Evatt Journal, Vol. 9, No. 5, December 2009
Welcome to the online journal of the Evatt Foundation.
What's new on the Evatt site?
News, views & papers
President's Report 2009
Christopher Sheil's report, adopted by the Evatt Foundation on 25 November.
http://evatt.org.au/news/534.html
The Big Pictures
Yola Lucire and Peter Parry reflect on the pharmaceutical industry & health care pictured in Generation RX.
http://evatt.org.au/news/533.html
Vale Jim Hagan
Malcolm Brown remembers a quiz kid, a labour historian and a distinguished member of the Evatt Executive.
http://evatt.org.au/news/532.html
Events
Evatt Book Launch: The Tolpuddle Martyrs: Injustice within the law
This is a new edition of a timeless classic with a new introduction to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the transportation of the six labourers to Australia and the 30th anniversary of the Evatt Foundation.
With Sydney University Press, we are pleased to invite you to join the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG for the launch of The Tolpuddle Martyrs: Injustice within the law, by Herbert Vere Evatt with an introduction by Geoffrey Robertson, QC.
Details: Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 4.00 p.m., Jubilee Room, NSW Parliament House
http://evatt.org.au/events/14_20091127.html
Other info
Books
Our 2008 book from Sydney University Press tells the inspiring story of Doc Evatt and the United Nations. Moving in the Open Daylight, by Ashley Hogan, was launched on the 60th anniversary of the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Order your copy of this short, sharp and unique Australian story today.
http://evatt.org.au/news/493.html
Contact
The Evatt Foundation has entered into a formal association with the University of Sydney and has established an office in the Sydney Trades Hall. Please update your contact details.
http://http://evatt.org.au/site/contact.html
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