NOW WE THE PEOPLE
NOW WE THE PEOPLE was held July 14-15, 2001, Newtown Theatre, 354 King St, Newtown, Sydney.
Over 400 participants are expected to take part in a major grassroots re-think about the direction Australian society has taken over the last 20 years under economic rationalism and corporate globalisation.
The conference will adopt a declaration about an alternative path for a fairer, more equal Australia moving towards genuine environmental sustainability, regulating and restraining the rampant power of the global corporations.
Australia has been one of the extreme cases of neo-liberal policy experiments in the world, and this conference aims for it to become a world model for a peaceful, inclusive and democratic society.
Keynote Speakers are:
Saturday July 14
10 AM - Bev Baker (NSW Parents & Citizens Fed), Kate Davison (National Union of Students), Quentin Dempster (journalist), Jenny Macklin MHR for Jaga Jaga, Sharan Burrow (ACTU President)
Sunday July 15
10 AM - Graham Larcombe, (National Economics)
2 PM - Christine Milne (Australian Greens), Anthony Albanese MHR for Grayndler, Greg Barns, Chris Dodds (ACOSS), John Maitland (CFMEU), Pat Thompson (ATSIC), Senator Andrew Bartlett (Democrats)
There will be 20 different workshops over the two days at which more detailed topics on privatisation, ecological sustainability, indigenous rights, education, multiculturalism, banking, the WTO and human rights, rural protest, a women's agenda, and a strategy for the labour movement will be discussed, and positive ideas generated.
Workshops will be held in classrooms of Newtown High School for Performing Arts as well as Newtown Theatre.
Saturday Nite Fundraiser for East Timor - FRETILIN.[1]
NEWTOWN THEATRE (354 King St, Newtown, Sydney)
Speakers include:
Cat Kutay was a contact for the event.[2]
Sponsors
- Aboriginal Education Council (NSW) Inc.
- Phillip Adams, AO, broadcaster, NSW
- Anthony Albanese MHR, NSW
- Sam Altman, indigenous education, NSW
- Maria Elena Ang, Philippines activist, NSW
- Martha Ansara, filmmaker, NSW
- Bev Baker, Parents & Citizens Fed of NSW
- Joy Balazo, Uniting Church Assembly, NSW
- Peter Barrack, unionist, NSW
- Senator Andrew Bartlett, Qld
- Paul Bastian, AMWU NSW
- Jack Beetson, indigenous activist, NSW
- Sol Bellear, indigenous activist, NSW
- Judy Bodsworth, social justice activist, Tas
- Barbara Bound, unionist & feminist, Tas
- Max Bound, red / green, Tas
- Fr Frank Brennan, SJ AO, NSW
- Peter Brock, youth worker, NSW
- Dr Meredith Burgmann MLC, NSW
- Doug Cameron, AMWU, NSW
- Wendy Caird, CPSU, NSW
- Debbie Carstens, working women organiser, NSW
- Tricia Caswell, environmentalist, Vic
- Ann Catling, economist, NSW
- Bruce Childs, Evatt Foundation, NSW
- Dr Tim Churches, doctor, NSW
- Rosalba Clemente, artistic director, SA
- Kevin Cook, indigenous activist, NSW
- Robert Coombs, MUA, NSW
- Jane Corpuz-Brock, community worker, NSW
- Dr Con Costa, doctor, NSW
- Michael Costa, NSW
- Labor Council Secretary Helen Creed, LHMU, WA
- Ken Davidson, economics journalist, ACT
- Jenni Devereaux, AEU, SA
- Paul Driscoll, community activist, Tas
- Melissa Dudley, ecology student, Tas
- Julie Duncan, Charles Sturt City Councillor, SA
- Rob Durbridge, AEU, Vic
- Leonie Ebert, peace activist, SA
- Naomi Ebert-Smith, community activist, SA
- Tony Elmers, housing activist, SA
- Adam Farrar, housing policy, NSW
- Paul Felix, community bank activist, Tas
- Pat Fiske, filmmaker, NSW
- Andrew Ferguson, CFMEU, NSW
- John Freeland, youth policy, NSW
- Greg Giles, teacher, NSW
- Janet Giles, AEU, SA
- Dr Christina Gillgren, republican, WA
- Claudia Graham, social work student, NSW
- Grace Grace, Secretary, Queensland Council of Unions
- Dr Veth Guevarra, Filipino Women's Working Party, NSW
- Clive Hamilton, policy analyst, ACT
- Robert Hannaford, artist, SA
- Peter Hay, environmentalist, Tas
- John Hennessy, NSW Teachers Fed,
- Stan Heilbronn, community activist, Qld
- John High, AMWU, SA
- Mike Hill, local government, Vic
- Debbie Hunter, environmentalist, Tas
- Don Jarrett, peace activist, SA
- Elliott Johnston, retired judge, SA
- Roger Jowett, RTBU, NSW
- Dae-keun Kim, Korean Resource Centre, NSW
- Judith Klepner, research worker, Vic
- Prof Marilyn Lake, historian, Vic
- Prof Sam Lake, ecologist, Vic
- Graham Larcombe, economist, NSW
- Jeff Lawrence, LHMU, NSW
- Jack Lomax, mediator, Tas
- Prof Stuart MacIntyre, Vic
- Senator Sue Mackay, Tas
- Austra Maddox, unionist, Tas
- Annette Maguire, student activist, NSW
- John Maitland, CFMEU, NSW
- David Matthews, community worker, ACT
- Claudio Marcello, FILEF, NSW
- Julie McCrossin, entertainer, NSW
- Audrey McDonald, women's activist, NSW
- Tom McDonald, unionist, NSW
- Jeannette McHugh, feminist, peace activist, NSW
- David McKnight, communications, NSW
- Senator Jan McLucas, Qld
- Sally McManus, unionist, NSW
- Rev Dorothy McRae-McMahon, social activist, NSW
- David Mendelssohn, Aust Democrats, NSW
- Christine Milne, Greens, Tas
- Claire Moore, CPSU Qld
- Secretary Jack Mundey, ecologist, NSW
- Judy Mundey, lawyer, NSW
- Jim Murphy, AMWU, SA
- Peter Murphy, SEARCH Foundation, NSW
- Rick Newlyn, MUA, SA
- Mike Nicolaides, AMWU, Vic
- Brian O'Halloran and Meta O'Halloran, Australian Coalition for Economic Justice, Qld
- Lionel Orchard, writer, SA
- Phillip Parsons, ecologist, Tas
- Keith Peckham, AMWU, WA
- Jack Penberthy, ACEJ, Qld
- Alison Peters, unionist, NSW
- Bruce Petty, cartoonist, NSW
- Bronwyn Pike, MLA, Vic
- Tanya Plibersek, MHR, NSW
- Prof John Quiggin, economist, ACT
- Dr Pat Ranald, policy analyst, NSW
- Prof Henry Reynolds, Tas
- Margaret Reynolds, human rights, Tas
- Julius Roe, AMWU, Vic
- Lee Rhiannon, MLC, NSW
- Senator Aden Ridgeway, NSW
- Mike Salvaris, writer, Vic
- Jun-shik Shin, KRC, NSW
- John Short, AMWU, SA
- Carmel Shute, media officer, Vic
- Pam Simmons, welfare sector, SA
- Stephen Spence, President UTLC, SA
- John Spoehr, social researcher, SA
- Naomi Steer, unionist, NSW
- Assoc Prof Frank Stilwell, economist, NSW
- Senator Natasha Stott-Despoja, SA
- Hugh Stretton, economist, SA
- Dr Bev Symons, historian, NSW
- Lindsay Tanner, MHR, Vic
- Louise Tarrant, unionist, NSW
- Paul Thomas, Huon Valley Councillor, Tas
- Fred Thompson and Loma Thompson, community activists, Qld
- Wally Thompson, community activist, Qld
- Amanda Tibbey, lawyer, church activist, NSW
- Tim Thorne, writer, arts consultant, Tas
- Townsville/Thuringowa Unemployed Workers Group, Qld
- Deborah Wall, Filipino Women's Working Party, NSW
- Richard Walsham, NSWTF
- Rev Brett Williams, Anglican Church, SA
- David Winderlich, welfare administrator, SA
- John Wishart, unionist, SA
- Annie Willock, community activist, Tas
- Klaas Woldring, Progressive Labour Party, NSW
- Jesse Wynhausen, CACTUS student activist, NSW
- George Zangalis, migrant community activist, Vic
- Tom Zubrycki, film maker, NSW[3]