Popular Melbourne band The Conch are among those appearing at this fund-raising gig, supporting the campaign against APDSE, a major arms fair planned to open in Adelaide on Remembrance Day, 11 November 2008. Venue: Trades Hall, corner of Lygon and Victoria streets in Carlton Time and date: 7pm Saturday 21 June
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Long Dark Night of the Arms Trade concert 21 June 2008
Nuclear diplomacy update
MAPW Victorian Branch bimonthly briefing: Report back from Geneva NPT meeting
Militarisation: Guam and Pacific
Workshop and panel discussions with Chamoru activists from Guahan (Guam). Lisa Natividad and Julian Aguon are campaigning against new US military bases, and for indigenous self-determination for their Micronesian island. The workshop will include panels, presentations and action planning on US bases and militarisation in Australia, Japan and the Pacific.
MAPW briefing: Reports from Afghanistan, India
MAPW Victorian Branch hosts two guest speakers to report back from recent trips abroad. Medical student Ashraf Tokhi will speak about a recent family visit to Kabul, Afghanistan, and the impact of conflict on every-day life. With pictures.
Film: Japan’s Peace Constitution
This documentary film explores the origins of the Japanese Constitution, focusing on the significance of its peace clauses, featuring 12 interviews with leading thinkers including Noam Chomsky, Beate Sirota Gordon and John Dower. Presented by Japanese for Peace.