[Ts-07] PC Bulletin - June

[Peace Convergence]

Dear Folks

Two Chamoru representatives (indigenous people from Guam) are currently
touring Australia. Dr Lisa Natividad and Julian Aguon will be speaking at St
Mary's church in Brisbane (cnr Peel & Merivale Streets, South Brisbane) on
Saturday June 28. There will be a BBQ at 1pm followed by a public meeting at
2pm. Two Darumbal elders (from the Shoalwater region) will also be attending
the event in Brisbane.

A community dinner (potluck) to welcome both Chamoru activists and Darumbal
elders to Brisbane will be held on Thursday June 26, 6pm at St Mary's Church
house.

For more information phone 0411 118 737 or see
http://decolonizeguam.blogspot.com . More information also below.

Byron, Rick and Melinda went to court last month in Yeppoon (for the
'hokey-pokey' and 'make love not war' actions - see
http://www.peaceconvergence.com for more details). Byron received $500 fine,
6 month good behaviour bond and no conviction recorded. Rick received a $300
fine and Melinda a $300 fine, a good behaviour bond and no conviction. Well
done Byron, Rick and Melinda.

A worldwide hunger strike has been planned for June 22 to oppose the US Star
Wars project and the installation of a US military base in the Czech
Republic. Read below for more information or go directly to the home page
and sign the petition http://nenasili.cz/en/701_homepage

Finally, the Raytheon 9 who decommissioned the Raytheon offices in Derry,
Northern Ireland August 2006 and charged with three counts of criminal
damage were unanimously acquitted by a jury this month (June 11). They acted
to prevent the commission of war crimes during the Lebanon war by the
Israeli armed forces using weapons supplied by Raytheon. To read more visit
http://www.raytheon9.org

Regards

The Peace Convergence Team

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What YOU can do!

Attend the Public Forum: The Hidden War in the Pacific & Community Dinner
For over 60 years, the United States has held the people of Guam hostage to
its military ambitions - US bases cover one third of the total land area of
the small Pacific island and there are plans to expand the bases and flood
Guam with upwards of 50,000 military personnel and their dependents. The
indigenous people of Guam, the Chamoru, have waged a long struggle to
protect their land and culture from the effects of militiarisation and
colonisation.

Two representatives of the Chamoru people will be in Brisbane to discuss and
to build support for their struggle, to strengthen links between the peace
movement in Australia and the people of Guam, and to increase awareness and
understanding of the role Australia is playing in the militarisation of the
Pacific.

Both the special guest speakers at the public forum represented the Chamoru
people at the Seventh Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues in New York in April 2008.

Saturday June 28. BBQ: 1pm. Public meeting: 2pm
St Mary's Church, cnr Peel & Merivale Sts, Sth Brisbane

Community Dinner (Potluck) to welcome both Chamoru activists and Darumbal
elders to Brisbane.
Thursday June 26, 6pm at St Mary's Church house. Please bring something to
share.

Sign a petition and fast on June 22
The Czech Parliament will have to take a stand about the construction of a
US military base and probably it will vote in favour of its installation,
even though 70% of the population opposes this plan. Given the urgency of
the situation, an on-line petition has been launched to exert pressure on
the Parliament and ask that the matter be resolved with a referendum.

http://petice.nenasili.cz/?lang=en

The NMD project of the United States - their national missile defense
system, is a very complex project which involves the production of new
weapons, and the installation of American military bases in different parts
of the planet. In particular, in Europe, the first step is the installation
of a radar system in the Czech Republic, and a base for interceptor missiles
in Poland. This plan has divided Europe, which at the moment is not able to
give a united, coherent and nonviolent response to the United States'
aggressive policies. The reaction of Russia and China has created a "cold
war" atmosphere. International tensions are increasing, and the crazy arms
race (both conventional and nuclear) has restarted. Above all, the bases are
being installed to militarize and control space.

The majority of Czechs do not want foreign military bases on their
territory. The majority of Czechs want to decide these problems themselves
by means of a referendum: a fundamental instrument of any democracy.

You are being asked to support our nonviolent protest! This plan does not
involve only us Czechs, but the whole of Europe and the whole world.
Sign our on-line petition, and pass it on to your friends!
Send us your messages of support! Help us collect a million signatures!

Jan Tamáš
Non-violent Movement against US bases in Czech Republic

Dana Feminová
Europe for Peace


Don't forget:
* Chamoru People's visit 5 June - 4 July.
* Hiroshima Day August 6 & Nagasaki Day August 9.
* International Day of Peace September 21.
* Asia Pacific Defence Security Exhibition in Adelaide this November 11-13.
* Talisman Sabre July 6-26 2009



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