Trade and Global Justice Events Around Australia

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Victoria ; New South Wales ; Western Australia ; Queensland ; South Australia ; Tasmania ; ACT; NT

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Victoria

* Wed 6 Aug, 5:30–7:30pm - Public Forum: Trade & Development in the Pacific: A First Hand Account

Fe’iloakitau Kaho Tevi is the General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC), based in Fiji, which links the major Christian denominations of the Pacific Islands region. The PCC has taken a leading role in addressing issues of social, cultural and environmental concern. He has been involved in civil society initiatives to address the potential economic and social impacts of regional trade agreements. Fei has long been involved in regional civil society initiatives to address the potential economic and social impacts of regional trade agreements, including the forthcoming PACER agreement with Australia and New Zealand. He will discuss Australia’s engagement with the region on issues of trade and economic justice and the potential role for civil society. Fei will be joined in this free public lecture by Alison Tate, the International Officer with the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Alison will bring a union perspective on Australia’s economic relations with our Pacific neighbours. WHERE: Oxfam Australia National Office, 132 Leicester Street, Carlton. Drinks and Nibbles provided from 5:30pm

* Sat 30 Aug, 8pm - Maude Barlow: Parched: the Politics of Water

Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization, and the co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, working internationally for the right to water. She serves on the boards of the International Forum on Globalization and Food and Water Watch, as well as being a Councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council. Maude Barlow will be discussing the global politics of water on a panel with John Quiggin, Paul Sinclair and Gwynne Dyer. WHERE: RMIT Capitol Theatre, Swanston Street, Melbourne. Tickets: $25.00 / $22.00 concession. Bookings: Through the Melbourne Writers' Festival - www.mwf.com.au or Ph: 1300 722 211.

New South Wales

* Thurs 7th Aug, 6 - 7.30pm - Public Forum: Australia, the Pacific, Trade Agreements and Economic Justice

Fe’iloakitau Kaho Tevi is the General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC), based in Fiji, which links the major Christian denominations of the Pacific Islands region. The PCC has taken a leading role in addressing issues of social, cultural and environmental concern. He has been involved in civil society initiatives to address the potential economic and social impacts of regional trade agreements. Fei has long been involved in regional civil society initiatives to address the potential economic and social impacts of regional trade agreements, including the forthcoming PACER agreement with Australia and New Zealand. He will discuss Australia’s engagement with the region on issues of trade and economic justice and the potential role for civil society. WHERE: LHMU Conference Room, Level 8, 187 Thomas Street, HAYMARKET, SYDNEY. If you would like to participate please RSVP Dee@actu.asn.au or ph: (03) 9664.7339

* Wed 3 Sept, 6:30pm - Maude Barlow: The Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water

Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization, and the co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, working internationally for the right to water. She serves on the boards of the International Forum on Globalization and Food and Water Watch, as well as being a Councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council. Here she will speak on her new book The Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. WHERE: The Eastern Avenue Auditorium, Camperdown Campus, University of Sydney. Tickets: $20.00/$15.00 concession Bookings: Please book online at www.seymour.usyd.edu.au/boxoffice/program or phone the Seymour Centre Box Office on 02 9351 7940

* Thurs 4 Sept, 1pm - Maude Barlow: The Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water

Maude Barlow will speak on her new book, The Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. WHERE: Ashfield Library Level 3 Civic Centre 260 Liverpool Rd Ashfield. Bookings: Free event, no bookings required. For any enquiries please call (02) 9716 1810.

Western Australia

* Mon 1 Sept, 6pm - Maude Barlow: The Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water

Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization, and the co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, working internationally for the right to water. She serves on the boards of the International Forum on Globalization and Food and Water Watch, as well as being a Councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council. As part of the Institute of Advanced Studies lecture series, Maude will speak on her new book The Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. WHERE: Social Sciences Lecture Theatre, University of Western Australia. Bookings: Free event, no bookings required. All enquiries to email: ias@admin.uwa.edu.au or Ph: 08 6488 1340.

Queensland

* Tues 2 Sept, 6 for 6:30pm - Maude Barlow: The Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water

Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization, and the co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, working internationally for the right to water. She serves on the boards of the International Forum on Globalization and Food and Water Watch, as well as being a Councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council. Here she will speak on her new book The Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. WHERE: Irish Club, 175 Elizabeth St, Brisbane. Tickets: $15.00, concession $12.00, bulk purchase $10.00 (6+) Bookings: Tickets available from Avid Reader Bookshop: Ph: 07 3846 3422, Coaldrakes Milton bookstore Ph: 07 3367 0559, Fortitude Valley Ph: 07 3854 0188 and The American Bookstore Ph: 07 3229 4677.

South Australia

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