Previous Events

27 March
Marrickville/Newtown organising meeting

Regular meetings in Newtown and Marrickville

23 March
Emergency peace rally Belmore Park 12:30pm

Emergency rally. March to the Domain.

20 March
Emergency anti-war rally Sydney Town Hall 5pm

Start of war emergency rally. March to Circular Quay.

13 March
Marrickville/Newtown organising meeting

Regular meetings in Newtown and Marrickville

10-24 March
Axis of Hope: Series of 3 Public Forums

Speakers include Carmen Lawrence, William Blum (author of Rogue State), Tom Uren.

• Monday 10th March: Human Rights (Carmen Lawrence, Nurdin Abdul Rahman, Olga Havnen)
  
• Thursday 20th March: Environment (Jacqui Katona, Anuradha Mittal, Helena Norberg-Hodge)
• Monday 24th March: Peace (William Blum, Karen Flick, Maree O’Halloran, Tom Uren)

Each forum is from 6-8:30pm at UTS Great Hall (entry by donation). For more information: wwww.international.activism.uts.edu.au. Call James 9514 2714 or Vince 0438 800 244.

8 March
International Women’s Day: Saturday

Next international action against the War: Peace, Justice, Diversity, Solidarity - Women Against War and Racism

Assemble 11 am, Sydney Town Hall, march to Belmore Park.

6 March
Joint Marrickville/Newtown meeting

Joint Marrickville/Newtown meeting to organise the Enmore Park Peace Festival. 7pm, The Crypt, Cnr of Bedford & Station Sts, Newtown.

Friday 21 Feb
Women for Peace March

12:30pm Hyde Park
A Peaceful lunch-time assembly of Women of Sydney will march against the war. Assemble at Hyde Park North (near Archibald Fountain) at 12.30 to march silently at 12.45 to State Parliament House, Macquarie St under a single large banner "Women for Peace- No Australian Involvement". more info

Thursday 20 Feb
7pm Marrickville Organising Meeting

The Crypt, St Joseph Church
Corner of Bedford & Station Sts Newtown
All concerned residents welcome

Thursday 20 Feb
Thanks but no Tanks

Join us for a national boycott of petrol stations. This will send a message to our government, George Bush and the rest of the world that a war on Iraq over oil is unjust and unjustifiable. more info

Sunday 16 Feb
12pm Sydney Rally

Walk Against The War
Hyde Park north (fountain)
Tens of thousands are again expected for Sydney's second major anti-war protest, part of an international weekend of action.

Thursday 13 Feb
7pm Marrickville Organising Meeting

The Crypt, St Joseph Church
Corner of Bedford & Station Sts Newtown

Thursday 6 Feb
7pm Film night of John Pilger's

"Killing the Children of Iraq"
The Crypt, St Joseph Church
Corner of Bedford & Station Sts Newtown
Refreshments provided

Saturday 1 Feb
12pm Sikorsky Rally

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (a US subsidiary of the United Technologies Corporation) manufactures military helicopters (Blackhawk, Seahawk, Comanche, Apache) used by the US and Australian armies. Protest the role of the military industrial connection at the local parts distribution centre, near Alexandria canal.
Meet 12pm Newtown Square, (opposite Newtown Train Station)
March to factory at Alexandria (approx 2km)
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