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Events
Get involved in a Make Poverty History event today! Details of our current events are listed below.
Walk Against Warming 2009
Fair@Square
Pacific Trade Justice Speaking Tour
One Just World: Global Health forum
Walk Against Warming
A Global Day of Action on Climate Change, Saturday 12 December 2009
 Join in Walk against Warming this December,
to demand our leaders take strong and urgent action on climate change.
From December 7-18 the governments of the world meet in Copenhagen to decide on a new global climate treaty. This meeting is one of the world’s last chances to avoid catastrophic climate change and provide a safe and just future for millions of people already feeling climate impacts in developing countries.
It is a critical moment, not just for Australia but for the whole planet. Your voice has never been more important. Join thousands of other Australians taking to the streets, demanding our government help deliver a fair ambitious and binding global climate agreement.
Show your support for strong climate action and Walk Against Warming with Make Poverty History on December 12.
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Find a walk near you:
Melbourne
12pm: meet at the State Library for walk down Swanston St before forming a giant human sign at Princes Bridge. SMS your name to 0447 100 275 to receive a reminder. To walk with the Make Poverty History group contact Matt Gledhill via email Matt.Gledhill@worldvision.com.au or phone (03) 9287 2904.
Canberra
11:30 am: Federation Mall (the lawn between old and new Parliament House). There will be speeches, live music and stalls and the walk will take place around the Mall. For any enquiries contact Susanna Chung at communications@consact.org.au or phone 02 6229 3208.
Sydney
1pm: meet at Martin Place Sydney walk to Tarpeian Way Precinct, Botanical Gardens where the walk will finish with live music and stalls.To walk with the Make Poverty History group please contact Madeleine Holme via email madeleineh@oxfam.org.au or phone (02) 8204 3923.
Brisbane
10am: meet in King George Square, to walk up George St, across Kurilpa Bridge and past the art gallery precinct and then through the city to finish with a concert in King George Square. To walk with the Make Poverty History group please contact Gillian Marshall gillian.marshall@worldvision.com.au or phone 07 3387 2723.
Perth
11am: meet at Perth Cultural Centre, walk to Russel Square where there will be speeches, live music and stalls. To walk with the Make Poverty History Group contact Paddy Cullen via e-mail paddyc@oxfam.org.au or phone (08) 9262 8207.
Adelaide
11am: start at Victoria Square/Tarndanyangga to walk to Rymill Park/ Murwillaburka, finishing with live music and stalls. To join the Oxfam Australia group please contact Judee Adams via email judeea@oxfam.org.au or phone 08 8236 2160.
For more information or to find a local walk closer to you not listed here, visit www.walkagainstwarming.org
Fair@Square
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Fair-trade + Ethical Festival
Coinciding with the 61st Anniversary of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Victorian based educator and promoter, Moral Fairground is hosting Fair@Square this December in Federation Square - the first ever large scale fair-trade and ethical festival!
Where: Federation Square, Melbourne
Date: Sunday, 13 December
When: 11am to 7pm
Cost: Free
Divided into four components - Fair Trading, Fair Living, Fair Indulgence and Fair Play - Fair@Square celebrates diversity in a festival atmosphere, educating and empowering people to shop with a conscience while supporting communities worldwide.
Fair@Square will be followed by the FREE outdoor Youth for Human Rights Concert featuring music legend Kate Ceberano and a host of her friends! A Do the Right Thing forum will also be held in the BMW Edge Amphitheatre incorporating a short film screening, weaving demonstration, fashion show, guest speakers, music and dance performances and workshops with a participatory element.
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Pacific Trade Justice Speaking Tour
16 - 19 November 2009
The Australian government has been pushing for greater regional economic integration in the Pacific islands, and promoting a regional trade agreement known as PACER-Plus.
Join us to hear from two leading campaigners for trade justice in the Pacific about the implications of PACER-Plus on Pacific Island economies and communities.
- Maureen Penjueli from Fiji is coordinator of the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG), which links regional community, church and women’s organisations to raise awareness about the social, cultural and economic impacts of PACER-Plus and free trade in the Pacific.
- John Salong from Vanuatu is director of the Vanuatu Women's Development Scheme (VANWODS), a non-government microfinance group, which provides disadvantaged women with access to credit and income earning opportunities. John has been active in the debate about remittances, seasonal labour mobility and development options for rural communities in Vanuatu.
Speaking Tour Dates
MELBOURNE
Date: Monday, 16 November, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 7:30pm
Where: Meeting room 1, Ground floor, Trades Hall
(Corner Lygon and Victoria St, Carlton – enter off Victoria St.)
For more information contact Gary Lee (02) 9557 8944; 0416 373 621 or Nic Maclellan 0421840100
Download the flyer (PDF: 224Kb)
CANBERRA
Date: Tuesday, 17 November, 2009
Time: 6:00pm
Where: Lecture Theatre, Manning Clark Centre
Australian National University
For more information contact Gary Lee 0416 373 621
Download the flyer (PDF: 224Kb)
SYDNEY
Date: Thursday, 19 November 2009
Time: 6:30pm
Where: Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts,
Level 1, 280 Pitt St, Sydney.
For more information contact Gary Lee 0416 373 621
Download the flyer (PDF: 224Kb)
More information about the tour is available at: http://aidwatch.org.au/events/pacific-trade-justice-speaking-tour
One Just World: Global Health forum
Global Health - Why are the most vulnerable forgotten?
Children are dying from preventable causes such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, and malaria. We know that two-thirds of these deaths could be prevented within 5 years. The solutions are simple and low cost. Lives can be saved right now.
What’s missing? We’re not working together. We all need to join forces to tackle this shocking violation of children’s rights and stop children dying. It can be done, but we need your help.
Venue: BMW Edge, Federation Square, Melbourne
Date: Wednesday 25 November 2009
Time: 6:00 - 7:30pm (the Freedom Choir from 5:30pm)
FREE ENTRY
Featured Speakers include:
- Lee Lin Chin – Presenter SBS TV, as MC
- Tim Costello – Chief Executive, World Vision Australia
- Trevor Duke – Director of the Centre for International Child Health, Melbourne University
- Rebecca Gibney – star of Packed to the Rafters reporting from Malawi
- Sue Ndwala – Maternal and Child Health Advisor, World Vision Australia
- Sri Chander – Aisa-Pacific Regional Health Advisor, World Vision
- Ermelinda da Costa Moneiro – Midwife & Maternal Health Trainer, East Timor
- Tracey Spicer – leading broadcaster and journalist, as ambassador
RSVP today: www.onejustworld.com.au
Download the flyer (PDF: 1Mb)
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