail Priest Producer: Harley Stumm Canberra The Street Theatre, Cnr Childers St & University Ave. July 20 - 30 (Tue - Sat 8pm + 2pm matinee, Sat 30th) Tix $29/24. Bookings: 02 6247 1223 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Workers rights union rights your rights 2-5 PM Saturday 18 June 2005 Tom Mann Theatre 136 Chalmers St Surry Hills Public Forum Speakers include Mark Lennon Unions NSW Sally McManus ASU Andrew Ferguson CFMEU Doug Cameron AMWU Kerry Nettle NSW Greens Senator Garry Moore NCOSS Robert Coombs MUA Derrick Belan NUW Lee Rhiannon NSW Greens MLC When the Coalition takes control of the Senate in July Prime Minister John Howard will introduce industrial relations laws that will increase the burden on working people and the wider community. The Greens are helping unions to mobilise support for decent working conditions and an industrial relations system that recognises the rights of working people to organise and to strike. All welcome Lee Rhiannon MLC www.lee.greens.org.au The Past is Before Us The Ninth National Labour History Conference will be held at the Holme Building, University of Sydney from Thursday 30th June until Saturday 2nd July. Over 100 presentations of papers, films, and an exhibition from Unions NSW and the Noel Butlin Archive. Meredith Burgmann, MLC, President of the NSW Legislative Council will officially open the conference. The Conference dinner at NSW Parliament. For more information go to the conference home page The conference program is up on the website - http://asslh.econ.usyd.edu.au/program.htm Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA Study Tour Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA is inviting applications for of East Timor a study tour between July 17th and 24th. The ideal participant will be active in the Australian trade union movement, deeply committed to international solidarity, and keen to investigate the effectiveness of APHEDA projects in East Timor. An ability to have fun and enjoy warm weather is also a must! The cost of the study tour is $2,050 which includes airfare ex-Darwin, accommodation, in-country transport, interpreter services, breakfasts and the study tour itself. For more information about contact Thomas Michel (02) 9264 9343, 0410 814 360
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