Critical Times

Find out what he and other unionists did in May1969, and Why it is important for us all today

May 1969 – 6 days of nation wide mass protests and industrial action by millions of workers and supporters defeat anti-worker
laws and free Union Secretary, Clarrie O’Shea, from gaol on 21st May. How did they do it? What can we learn from this struggle.

May 2009 – Fight against WorkChoices, ABCC, West Gate
Bridge dispute, and more.

By retired Lieutenant-Colonel Lance Collins (former head of Military Intelligence under INTERFET), who presented this speech to the “ANZAC EVE (Denis Kevans Memorial) PEACE FESTIVAL” – LEICHHARDT TOWN HALL, Sydney.

I have deployed on two overseas military operations. The first was a brief deployment to Kuwait in February 1998, a precautionary defence against Saddam Hussein during the weapons inspection crisis.

Please distribute widely in your workplaces and community – leaflet also attached

Support Sacked West Gate Bridge Workers and Their Families

Community Picnic
Sunday 26 April

12.00 pm onwards

Yarraville Gardens

Yarraville, Melway 42, C8

Speakers include sacked West Gate Bridge Workers, Fr Bob Maguire, community members

Music, bands, Chris Wilson, the Conch & more.

LEICHHARDT TOWN HALL (Sydney,Australia)
& the Evening Benefit for “Friends of Maliana” FROM 6PM-11PM

(1) MORNING FILM FESTIVAL ON PEACE THEME…

Anzac Eve Acoustica – A Timor Benefit. For Leichhardt Council’s “Friends of Maliana” – 6pm, Friday 24 April, 2009. At the Leichhardt Town Hall.

The conference was titled, A People’s Alternative to APEC, and was organised by the newly formed International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS – Australia).

A flyer advertising the conference set out some of the issues that are concerning many Australian people at this time, and which the official APEC forum would never deal with openly.