Talk with US peace activist Judith LeBlanc

The international movement for Peace, Justice and Solidarity with Latin America:
Talk with US peace activist Judith LeBlanc

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Sunday 5 July at 4pm
Melbourne Unitarian Peace Memorial Church
110 Grey Street, East Melbourne

 

 

Judith Le Blanc, a member of the indigenous Caddo Tribe from Oklahoma, is the National Organising coordinator of United for Peace and Justice. She is also the vice-chair of the Communist Party of the USA. She will  participate in the actions against the US/Australian Talisman Sabre military exercises.

In this special evening we will be discussing current campaigns against US government´s policy of permanent warfare, militarisation and empire-building, and the need to build an alternative based on peace and justice for the continent. Judith will also talk about the solidarity movement in the US.

Light refreshments and drinks will be provided by donation

Confirmation and bookings preferred
For bookings & further details, please contact: Andrew 0419 523 886 or Lulu 0421 957 341 

Event organised by Peace and Justice for Colombia,
the Centre for Latin America Solidarity and Studies (CLASS)
and the Communist Party of Australia.

NAIDOC WEEK

NAIDOC WEEK
Sunday 5 – Sunday 12 July
This year’s theme is 'Honouring Our Elders, Nurturing Our Youth'. NAIDOC stands for National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee. It is held every year to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

 

 

 

NAIDOC March
Friday 10 July at 11 am
Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, 186 Nicholson Street Fitzroy
March to Federation Square

Information Sarah Bamblett, Aborigines Advancement League 03 9480 7777 or NAIDOC website

Australia and the Pacific Islands Forum

Australia and the Pacific Islands Forum
Wednesday 8 July at 6:30 pm

For the first time in 15 years, Australia will host the Pacific Islands Forum in 2009, with regional leaders meeting in Cairns in the first week of August.

Journalist Nic Maclellan will discuss how Pacific workers and indigenous communities are responding to the Rudd government’s policies on climate change, regional free trade, labour mobility and the political crisis in Fiji. 

 

New International Bookshop, Trades Hall, corner Victoria and Lygon Streets, Carlton

(enter from Victoria Street and go downstairs to bookshop)

 

Entry: $5 / $2 concession.

Information: Seb 0410 829 178

 

 

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  • The right of all workers to organise collectively without being subjected to violence, intimidation or legal harassment
  • Secure employment
  • Health & Safety at work, compensation, rehabilitation
  • A global living wage, based on purchasing power, as the minimum wage for each industry
  • Decent work, with appropriate hours of work proposed by workers, paid leave and paid holidays
  • Full rights for women workers
  • Indigenous workers’ rights & Land Rights
  • Permanent residence with full employment rights for all refugees and all migrant workers in all countries
  • No child labour
  • Education, housing, health and childcare provisions
  • Social security and adequate welfare benefits
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