Equality bulletin #50

This Equality bulletin was issued by the TGLRG on November 24th 2005.

Hi Everyone,

In this Equality Bulletin there is an urgent call to action from South Australia and a notice about three community forums to be convened by the Australian Coalition for Equality in the next few days.

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Relationship equality in South Australia
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Dear Friends

As you know, the Same Sex Relationships Bill has passed the third reading in the Upper House.

It‚s now up to the Attorney-General to re-introduce the Bill into the Lower House, where it has the numbers to pass.

With so much Government business to conclude in the remaining FIVE sitting days of parliament, we don‚t want the Same Sex Relationships Bill to be put once again on the back burner.

We need to keep up the pressure - and you can help.

Send an email to the A-G NOW.

It‚s easy - just go to the LGE website at
www.letsgetequal.org.au and follow the
prompts.

We are almost there!

Many thanks

Ian Purcell

For the Let's Get Equal Campaign

Campaigning for equality for five years!


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ACE public meetings
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Newly formed national LGBTI human rights task force, ACE (Australian Coalition for Equality) will be convening three LGBTI community forums in the next few days.

The aim of the forums are to explain what ACE is about, and obtain feedback on future directions both for national LGBT advocacy and lobbying, and the structure of a national LGBT organisation.

Here are the details.

Melbourne: Sat 26 Nov 2005
(from 11:00am-12:30pm) Dante's Restaurant, 150-156 Gertrude St (cnr Napier
St), Fitzroy

Sydney: Sun 27 Nov 2005
(from 4:00pm-5:30pm) Pride Centre, 104 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville

Canberra: Mon 28 Nov 2005
(from 6:00pm-7:00pm) AIDS Action Council, Westlund House, Gordon St, Canberra

The three meetings will be followed by three days of intensive lobbying in Parliament House next week.

If you have any questions, or would like to wish our community's lobbyists well, call ACE co-spokesperson, Rod Swift on 0417 890 111.