Humphrey McQueen on Korea and then Abolish nuclear weapons and then from the American Friends Service Committee and from the Guardian. McQueen: “I have resisted going here but given the hype and ignorance, I fear we shall need to lean on my little knowledge which remains a dangerous thing. First things first: THE BOMB. The [...]
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On Anzac
I object to “men at war” defining Australia. Why not union mateship? See at end update on first Adelaide union march for Anzacs in 1915 and the radical Simpson. My mother Jean Marshall theatre director was first to direct Alan Seymour’s wonderful play about generations of fathers/sons debating Anzac in “The One Day of the [...]
Unite Left
Unite the left to defeat corporate power and win a better world April 10, 2013 – 9:46 am secure jobs in a green future … CONFERENCE STATEMENT Unite the left to defeat corporate power and win a better world Austerity, union busting, disempowerment and accelerating climate change are the policies coming from corporate capitalism in [...]
Howard on trial for Iraq war
Howard on trial for Iraq I attended the Sydney protest against Howard’s lies on Iraq at the Intercontinental. Lowy Institute director Michael Fullilove said organisers were determined not to be deterred by an “anti-democratic minority.” Speakers were: STUART REES – Sydney Peace Foundation; Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney. DONNA [...]
Peace activities
Posts on peace activities. Steve Bell in the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/mar/15/steve-bell-iraq-war-video 1. “March 18th 2013 marks a decade of war in Iraq. In 2003 million’s of people marched around the world to say NO to war in Iraq and 70% of Australians opposed our involvement. Prime Minister John Howard had already made the decision to support [...]
War or defence?
I am publishing four submissions to the Minister of Defence’s DEFENCE WHITE PAPER 2013 1.MAPW “Thank you for the opportunity for the Medical Association for Prevention of War to make a submission to the development of the 2013 Defence White Paper (DWP). As an organisation of physicians and other health professionals concerned about the impact [...]
Vale Chavez
Seven commentaries on Chavez. 1. Achievements of Chavez and the Bolivarian revolution https://www.facebook.com/notes/tim-anderson/the-achievements-of-hugo-chavez-and-the-bolivarian-revolution-by-salim-lamrani/10151362339306234 2 The Secret Rise of 21st Century Democracy Wednesday, 20 February 2013 00:00 By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, from Truthout New economies based on greater democratic control, real representation and citizen participation are on the rise. There is much to be [...]
On IPAN and Tanter on our US bases
I have reposted earlier Richard Tanter on our US bases. Here is his latest analysis focussing on Des Ball’s pioneering research. “The “Joint Facilities” revisited – Desmond Ball, democratic debate on security, and the human interest”. But before that…Update: IPAN statement in Australian and here REMEMBERING IRAQ: AUSTRALIA MUST REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND PEACEFUL TEN years [...]
Endorse IPAN
Independent and Peaceful Australia Network Please sign and get endorsements by 4th February 2013 ‘Ten years ago in February 2003, unprecedented numbers of people joined the largest demonstrations in recorded history to oppose the invasion of Iraq. They were right; there were no weapons of mass destruction and war was not the answer. Learning from [...]
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