Let's Talk About West Papua SYDNEY The Australian government is aiding the Indonesian police and military. They are refusing to tell you how your taxes pay for the Indonesia Military to conduct training, intelligence operations, joint exercises, and weapons and ammunition. The Indonesian military and police kill, torture, arrest and displace West Papuans, your neighbours. Hear first-hand accounts of this…
Commemorating 70 Years of Nakba The Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine presents its annual Nakba commemoration event, which this year features a presentation by Dr Ramzy Baroud, a US-based Palestinian journalist, writer and media consultant who will speak about his latest book, The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story. The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story tells the story of modern…
This free event is part of Dr Ramzy Baroud's Australian and New Zealand tour in May when he will speak in Sydney at 3 events to mark the 70th Commemoration of the Nakba. Challenging both academic and popular takes on Palestinian history, Dr. Ramzy Baroud unearths the deep commonalities within the story of Palestine, ones that draw the people together…
Galipoli Centenary Peace Campaign (GCPC) invites the public to an Anzac Day Reflection on Wednesday 25 April 2018 between 10.00am and 11.00am in Richardson’s Lookout – Marrickville Peace Park (cnr Richards Avenue & Holt Crescent in Marrickville 2204). GCPC was formed to confront many of the misconceptions about Australia’s war experience, especially those associated with the Anzac legend. We reject…
Joan Beaumont - Serving Our Country - Thursday 19th April In conversation with Mick Dodson and Karen Mundine, CEO of Reconciliation Australia After decades of silence, Serving Our Country is the first comprehensive history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s participation in the Australian defence forces, edited by Joan Beaumont & Allison Cadzow. While Indigenous Australians have enlisted in…