PEACE CONVERGENCE 2009

Up to 30,000 US and Australian troops will be practicing bombing, landing and raiding at Shoalwater Bay in Central Queensland - just north of Rockhampton - in the NT and in WA as part of Australia - US Joint Military Exercises Operation Talisman Sabre 2009 from JULY 6 – 26 this year.

The Peace Convergence is calling for peace action to take place throughout the war games in the Shoalwater region, throughout Queensland and around Australia. Join us in saying NO! to the practicing and waging of war.

July 3-5 Committed2Change Festival @ Byfield

July 6-26 Autonomous Nonviolent Actions & MLK House of Nonviolence

July 10-12 Peace Convergence Weekend, Rockhampton

weekend events and activities include:
* supporting NAIDOC DAY in Rockhampton July 10
* Public Meeting July 10 @ Rockhampton
* Candlelight Vigil @ Rocky July 11
* The World’s Largest Hokey Pokey Challenge July 11
* Rasayana gig Yeppoon July 11
* Beachside Peace Concert July 12 @ Yeppoon
* Peace Parade
* Barracks Blockades plus more

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Calendar

  • 3 - 26 July 2009

    The Peace Convergence - festival, actions, peace parades, public meetings, workshops & more. 

  • 3 - 5 July 2009

    Committed2Change Festival

  • 5 July 2009

    Rockhampton Film Screening

  • 5 July 2009

    Melbourne Public Meeting

  • 6 July 2009

    Melbourne Public Meeting

  • 7 July 2009

    Brisbane Film Screening

  • 10 July 2009

    Rockhampton Public Meeting

  • 10 July 2009

    Melbourne Solidarity Vigil

  • 10 July 2009

    Rasayana: Songs of the Soul

  • 11 July 2009

    Sydney Solidarity Action

  • 13 July 2009

    Melbourne Leafleting & Vigil

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Dean

Landmine Harry

Sydney Bus

Gareth Smith

Shoalwater 7

Peace Parade

Oh Talisman

Rob Hirst

David Bradbury

Peace Prisoners

General: Peace Sign"You can jail the resister but not the resistance." Solidarity and support for activists - write a letter or even a postcard to a peace prisoner today. Nuclear Resister has a list of peaceprisoners jailed for resistance to nuclear weapons and war.