Socialist Alliance Canberra

upcoming events

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This Saturday (February 6) is the Multi Cultural Festival in Civic, we will be campaigning near the roundabout, please come and join in! We need as much help as possible to talk to as many people as possible at this big all-day event.

Politics in the Pub “Did Copenhagen sink Tuvalu?” will be held 6pm, Tuesday, 9 February at the Uni Bar (17 London Circuit) - organised by the Australia Institute.

The speaker will be Ian Fry, who represented Tuvalu at the Copenhagen negotiations. Tuvalu spearheaded the drive by 105 countries for a target of 350 ppml of CO2 and 1.5 degrees which was strongly resisted by the US, Russia, Australia, the UK, Canada and other developed nations.With CO2 levels on track to exceed 450 pp ml and two degrees and therefore taking us beyond a 50/50 chance of runaway global warming, the first casualties will Tuvalu, Maldives, Kiribati and other low lying islands.

The next Canberra Socialist Alliance branch meeting will be this coming Wednesday February 10, 6.30pm at the Activist Centre.

the crisis in Haiti

for background see John Pilger's article "The Kidnapping of Haiti" (reprinted in Green Left Weekly)

involving young people in Socialist Alliance (plans for ANU OWeek)

Socialist Alliance finances (in the context of the merger from the DSP, and an election year)

Alliance Voices Volume 9, No 1, January 2009

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Alliance Voices
Socialist Alliance Discussion Bulletin & National Newsletter

alliancevoices.blogspot.com

Download pdf version for printing (National edition)

Current Issue -- Volume 9, No 1, January 2009

NEWS:Build the campaign against the Israeli attacks on Gaza
The Alliance has been very active around the country building the protest movement against the Gaza slaughter. Check out our perspectives and consider what else we can do.
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NEWS:Illawarra Socialist Alliance in the media (again!)..
The IIlawarra branch of the Alliance is in the news again! This time over its engagment with two local campaisgns. Thsi time too, its a victory in one of these.
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NEWS:Sixth National Conference strengthens Socialist Alliance for challenges ahead
We all couldn't make it to the SA's national conference. For those who missed out and even for those who were there, here's a recap on the conference with some resources and photoes to showcase its significance.
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DOCUMENTS:Socialist Alliance Constitution (2008)
Atr the conference we can change the SA's constrition and we did at this one. Heres;' an updated version of our constitution that now governs our procedures.
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DOCUMENTS:Draft Minutes of the Socialist Alliance -- Sixth National Conference.
The minutes of the conference as recorded over the two days of deliberations.
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Converge on Canberra Posters

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Here are the posters for the upcoming Indigenous Convergence on Canberra. Please download the posters and print off copies for distribution in your area.

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Converge on Canberra

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Download leaflet for printing and distribution

Socialist Alliance ACT Branch details

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Canberra branch

Phone: 0403 964 247 | Email: canberra@socialist-alliance.org
Street address: Resistance Centre, 3/25 Lonsdale Street, Braddon ACT.
Mailing address: PO Box 196, Canberra City 2601

Farida Iqbal in the seat of Fraser

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Farida Iqbal
FRASER

FARIDA IQBAL lives in Dickson and is working on a PhD thesis on violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) youth. She has been an activist for about ten years, campaigning mainly around anti-nuclear issues and same sex marriage.

In 2002 she helped to organise a large contingent from Perth to attend a national peace convergence at Pine Gap. In 2006 she helped to organise a series of protests in the ACT for same sex civil unions. She is currently helping to organise the Walk Against Warming in Canberra, and is an activist in the Canberra Network for Democracy in Burma. She is particularly enthusiastic about organising among young people.

“The Howard government banned same sex marriage, and the Labor Party fell into line behind them! Our government is not only doing very little to stop the suffering, they are actually trying to cultivate it! This is a rich country. There is no need for this callous disregard for human
life.”

“SA is a campaigning based party, we believe real change is based on the power of popular mobilisation. If elected I will use my political position to stand up for GLBT people, refugees, an end to war in the Middle East, workers rights, and for real solutions to climate change. I will continue to do this regardless of whether I am elected or not.”

Electioneering with the SA in Canberra

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Over the next 4 weeks we are running a series of campaign themes at our major stalls and speakouts. All are encouraged to join in and help out.

Below is the roster of the main campaign stalls and events.

For more details please call Karl 0403 964 247 or the activist centre on 6262 5924

If you would like leaflets or posters please call Andrew 0438 624744

CAMPAIGN STALLS

This SAT 27TH - Workers Rights Before Profits. Rip Up ALL Workchoices - Support the Victorian nurses
KIPPAX Shopping Centre and Lyneham Shops 10am-12noon

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1st - Ainslie shops 4-6pm.

SAT 3RD NOVEMBER - Legalise Same Sex Marriage - End the discrimination
JAMIESON Centre and ?, 10-12noon

Tuesday 6th Public Holiday
UnionsACT Picnic Day 9am-12:30pm Northbourne Oval Braddon

SAT 10TH - Climate Action Now
Gunghalin and Charnwood Shopping Centres, 10-12noon

Sunday 11th - Walk Against Warming
Youth Rally 1pm Glebe Park, marching to main rally - 2pm City Walk Fountain

THURSDAY 15th - Dickson shops, 4-6pm

SAT 17TH - Indigenous Land Rights, Not Land Grab
SPEAKOUT as part of National day of Action - Location to be determined

ELECTION DAY - Help make a difference on polling day.

A new vision for Australia

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