Sydney region:
Tuesday, March 11, 6pm: Kings Cross ALP branch "Stop the sell-off" community forum. With Mark Diesendorf, Bob Walker and Betty Con Walker. Reg Murphy Hall, cnr Greenknowe Ave and Betty Bay Road, Elizabeth Bay. Ph Catherine 0421 562 056, Jo 0406 537 933.
Wednesday, March 12, 6.30pm: Sydney Power to People ALP Committee. AMWU meeting room, Chalmers Street, Surry Hills. Ph Robyn 0419 405 885.
Saturday, March 15, 2-6pm: Understanding and fighting electricity privatisation. Featuring Kenneth Davidson (senior Age business columnist), Dr John Kaye (NSW Greens MLA), Matt Thistlethwaite (Unions NSW) and NSW and Victorian power industry delegates. Redfern Community Centre. $5 entry. Ph Bea 0411 614 495, Alex 0413 976 638, Steve (Hunter region) 0409 878 485, Will(Illawarra) 0425 329 963, Terry (Blue Mountains) 4787 7859. Initiated by the Socialist Alliance NSW Trade Union Committee.
March (details to be announced): East Hills SEC community forum. Ph Dennis 0408 977 089.
Newcastle
Newcastle Power to the People Committee. Ph Joan 4928 1339, Tim 0425 279 070.
Blue Mountains
Sunday, March 9, 2pm: Politics in the Pub on electricity privatisation. Blackburn's Family Hotel, 15 Parke Street, Katoomba (next to the fire station).
Websites
Stop the Sell-Off (Unions NSW):
http://www.stoptheselloff.org.au.
Understanding and fighting electricity privatisation (Socialist Alliance):
http://www.socialist-alliance.org/page.php?page=721
< http://socialist-alliance.wikispaces.com/NSW+electricity+privaA HREF="mailto:tisation">tisation
Public Power not Private Profit (Greens NSW)
http://www.johnkaye.org.au/campaigns/energy/coal/privatisation
< http://www.johnkaye.org.au/campaigns/energy/coal/background-to-elA HREF="mailto:ectricity-privatisation">ectricity-privatisation
Bang the Table consultation (consultation by Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper):
http://www.bangthetable.com/powerselloff
Public Interest Advocacy Centre:
http://www.piac.asn.au/publications/pubs/dateindex.html
Sharon Beder (specialist researcher in electricity privatisation):
http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/home.html#electricity
John Quiggin (economist):
< http://johnquiggin.com/index.php/archives/2007/12/12/nsw-electA HREF="mailto:ricity-privatisation-a-quick-look/">ricity-privatisation-a-quick-look/