This event is now going to be at 12.00 on the Saturday following the invasion anniversary. Sue Bolton will have the latest details: 0413 377 978
Solutions
Bob Brown – winner of the 2009 Australian Peace Prize
Meeting: Troops out of Afghanistan
A meeting to begin calling for Australian troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan.The Australian and US governments are increasing military intervention in Afghanistan, extending the war into Pakistan When: Tuesday 18 August, 6.30pm Where: Evatt Room, Trades Hall Contact: Sue 0413-377-978 or Tony 0409-709-960
Forum: Who will stop nuclear next use?
Australia-Japan civil society cooperation for nuclear disarmament. This forum is part of five days of activitites. Speakers: – Rolf Ekeus, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – Gareth Evans, Co-chair, International Commission of Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament
Asia beyond conflict: workshop
This workshop examines the history of the East Asian region and how that has come to play a central role in international debates, and goes through means of promoting regional historical reconciliation.
The Future Is In Our Hands: UN conference
This conference will aim to provide an opportunity to address how the rights of indigenous peoples, as contained in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, are respected or have been violated. Many brilliant speakers (see list below) will be speaking at the conference.