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Comment on Melbourne - October 2008 by Maria - Brisbane Nov 08

Maria - Brisbane Nov 08 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:14:05 +0000

Looking forward to upcoming forum in Brisbane in Nov 2008. I work for local govt & want to learn more about Make Poverty History.

Comment on Melbourne - October 2008 by Glen

Glen — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:41:20 +0000

Hi guys…..attended the forum in Melbourne last night and found it interesting and thought provoking. The question time in particular showed that the speakers were well qualified / experienced in their various fields. Carry on the good work…It certainly gives me an impetus to try and help make a diffrence. Kind Regards Glen B

Comment on Perth August 2008 by nur abdikadir

nur abdikadir — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:53:25 +0000

we will wish to requast if the horn of africa economical strategies be developed in the next forth coming forum. note this only for global interest.

Comment on Melbourne July 2008 -Updated by Ahmed Shide

Ahmed Shide — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:49:47 +0000

Hi,

As we are discussing one just world, its important to know where the tax payers money is going and especially how it is used. As an Australian citizen paying tax as well i have a few questions about how the Australian aid given to other nation is determined. I am aware that Australia contributes to alot of aid organizations in conflict nations. But is there careful analysis of what the aid is going to be used for and most importantly if it reaching the poeple that really need it.

As Australian with a African background and who still has relatives in in parts of Ethiopia i am astonished to hear terrible things taking place in that region. I am not a too sure how much aid is given to Ethiopia but if Australia is one of the nations who has ties with ethiopia given the close relationship between Australia and America then i think we have an obligation to know where our contribution is being used.

I am student who is just learning about some of the atrocities taking Place in Ogadenia(a region in Ethiopia) which has mainly Somalian natives. The people there live under constant threat and are starving from the worst draught in history. The bigger issue of the situation is the fact the Ethiopian goverment is using the Aid intended for this region as a ransom against the poor natives. This poeple who are targeted as part of the goverments ethnic cleansing are often forced to turn in male relatives who escaped prosecution in order to feed there children. I am aware of this because as native from that region i am constantly a bearer of bad news. I have recently lost my uncles, 3 cousins and many other relatives to this prosecutions which have no justification.

I dont expect anyone to do anything about this but at least if we are aware of situations like this then we can preassure our powerful goverment which has ties to this nation to do something or at least analyse where funding to stop people from starving is been used against them.

If you want to find out more about this all you have to do is type in Ogaden on Youtube.com to get a glimpse of what is hapening in that region.

Comment on Adelaide September 2008 by One Just World

One Just World — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:51:38 +0000

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Comment on Melbourne July 2008 -Updated by Anon

Anon — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:43:33 +0000

Dear Chief,
Greetings from SUN
I am interest to join your good initiateves. please create opportunity.

With best regards,
Nizam Uddin Anon
Executive Director
SUN
Bangladesh

Comment on Adelaide September 2008 by Admin

Admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:14:02 +0000

@robert
Registration is not required but it does help the organisers to assess the numbers likely to attend. They are expecting a large turnout. Click on the Hawke Centre logo above or just turn up on the night.

We look forward to seeing you

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Comment on Adelaide September 2008 by robert

robert — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:06:20 +0000

Hi
I am really keen to attend this event !

Are registrations / ticketing required?

regards Robert

Comment on Perth August 2008 by Matt

Matt — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:03:17 +0000

I attended the forum in Perth last night. Julian Disney spoke about development in a regional context. I have a question which I thought of after the discussion ended - our own development issues with indigenous communities are well publicised, but can Australia also benefit from this concept of regionalism or regional development? If so, how? Can lessons be learnt from neighboring countries in South East Asia and the Pacific and applied here?

Comment on Sydney August 2008 by Mel

Mel — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:58:02 +0000

Just wanted to say I thought this was a great forum. I particularly found Emele to be inspiring. It shows that so much still needs to be done to address the large difference between men and women in the world.