[Aidwatch] Event: Political Charity? Impact of the AID/WATCH case

[AID/WATCH E-Bulletin]

AID/WATCH E-Bulletin Thursday 24 March

1.   Event: Political Charity? Impact of the AID/WATCH case

2.   AID/WATCH in the News: Does foreign aid do more harm than good? 

3.   Submission: Independent review of aid effectiveness

4.   Statement: People's Health Movement statement on PACER-Plus 

5.  Take Action: Say no to World Bank-sponsored sweatshops in PNG 

6.   Donate to AID/WATCH

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1.      EVENT: Political Charity? Impact of the AID/WATCH case

In December 2010 the High Court recognised that charities can have a political purpose. The High Court ruling was the culmination of a four-year legal battle by AID/WATCH, which had been disqualified as a charity by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). 

 

The Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre is organising a conference to bring together lawyers, charity workers, and academics to reflect on the implications of the case.

 

When:             Friday 15 April, 9:00am - 2:00pm 

Where:            Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics School of the Arts

                        280 Pitt St. Sydney

 

The event is free but places are limited so please preregister by sending an email to ccs at uts.edu.au

Click here for more information including speakers and program. 

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2.      AID/WATCH in the News: Does foreign aid do more harm than good?

AID/WATCH Campaigner, Gary Lee, was one of the respondents to the Question: Does foreign aid do more harm than good? published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 19 March. 

 

Click here to read the article. 

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3.      Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness
Thanks to all AID/WATCH members and supporters who sent in a submission to the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness. We had a great response which also caught the attention of the media. 
Click here to read AID/WATCH's submission to the review 
Review draws AusAID reform calls, SMH, 2 February 2011 
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4.      STATEMENT: PHM Position statement - PACER Plus and Health of Pacific Islanders

The People's Health Movement Australia (PHM) have issued a position statement on PACER-Plus and the health of Pacific Islanders. Drawing from the outcomes of forums on health and trade held in Sydney and Melbourne last year, PHM's statement will inform their advocacy activities around PACER-Plus.     

 

Click here to read the PHM's statement

Click here for more information on health and trade in the Pacific  

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  5.. Take Action - Say No to World Bank-sponsored sweatshops

ActNow!, a PNG advocacy group, is running an online campaign calling on the World Bank's private investment arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC), to withdraw their support for the establishment of Special Economic Zones in PNG. 
 
Click here to sign the petition: 
 

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6.    Donate to AID/WATCH

AID/WATCH is a community-based organisation and does not accept government or corporate funding. We need your help to continue our work as the independent monitor of Australia's aid and trade and to improve the effects of development on the planet and its people. Only through being financially self-sufficient can we have the freedom to criticise or applaud with objectivity. Together with you we can achieve change without compromise.

Click this link to give to AID/WATCH today: http://www.aidwatch.org.au/donate

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