Celebrate 70 years of the July 26 Movement. End the US blockade of Cuba. Panel discussion and Q&A with Marianniz Diaz, Cuban research chemist and Communist Youth member; Ivan Barreto, Cuban international relations expert and Communist Youth member; Dr Peter Ross, academic expert is Latin American political movements. And a toast from Cuban Ambassador to Australia, Tanieris Dieguez.
Pat Conroy is the Federal Minister for the Pacific. The Gloucester, MidCoast, Hunter and Central Coast Knitting Nannas, in conjunction with Rising Tide Newcastle are hosting monthly 'knit-ins' outside his Belmont office to highlight the ALP's ongoing support of coal and gas expansions that are undermining a safe future for Pacific Island people.
The Justice and Peace Office and Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) are delighted to welcome two visitors from the Pacific: Monaeka Flores from Guahan (aka Guam) and Shinako Oyakawa from Okinawa who are in Sydney for one day only.
There is an increased recognition internationally that Israel is an apartheid state whose foundation rests on the continued oppression of Palestinians. Gaza has been an open-air prison for the Palestinian people for over 16 years. As their indiscriminate killing continues, there is still no worldwide condemnation of the injustice of the illegal occupation of Palestine.
The 15th May 1948 marks the beginning of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe), when over 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes to make way for the State of Israel. Today, the Israeli occupation continues. Join with us to commemorate 75 years of the ongoing Nakba and to demand:
Commemorate the 75th year of the Al Nakba (the catastrophe). Demand: Support the Right of Return; End the siege on Gaza; End the Occupation; End the raids on Jenin and Nablus; Hands off Al Aqsa; Cut ties with Israeli Apartheid.
Stand with Palestinian people on May 13 for a national day of action to mark 75 years since Al Nakba, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcibly removed from their homes and land.