Welcome to another somewhat belated edition of the ALP Club Update! First off, I would like to congratulate everyone from the Club on the great result in last week's Constitutional Working Group election. The ALP Club put in a great effort, with the results being fantastic for the Club and for the Left generally, particularly by Melbourne Uni Standards.

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A New Student Union!
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As noted above, three members of the ALP Club have been elected to the Working Group which will consult with students and the Uni over the next 6 months, and design a new Student Union Constitution for Melbourne Uni. They are:

Emily Andersen
Jacky Bailey
Paul Erickson

The Club is now well positioned to take the lead in the process, which will provide every student on campus and every member of the ALP Club with an opportunity to have their say on how our student Union should function.

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Labor Senator for Victoria Gavin Marshall at Melbourne Uni next week!
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The Melbourne Uni Peace Group is holding a two day forum on the future of Iraq and its conditions under the occupation next week, with speakers from the Greens, the ALP and other groups visiting the campus on Monday and Tuesday .

Victorian Labor Senator Gavin Marshall, who has been a guest speaker for the ALP Club during 2002 and 2003, will be speaking next Tuesday on the ALP's position on Iraq and Mark Latham's pledge to bring our troops home by Christmas. This event is being supported by the ALP Club, and I would encourage club members to get along and hear about Labor's position from Sen. Marshall.

Monday the 17th, Greens Senator Kerry Nettle
1pm, in the South Theatre of the Architecture Building

Tuesday the 18th, ALP Victorian Senator Gavin Marshall 1pm
Tuesday, same building (Architecture) James Crow Theatre, 1st floor.

For more information, call Sharne from the MU Peace Group on 0414 976 573, or call Paul on 0421 104 843.

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2004 ALP Club AGM
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The ALP Club's 2004 Annual General Meeting is coming up, so stay tuned for details. The date will be settled soon, and at the Annual General Meeting we will be elected a new Committee to run the club during 2004/2005. If you are interested in being an Office Bearer in the Club (ie President, Secretary, Treasurer, Women's Officer, Campaign's Officer etc) then keep an eye out for details on when the AGM will be and how to nominate.

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Meeting Next Week
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There will be an ALP Club General Meeting next week at some stage to debrief from the elections, finalise our plans for the rest of the semester and beginning of Semester 2, and open nominations for the AGM. A mailout will be done later this week to let everyone know of the details.

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Fundraiser for Susan Davies tomorrow night!
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Susan Davies, the Labor candidate for the seat of Latrobe in the upcoming Federal election, is having a fundraising event this coming Wednesday 12 May. The event will feature ACTU President Sharan Burrow and State Attorney-General Rob Hulls. The function is upstairs at the Imperial Hotel (opposite state parliament) and will run from 6.00-8.30. Cost is $15 for concessions and drinks at bar prices.

A few of the members of the ALP Club will be going along, so if you're interested give Josh a call 0415 292 599.