Social Defence Conference 24 - 26 May 1991, Cherry St. Ballina.

Keynote Speakers: Peter Jones, Brian Martin, Lisa Schofield, Richard Jones. 
Workshop Coordinators: Carol Perry, Bobbie Allen.  Saturday night party hosted
by Celest.

The conference starts at 5pm, 24th May, at the Uniting Church conference
centre, 125 Cherry St, Ballina, phone (066) 86 6460.  You will need to bring
bedding and linen; mattresses and pillows are provided.  Meals and board are
included in the cost: $80 - $100 according to your means.  There are limited
places for school age children at $30 per head.  No supervision has been
organized due to cost, but it could be if enough parents request it.

Enquiries and registration forms to Robyn Whyte, The Channon P.O. 2480, phone
(066) 88 6206.  Registration due May 1st, late fee $20.


Nonviolent Politics Workshops
 
Introductory workshops are being held in Melbourne for people wishing to learn
the principles and dynamics which underpin nonviolent struggle.

The workshops cover such things as:
* campaign strategies and skills
* group dynamics and processes
* nonviolent action in history
* the nature of conflict and power
* the theory of nonviolent politics
 
The workshops, for groups of fifteen to twenty people, are fun, involving and
designed for people who have little or no experience in nonviolent action or
for any social change activists who wish to learn more about the insights of
nonviolent politics.  A choice of a two-hour workshop on Thursday evenings, a
one day workshop on a Sunday or a two day, weekend workshop is offered.
 
The cost of the workshop for each person is as much as they can afford at the
time and is determined by a cost-sharing exercise.

The next workshops will be:
Sunday 28 April        1 day workshop
Thursday 2 May         2 hours evening workshop
Sat. 11, Sun 12 May    2 day workshop
Sunday 26 May          1 day workshop
Thursday 6 June        2 hours evening workshop
Sat.15, Sun.16 June    2 day workshop
Sunday 30 June         1 day workshop
Thursday 4 July        2 hours evening 
	workshop
Sat.13, Sun,14 July    2 day workshop
Sunday 28 July         1 day workshop
Thursday 1 August      2 hours evening workshop
Sat.10, Sun.11 August  2 day workshop
Sunday 25 August       1 day workshop
 
To book a workshop or for more information, please contact: Bernadette
McCartney (03) 419 0430 or Margaret Pestorius (03) 523 5455.
The Melbourne Nonviolence Teachers Collective


Victorian Gathering

A gathering of the Victorian Nonviolence Network will take place at 1pm on
Sunday 2nd June 1991 at 19 Murray  St., West Brunswick.
 
This gathering has the aim of bringing together nonviolent activists working 
in any area to share ideas, information and tasks which will develop and
strengthen the grassroots nonviolence network in Victoria.  We hope to
organise and share the functions(?) of the network; eg. international links,
maintaining communication, workshops/teaching, resource gathering, and getting
to know each other better.
 
Please bring vegetarian food to share for an early dinner.
 
For more information please phone:
Margaret Pestorius (03) 523 5455 or Sue Casey (03) 383 5785.


Master Classes

Professor Johan Galtung and Dr. Fumiko Nishimura will be presenting four
series of free master classes on nonviolence, peace, war, conflict resolution
and world politics at the University of Queensland, from July 1 to August 8,
1991.

The four series are: Violence and Peace; Conflict and Conflict Processing;
World Politics of Peace and War; US - Japan Relations and Australia.  Each
series consists of one two-hour class per week.  For further information
contact:
Ralph Summy (phone (07) 365 2324 or StJohn Kettle (phone (07) 899 2243).