Events

Training in Peaceful Community Protest against the pulp mill is designed to make sure that you feel safe and comfortable in stressful situations of confrontation with angry people in authority. It also helps to ensure that you are clear on your legal rights and obligations.

Peaceful Community Protest Training is an essential step in ensuring protestors remain peaceful, calm and fully aware of the consequences.

When 16 February
Where: Hobart, venue to be be confirmed.

When: 15 March
Where:Launceston, venue to be confirmed

Where: Riverside High School Community Centre, behind the Riverside High School, Launceston. The Centre is located down Brownfields Lane, off the West Tamar Highway.

When: 7.30-9.45pm, Thursday, 21 February.

Come and hear the latest about the pulp mill, aerial spraying, plantations, water use, MIS, tactics and plans for a better future, and more. All welcome.

TAP special barbeque fund raiser. Tickets strictly limited to only 100. Details on how to get your tickets to be posted soon.
When: from 5.30-6.00pm Sunday 24 February 2008.
Where: Dilston Hall, Dilston, East Tamar.
Bring your own drinks. Raffle and special events.

The next TAP public forum in the series will be on alternative futures for our forests.

When 7pm - 9.45pm Monday 25 February 2008.

Where Riverside Community Centre, off Brownfields Lane behind the Riverside High School, West Tamar High way, Launceston.

Speakers
Speakers
Mike Scott (engineer) email - Mike_Scott@acl.com.au
Frank Strie (master forester) email - schwabenforest@connect.net.au
Kim Booth (Greens MHA) email - kim.booth@parliament.tas.gov.au

Decisions by Forestry Tasmania about the State's forests centre on producing one main low value product – pulp wood, but at what cost?

Join students from all around Tasmania as we gather for a day filled with workshops and ideas to stop the pulp mill.

Where Union cafeteria, University of Tasmania, Newnham Drive, Launceston.
When 10am - 5pm March 1.
Speakers include Christine Milne, Melanie Barnes and Ric Pilkington.

Lunch provided by 'Food not Bombs'.

Contact Gabby 0400 177 753 or Mel 0423 978 518 for more info and to book your seat or email
stopthemill@gmail.com

Tasmanian water issues include siltation, pulp mill, plantations, drought and privatisation.
The group "Now We the people (Tasmania) is conducting a seminar on water, policy needs and the future.

Where: Launceston Environment Centre, 72 Tamar Street Launceston.
When 1.30-5.00pm Sunday 2 March 2008.
Keynote speaker Dr David Leaman.

Please register by email to tasmania@nowwethepeople.org , or
phone 03 6331 9658

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:45 pm

Where: Riverside High School Community Centre, behind the Riverside High School, Launceston. The Centre is located down Brownfields Lane, off the West Tamar Highway.

When: 7.30-9.45pm, Thursday, 6 March.

Come and hear the latest about Gunns proposed pulp mill, funding, aerial spraying, plantations, water use, MIS, protest actions, planning for a better future, and more. All welcome.

Meetings are held every second Thursday.

As we enter the next stage of the Pulp Mill campaign there is a need to have more people with an understanding of how to work with media.

Journalist and campaigner, Cassy O'Connor will cover a number of basic issues around developing and maintaining a good relationship with media.

Cassy has had over 20 years experience in and around the media and politics, in both state and federal arenas. She currently works for Christine Milne as media advisor, and has played a key role in the Ralphs Bay campaign.

When Saturday March 8, 10.30 - 4.30pm
where Maluna Malaka, Rowella

Film - 'ACT OF NECESSITY'

Fund raiser for TAP

Where Raymond Ferral Centre, University of Tasmania, Newnham campus, Launceston
When 7pm 14 March

Details to be confirmed.

TAP is holding a huge rally outside Gunns head office in Launceston to mark the first anniversary of Gunns withdrawal from the RPDC.

This historic event commemorates the collusion of big business and government in Tasmania. The media will be present.

Tell your friends about this important event.

Speaker: pulp mill expert and former RPDC panellist, Dr Warwick Raverty - always "says it how it is".

Where: lawns outside Gunns head office in Lindsay St, Launceston near the Charles Street Bridge.

When: 11am, Friday 14 March 2008 regardless of the weather.

Training in Peaceful Community Protest against the pulp mill is designed to make sure that you feel safe and comfortable in stressful situations of confrontation with angry people in authority. It also helps to ensure that you are clear on your legal rights and obligations.

Peaceful Community Protest Training is an essential step in ensuring protestors remain peaceful, calm and fully aware of the consequences.

When: 15 March
Where:Launceston, venue to be confirmed

Further workshops will be held; check www.tapvision.info for details

Contact Email tappcp@gmail.com