Peoples International Observers Mission – 2010
A total of eight Australians attended the Peoples International Observers Mission this year. Most of those people came from Melbourne. But two of us, Prof. Gill Boehringer and myself came from Sydney.
When I applied to participate in the PIOM 2010, the organizers provided a list of areas that they [...] [...more]
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Philippines-Australia Solidarity Association
– Public Meeting 16 July 2010 –
Reports on grass roots activism and the peoples movements in the Philippines.
Shirley Winton – ISA delegate from CWU (Communication Workers’ Union – Victoria P & T)
In late April to early May we spent three weeks in the Philippines, one week attending the KMUs 26th [...] [...more]
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In late April to early May we spent three weeks in the Philippines, one week attending the KMUs 26th International Solidarity Affair (ISA) as part of a delegation of 8 Australian trade unionists. (The KMU is the biggest federation of unions in the Philippines.)
by Shirley Winton – ISA delegate from CWU (Communication Workers’ Union – Victoria P & T) [...more]
I was listening to the news sometime in March and heard of the persistence of the Australian government to get the facts about the death of Britt Laptorne, an Australian who was holidaying in Croatia. [...more]
IT IS ALREADY MIDDAY when we arrive at Allan and JR’s house on an eight hour road trip from Melbourne to Murray Bridge, South Australia. The sun is high and the pale texture of the ground reflects the brightness of the daylight. Dry winds brush onto my face as I get off the car to greet the boys of Murray Bridge. [...more]
The Philippines held national elections on Monday, 10 May 2010. These elections were both significant and the ‘same old, same old’. [...more]
Migrante Melbourne, Gabriela Australia and Philippines Australia Solidarity Association (PASA) once again participated and marched together with other ethnic community groups, trade union, workers, members and organisers, friends, family and supporters on the May Day rally held in Melbourne on 2nd of May. [...more]
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