Resources

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Afghanistan "troops home" advertisement: Western Australian, March 2010

Written 04/03/2010

Advertisement published in the Western Australian newspaper 3 March 2010. Authorised by MAPW. Funded by a donation in memory of "Reverend Keith Dowding and all who seek peace". The advertisement notes the financial and human costs of the Afghanistan war, and calls on Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith to bring Australian troops home.

2010-03-03_WA-advert.pdf

Doctors debunk medical need for nuclear waste dump

Written 23/02/2010

MAPW has noted with concern the announcement by Energy Minister Martin Ferguson that the Australian Government will pursue Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory as the preferred site for a nuclear waste dump. MAPW President, Dr Bill Williams, refuted Mr Ferguson's claim that the dump was needed for disposal of radioactive medical waste.

2010-02-23_Muckaty.doc

Australian War Memorial - Causes of War

Written 09/02/2010

http://www.awm.gov.au/education/classroom/causes.asp

Link Added 09/02/2010

Australian War Memorial website education section on causes of war researched by Ian Buckley.

'Australia's Foreign Wars: Origins, Costs, Future?!' by Ian Buckley

Written 09/02/2010

http://www.britishempire.co.uk/article/australiaswars1.htm

Link Added 09/02/2010

Series of essays on the causes and costs of Australia's foreign wars by Ian Buckley including origins of WW1, the Gallipoli Campaign, WW2, the Cold War, Korean and Vietnam wars. The essays 'aim to provide an easily accessible outline of Australia's diplomatic-military history that might help guide us towards a saner future.'

'The Gallipoli Campaign: Aims, Options, Outcomes' by Ian Buckley

Written 09/02/2010

http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/australiagallipoli.htm

Link Added 09/02/2010

Based on transcript of an ANU Emeritus Faculty talk of April 16, 2008 by Ian Buckley

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Written 09/02/2010

http://www.wilpf.int.ch/

Link Added 09/02/2010

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPFⁱ) is an international Non Governmental Organization (NGO

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Australia)

Written 09/02/2010

http://www.wilpf.org.au/

Link Added 09/02/2010

Founded in 1915, WILPFⁱ empowers women to work for peace and justice in every Australian state and territory, and in 45 countries around the world.

Doctors call for inquiry into Australia's war on Iraq

Written 04/02/2010

The Medical Association for Prevention of War has supported calls for an independent inquiry into Australia’s involvement in the Iraq War. Media release issued on 4 February 2010.

2010-02-04_Iraq.pdf

Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (Nobel Peace Prize 1995)

Written 02/02/2010

http://www.pugwash.org/

Link Added 02/02/2010

Link to website of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. The Pugwash movement is an international movement of scientists working towards a world free of nuclear weapons and war and for social responsibility of scientists and technology.

IAEA International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale

Written 02/02/2010

http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Factsheets/English/ines.pdf

Link Added 02/02/2010

Link to PDF of IAEA International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale for assessing nuclear accidents, similar to the richter scale for earthquakes; also gives a list of historical nuclear accidents around the world and how they compare on the scale.

The Nuclear Industry: A History of Misleading Claims

Written 27/01/2010

http://www.energyscience.org.au/BP20%20Misleading.pdf

Link Added 27/01/2010

2007 Briefing Paper written by Dr Sue Wareham OAM. Documents notable examples of misleading claims made by the nuclear industry: Energy Science Australia website.

Barwon MAPW 'Global health and war' flyer

Written 27/01/2010

Flyer for Barwon MAPW 'Global health and war' meeting.

2010-02-25_Geelong_flyer.pdf

Membership form +"What does MAPW do?

Written 25/01/2010

MAPW membership form for fax-back or posting; including our one-page flyer What does MAPW do?, detailing our last 12 month's activities.

What-does-MAPW&Mship_2009-11-02.pdf

MAPW membership form

Written 25/01/2010

Membership form for fax-back or posting.

Mship_2009-12-16.pdf

MAPW Victorian Branch flyer: February 2010 dinner and meeting

Written 20/01/2010

Flyer for Victorian Branch 9 February 2010 dinner and meeting, with Dr Bill Williams giving an overview of the year's campaigns, and a round-table planning session to follow. (A4 page, two half-page flyers).

2010_Flyer_meeting 9 Feb.pdf

Events

Footprints for peace walk

01/02/2010 - 31/05/2010

Brisbane to Canberra

National nuclear free planning meeting

11/03/2010 - 12/03/2010

Canberra

Anti-nuclear slumber party

11/03/2010 - 12/03/2010

Melbourne

Afghanistan vigil

16/03/2010 - 16/03/2010

Melbourne

Australia-Japan Peace Forum

20/03/2010 - 20/03/2010

Melbourne

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