Upcoming Events:
Wednesday 21st of April: Refugees are Welcome
Speak out on the current governments abuse of refugee rights. 1pm in the Agora, La Trobe Uni.
Thursday 22nd of April: Development Challenges in a Volatile World: Implications for NGOs?
Chris Roche, 'Director of Development Effectiveness' for Oxfam Australia, will be delivering a public lecture and will provide insights into the challenges NGOs face in ensuring their development policies are effective in what is an ever changing environment. There will be a chance at the end to ask Chris questions regarding the development field. Thursday, 22 April 2010 at 1:00pm to 2:00pm. WLT 3
Thursday 22nd of April: Special General Meeting
Just a quick aspect of the meeting to clear up some administration issues, please come we need as many as possible. 4pm SS423
23rd of April to 9th of May: The Human Rights Arts and Film Festivalr
See something different at the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival. Held every year this festival combines film and arts with social issues, it is a lot of fun while being evocative. HRAFF
30th of April: Critical Mass
The last Friday of every month people meet at 5:30pm in front of the State Library in Melbourne to take back our roads from cars. This is a great opportunity to have a bit of fun in a relaxed environment and show others that riding is a better way to travel.
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ESP Community Newsletter
31/03/2010
ESP has been flat out these past few weeks and we have heaps of events planned so read on and stay tuned.
IWDA
Two weeks ago É. From the International WomenÕs Development Agency came to speak at the ESP meeting. She gave an interesting talk on the organisationÕs current projects and how she became involved in the industry. She also gave helpful tips on working in the development industry, such as becoming involved in volunteer work. For more info on the IWDA visit www.iwda.org.au
Forests Forever Ecology Camp
Over the Easter break some members of the ESP community attended the Forests Forever Ecology camp held near Orbost. This is an annual event held by Environment East Gippsland. It was incredibly informative, showcasing the old growth forests of the area and the devastating impact logging is having on the land and wildlife. The group EEG has recently taken VicForests (the logging company) to court over its failure to protect endangered animals from logging at Brown Mountain and are awaiting a verdict that could set a strong precedent for logging operations and endangered species protection in Victoria.
La Trobe Community Garden
The community garden has had a massive facelift and is looking wonderful (thanks to the hard work of volunteers at two working bees recently)! Tomorrow (Wednesday 21st) in the Agora there will be a stall with soup, scones and more, made from the produce of the garden, will be sold as a fundraiser for the garden. Come along around lunchtime to help out, grab a bite to eat, or just say hi.
Refugees Are Welcome
This Wednesday 21st April, Socialist Alternative and Labor Left have organised a speak out called ÔRefugees Are WelcomeÕ. ESP is supporting this event as the issue of refugees is so strongly linked to issues of equality and peace. It is being held at 1pm in the Agora.
La Trobe Environment Week
The La Trobe Environment Week in week 10 (10th -14th of May) Coincides with the official FairTrade fortnight and so ESP is now combining the two into an Environment and Social Justice Week. We will have FairTrade events, a talk by Melbourne Barrister and Greens candidate Brian Walters, a Non-violent activism workshop, solar powered beer and more. Come help (4pm in SS423 Thursdays) if you have ideas or want to get involved and stay tuned for more.
Peace
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