On the 30th of November (this friday) there is a protest in support of the West Papuan Refugees. The details as they were sent out are:

Your support is needed this Friday for the 30 West Papuan boat people who are presenting a petition to the new Australian Government this Friday and also celebrating the declaration of independence on December 1 1961.

The event on Friday also celebrates Vanuatu’s decision to support West Papua’s listing on the UN decolinisation list.

Please come and show your support:

Friday 30 November
8:00am Rally Garema Place
Walk to Indonesian Embassy across main bridge
9:15am Peaceful protest outside Indonesian Embassy
12:30 West Papuan dancing, singing and speeches on Parliament House lawns.

On the 1st of December it is International AIDS Awareness Day, but I haven’t got any info about events planned for that, locally. Ditto for the International Day of Action scheduled for the 10th, concerning the Intervention in the Northern Territory. Anyone know if something is happening in Canberra?

On the 11th the Torch for Human Rights is arriving in Canberra. This is organised by CIPFG I think, but it appears to be taking a much broader view than simply looking into the persecution of the Falun Gong. It is calling for the Olympics to never be held in any country that has a current record of extreme human rights violations. There is a meeting at 11am in Garema Place, Civic. Other than that, I don’t have the details with me. (I may or may not be blogging from work *looks around shiftily*)