tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56947152011-04-22T06:40:48.253+10:00Info about upcomming and past meetings of the Western Sydney Peace GroupTim Vollmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11394931516784923909noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694715.post-1130468199371756982005-10-28T12:56:00.000+10:002005-10-28T12:56:39.386+10:00

The Western Sydney Peace and Community Group invite you to a public forum:Your Rights At WorkGoing, Going, Gone...John Howard's workplace laws have been met by unprecedented opposition from churches, community groups and unions, who have all raised fears about the impact on families, young people and those on the minimum wage. These laws remove most protections for Australian workers, leaving

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Electronic tracking of citizens, people detained for 14 days without charge, random bag searches: not the worst nightmare of science fiction writers, but the reality of Australia in the 21st century.The Australian Government has passed more than 20 new laws in response to international terrorism. This public forum exposes what these new laws mean for ordinary Australians.Lee Rhiannon (Greens MLC

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The Western Sydney Peace Group invites you to attend a public forum on: "Refugees and Indigenous People in John Howard's Australia" with guest speakers: Senator Aden Ridgeway - (Democrats Senator for NSW) Merlin Luck - (Big Brother Evictee and Refugee Activist) Farshid Kerohallpour - (Iranian refugee) Phil Glendenning - (Director of the Edmund Rice Centre) Monday August 23rd – 7pm St Marys

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6pm, Saturday 29 May Granville Youth & Community Recreation Centre 3a Memorial Drive, Granville SPEAKERS: - Maha Habib - Terry Hicks - Stephen Hopper - Jeremy Styles (NSW CCL) - SENATOR Kerry Nettle (THE GREENS) CHAIRED BY: Donna Mulhearn (HUMAN SHIELD) ENTRY BY DONATION INFO: Tim Vollmer – 0404 273 313 / Marlene Obeid – 0401 758 871 www.nswccl.org / www.fairgofordavid.org / wspg.blogspot.com

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CHANGE OF MEETING DETAILS FOR THE WESTERN SYDNEY PEACE GROUP PUBLIC FORUM WITH KERRY NETTLE As many regulars know, on top of several weeks of great media coverage on the ADI site the ADI Residents Action Group is holding a public meeting on “Can the ADI site be saved? If so, how, if not, why not?” This meeting will clash directly with the WSPG meeting on next Wednesday night. After consultation

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Western Sydney Peace Group public forum: "IRAQ UNDER OCCUPATION" With guest speaker Senator KERRY NETTLE Wednesday 5th May, 2004 7pm – 9pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church 86 Rooty Hill Rd North, Rooty Hill On June 30, the United States and the coalition forces hope to announce the end of the occupation of Iraq by claiming to cede sovereignty to a transitional Iraqi government. There is concern that

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The Western Sydney Peace Group wishes to invite you to attend a forum on: Refugees… and the Politics of Fear Guest Speakers: Tanya Plibersek MP (Federal Member for Sydney) Mark Goudkamp (Refugee Action Coalition NSW) Sally McManus (Executive President: Australian Services Union) Monday April 5 – 7:15pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church 86 Rooty Hill Rd North, Rooty Hill During the 2001 election, the

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The Western Sydney Peace Group would like to invite you to spend an evening with: ANDREW WILKIE Reflections on a year since his controversial resignation from the Office of National Assessment over Iraqi WMD’s Monday March 8 – 7:15pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church 86 Rooty Hill Rd North, Rooty Hill Andrew Wilkie, a senior intelligence officer with the Office of Nation Assessment, resigned only weeks

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Come and find out what the “Son of Star Wars” is, what it will do to Australia’s security and what the implications are of increasingly close ties between our military and that of America. How will it affect our long-term security? Will it make us a target in a large-scale war? Will it cause an arms race? How will the government find the billions of dollars to pay for it, and will our schools

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"What do Medicare reforms mean for me?" Monday November 10 7:15pm-9pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church, 84 Rooty Hill Rd Nth, Rooty Hill Guest Speaker is the President of the Combined Pensioners and Superannuates Association, Morrie Mifsud. Morrie is heavily involved in the fight to protect Medicare, and was on Blacktown Council for eight years. He will cover the federal governments plans to

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"Workplace Privacy: Who is watching you at work?" Monday October 13 7pm-9pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church, 84 Rooty Hill Rd Nth, Rooty Hill Cameron Murphy, President of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties will be speaking on the issues of video surveillance and email surveillance, as well as the recent trends towards biometrics to moniter workers. For more details contact Tim Vollmer on 0404 273313

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Free Trade and what it means for Australia. Around 10 members of the Western Sydney Peace Group heard Melanie Gillbank from Greens senator Kerry Nettle’s office explain the current bi-lateral Free Trade Agreement being negotiated between the US and Australia. Delegations from the two countries have met twice, and are meeting again on October 27. Both governments hope to have the agreement

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The Western Sydney Peace Group will be having a look at the World Trade Organisation and the issue of free trade. Monday September 8 7pm - 9pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church 86 Rooty Hill Rd Nth, Rooty Hill Come allong and hear from Melanie Gillbank from the Greens, as well as a speaker from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. Free trade and the WTO are at the core of the neo-liberal

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This is just some brief info for all of you who couldn't make the meeting on Monday August 11. There was a good turn out of regulars, and a few unfamiliar faces there to listen to Maha Habib, the wife of Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib, as well as his lawyer Stephen Hopper. They were extremely informative and gave a detailed history of the life, arrest and treatment of Mamdouh, giving some

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THE FORGOTTEN AUSTRALIANS: HICKS AND HABIB Monday August 11 7pm - 9pm Rooty Hill Uniting Church 86 Rooty Hill Rd Nth, Rooty Hill Come and hear about the plight of two Australian Citizens who have been detained for more than a year and a half without being charged, tried, or given any legal rights. These two men are alleged terrorists fighting with al-Qaida, however, there has still not been

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Demand justice for David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib, the two Australians who are being detained indefinitely by the US. This is unjust, illegal, and would not be accepted from any other nation on earth. We need a fair and impartial trial for both men, with proper legal council, so that if they have committed a crime they can be punished, and if they have not they can be imediately repatriated to

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