Events
Jan272011
Meeting: US-Australian war games
You are invited to a meeting to discuss responses by Sydney peace, environmental, social justice and solidarity organisations and individuals to the Talisman Sabre 2011 military exercises.
You are invited to a meeting to discuss responses by Sydney peace, environmental, social justice and solidarity organisations and individuals to the Talisman Sabre 2011 military exercises.
The Talisman Sabre war games, held every two years, are among the world’s largest military exercises, involving up to 30,000 Australian and American military personnel. Besides civilian facilities such as ports and airports, they use military training areas in Queensland, the NT, and areas of the Coral, Arafura and Timor Seas within Australia’s maritime zones and its Exclusive Economic Zone. A key locality for field training is the Shoalwater Bay Training Area whose waters are within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
For Talisman Sabre 2011 (the fifth exercise in the Talisman Sabre series), manoeuvres and live firing elements will be conducted over a two-week period from18 to 29 July. There will also be a period for the preparation of troops before the more intensive periods of training. Some training will take place in the USA.
Date: Thursday 3 February, 6pm
Venue: Level 1, NSW Teachers Federation, 23-33 Mary Street, Surry Hills
Contact: Denis on 0418 290 663 or [email protected]
For more information regarding issues of concern visit:
http://www.anti-bases.org/