Proposed closure of QUT school of humanities
Letter as written to QUT Council and the University Academic Board … As a QUT alumni who graduated with a Degree in Business about 10 years ago, I am most concerned toRead More…
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Labour Day March
Well my friend and I were late for the march because we had to drop off some signs at the Refugee Action Collective stall at the RNA showgrounds, but with plenty ofRead More…
Australia’s Guantanamo
A group of us from Refugee Action Collective finished Australia’s Guantanamo today. Yes, a model of Christmas Island made of foam, hessian, paint, timber, plastic – mostly from Recycled Garbage. 🙂 ItRead More…
Southside Peace Group meeting
Went to Southside Peace Group meeting this afternoon. It’s a small, but good group. We got lots done. We’re planning our campaign in Moreton for the federal election. If you’d like moreRead More…
Motherland
Where in the hell can you go far from the things that you know Far from the sprawl of concrete that keeps crawling its way about 1,000 miles a day? Take oneRead More…
Scones with Peter Garrett
Met Peter Garrett today. I was invited to an afternoon tea in my capacity as a member of the Moreton Bay Discovery Centre Steering Committee. I briefly chatted to him after theRead More…
Elissa’s education and work history
A SNAPSHOT Education: Bachelor of Business Majoring in Organisational Communication; Graduate Diploma of Editing and Publishing. Occupation: Public Relations and Fundraising Manager for a prominent Brisbane charity; University tutor, Freelance writer andRead More…
Elissa’s Political CV
Elissa’s political resume 2004 – 2007 A SNAPSHOT Internal positions: December 2006 – Current: Social Justice Spokesperson for Queensland Greens. September 2006 – Current: National Delegate for Queensland Greens. October 2006 –Read More…
Our own Christmas Island
Attended a Refugee Action Collective working bee today. We’re making a Christmas Island to use at rallies. It’s looking very schmick. 🙂 http://www.europosud.ua/ europosud.ua/
Lifeline launches depression awareness campaign
This sounds like a wonderful event. I highly recommend attending. 🙂 Port of Brisbane Lifeline Blues Cruise Turning the Brisbane River blue on Sunday May 6, 2007 Enjoy the sunset beauty ofRead More…
Letter to Bendigo Bank re B of Qld merger
Dear (My lovely financial lender), It was with great distress that I read of the potential takeover bid of Bendigo Bank by Bank of Queensland. As you are aware, I opted toRead More…
Visit to Nambour Greens
Tonight fellow Global Young Green Gordon Douglas and I journeyed out to Nambour to visit the Maroochy Greens branch to share with them our experiences in Kenya at the GYG conference. ItRead More…
GYG donates blankets to Kenyan Aids Orphanage
For the founding congress of the Global Young Greens in Kenya, the organisers bought 70 mattresses and 50 blankets for campers to use while we were Nairobi. At the end of theRead More…
Media Release: New peace doco with Midnight Oil music a sad irony for a sad Garrett
Music by Midnight Oil permeates peace activist David Bradbury’s newest film released on YouTube this week, ironically coinciding with today’s shock announcement by the band’s ex frontman and Labor frontbencher Peter Garrett.Read More…
The romance of Barefoot Bowls
Well I cancelled my Valentine’s Day date and instead went along to a West Brisbane Greens branch fundraiser, with all proceeds going to fund their federal election campaign. It was a barefootRead More…
Silencing Dissent with Clive Hamilton
Joined a packed crowd of about 400 at the Irish Club this evening to listen to Clive Hamilton speak about his new book ‘Silencing Dissent’. He described John Howard as a controlRead More…
GYG article and pic in local paper!
I approached my letterbox with trepidation this afternoon and was delighted to discover inside it a thing of beauty – the local newspaper with an article about the Global Young Greens conference!Read More…
GYG hits Triple J
I was interviewed by Triple J news today about the Global Young Greens conference, with soundbites appearing on the hour during the day. Being that Triple J is a national youth radioRead More…
Media Release: Queenslanders must set an example on World Wetlands Day
Today’s World Wetlands Day 2007 is themed ‘Wetlands and Fisheries’, in recognition of the importance of fish and fisheries to all people around the world. Drawing on this year?s World Wetlands DayRead More…
Media Release: Apathy is boring, says Global Young Green returned from Africa
Brisbane resident and social justice spokesperson for the Queensland Greens, Elissa Jenkins, was proud to return to her home country this week after being part of establishing a global youth movement. MsRead More…