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ONLINE COURSE – LAY DOWN MY SWORD & SHIELD – APR/MAY 2021

'Lay Down My Sword and Shield' is an eight-week online course taught by US peace activist Kathy Kelly starting on 1st April 2021. Each week, a reflection is offered along with links to related materials. Also once a week, participants will gather for a Zoom conversation. For more information go to School for Social and Cultural Change. Register for the course here. Cost US$60.

Upcoming Events

Mar

13

Sat

10:30 am MPG Monthly Meeting @ Addison Road Community Centre

MPG Monthly Meeting @ Addison Road Community Centre

Mar 13 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

For more details about MPG’s monthly meetings, contact Nick Deane on 0420 526 929.

Mar

25

Thu

6:00 pm Australia-US Alliance Webinar Se... @ Webinar event

Australia-US Alliance Webinar Se... @ Webinar event

Mar 25 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Australia-US Alliance Webinar Series: Defence & Foreign Policy Thursday, 25th March,2021 at 6pm AEST Register HERE. The People’s Inquiry invites you to join us for the second in a series of webinars on the US-Australian alliance … Continue reading Australia-US Alliance Webinar Series: Defence & Foreign Policy →

Mar

31

Wed

6:00 pm Webinar – Secrecy and Spying: Th... @ Zoom webinar

Webinar – Secrecy and Spying: Th... @ Zoom webinar

Mar 31 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Webinar: Secrecy and Spying: The Trials of Bernard Collaery and Witness K Register here. Witness K, a former Australian spy, and his lawyer, former ACT Attorney-General Bernard Collaery, are currently being prosecuted for breaches of … Continue reading Webinar – Secrecy and Spying: The Trials of Bernard Collaery and Witness K →

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Contributions to the Debate

Tilman Ruff, 'The nuclear weapons ban treaty is groundbreaking, even if the nuclear powers haven’t signed', The Conversation, Jan. 22, 2021.
John Menadue, 'Militarism has become the norm. We need a civil revival', John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations, Jan. 12, 2021.
Richard Tanter, ‘Mystifying Pine Gap, Distorting Des Ball: Notes on Brian Toohey’s Secret: The Making of Australia’s Security State‘, Nautilus Institute, NAPSNet Policy Forum Online, Jan. 11, 2021 [with a response by Brian Toohey].
Bevan Ramsden, 'Australia-US alliance: continuing dependence or strategic independence?', Green Left, Jan 7, 2021.
Greg Lockhart, 'Heart of Darkness: Our expeditionary imperial culture and alleged war crimes in Afghanistan – and elsewhere', John Menadue - Pearls & Irritations, Dec 16, 2020.

Choosing Humanity

ICAN's Choosing Humanity: Why Australia must join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, July 2019. Download the report.

Brochure on MPG

A brochure on MPG can be downloaded here. It contains our Mission Statement and information about who we are, our history and how you can participate in our activities and campaigns. (To print, select 2-sided/booklet in printer properties).

Afghanistan War

Nov 2020 - Greg Lockhart, 'The importance of the Brereton report on our alleged war crimes in Afghanistan', John Menadue - 'Pearls & Irritations, Nov 30, 2020.
Nov 2020 - Paul Daley, 'Australia's war memorial provides worthless 'hot takes' of our Afghan war – a true history must now be written', The Guardian, Nov 20, 2020.
Access additional references here.

Videos Against the Mainstream

Andrew Wilkie, 'Free Julian Assange', Andrew Wilkie MP website, Feb12, 2020. Andrew Wilkie plans to travel to the United Kingdom at his own expense to visit Julian Assange in Belmarsh Prison and to lobby the British Government for his release.

Jennifer Robinson, 'On the Dangers of Extraditing Julian Assange', acTVism Munich, Feb 4, 2020. Human rights lawyer and barrister to Assange's legal team, Jennifer Robinson, highlights the dangers that the extradition of Julian Assange poses to press freedom worldwide.

Noam Chomsky, 'Arrest of Assange Is “Scandalous” and Highlights Shocking Extraterritorial Reach of U.S..', Democracy Now!, Apr 12, 2019. Transcript included.

Radio Links

Joan Beaumont - 'Conscription in World War I', ABC Big Ideas podcast, Jan. 12, 2021 (Original broadcast on Dec. 13, 2016).
Tilman Ruff - A step closer to banning nuclear weapons. Tilman Ruff discusses the latest developments for the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and how it will become international law in early 2021. ABC's Late Night Live with Phillip Adams, Oct 26, 2020.
Greg Barns - Is Canberra changing its tune on Julian Assange? The establishment of The Parliamentary Friends of the Bring Julian Assange Home Group has brought together a very disparate group of politicians lead by Independent Andrew Wilkie and National George Christiansen. Greg Barns is a barrister and adviser to the Australian Assange campaign. ABC's Late Night Live with Phillip Adams, Dec 2, 2019.

Latest Correspondence

Jan 4, 2020 - Letter to Sydney Morning Herald on the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani.

Submissions

Oct 2020 - Submission by MPG to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee inquiry into the Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020.
Oct 2020 - Submission by Australians for War Powers Reform (AWPR) to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee inquiry into the Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020.