Selective Purchasing workshops on B

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Subject: Selective Purchasing workshops on Burma

Free Burma Coalition, Australia


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>
>Hi everyone,
>Just another reminder of the details of the 2 Selective Purchasing campaign
>workshops on Burma, coming soon to a community centre near you!!! The SP
>campaign is aimed at getting Local Councils to introduce boycotts of
>companies doing business in Burma.
>
>If you are passing on this message to others, please let them know that if
>they are interested in targeting either Leichhardt, Sydney or Mosman
>Councils or Sydney Uni, then come to the one on Thursday. The details are
>as follows:
>
>Thursday 22nd October
>7-9pm
>NCOSS (old Children's Court building) Upstairs Mtg room
>66 Albion St (cnr Commonwealth St)
>Surry Hills (near Central Station)
>
>Sunday 25th October
>1-3pm
>Burmese Community Centre
>21 Kerrs Rd 
>Lidcombe (near Lidcombe Station)
>[you can come earlier and have lunch at the community centre for a very
>small cost]
>
>The agenda details are as follows:
>
>- Selective Purchasing - what is it?
>- The campaign in the US and Australia 
>- What happened at Marricville Council
>- What's in the Selective Purchasing kit
>- How to tackle your Local Council
>- Discussion of specific Councils and planning an approach/ specific tasks
etc
>- Mechanisms to stay in touch/update each other/stay motivated etc etc.
>
>Ciao & thanks - Kate.
>
>
>
>Kate Lee
>Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS)
>PH:	(02) 9211 2599 x117
>FAX:	(02) 9281 1968
>Contact the NCOSS website at:	http://www.ncoss.org.au
>
>

Free Burma Coalition, Australia

Working for the:
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma
Federation of Trade Unions, Burma
Australia Burma Council

PO Box 2024, Queanbeyan  NSW  2620
Ph: +61-2-6297-7734  Fax: +61-2-6297-7773