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There are no current petitions being circulated by MPG.

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MPG is staffed by volunteers. Donations are most welcome - they will assist with admin, website, event & publication costs and in promoting a culture of peace with justice.

Upcoming Events

Nov

11

Sat

12:30 pm MPG Monthly Meeting @ Marrickville Library

MPG Monthly Meeting @ Marrickville Library

Nov 11 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Dec

9

Sat

12:30 pm MPG Monthly Meeting @ Marrickville Library

MPG Monthly Meeting @ Marrickville Library

Dec 9 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

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Contributions to the Debate

James O'Neill, 'American blueprints for war pose an existential threat to Australia', John Menadue's blog: Peals and Irritations, Aug 28, 2017.
Joseph Camilleri, ‘As an historic nuclear weapons treaty is reached, G20 leaders miss the mark on North Korea’, The Conversation, Jul 10, 2017
Patrick Cockburn, 'Preventing Terror', Znet, May 30, 2017.

Videos Against the Mainstream

David Vine – American Bases Around The World. David Vine is the author of Base Nation, on US military bases around the world. He will give a talk about these military bases at University of Sydney on Mon, Sep 4, 2017. Refer to Events page.
Peter Kuznick - Three False Myths Americans Believe. Peter Kuznick debunks the WWII myths that have underscored US foreign policy since 1945. He co-authored The Untold History of the United States with Oliver Stone.
Toby Walsh - Killer robots and a new arms race: How is Australia involved?, Politics in the Pub, Surry Hills, Aug 17, 2017.
Sue Wareham - Killer robots and a new arms race: How is Australia involved?, Politics in the Pub, Surry Hills, Aug 17, 2017.
Edward Snowden - 'History of Intelligence Agencies', acTVism, Jan 18, 2017.

Latest Correspondence

Oct 21, 2017 - Letter to Sydney Morning Herald on Foreign Minister's response to letter from North Korea.
Aug 16, 2017 - Letter to Israeli Ambassador protesting the confiscation by Israeli authorities of solar panels providing electricity to two villages, Jubbet al-Dhib and Abu Nuwar, near Bethlehem.
Aug 14, 2017 - Letter to Prime Minister Turnbull on North Korea.
Feb 06, 2017 - Reply from Faz Varjavandi (Office of Defence Minister) to letter on war powers.
Jan 15, 2017 - Letter to Sydney Morning Herald on Paul Keating's condemnation of Rex Tillerson (Trump's secretary of state nominee) on South China Sea dispute.
Dec 15, 2016 - Letter to Sydney Morning Herald questioning Adm. Harry B. Harris' view that expanded military co-operation with US military is in Australia's security interests.
Jul 12, 2016 - Letter to Prime Minister Turnbull calling for war powers reform.
Jun 10, 2016 - Letter to Angus Kirkwood (Department of Defence) on the US-China conflict in the South China Sea.

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 campaigns. (To print, select 2-sided/booklet in printer properties).

Foreign Policy White Paper

MPG has made a submission to the Foreign Policy White Paper. The Foreign Policy White Paper Taskforce accepted submissions up until 28 February 2017. Read MPG's submission here.