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2008

Israel/Palestine Forum. Christian perspectives on this key conflict.: Sunday 3 August 3 pm GA Wood Hall, Scots Church Bathurst St. Speakers: Professor Peter Boyce, Dr Lyndsay Farrall. Tas Council of Churches. Contact Ian 6223-1172.
Abolish nuclear weapons.: Wed 6 August 12:30 "Target X" display Town Hall Elizabeth/Macquarie St corner; Silent vigil; 1:15 Hiroshima commemoration speech by the Lord Mayor.
Sat 9 August 3 pm. Public Forum: Abolish nuclear weapons - is it possible? Town Hall Conference Room (Underneath the Town Hall; enter from Council offices car park off Ellizabeth St). Speakers from Mayors for Peace, UNAA, MAPW, WILPF, ALP, Greens, Liberal, Socialist Alliance. Discussion. Contact: Barry or Ian: 6223-1172.

Regular events

Hobart Peace Coalition, open discussion: Last Sunday of each month 2 pm, 6 Victoria St. All welcome.
Women in Black Town Hall steps vigil: Second Thursday of each month, 12:30-1:30.
Fourth Thursday of each month, 4:30 - 5:30.
Contact: Anne McConnell. 6239-1494.
WILPF at Women Tasmania,: 140 Macquarie St.; First Thursday 2:30. Contact: 6223-6152
UNAA at International House,: monthly, Second Friday, 1 pm. Secretary[_at_ ]unaatasmania.org
Anti-Poverty Coalition, Hobart: Third Tuesday of each month. 5:15 pm at International House, 4 Battery Square. Linley Grant
MAPW discussions over lunch: First Tuesday monthly, 12:30 - 2.
Timeless Way, Hunter St Hobart
Jenni Bond: 6231-3551.
Pause for Peace - interfaith gathering: Second Tuesday of each month.
Noon - 1 pm. Fifty and Better Centre, 108 Bathurst Street, Hobart. Terry Sussmilch, 0438 069 728

2008 Diary, with major events

Palm Sunday weekend:15-16 March: Peace rallies throughout Australia
Hobart Rally Saturday 15 March
Hiroshima/Nagasaki commemoration: 6 - 9 August
Eliminate nuclear weapons
Collaborate with Medact.
UN International Peace Day: 21 September
Celebrating peace
United Nations Day: 24 October
Human Rights Week: Around 10 December

Past events this year (Links will not be maintained) [ see also archives of previous years]

Action against gun violence: June 2-9. The Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence highlights the international campaign to stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms. The Week of Action is to raise awareness, campaign for better gun laws and push for stronger regulation of the international arms trade.
Earth Hour 2008: 29 March, 8 pm. It grew out of the Sydney Earth Hour that happened on 31 March 2007
Cluster bombs ban - Global Day of Action.: April 19 actions to promote the May 19-30 Dublin Diplomatic Conference where states will agree to adopt a draft convention banning cluster munitions. Visit the Wellington Conference and read the Conference Declaration (PDF:54 kB).
Peace rallies - Palm Sunday weekend: Saturday 15 March. 12:30 pm. Hobart Peace Rally, Parliament House lawns. Download PDF(266kB) or image(24kB) of poster. Download a handbill (500kB) with speaker details and links. Contact Duncan (0419 406 875).
Australian cities mostly have rallies on Palm Sunday.
March 15-22. End Iraq occupation - activities: International campaign led by UK Stop War Coalition.

2007:

Friday 19 May. Terry Hicks: -: Human Rights Issues in the War on Terror
7.30 pm. Stanley Burbury Theatre, University of Tasmania Organised: Amnesty International. Contact: 6223 3245
Fax 6223 3290 Entry by donation.
Unity for Peace - National Peace Activists Conference: May 26-27, Melbourne. $20 waged, $10 unwaged; $50 delegates. Contact 0418 316 310. Details and flyer.
May 1-4 Philippine "Street Children" will visit Hobart: They are with the Director of Bahay Tuluyan. They are available for school and community visits. Contact Mary: 0410 593 521.
Thurs 4 May. Make Poverty History - Breakfast: 7:30 am. Black Buffalo Motel (Cnr Federal/Letitia St), $20 or $15. Contact: Jonathon Pyefinch 6228 7604.
· Patricia Hopkins, a Tasmanian nurse who has spent six months volunteering at Nyakibale Hospital in south-west Uganda.
· Marc Pequero, a former street child of the Philippines who has spent eight years with Bahay Tuluyan (BT) and currently teaches children on the streets of Manila.
· Rachiel Neverio, head of the Children's Council for a BT Centre in the Philippines and who has stayed with BT since she was ten.
Bahay Tuluyan, a Filipino NGO that provides shelter, education, and care for street children in the Philippines, is visiting Tasmania. During this week they are conducting an advocacy tour, "Kids Views 2006" based on the United Nations Charter on the Rights of the Child. For information on the tour: Mary Blake on 0410 593 521
Mothers' Day Sunday 14 May.: A call of women for peace.
Make Trade Fair: Tue April 11, 1 - 1.45pm. Fair trade information session: Engineering Lecture Theatre, Univ of Tas, Contact: Todd Houstein, Engineers Without Borders Tasmania, 6226 2094. More info on Fair Trade from TCGL.
Tue 11 April: Volunteer Experiences - three stories: 6:30 pm. Quaker Meeting House Boa Vista Rd, North Hobart. "Gold coin donation". Speakers: Claire Buxton (Guyana), Helen Hortle (Broome, WA), Mary Blake (Philippines). Contact Helen or Mary: 0410 593 521.
Chernobyl - 26 April - 20th anniversary.: Watch for the poster display "20 years 20 lives".
Palm Sunday 9 April, Peace Vigil: 5 - 6 pm. Franklin Square Hobart. "Light a candle" for a peaceful world, on this traditional day of peace gatherings.
Wednesday 8th March International Women's Day: Breakfast at Hotel Grand Chancellor, 7.15 – 8.45 am. Guest speaker Judy Horacek.
Tickets: $27.50 from RHH Research Foundation, 6222 8088 Fax: 6222 7930, research.foundation{AT]dhhs.tas.gov.au
Women Tasmania 140-142 Macquarie St Hobart. 6233 2208
Broad Horizons Global Premiere 9 pm, 6 Victoria St Hobart: New radical women’s film festival [Details below]
Bookings: Heidi Douglas, ph 0401092 570. Entry $5; $3 concession.
Thurs 9th March 5.30-7pm IWD Soiree: Women Tasmania 140-142 Macquarie St, Hobart.
Hear K'nyaw Paw, a Karen Woman refugee who has been responsible for training at the Karen Young Women's Leadership School.
Gold coin Entry. Raffle, drinks, nibbles. RSVP Women Tasmania Mon 6 March-03 62332208
Supporters: International Women's Development Agency (IWDA) and Amnesty.
Friday 17 March: Iraq Occupation - 3 years now. How many more?: 4:30 pm gather at Franklin Square with banners and leaflets.

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