Australian Peace Committee (SA) Inc.

 Contact/Feedback | Membership | APC Site Map | Site updated 10 November 2008

 

APC-SA Newsletter No 11 & 12 November/December 2004

APC end of year get together

There will be an end of year APC event held on Sunday December 12th from 2pm. Ring the APC on 8177 0490 for details.

New Star Wars video A Space4Peace

APC has received a new video from the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. It is a 38 minute documentary about the movement for peace in space and the role of the new Star Wars Missilie program at Vandenberg Air Force Base in the USA. It features Helen Caldicott, Loring Wirbel (author of Star Wars: US Tools of Global Dominance) and Phil Coyle, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense. $12 per copy to APC (SA) Inc. 11 South Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000 Bulk copies $10 each.

Peace Schools

Our Lady of the Rosary school at Kenmore in Brisbane have launched a Peace Project to encourage people of the world to think and act peacefully. The children of OLR would like to share their project with you and ask you to participate. Visit the website for resources and activities to promote PEACE.

http://www.olrkenmore.qld.edu.au

EPA will use poor kids as guinea pigs in new study on pesticides

The Enviromental Protection Agency led by Bush appointees plans to launch a new study in which participating low income families will have their children exposed to toxic pesticides over the course of two years. 

http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa-alert.htm

The Coalition for Women's Human Rights in Conflict Situations launches it's website.

The Coalition for Women's Human Rights in Conflict Situations was launched in 1996 and aims to promote the adequate prosecution of perpetrators of crimes of gender violence against women in transitional justice systems based in Africa, in order to create precedents that recognise violence against women in conflict situations and help find ways to obtain justice for women survivors of sexual violence.

www.womensrightscoalition.org

Watchdog group raps proposed defense policy for Japan

www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.p15?nn20041123a8.htm

ACFID prepares for UN Commission on Human Rights

The Australian Council for International Development is determining the key issues to put to the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights which will be held in Geneva in March-April 2005. ACFID is preparing for a series of roundtable meetings with relevant government departments later in 2004 and early 2005 together with a range of NGOs working on human rights issues. Organisations taking an interest in the Commission and wa

Reconciliation document for discussion

Non government organisations, individuals and reconciliation and human rights groups are examining a draft treaty document aimed at the "comprehensive settlement of the South Australian problem" which incorporates the basic measures of a Charter or Bill of Human Rights. The drafting process is a work in progress and is at the feedback stage. For more information contact the APC.

Are N weapons in "safe hands" asks Blix

Hans Blix is now leading efforts to prevent nuclear weapons from falling into the hands of "rogue states and terrorists". For a full text of his comments: http://www.maximsnews.com/hansblix21november2004.htm

US proposes to Smart Bomb Australia

Close defence between Australia and the US will involve major military exercises on Australian soil, especially in the Shoalwater Bay training area of Central Queensland. The US is expected to apply for agreement to test Smart Bombs. See http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2004/s1235635.htm

 

Back to Top

A Peace of the Action

Radio program A Peace of the Action is dedicated to commentary on peace and social justice issues. 
Radio Adelaide 101.5FM every Sunday at 12.30.

Ron Gray Human Rights Foundation

Click here for more information about the RGHRF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opinions expressed on this website do not necessarily reflect those of the APC

This site Copyright of the Australian Peace Committee , contact APC-SA