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and Oceania
Trade
Pan-Oceania
ATTAC
www.attac.org
ATTAC (Association for the Taxation of financial
Transactions for the Aid of Citizens) is an international
network of independent national and local groups in 33 countries.
It promotes the idea of an international tax on currency speculation
(the Tobin Tax) and campaigns to outlaw tax havens, replace
pension funds with state pensions, cancel Third World debt,
reform or abolish the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and,
more generally, recapture the democratic space that has been
lost to the financial world. ATTAC is independent from all
political parties, and brings together labour unions, associations,
MPs, academics and citizens from all walks of life, in self-education
and peaceful action.
Voluntary help needed: See local links on
ATTAC website
Via Campesina
Secretaría Operativa, Operative Secretariat
Tegucigalpa, Apdo. Postal 3628MDC, Honduras, C.A.
Tel: + 504-2394679
Fax: + 504-2359915
viacam@gbm.hn
www.viacampesina.org
Via Campesina is an international movement
that coordinates peasant organizations of small and middle-scale
producers, agricultural workers, rural women, and indigenous
communities from Asia, Africa, America, and Europe. It is
an autonomous, pluralistic movement, independent from all
political, economic, or other denomination. It is integrated
by national and regional organizations whose autonomy is respected.
Voluntary help needed: see Via Campesina
website
Specific countries
Australia
AID/WATCH
19 Eve St Erskineville NSW 2043, Australia
Tel: +61 02 9557 8944
Fax: +61 02 9557 9822
aidwatch@aidwatch.org.au
www.aidwatch.org.au
AID/WATCH is a not for profit activist organisation
monitoring and campaigning on Australian overseas aid and
trade policies and programs. We work to ensure aid-funding
reaches the right people, communities and their environments.
Voluntary help needed: AID/WATCH volunteers
are the essence of activist and campaigning activities, providing
limitless energy and ideas. Your skills are welcome as there
is a wide range of needs and activities you can help with:
from campaigning and research work to computer, database maintenance
and administration.
Friends of the Earth Australia
Box 222, Fitzroy, 3065, Victoria, Australia
foe@foe.org.au
www.foe.org.au
Friends of the Earth (FoE) Australia is
a federation of autonomous local groups operating under an
agreed set of principles. FoE Australia functions both through
its12 local groups, and on the national level through its
national campaigns and projects, which currently include nuclear
issues, trade and globalisation, sustainable food production,
the environment and population project, climate justice and
corporations. It is the Australian member of Friends of the
Earth International.
Voluntary help needed: we are a grassroots
network that is essentially volunteer run. This means volunteers
are involved in all aspects of our organisation. To get involved,
please talk directly with the co-ordinator of the campaign
or project that interests you: see: <http://www.foe.org.au/nc/index.htm>
for their contact details.
New Zealand
Friends of the Earth New Zealand
PO Box 5599, Wellesley Street, Auckland,
New Zealand
Tel: 64 9 3034319
Fax: 64 9 3034319
foenz@kcbbs.gen.nz
[no web address]
Friends of the Earth New Zealand (FoENZ)
was formed in 1975, and is well known throughout New Zealand
as a watchdog environmental group. Their original focus was
on the protection of native forests. Activities have since
expanded into many areas. FoENZ assisted in attaining and
preserving New Zealand's "nuclear free" status.
It is now also active on genetic engineering, waste, and trade
and investment issues. The organization joined FoEI in 1983,
and publishes a quarterly newsletter, "Earth." FoENZ
operates as a volunteer organization with hundreds of members
throughout New Zealand.
Voluntary help needed: contact FoENZ
Papua New Guinea
Center for Environmental Law and Community
Rights Inc. (CELCOR)
Suite 1, Level 1, Malangan Haus, BOROKO,
P O Box 4373 BOROKO, National Capital District, Papua New
Guinea
Tel: (675) 323 4237
Fax: (675) 311 2106
campaign@celcor.org.pg
www.celcor.org.pg
The main aim of CELCOR is to provide legal
assistance to landowners affected by large scale environmentally
destructive projects including industrial logging, mining
and oil palm plantation developments and and to promote community
based natural resource management through promotion of effective
law and and policies.
Voluntary help needed: see CELCOR
website
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