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Rock the Vote is a national non partisan organisation dedicated to building youth empowerment. We are all about helping young people to want to be part of their democracy - to stand up and be heard about issues that affect them... we encourage and motivate them to participate in society - they are after all - THE FUTURE LEADERS OF AUSTRALIA! In a wild jumble of music, theatre, art and other entertainments, Australian youth will join together with musicians, artists, actors, sportspeople and the community to show we are passionate about this country – that we ARE going to be heard, not just on Election Day but into the future! |
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Freedom 4 Tibet Committee |
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Why Tibet? Tibet’s profoundly spiritual culture has much to offer the world. Under the compassionate leadership of HH the Dalai Lama, their non violent practice has become a model for global peace, but while the western world has embraced many fashionable aspects of Tibetan culture and prayer flags have become commonplace as a Feng Shui accoutrement, Tibet, still struggles for survival under an oppressive and destructive foreign regime. |
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AUSTRALIA’S ANTI-TERRORISM LAWS |
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"Any change that affects our right to live in peace and to be free from arbitrary arrest and detention must be subject to the utmost scrutiny. Do these laws actually make us safe or just makes us feel safer? They are arming our police and intelligence services with powers that history shows will likely lead to abuse and misuse." Law Council President John North speaking at a national legal conference, Canberra, October 2005. "Let there be no doubt that real terrorists are the enemies of civil liberties...nevertheless...we must also recognise...the need to draw a distinction between 'terrorists' and those who are simply objecting to injustice as they see it. In his day, Mahatma Gandhi was certainly called a terrorist. So was Nelson Mandela...” Excerpt from speech by High Court Justice Michael Kirby to the NSW Council of Civil Liberties, 2004. OVERVIEW
Anti-Terror Laws introduced in Australia by the Howard Liberal government in 2004 and 2005 granted far reaching and unprecedented power to the federal government, ASIO and the police. The bills contained hundreds of pages of detailed legislation and were introduced to parliament hastily with no opportunity for parliamentary or public scrutiny, and were pushed through the senate without proper debate. |
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Activism Alerts
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Come and camp out at Lake Cowal this Easter weekend for music, action and learning, bring water, food, camping gear and some friends.Every year since 2001 people have gathered at Lake Cowal in opposit... READ MORE>> | |  SUPPORT AN EVERY DAY HERO
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Environment – by Kia Mistilis
Indigenous Affairs - Govt Policy and Grass Roots Action: NT Intervention - by Kia Mistilis
NGO's: Campaign and Aid Work - by Kia Mistilis
Fair Trade - by Kia Mistilis
Food & Produce - by Kia Mistilis
Indy Media - by Kia Mistilis
Radical Laws & Political Issues - Australia's Anti-Terror Laws - by Kia Mistilis
In Our Region: East Timor - by Kia Mistilis
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