NFC Update

The Centre for Nonviolence has got into the Spring spirit of things with a
move to a new office - still at Commonground. Thanks to the workers who
lugged furniture and worked out how to use our new toys, the photocopier and
the fax machine. The move was part of the Day in the Centre that was held to
form a small team of workers to work with the Resource Co-ordinators to run
the Centre. We worked out five priority areas and agreed on having a
Co-ordinator and Centre workers for each area:
1. Finances:Jo, Co-ord. This involves completing monthly budgets and
accounts.
2. Networking:Margaret, Co-ord. Rob. This involves maintaining contacts both
nationally and internationally, linking people up and learning what people
need.
3. Information: Anitra, Co-ord. Jo, Karen, Margaret, Rob. This involves
organising all the resources at the Centre- a big job!
4. Network Contacts List: Kay, Co-ord. This is the new, more frendly sounding
name for the Database- if you aren't on this, contact the Centre.
5. Office Admin: Margaret, Co-ord. Karen, Kay, Rob, Jo. Jo and Kay have both
resigned from being Resource Co-ordinators and Margaret has resumed the job
and is still looking for someone to share the position with her.

The Network Facilitation Collective has also had a membership change: Kay has
resigned. Thanks for all your good efforts Kay. The Collective will invite
Bryan Law to be on the Collective.

The Collective continues to meet every month to discuss ways of supporting
the growth of the Network. We are excited with recent interest in nonviolence
from new areas- welcome to Rebecca Spence in Armidale, N.S.W and to Suzanne
Eggins in Sydney! Margaret made lots of contacts in Brisbane, North
Queensland, Adelaide, Darwin and Alice Springs and she worked with women's,
environmental, peace and Aboriginal communities. Glen had a very successful
visit to Perth running nonviolence workshops of all sorts and giving support
to those working in the west including supporting Patsy Molloy in her
fantastic work for the Network. The Collective is looking for opportunities
to visit, network and support those working in all states and we are
determined that lots of interstaters come to the Nonviolence Gathering in
April 1995. It will be strengthening for us all and particularly for those
who work in isolation. And to entice you even more - Glen will be
facilitating a ten day conflict resolution workshop for ANN members straight
after the Gathering.

Another highlight from around Australia is the Women's Camp organised by the
Anti-Bases Coalition to be held at the Australian Defence Industry Munitions
in Benalla in Easter 1995.

Internationally, we are pursuing becoming a member of the International
Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) and are doing a magazine swap with them -
Reconciliation International with Nonviolence Today. Also internationally,
Yeshua Moser and Tuk are talking of holding a nonviolence conference in South
East Asia next year.

And finally, we are looking into getting automatic transfer payment to make
it easier for you all to pledge money to the Centre. We still need your
financial support as we are only just managing.

Don't forget to ring or write to The Centre or to the Network Facilitation
Collective if you want support, information or contacts for your nonviolent
antics. It would be great to to hear from you!
Jo Barter