APHEDA's solidarity newsletter No images? Click here Dear Friend, Here is your March issue of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA's solidarity enewsletter. In this edition we have updates from Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and Palestine. If you are interested in joining APHEDA's study tour to Timor Leste in August, let us know as soon as possible. A travel scholarship is available for low-paid or casual workers who might otherwise be unable to attend. Applications close on Monday, 17th April 2023, so please share with your networks. And don't forget to get your tickets in our raffle, which is drawn on May 8. In solidarity, Kate Lee By supporting APHEDA's raffle, you can contribute to a better world for all, while also having the chance to win some fantastic prizes. Read more. Isolating the Myanmar junta with sanctionsThis month Myanmar Campaign Network joins international campaigners to call for sanctions on Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise to prevent blood money flowing to the junta. Join APHEDA’s study tour to Timor Leste in 2023APHEDA will be taking a group of unionists to Timor Leste in August this year. Participants will meet with unions and visit APHEDA’s projects. Register now for the Big Ride for Palestine 2023The Big Ride for Palestine is back for 2023. Show solidarity with the Palestinian people and raise funds for APHEDA's Palestinian projects. Supporting Karen Women leaders to serve their communityUnion Aid Abroad – APHEDA is helping to equip Karen women leaders with knowledge and skills to serve as community leaders. Protecting health workers caring for refugees and migrants at Mae Tao ClinicUnion Aid Abroad-APHEDA works with Mae Tao Clinic to improve the quality of their healthcare services through good occupational health and safety practices. Global justice education launched in MelbourneUnion Aid Abroad-APHEDA’s national team has been working with a group of volunteer union educators to create a new training module on global justice and international solidarity. Australian unionists visit to Indonesia inspires fundraiserUnion Aid Abroad-APHEDA partner organisation, the Local Initiative for OSH Network warmly welcomed ASU NSW/ACT Services Branch members to the LION office in Bandung, Indonesia. APHEDA celebrates International Women’s DayUnion Aid Abroad-APHEDA’s partner organisations joined rallies and events to mark International Women’s Day this year. How Australian aid supports peace in PalestineAustralia has supported Palestinian non-government organisations for over 40 years. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been helped in job creation, agriculture, health services, and income-generating projects. APHEDA People: Meet Luke WhitingtonLuke Whitington is the Executive officer of the SEARCH Foundation and has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for 19 years.
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