Difference between revisions of "Max Bound"
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Bound left school at the age of thirteen and cycled through a variety of jobs as a coalminer, cleaner, tram conductor and labourer before the [[Communist Party of Australia]], seeing his work setting up the Cobblers Club in Devonport, appointed him an unpaid organiser. Bound stood as a Communist for numerous elections and was often the sole Tasmanian to represent the party at federal elections. He was more broadly involved in the union movement, and was a key member of the small group of [[Tasmanian Trades & Labor Council]] delegates who opposed the building of the Franklin Dam. During the 1960s he vigorously opposed the Vietnam War and conscription, and around this time completed a Bachelor of Environmental Design at the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education. He was involved in the foundation of the [[Trade Union Community Research Centre]], the [[Social Economic Ecological and Cultural Alliance]], and the [[SEARCH Foundation]].<ref>[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Bound]</ref> | Bound left school at the age of thirteen and cycled through a variety of jobs as a coalminer, cleaner, tram conductor and labourer before the [[Communist Party of Australia]], seeing his work setting up the Cobblers Club in Devonport, appointed him an unpaid organiser. Bound stood as a Communist for numerous elections and was often the sole Tasmanian to represent the party at federal elections. He was more broadly involved in the union movement, and was a key member of the small group of [[Tasmanian Trades & Labor Council]] delegates who opposed the building of the Franklin Dam. During the 1960s he vigorously opposed the Vietnam War and conscription, and around this time completed a Bachelor of Environmental Design at the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education. He was involved in the foundation of the [[Trade Union Community Research Centre]], the [[Social Economic Ecological and Cultural Alliance]], and the [[SEARCH Foundation]].<ref>[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Bound]</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Max Bound]], [[Tim Thorne]], [[John Biggs]], [[Austra Maddox]] contributed an article to the [[Tasmanian Times]], "Ecology, Health and Justice" | ||
| + | November 28, 2010.<ref>[https://tasmaniantimes.com/2010/11/ecology-health-and-justice/]</ref> | ||
=="It's time to act"== | =="It's time to act"== | ||
"It's time to act" was a 1991 statement calling for the formation of the [[New Left Party]]. | "It's time to act" was a 1991 statement calling for the formation of the [[New Left Party]]. | ||
| − | Tasmania sponsors were : [[Max Bound]], [[Ros Harvey]], [[Dennis Wild]]. | + | Tasmania sponsors were : [[Max Bound]], [[Ros Harvey]], [[Dennis Wild]]. |
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==The Broad Left Conference== | ==The Broad Left Conference== | ||
Revision as of 03:58, 15 January 2024
Max Alan Bound (5 October 1924 – 9 August 2012) was an Australian trade unionist and environmental activist.
Bound left school at the age of thirteen and cycled through a variety of jobs as a coalminer, cleaner, tram conductor and labourer before the Communist Party of Australia, seeing his work setting up the Cobblers Club in Devonport, appointed him an unpaid organiser. Bound stood as a Communist for numerous elections and was often the sole Tasmanian to represent the party at federal elections. He was more broadly involved in the union movement, and was a key member of the small group of Tasmanian Trades & Labor Council delegates who opposed the building of the Franklin Dam. During the 1960s he vigorously opposed the Vietnam War and conscription, and around this time completed a Bachelor of Environmental Design at the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education. He was involved in the foundation of the Trade Union Community Research Centre, the Social Economic Ecological and Cultural Alliance, and the SEARCH Foundation.[1]
Tasmanian Times
Max Bound, Tim Thorne, John Biggs, Austra Maddox contributed an article to the Tasmanian Times, "Ecology, Health and Justice" November 28, 2010.[2]
"It's time to act"
"It's time to act" was a 1991 statement calling for the formation of the New Left Party.
Tasmania sponsors were : Max Bound, Ros Harvey, Dennis Wild.
The Broad Left Conference
The Communist Party of Australia, Association for Communist Unity and others organized The Broad Left Conference, which was held 1986 28th-31st March, at the NEW SOUTH WALES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Broadway, Sydney.
Max Bound was among the list of sponsors.