It's really a grim situation down there. Hancock are gutting reafforested land under the guise that it is all plantation. Koalas are known to move into these reafforested areas from natural forest areas where they then face the brunt of rampant plantation loggers!!

There are minibuses booked as follows-this is just outline, duration and flexibility is possible where travel wishes can be sorted

1. Bus will leave Melbourne on the 20th jan and go to goongerah and forest protest in east gippsland. it will then leave east gippsland to go to canberra for invasion day on the 26th jan this will come back to melb on 1st feb

2.Bus will leave Melbourne on the 25th jan and go to Canberra it will then go to Goongerah and forest protest in east gippsland after the Corroboree for Sovereignty this bus will come back to melbourne on the 3rd feb

3.Bus will leave Melbourne for canberra on the 25th of jan this will come back to melb on the 31st jan *there are people also travelling to Sydney after the environment conference for the Sydney reactor convergence
*another bus may leave earlier in jan,let us know if interested
buses are subsidised by the environment, queer, womyns and welfare and education departments of rmit student union, it will cost you b/w 20-30 bucks depending. if you can drive and over 25 and can help please let us know

for bookings and payment contact or visit the rmit student union
office-9925 5055 from the 6th of jan) or daniel 9754 1642 sustainablesnail@sasmail.net
Jenelle 0421 161 491

East Gippsland forest blockades

Despite a temporary moratorium on goolengook, old growth forests of East Gippsland are still rapidly being razed napalmed and destroyed. These mesmerising ancient forests are being lost forever. Logging of Survey Road and Dingo Creek have occurred recently,and were oppossed by blockading conservationists

The struggle for the forests continue 10th Jan onwards contact geco for more info -5154 0156 www.geco.org.au

(*there will be buses going from melb about 20th jan)
keep an ear out for central highlands actions also contact tws for more details

Corroboree for Sovereignty, Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Join the Corroboree for Sovereignty 2003
@ the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Canberra, begins 27th jan
Cultural celebration for the 31st Anniversary of the Embassy

Workshops, music, sacred fire, dreaming, magic earth singing, poetry, indigenous culture, yummy food and dance
Camping available on site, entry by donation

Australian Student Environment Network Conference
(proceeding the Corroboree for Sovereignty at the Tent Embassy) 29th-31st jan, inc reclaim the streets on 30th jan
Open Spaces Technology, One big info and skill share!
Forests, Climate Change, Permaculture, Collective Building, Nukes, CreativeActivism, Sustainable Uni's, Campaign Planning, Genetic Engineering,
FoodCo ops, Green Black Links, Sustainable Activism, Music Jams, Tent
EmbassyStories, Campaign Strategy, Yummy Food, Media Skills, Banner
Painting, NVDA Training
**What to Bring?**
Yourself, all your friends, collectives, campaign ideas, info and
material,drums, musical instruments, camping gear and sleeping bags,
banners to paint,stories to share, energy, enthusiasm, byo workshop ideas (it'll
only happen if *you* make it!)

People can also travel to Sydney with others for the Lucas Heights
nuclear reactor convergence, to start on 10am 2nd feb-10th feb+?
Community picket/direct action. This nuclear reactor will replace the old one in the fastest growing region in Sydney. If we allow them to build a new nuclear reactor, we'll need a nuclear waste dump on Indigenous land in SA convergence workshop music mayhem spokescouncil blockade protest no reactor no mines no waste no weapons
for further detail- www.spannr.org

20-30bucks for your journeys please book your space and travel plans
thru the RMIT Student union front office- 9925 5055
Daniel-9754 1642 Jenelle- 0421 161 491
email- sustainablesnail@sasmail.net

The celebrations and struggles continue in 2003