CATHOLIC JUSTICE AND PEACE COMMISSION

 Monday  17 July 2006 

7.00 for 7.30pm

St Laurences College 

Brady Hall 8

2 Stephens Road 

SOUTH BRISBANE

Refidex UBD 

 $5.00 / $2.00

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RECLAIM DEMOCRACY from Myths, Lies and the Consequences

Three top speakers look at Australia and the World today and paint a vision for the future

 BOB BLAIN Emeritus professor of Sociology at Southern Illinois University. Beyond Capitalism: Confronting the Endless Growth Paradigm. Capitalism based on the assumption of scarcity is destroying the environment thereby threatening to increase the very condition capitalism is supposed to reduce, scarcity. The proper foundation of economics is entropy, that is, decay, disintegration, loss of available energy. A paradigm based on entropy shows the need to define money on the model of metric units of measure which can improve cooperation worldwide to everyone.s benefit . Rob Blain is regarded as one of the world's leading money reformers. He is a sought after speaker and is associated with the Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform (COMER).

 HOWARD GUILLE Secretary of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). He will outline the shocking full implications of the new Industrial Relations laws, and how they are setting the low road for Australian society and economy.

 NOEL PRESTON from Earth Charter Ethics and the Global Common Good . Using the global ethics statement of the Earth Charter as a basis, Noel will explore issues of eco-justice (which embrace both social justice and ecological integrity) confronting Australia. He will argue for the restoration of democracy and accountability in the Australian context as a pre-requisite to Australia's responsibility to support democratic governance institutions globally.

The Australian Coalition for Social and Economic Justice in association with the following groups presents this opportunity:

Endorsed by: Earth Charter, WorkLife Alliance, Queensland Council of Unions, National Tertiary Education Union, Queensland Independent Education Union, Transport Workers Union, Social Action Office, Queensland Teachers Union of Employees, Rally for Peace, Archdiocese of Brisbane Catholic Justice and Peace Commission, Just Peace, Quest 2025, Uniting Church Social Responsibility Advocate, Young Christian Workers (YCW) and YCW past members, Qld Nurses Union, Queensland Christian Brothers.