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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Childrens Festival For Iraqi

Moreland Peace Group is holding a Multicultural Festival for Iraqi Children, Saturday 5 November 2005 at Coburg Town Hall 90 Bell Street Coburg From 2pm until 11pm.

All proceeds from this fundraiser will be donated to Doctors for Iraq Society, a volunteer medical relief organisation. Activities include: Children's workshops, music, dance, food, craft stalls, art exhibition, video, speakers.

Comedian Rod Quantock will MC.
Featuring "La Kasbah" and Bryony Morgan.

Speakers include: Malcolm Thomas (President, Islamic Council of Victoria), Sithy Marikar (Communication Workers Union), Peter Job (Australian Greens), Kevin Bracken (Secretary, Maritime Union, Vic)

TICKETS available NOWCost $10/ $8 (concession) - mystery door prize.

Purchase tickets by sending a cheque or money order to: Moreland Peace Group, c/- PO Box 2023 Lygon Street North, EAST BRUNSWICK Vic 3057. (Make Cheques out to ³Moreland Peace Group ­ festival²). We will post them to you by return post.

BECOME A SPONSOR and/or set up a stall if your organisation wishes to sponsor the event send a donation to: the above Moreland Peace Group address. We will publish a list of sponsors. Thanks to Moreland Council for providing the venue at no cost.

Sponsors so far include:Islamic Council of Victoria ICV, Justice for Peace, Japanese for Peace, Sydney Road Community School Brunswick, Women for Palestine, World Dreams PeaceBridge, Human Appeal International, Elsedeaq Egyptian Association, VICSEG,King Khaled Islamic College, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (Vic),Communication Workers Union (Vic), Maritime Union of Australia (Vic), Union Solidarity, Friends of the Earth, Sinai Group, Half Moon Café,El-Pharaohs Travel Agency, Australian Greens Victoria, Coburg Branch ALP,Carlo Carli MLA Brunswick (ALP), ALP Senator Gavin Marshall, International Socialist Organisation, Fitzroy-Carlton Peace Group, Latin American Solidarity Group. Special thanks to many others, including: Café Mingo, Chris Breen, Nu Concept printing, Sahara Pizza Café,

For more information phone Judy McVey 0418 347 374,
Khaled Abou-Elyousr0402 173 446,
Hamish McPherson 9489 5654,
Robyn Smith 9378 8494.

visit our website - www.morelandpeacegroup.org
Email: morelandpeace@optusnet.com.au
 
 

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