1. Brief Report from Planning Meeting

2. Next meeting - Wednesday, 14 June

3. Preparations for June 28 Protest Rally

4. Future activities


1. Western Suburbs Community and Unions Coalition Planning Meeting.

The Western Suburbs Community and Unions Coalition held a planning meeting on Sunday, 21st May, to co-ordinate and organise activities in the west for June 28th rally.

The meeting agreed that organising and mobilising in the west for June 28th rally will be the main priority in the next month.

To improve practical efficiency and deepen the work of the coalition in the west it was decided to decentralise the main group into geographical sub-groups in the west. The decentralisation is mainly to deepen our work in the community in the west. Each sub-group will undertake organising and co-ordinating activities and distribution of material in their own localities (ie where they live or work).

The main/central group will continue to meet on a monthly basis on Wednesdays with sub-groups meeting the other fortnightly Wednesday.

The following geographical sub-groups were formed:

Maribyrnong/Kensington - contact Justin 0417 456 001

Brimbank - contact Ken 9311 3349

Hobsons Bay/Wyndham - contact Shirley 0417 456 001


If you can help in the preparations for the 28th June, please contact one of the above in your area.

2. Next meeting of the main group - 14 June

Next meeting of the main western group will be on Wednesday, 14th June, 6.00-8.00 pm, Meeting Room 2, Maribyrnong Town Hall, Hyde street, Footscray (entrance rear of town hall).

Agenda:

1. Organising for 28 June
2. Guest speaker (details to follow)
3. Display
4. Web page
5. Planning meeting in August

3. Organising in the west for 28 June.

1. Travel by train together to the rally
Encourage workers and communities living in the west to travel by train with the Western Suburbs Community and Unions contingent to the rally. Meet at Footscray Station at 9.10 am and travel in the last two carriages. The group will get off Southern Cross Station (Spencer street) with others joining their unions, etc. at designated meeting points.

2. WSCUC leaflet publicising the rally, the group and the train.

WSCUC will bring out a leaflet publicising the rally, information about the group and encourage local residents and workers to travel by train with the group.

3. Leaflet distribution

(i) Community Information stalls in shopping centres - jointly with unions.
(ii) Letter boxing
(iii) Local community organisations and groups
(iv) Workplaces - with unions and rank and file members
(v) Approach local MPs to post out the leaflet
(vi) Local councils - webpages
(vii) Railway stations

4. Future Activities

An enlarged planning meeting in early August inviting local community groups, shop stewards, union organisers, migrant groups, to discuss future activities in the west. The planning meeting will also include a social get together of different groups, organizations and individuals.

Shirley