Category Archives: Community action

National workshops on nuclear weapons

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in partnership with the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) are holding four free workshops on nuclear weapons issues in February 2010 in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney. The New Clear Exchange workshop will be a dynamic mix of information and discussion about nuclear weapons issues. We hope to [...]

Global Movement to Support Tamil Refugees in Merak

100 Days and Counting… is an international call to action to support the Tamil refugees in Merak, Indonesia. In a show of solidarity across the world, demonstrations are being held to call on governments to end the “Indonesian Solution.” The Melbourne vigil will be held 18 January at 5:30 pm outside the State Library, on [...]

Beat for Peace in Sudan

In 2011, a referendum will determine whether or not the Southern region of Sudan becomes independent from the North. Experts fear that instability in the run-up to the referendum or its aftermath could reignite a civil war and cause massive human rights abuses unless international efforts are intensified to find a peaceful path through the [...]

5th Anniversary Celebration of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of Sudan