News wrap: 16 September 2024
A brief wrap of MAPW news and events.
Tag Gaza
From deadly attacks in Gaza to a Melbourne vigil for the children
MAPW and HCW4Palestine Vic hold a vigil as part of actions against Land Forces 2024.
Israeli physicians remind us: protection of Gaza’s children is a human obligation
The care and protection of children is arguably the greatest responsibility of every human being. It cuts across cultural, political, religious, and every other divide. It applies in times of war, peace, and everything in between
News wrap: 20 August 2024
A brief wrap of MAPW news and events.
MAPW, HSAPW call for UniMelb to Drop Actions Against Students
In a letter to the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor, MAPW and HSAPW call for disciplinary action against students involved in activism for Gaza be dropped.
Transparency? Melbourne University Disclosures on Weapons Links Stir More Questions
Student protestors forced UniMelb to disclose information - but is the picture complete?
ARENA Magazine: Class Warfare
ARENA mag carries Dr Jenny Ground's piece on weapons companies in Education.
Advocacy to Ahpra on Practitioner’s Rights and Obligations
Since November 2023, MAPW has been engaging with Ahpra to defend health practitioners' right to advocate for people in Gaza.
Attacks on Rafah ‘safe zone’ are abhorrent
People in Gaza have been systematically and forcibly displaced at a mass scale, repeatedly ‘evacuated’ through ‘safe routes’ into ‘humanitarian zones’ where – rather than being protected - they have been subjected to attack.
Environmental effects of war on Gaza
Mounting evidence suggests Israel has conducted intentional, indiscriminate, and disproportionate attacks against the environment in Gaza.