BRISBANE — The second Green It Up, on May 23 at the Celtic Club, was entertained by poet Jane Knowles, musicians Ian Oliver and Alan Toovey and the band Primitive Moon. Green It Up political cabaret is organised by Resistance as a fundraiser for Â鶹´«Ã½ Weekly.
MELBOURNE — People for Environmentally Sustainable Transport launched a community inquiry into public transport on May 19. "We decided it was time the system was investigated by those who use it", said PEST spokesperson Kevin Healy. PEST is calling for submissions from all interested individuals and groups for a draft report to be presented to a public meeting in November. In December, the government will be advised of the findings and future action will be planned.
Thirty people attended the annual national meeting of the Committees in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean on May 18-19. Activists discussed the impact of the changing world situation on CISLAC's solidarity and development assistance work. CISLAC will focus on two national campaigns over the next year: one linking environmental degradation with problems of social justice, and the second highlighting the need for humanitarian, not military, aid for Latin America. It was also decided to move the CISLAC national office from Sydney to Melbourne. The new address is: Ground Floor, 14 Anthony St, Melbourne. Delegates heard that $10,000 had been raised for a handicraft workshop project for displaced Guatemalan families — half by CISLAC activists in Wollongong and Newcastle, and half in a grant from the Australian government.
SYDNEY — The International Women's Day Collective, meeting on May 22, planned a series of forums and other activities to raise IWD's profile in the lead-up to next year's march. Forum topics include women and ageing, pornography and censorship and women in Eastern Europe. For information phone Rose on 287 2293.
Paul Lyneham of the 7.30 Report was lead singer for Pacemaker and the Gerries at a May 26 benefit concert to raise funds for the survival of the ABC.