Upcoming Events
Saturday 25 November, 1.30 – 4.30 pm: Evaluating the G20 – Key Issues and the Implications for Us. Speakers: Tim Colebatch, economics editor for The Age, and John Langmore, former Director for UN Social Policy and Development and now Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne. At the parish hall, St. Ignatius Church, 326 Church St. Richmond.
Saturday – Sunday 25-26 November, 9:30 am – 4.30 pm: "Engage: exploring nonviolent living" is a program of Pace e Bene (pah-chay bay-nay) Nonviolence Service. It will be run as a two-day program for learning, practicing and experimenting with the power of creative nonviolence to transform our lives and our world. Brendan McKeague of Pace e Bene Australia will be facilitating the course. The Den, 116 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. Cost: $60 for both days, $40 for Saturday only. Further info: smoyle@inspiral.org.au
Thursday 30 November 6 pm for 7 pm: Fourth Annual Herb Feith Lecture: Contemplating Violence in Indonesia by Dr Ruth McVey, Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre, Corner Sturt Street and Southbank Boulevard. Dr McVey is Emeritus Reader in Southeast Asian Politics at the University of London. She received her PhD in Government at Cornell University and subsequently held positions at Yale University, the Center for International Studies at MIT, Cornell University and the School of Oriental & African Studies at the University of London RSVP to Tony.Donaldson@adm.monash.edu.au with Herb Feith Lecture 2006 in subject line.
Friday 1 December, 1.00 - 2.00 pm: Julian Burnside to deliver the Van Nguyen Memorial Lecture on Australia and the Death Penalty. State Library of Victoria Theatrette, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne (Enter via La Trobe Street). No registration but places will be allocated on a first come basis. Further information: Maja Maunic, Australia Lawyers Alliance, Ph: 02 9258 7700, Email: seminars@lawyersalliance.com.au
Sunday 3 December, 10.30 am: The Long Walk 2006 - We walk together to unite all Australians. Start: Junction Oval - Albert Park, Melbourne Cost: $15 per person. In November 2004 AFL legend and Aboriginal activist Michael Long, fed up with the plight of his people, set out to walk from his home in Melbourne to meet with Prime Minister John Howard in Canberra. It was a statement of strength, leadership and inspiration. It was a step towards uniting all Australians. In December 2005, over 10,000 people joined Michael and the original walkers on the path to change. It was the start of a new tradition. In 2006 the tradition continues. On Sunday 3 December, join thousands of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians on The Long Walk 2006. Take the first step and register now! www.thelongwalk.com.au
Tuesday – Wednesday 12 – 13 December: International Conference: The Politics of Empire and the Culture of Dialogue – Intellectual and Organisational Signposts for the Future, La Trobe University Centre for Dialogue, Bundoora Campus. Speakers include: Prof Ashis Nandy, Dr Chandra Muzaffar, Prof Majid Tehranian, Prof Wayne Hudson, Prof Gary D. Bouma, Dr Philip Darby, Dr Fabio Petito, Prof Desmond Cahill, Prof Manfred Steger, Prof Toh Swee-Hin, Dr Richard Shapcott, Prof Joseph Camilleri, Prof Zhang Longxi, Prof Jon Goldberg-Hiller and Dr Michael T. Seigel. For more information email: dialogue@latrobe.edu.au or phone 9479 1893
Saturday – Sunday 25-26 November, 9:30 am – 4.30 pm: "Engage: exploring nonviolent living" is a program of Pace e Bene (pah-chay bay-nay) Nonviolence Service. It will be run as a two-day program for learning, practicing and experimenting with the power of creative nonviolence to transform our lives and our world. Brendan McKeague of Pace e Bene Australia will be facilitating the course. The Den, 116 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. Cost: $60 for both days, $40 for Saturday only. Further info: smoyle@inspiral.org.au
Thursday 30 November 6 pm for 7 pm: Fourth Annual Herb Feith Lecture: Contemplating Violence in Indonesia by Dr Ruth McVey, Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre, Corner Sturt Street and Southbank Boulevard. Dr McVey is Emeritus Reader in Southeast Asian Politics at the University of London. She received her PhD in Government at Cornell University and subsequently held positions at Yale University, the Center for International Studies at MIT, Cornell University and the School of Oriental & African Studies at the University of London RSVP to Tony.Donaldson@adm.monash.edu.au with Herb Feith Lecture 2006 in subject line.
Friday 1 December, 1.00 - 2.00 pm: Julian Burnside to deliver the Van Nguyen Memorial Lecture on Australia and the Death Penalty. State Library of Victoria Theatrette, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne (Enter via La Trobe Street). No registration but places will be allocated on a first come basis. Further information: Maja Maunic, Australia Lawyers Alliance, Ph: 02 9258 7700, Email: seminars@lawyersalliance.com.au
Sunday 3 December, 10.30 am: The Long Walk 2006 - We walk together to unite all Australians. Start: Junction Oval - Albert Park, Melbourne Cost: $15 per person. In November 2004 AFL legend and Aboriginal activist Michael Long, fed up with the plight of his people, set out to walk from his home in Melbourne to meet with Prime Minister John Howard in Canberra. It was a statement of strength, leadership and inspiration. It was a step towards uniting all Australians. In December 2005, over 10,000 people joined Michael and the original walkers on the path to change. It was the start of a new tradition. In 2006 the tradition continues. On Sunday 3 December, join thousands of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians on The Long Walk 2006. Take the first step and register now! www.thelongwalk.com.au
Tuesday – Wednesday 12 – 13 December: International Conference: The Politics of Empire and the Culture of Dialogue – Intellectual and Organisational Signposts for the Future, La Trobe University Centre for Dialogue, Bundoora Campus. Speakers include: Prof Ashis Nandy, Dr Chandra Muzaffar, Prof Majid Tehranian, Prof Wayne Hudson, Prof Gary D. Bouma, Dr Philip Darby, Dr Fabio Petito, Prof Desmond Cahill, Prof Manfred Steger, Prof Toh Swee-Hin, Dr Richard Shapcott, Prof Joseph Camilleri, Prof Zhang Longxi, Prof Jon Goldberg-Hiller and Dr Michael T. Seigel. For more information email: dialogue@latrobe.edu.au or phone 9479 1893
posted by Pax Christi @ Tuesday, November 21, 2006
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