BRISBANE (and beyond)
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August 2005

? (date tba): Oxfam UQ, , at UQ. "Development Talk" on HIV/AIDS

? (date tba): Chris Nineham (U2), member of Respect, Stop the War Coalition, Globalise Resistance, speaks on 'Revolution in the 21st Century'

? (date tba): The Big Issue film fundraiser. See http://www.bigissue.org.au (Sabina, 32203775)

1st Aug: Blowin' in the Wind New doco on depleted uranium weapons. Mon, 7 pm, Regent Theatre, Brisbane Mall

2nd Aug: NZ Greens, Avid Reader, West End, 6:30 pm

3rd Aug: QEAN meeting, 6:30-8:30 pm at FOE, West End.

5th Aug: Humphrey McQueen: Against anti-union laws meeting. Tues. 6:30 pm, Activist Centre, 74B Wickham St, Valley

6th Aug: Phyllis Bennis, US writer, political activist on Mid East. 1:30 pm Central City Library theatrette, City Plaze, Adelaide St, Bris.

6th Aug: Hiroshima Day Rally 4 Peace and Justice. Candlelight procession. Sat. 5 pm King George Square.

6th Aug: Brisbane Folk Festival. Broadway Hotel, Woolloongabba. All day.

7th Aug: The Wall (film). QPSC (Qld Palestinian Solidarity Campaign) A very well-reviewed film called "Wall" - re the Separation Wall of course - is to be shown Sunday 7th August at 7.30pm at the Regent 3 - part of the Brisbane Film Festival.

7th-8th Aug: Wild Rivers. Public meeting 2pm, Visy Bar; 3 pm Party Spark Bar (The Wilderness Society)

8th Aug: Dialogue with Carah Ong of Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, "Security and Sustainability: Is a nuclear future the answer?" Justice Place, Abingdon St, Gabba. Joan 38559497

8th Aug: Talisman Sabre Peace Convergence. 10 Peace Activist Court in Rockhampton.

8th-12th Aug: Homelessness Week

9th Aug: Phyllis Bennis Peace Seminar. 12-2 pm. Info Anna Bartos, Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, UQ.

9th Aug: Carah Ong Just Peace Rally 4 Peace, 7 pm, TLC, Peel St.

10th Aug: Speak Up! Greens free English language project. Ideas and organisation meeting.

10th Aug: NDA against VSU, 2pm King George Square.

13th Aug: Film Venezuela Bolivariana. 6:30 pm Activist Centre, 74B Wickham St, Valley

14th-17th Aug: International Engaging Communities Conference, Brisbane

18th Aug: Turtles Can Fly. 6:30 for 7 pm http://www.rac-qld.org ($15/$12)

18th Aug: Corporations in Iraq, 7 pm St Mary's Parish House, 20 Merivale St, Bris.

20th Aug: Chatsworth and Redcliffe by-election

20th Aug: Boombana Revegetation with NPAQ and Greens

24th Aug: Human Rights Public Forum with Just Rights Qld. (justrights.org) 6 pm, Riverside Centre

25th Aug: NDA against VSU

27th Aug: Tampa Day. 1 pm Roma Street Forum

27th Aug: Dr Rosemary Webb, "Collaborative women: industrial reorganising and the sex divide in Sydney's inter-war years" Brisbane Labour History Assoc. (BLHA) 3 pm, Graduate Studies Centre (Griffith Uni) South Bank.

27th-29th Aug: Sydney Social Forum

30th Aug: Protest Forbes Global CEO Conference, Sydney Opera House; BUS LEAVING BRISBANE 29th AUG -- RETURNING 1ST SEPTEMBER.

 

September 2005

? (date tba): Activist Outbreak. QEAN (Qld Enviro Activist Network). North and central Q, schools and unis, -- ongoing focus

4th Sep: Anarchy in the Afternoon. Public discussion 12pm-1pm. Paradise Park, Highgate Hill.

4th Sep: Just Peace AGM  Brian Hoepper speaking. 2pm-5pm. Ahimsa House

4th Sep: Civility Outbreak. South Leagues Club, West End.

10th Sep: Make Poverty History. UN review of Millennium Development goals. Oxfam events.

10th Sep: Brisbane Eco Village Discovery Day. Northey St. 10am-2 pm. www.ecovillbris.cjb.net

16th-18th Sep: Wild Spaces Film Festival. Friends of the Earth.

23rd-25th Sep: Marxism 05. Sydney

24th Sep: Boombana Revegetetation Project (NPEAN & Greens)

 

October 2005

? (date tba): Nobel Peace Prize winners to be selected in October.  See http://www.1000peacewomen.org  and look for Zohl de Ishtar et al

? (date tba) Late Oct, International Solidarity (QCM) Conference.

1st Oct: Brisbane Social Forum Reactivate

Week 1: Anti-IR legislation activities

Week 2: Just Peace Speakers Forum, TLC, 7 pm

                Mental Health Week (2nd week Oct)

8th Oct: International Lesbian Day

9th-10th Oct: Brisbane-Gold Coast Bike Ride. Contact Bicycle Queensland.

22nd Oct: Boombana Revegetation Project (NPAQ, Greens)

28th Oct. Reclaim the Night ("Stop Violence Against Women" et al, 33912573; 33910004 to be involved)

 

November 2005

? (date tba): Pine Gap Lease Renewal actions

18th-20th Nov: Melbourne Social Forum

19th Nov: Boombana Revegetation Project (NPAQ, Greens) jasoncooney@fastmail.com.au

25th Nov: White Ribbon Day for International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women (http://www.whiteribbonday.gov.au/)

 

December 2005

1st Dec: West Papua Independence Day

1st Dec: World AIDS day

1st-10th Dec: Dr Owens Saro-Wiwa, Friends of the Earth, climate justice tour, East Coast.

10th Dec: Human Rights Day dinner -- Amnesty International.

10th Dec: Make Poverty History WTO Summit. World trade and subsidies/fair trade events. oxfamuq@hotmail.com

10th Dec: Antar Sea of Hands

13th Dec: International Day of Action on Climate Change

31st Dec: Stolen wages deadline for lodging legal complaints against acceptance of Qld. Govt's.stolen wages offer.

26th Dec-2nd Jan: Woodford Folk Festival

 

January 2006

? (date tba): ASEN & QEAN training camp, NSW.

7th-13th Jan: Ananda Mela (=Festival of Bliss) Stanthorpe, Qld.

26th Jan: Invasion Day. Aussie Tent Embassy Corrobboree

 

March 2006

? (date tba): Stolenwealth Games (during Commonwealth Games, Aboriginal Tent Embassy)

? (date tba): Palm Sunday Rally for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament

8th Mar: International Women's Day

20th Mar: International Day of Action against the War in Iraq, King George Square, Bris. (Stop the War coalition)

29th Mar - 2nd April: The Ideas Festival South Bank, Brisbane

 

April 2006

29th Mar - 2nd April: The Ideas Festival South Bank, Brisbane

26th Apr: Chernobyl Day

 

May 2006

? (date tba) (2nd week): Disability Mental Health and Prison Conference

1st May: Labor Day

2nd-9th May: Antar Qld Conference -- Townsville

26th May: Sorry Day

 

June 2006

? (date tba) (Queens Birthday): Dreaming Festival

5th Jun: World Environment Day  (Gecko Do)

26th Jun: LBGTQ Pride Festival and Fair Day

 

July 2006

1st-5th Jul: NAIDOC week

Week 2: Students of Sustainability (SoS) - Qld Activist Network - QEAN.

Week 3: Eco Politics Association Conference

29th Jul: Brisbane International Film Festival

 

 

 

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