Ivan - Cuban Institute of Friendship with the People

Ariel Lorenzo Rodriguez - Cuban Ambassador to Australia

Sue Monk - Australia Cuba Friendship Society (Brisbane)

16 April 2022

Sue Monk - Australia Cuba Friendship Society (Brisbane) speaks at the finale of the 'From Australia to Cuba with Love' Campaign.

So with the campaign occurring in this way, one of the other things we did to try and get our message out was to print these T shirts and riding jerseys as well. And we've had some, as the COVID restriction started to relax a little, we were able to do some group activities. And so we did some walks together. And we took leaflets with us. And we found that there were people who'd say, Oh, what are you walking for? What's this about? And we could give them a leaflet. Or tell them you know, something about Cuba that they might have known. And we were really surprised. ..

Andy Paine

We are talking about political prisoners today on the paradigm shift. And I spoke to Ciaron O'Reilly this morning from COVID isolation, actually, Ciaron has plenty of experience, both being in prison and supporting other people in prison. For over recent decades and in all parts of the world, I started off by asking him a bit about his experiences as a prison and a prisoner supporter. See https://workersbushtelegraph.com.au/2022/04/15/going-to-gaol

Dr Peter Catt - Dean of St John's Anglican Cathedral and Chair of the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce speaks at Palm Sunday Rally in Brisbane/Meanjin on 10 April 2022

Contrasting Spending On Defence With That Spent On Climate Change Mitigation - Radio Program for CICD’s Alternative News broadcast on 3CR by Andrew and Bevan.

Andy (Paradigm Shift 4ZZZ fm 102.1 Fridays at Noon) live from the Brisbane magistrates court, where Jim Dowling is on trial for disrupting Thales' war machine.

UPDATE: The charges have been dropped! A small victory for the people against the war machine!

Songs

St Mary's Choir sings - If I had a Hammer

Christine sings 'Step by Step'

Jenny sings 'No Money'

Here we are today, meeting gathering on Aboriginal land, land that was never seated. And we are also gathering at a venue that the defence minister, Mr. Dutton will be addressing a lunch of representatives of military corporations, military corporations, who are the ones who are really the only winners in war and militarism. -Annette Brownlie (Just Peace) 18 Mar 2022,

St Mary's Choir Sing 'If I Had A Hammer' by LeftPress

Rally for Peace 18 March 2022 outside the Hilton Hotel organised by JustPeace while Minister for Defence Dutton was speaking to the American Chamber of Commerce at a $2,000 luncheon inside the Hilton Hotel Brisbane.

IPAN Talk at Dutton Rally March 18 2022

Ross Gwyther

I would like to start by expressing our solidarity with indigenous peoples of Australian in their long struggle for justice, for a treaty and for recognition of their continuing sovereignty over this land.

I would also like to express, as part of the Australian peace movement, that we stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and Russia. We are united in our common demands Peace in Ukraine - for Russia Out! NATO Out!

We in IPAN have called for an immediate ceasefire and genuine negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to bring peace and justice to the people of Ukraine. The working people of Ukraine have the right to self-determination and sovereignty, to determine their country’s future. They suffer as pawns in a proxy war between the United States, NATO and Russia. The invasion of the Ukraine is unacceptable in international law. And equally, we need to condemn the continued military expansion of NATO which precipitated this crisis.