medical association for prevention of war annual REPORT 2007–08 MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOR PREVENTION OF WAR (australia) MANAGEMENT AND STAFF 2007–08

National Council: Executive Officers ICAN Management Committee PRESIDENT Associate Professor Tilman Ruff (Chair) Dr Sue Wareham OAM, MBBS Professor Joseph Camilleri Dr Jenny Grounds VICE-PRESIDENTS Ms Dimity Hawkins Dr Jason Garrood MBBS, D Obst, RCOP, FACRRM Professor John Langmore Dr Peter Karamoskos MBBS, FRANZCR Dr Ruth Mitchell Associate Professor Tilman Ruff MBBS (Hons), FRACP Mr Dave Sweeney Dr Bill Williams MBBS Dr Sue Wareham OAM Professor Peter Underwood MD Mr Tim Wright SECRETARY Ms Nancy Atkin Dr Carole Wigg MBBS Mr Adam Dempsey TREASURER Ms Jessica Morrison Dr Jenny Grounds MBBS, Dip RANZCOG AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL COUNCILLOR FOR IPPNW STAFF Dr Bill Williams MBBS Ms Nancy Atkin: MAPW Executive Officer Ms Jessica Morrison: ICAN Director National Council: Branch Coordinators Ms Vera Phipps: MAPW Administrative Officer (to May 2008) AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Dr Rosie Yuille (until August 2007) BSc, MBBS Consultants NEW SOUTH WALES Ms Dimity Hawkins: NPT booklet; ICAN funding project; MAPW Dr Anne Noonan MBBS, MD, MA website project Dr Robert Marr MBBS, MPH, FAFPHA Mr Nic Maclellan: ICAN Media Officer, 2007 elections Ms Lynnette Saville RN, OHN, MAppSc Professor John Langmore: ICAN Political Advisor NORTHERN TERRITORY Mr Adam Dempsey: ICAN website Dr Rosalie Schultz MBBS, MPH, FAFPHM QUEENSLAND Dr Daniele Viliunas MBBS, FRANZCO, Dip Psychother mapw governance SOUTH AUSTRALIA MAPW is governed by the National Council, which is made Dr Jason Garrood MBBS, D Obst, RCOP, FACRRM up of the Coordinator of each state and territory Branch; TASMANIA together with the President, Secretary, Vice-Presidents, and Dr Jenni Bond MB; ChB; DO; FRACO; FRCOphth Treasurer who are elected by the Council. The Council meets yearly face-to-face; and bimonthly by Associate Professor Lou Irving MBBS, FRACP, FCCP teleconference. Between meeting, issues are canvassed WESTERN AUSTRALIA by email, and a Steering Committee meets monthly by Professor Peter Underwood MD teleconference with the Executive Officer. Constitutional changes currently under consideration would IPPNW office-bearers bring the two National Student Representatives onto the Council. MAPW is incorporated in Victoria. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT Dr Daniele Viliunas (to March 2008) The Constitution is available at www.mapw.org.au Dr Ruth Mitchell BA, BSc, BMBS (from March 2008) INTERNATIONAL STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Photographs Dr Ruth Mitchell (to March 2008) Front cover: Launching Securing our Survival in Federal Parliament; Bill Williams addresses meeting in Septèmes, France; Tilman Ruff, Cr Jenny Farrer and Tim Wright at the UN NPT PrepCom. National Student Representatives Page 4-5: Hiroshima Day, ; Daniele Viliunas; NSW members at Kirribilli House pre-election rally; Jason Garrood clowns for peace; Our Ms Sarah Gardiner World In Crisis course with MAPW scholarship-holders. Ms Angela Wilson Page 6-7: Hiroshima Day students’ art; medical students perform ’ Target X’; Nuclear white elephant pre-election; John Andrews and EO Nancy Atkin with ICAN sign; Jessica Morrison holds Securing our Survival. MAPW patron Page 8-9: Sue Wareham and Australian delegates accept prize for our Sir William Refshauge FRCOG, FRACS, FRACP,. FRACMA, FRACOG display, Delhi IPPNW Congress; student with banner at candlelight Peace March which closed the Delhi student conference; Australian and New Zealand students in Delhi; regional students at their conference in AFFILIATION Adelaide, 2007. International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Back cover: Hiroshima Day 2007; student art work from WA competition. (IPPNW): Nobel Peace Prize winner 1985 Thanks to our photographers, including Eric Li for pictures. PRESIDENT’S REPORT DR SUE WAREHAM

It’s been an extremely busy year for MAPW, and one with The growing involvement of unusually clear results for us. student members over the past The most significant of these was the commitment of the year is important for our future ALP before the election, to “drive the international agenda” success. Thanks to Angela Wilson for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, with then foreign affairs and Sarah Gardiner for their spokesperson Robert McClelland drawing heavily from material tremendous efforts as student provided by MAPW through the International Campaign to representatives, especially Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). with getting MAPW firmly on the agenda leading up to the This was followed this year by Mr Rudd’s very pleasing Australian medical students’ announcement of a Non-Proliferation and Disarmament 2007 Global Health Conference. Commission. MAPW can never claim to be the only voice for Apart from all that campaign nuclear disarmament in Australia of course, but I believe we activity, there have been can claim to be one of the strongest, most persistent and most important organisational and effective. funding advances, such as the setting up of the MAPW Peace ICAN owes much to the enormous efforts of Tilman Ruff, as its Fund, a trust fund that will enable us to receive tax-deductible Australian chair, in ensuring this issue stays before government donations much more easily. We have built a new website, as a priority. Thanks also to Bill Williams in helping build the thanks to Chris Miller, Moritz Kuett, Galen White, Cecily Gilbert, campaign globally, Jenny Grounds as Treasurer and the rest Angela Wilson, Dimity Hawkins, and many others. of the ICAN Committee. Jessica Morrison, as ICAN Director in Branch activity remains very important to MAPW’s visibility. The Australia, deserves particular thanks. WA Branch excelled with their art exhibition, that provided an The other “nuclear” success last year was the virtual dropping unprecedented boost to our finances! of the push for nuclear power in Australia. This was the result of My biggest thank you is to our wonderful Executive Officer effective campaigning by a number of groups, including MAPW, Nancy Atkin who has enabled all the above to happen with working in coalitions with Australia’s main environmental efficiency, thoroughness and dedication, and with whom it is a organisations such as the Australian Conservation Foundation, great pleasure (and fun) to work. Thanks Nancy. the Wilderness Society, and Friends of the Earth. MAPW’s professional standing in the community brings MAPW has played a significant role also in exposing the dangers particular opportunities that are not necessarily available of the arms trade, specifically the arms fair APDSE, which was to others. Added to that is the dedication and commitment due to open in Adelaide on Remembrance Day this year. that drives each of us to do what we do. Even our “inactive” We have continued active membership of IPPNW. There was a members are enormously important to the organisation, for large contingent of Australians at the Delhi Congress in March, their financial and moral support, and for spreading the word to and I want to mention the particular contributions of Tilman families, friends and colleagues. Ruff, Bill Williams, Daniele Viliunas, Ruth Mitchell (now deputy For those reasons, while MAPW by its very nature will always be chair of the IPPNW Board); and all the students who attended a relatively small organisation, I believe it will continue to have the Congress. an impact disproportionate to its size. secretary’s rEPORT DR carole wigg I have enjoyed the year and am very glad to have politicians, and represented MAPW at Palm Sunday been able to be part of such a dedicated and rallies and Hiroshima Day commemorations, as well stimulating group of people. Working alongside as speaking, with ICAN’s Professor John Langmore, Nancy Atkin has been a great pleasure. at the World Matters festival in Eltham. My regular governance responsibilities include This year’s highlights included Melbourne’s attending and minuting our regular National inaugural alternative ANZAC Day service and the Council meetings; the Executive Officer Steering national tour by indigenous activists from Guam, Committee; monthly PLUs, and planning for our raising the issues of the huge and expanding US National Council yearly meeting. military base on their island. I believe my most important contribution is in I hope that these activities keep MAPW in the attending MAPW activities, holding the banner public eye and demonstrate that we are an active literally and symbolically. group of people concerned about peace and I have accompanied Nancy and ICAN’s Jessica nuclear weapons which others with a desire to Morrison to meetings with local mayors, improve the state of the world might join.

These reports are summaries based on officials’ full reports to MAPW National Council, August 2008

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MAPW BRANCHES AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL New South Wales MAPW has active branches in every TERRITORY Co-coordinators Dr Anne Noonan, Ms Australian state and territory. Branch Coordinator (until August 2007) Lynette Saville and Dr Robert Marr activities reflect local concerns, Dr Rosie Yuille NSW Branch members are active on responding to issues ranging from ACT members have a special role Indigenous issues; West Papua; regional conflict; and veterans’ health issues, as nuclear waste dumps in the Northern because Canberra is Australia’s well as on the nuclear chain. During the Territory, to military exercises in national capital. Members have year, the branch has hosted visiting peace Queensland. Local activities also draw thus been active in raising issues of and anti-nuclear activists. Highlights on the particular strengths and interests peace and disarmament with federal included the visit by the two indigenous of members. politicians and government officials, Chamoru activists from Guam who spoke Branches also play an important role and in joining several MAPW and ICAN on the expansion of US military bases on in fund-raising for MAPW activities. delegations, both in the lead-up to the their island; and US visitor Steven Starr, an This year’s highlight has been an Federal elections, and with the new expert on the particular threat of nuclear extraordinarily successful art show government. weapons being kept ready to fire. organised by the Western Australian The Branch also arranged to take An ongoing local issue is the Branch (see opposite page). activists from Guam to see Pacific Island contamination left by a former radium Special mention should also be made of Affairs Minister Duncan Kerr. smelter, in the residential area of Hunters Hill. Canberra member Dr Robert Schmidli, Members are active fund-raisers for who has given his remarkable skills as a MAPW, and once again this year raised The Branch works closely with the Anti- pianist to raise several thousand dollars several thousand dollars through concerts Bases Coalition, CPACS (Centre for Peace for peace, performing in fund-raising with pianist and endocrinologist Robert and Conflict Studies); and the Catholic concerts in Victoria and the ACT. Schmidli; and also their well attended Church. Co-coordinator Anne Noonan musical soirée where members and their also attended the Melanesian Spearhead SPECIAL PROJECTS 2007- families contribute musical items and Group meeting in Vanuatu and met with 2008 share a meal. the Vanuatu Government to discuss regional peace issues. “understanding the NPT” Queensland NORTHERN TERRITORY Ahead of the 2008 NPT PrepCom, and Coordinator Dr Daniele Viliunas Coordinator Dr Rosalie Schultz a possible change of government, Queensland members have been actively Northern Territory members are active on we updated and reprinted our 2005 involved in international campaigning a range of local issues. Uranium mining is booklet “Understanding the NPT” , against nuclear weapons. Daniele Viliunas one, in particular the campaign against funded by a grant from Australian contributed to a workshop on the Pamela-Angela uranium exploration Ethical Investments, and by donations psychology of peace work at the London 20 km from Alice Springs. Other local from members and supporters. Conference in October 2007, and was the campaigns have been the nuclear waste Available at www.mapw.org.au or in Regional Vice President for IPPNW until dump proposed for the NT; Aboriginal hard copy from our office. March. Misha Byrne was appointed by land and self-determination issues; and IPPNW students as Co-coordinator of the developing policy on foreign bases, as the “RADIATION SICK” POSTERS Nuclear Weapons Inheritance Project. Pine Gap Joint Defence Facility, a major This series of four beautiful MAPW continues to be well regarded US-Australian base, is just outside Alice educational posters for Indigneous locally and our contributions are warmly Springs. communities, on health effects of the received. Branch members helped The Branch is based in Alice Springs, with nuclear chain, was produced with organise the Queensland events of a small but growing group in Darwin. A Beyond Nuclear and the Arid Lands the Guam Chamoru indigenous peace high proportion of members are actively Environment Council, and supported activists’ tour, and have been invited involved, working with other local groups by a grant to MAPW from the JB Seed speakers at the Palm Sunday and to speak at public meetings, write letters Fund. Hiroshima Day rallies and peace day to the newspapers and be available for rallies, and on local radio. expert media comment. PAGE , MAPW ANNUAL REPORT 2007–08 South Australia The branch shared a table with WILPF at We also have run successful fund raisers, the Tasmanian University students’ fair including wine sales; and four very Coordinator Dr Jason Garrood in February and found a lot of interest in successful piano concerts with Dr Robert South Australian membership grew by MAPW. Long time member Ian Newman Schmidli which have raised over $5000. 20 per cent over the year. The Branch is is active in the Peace Coalition while Rob led by an active executive committee, Rands has involved the branch in the Western Australia which meets bi-monthly with rising campaign for a cluster munitions treaty. Coordinator Professor Peter Underwood; student involvement. Support for Another concern is the repair of US patrol Executive Officer Ms Leigh Dix student activities remains a core activity. boats at Incat in the River Derwent, with The main focus for the 2008 has been Coordinator Jason Garood and other the danger of contamination by uranium the highly successful Artists for Peace members have spoken about ICAN munitions, and a thick veil of secrecy over Exhibition (see report below). and MAPW at many diverse public and this matter with the workers not wanting The WA Committee meets monthly, professional fora, ranging from the to know. and organises an annual dinner which national Rural Doctors Conference to around 50 members and friends attend. the Mayo Greens and the Hampstead Victoria Membership has dropped a little in recent Rehabilitation Centre Grand Round. The years, with the branch aiming to get back branch works closely with a range of local Coordinator Assoc. Professor Lou Irving to 100 members. The Branch publishes peace and environment organisations. The Victorian branch has had a productive year with the support of a strong group three newsletters each year. The branch has been active in recruiting of active members. Regular meetings The branch is active in local peace partners for ICAN. Members have signed with speakers, sometimes over dinner, has activities, including the 2007 Students of up two more municipalities to Mayors attracted and involved a broader section Sustainability conference, Hiroshima Day; for Peace. Individual members have also of the membership, as well as members and the Psychologist’s for Peace Student been active in writing on ICAN and on of the public who have heard about our Peace Art Exhibition and works closely nuclear issues, with Adrian von der Borch work on community radio or through our with ANAWA, the Anti-Nuclear alliance of contributing to Catholic publications website. Western Australia. and Amanda Ruler writing for several publications and promoting MAPW to Membership overall remains steady. nurses. Members have also been active in We actively support local peace events, promoting peace through the arts. including Palm Sunday and Hiroshima Day; and supported the Indigenous ARTISTS FOR PEACE Tasmania (MEDACT) activists from Guam in their Australian Twenty five of Western Australia’s most tour. We also work closely with and are celebrated artists joined together to Coordinator Dr Jenni Bond supported by Japanese for Peace and create this special exhibition on the A core group of active members in other peace groups. theme of peace in May 2008. Tasmania meets monthly for an informal lunch. The branch has many long-term We have attracted the support of local 17 art works were sold, and the supporters, and supports local and students by speaking at University classes, exhibition raised $36,000, shared national peace initiatives. Gerry McGushin and by offering scholarships to the highly- equally between MAPW and Arc en has been the spokesperson, speaking regarded 10 week evening course, “Our Ciel Lebanon, a charity for victims at the Palm Sunday peace rally; and to World in Crisis” (pictured below). of cluster bombs. A beautiful colour second year medical students about catalogue was produced. medical ethics, including the effects of Partners in the Exhibition were war. ‘Psychologists for Peace’ and Peter Members have supported Hobart Lord Tagliaferri, Mayor of Fremantle and Mayor Rob Valentine as a Mayor for member of Mayors for Peace. Peace. For the 2007 Federal elections they Special credit for this extraordinary mailed MAPW’s Prescription for Peace to achievement must go to WA every local candidate; and assisted the Branch Coordinator Professor Peter Tasmanian Peace Coalition’s candidate Underwood, and Branch EO Leigh Dix. survey.

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enormous water needs of both uranium major CAMPAIGNS MAPW ADVOCACY mining and nuclear power generation. ABOLISHING NUCLEAR ACHIEVEMENTS, CLOSING THE ARMS FAIR WEAPONS — ican In early 2008 major arms fair was 2007–08 announced, to open in Adelaide on The International Campaign to Abolish Remembrance Day, 11 November, Nuclear Weapons was launched in April • MAPW was invited to join the marking the end of the 1914-1918 “War to 2007. During 2007–08, the campaign Australian Delegation at the end all wars”. expanded both in Australia and Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty internationally. As our major campaign, it PrepCom — an Australian first. President Sue Wareham led off the is reported fully on the opposite page. Professor Tilman Ruff accepts the campaign with a major feature in the invitation. Adelaide Advertiser. MAPW helped ABOLISHING cLUSTER BOMBs coordinate a national network of groups • At the NPT PrepCom, the MAPW is proud to have been associated campaigning to close the fair. We began Australian delegation put research into the humanitarian and with the successful global campaign consideration of a Nuclear which has produced an international health effects of the weapons trade, in Weapons Convention on the particular in the Asia-Pacific region. treaty to ban cluster munitions. We record — and the medical use of helped form an Australian coalition, and highly enriched (weapons grade) AND MORE . . . supported the campaign wholeheartedly: uranium, HEU. joining a national postcard campaign; Branches supported a national tour by through officials and members writing to • Advocacy by MAPW contributed Indigenous Chamoru activists from Guam the Minister for Defence; and by raising to the announcement by PM who spoke against planned expansion of the issue in national and local media. Kevin Rudd, of the establishment US bases on their island. of an International Commission for 2007 Federal election Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Our members have continued to write, meet and speak on a range of other campaign • Nuclear power “off the political peace-related issues. To mention a few: MAPW produced a “Prescription for agenda” in post-election Australia. • small arms and light weapons, Peace”, expressing our concerns about Post-script: the Arms Fair (see right) • the ongoing catastrophe in , threats to humanity, and to the survival of was cancelled in September, after this • civilian costs of war life on this planet, posed by both nuclear reporting period. Our work on the effects weapons and climate change. This was of the weapons trade continues. • veterans’ health, mailed to Federal parliamentarians and • the situation in West Papua, candidates before the November election. • enduring health effects of nuclear Members also joined the “Vote Nuclear to abolish launch-on-warning policies testing, and Free” campaign (see opposite page), (by which nuclear weapons are on “hair • the continuing saga of the new Opal visited and wrote letters to local trigger” alert). We hosted and supported nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights in candidates and raised nuclear issues in US expert Steven Starr in his visit to New South Wales. the media. Canberra and Sydney early in 2008. THE NUCLEAR CHAIN We have continued to raise the inability of safeguards to prevent diversion of MAPW has worked closely with our uranium to weapons, especially as Northern Territory Branch in a national Australia prepares to sell uranium to campaign against nuclear waste dumps; China and Russia, and allow India to urging the incoming government to receive special treatment by the Nuclear keep their election promise to repeal Suppliers Group. the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act, which threatens the NT We have supported campaigns to combat with a waste dump. climate change with renewable energy MAPW has advocated strongly, with both technologies, co-publishing, with Friends the previous and the current government, of the Earth, a leaflet documenting the PAGE , MAPW ANNUAL REPORT 2007–08 the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons: ICAN

Partners ICAN has 45 Australian partner The ALP as well as Democrats and Greens organisations, with which we organised announced their support for a Nuclear events, linked to websites, lobbied Weapons Convention at this event. government, published ICAN articles, and ICAN’s INTERNATIONal distributed ICAN materials. These include ICAN worked with Friends of the Earth expansion churches, environment and peace groups, and the Wilderness Society on the Vote unions, political parties and others. Nuclear Free campaign for the 2007 The IPPNW board strongly endorsed federal election, distributing 300,000 ICAN as its key initiative at the A key ICAN partner is Mayors for Peace. postcards, and helping organise street International Congress in Delhi in MAPW members have used ICAN stalls, a Kirribilli House action and media March 2008. Equally significant was materials to approach their mayors, and engagement. the enthusiastic support of hundreds eleven have joined as a result. ICAN also of delegates, from all corners of the Former parliamentarian John Langmore co-organised an event at the Australian earth. Local Government Conference in Darwin worked as ICAN’s senior political advisor in December 2007 where Hiroshima following the election, allowing us to Their passion is reflected in the Mayor Akiba spoke via video link, engage substantially with the new multiple activities organised over the inspiring the 50 participants. government. last year by our IPPNW colleagues. Events ICAN has been involved in A DVD presented by Dr Carmen Lawrence, The Malaysian affiliate has been numerous conferences, protest rallies and with contributions by Dr Hans Blix instrumental in facilitating their seminars. ICAN has had speakers at many and Gareth Evans about the ALP’s role government’s promotion of the Palm Sunday and Hiroshima Day marches, in abolishing nuclear weapons was Nuclear Weapons Convention. Indian academic conferences and community distributed to every ALP Federal Member doctors have campaigned far and meetings. of Parliament after the elections. wide under the ICAN banner. Media ICAN employed two media experts International work Two ICAN Medact in the UK provides the during the year, and was able to stimulate representatives participated in the 2008 central coordination for the UK a number of radio interviews, print nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty PrepCom network which now involves all articles, and opinion pieces. We met with meeting in Geneva in April. major peace organisations. a number of senior media representatives. Tilman Ruff was on the official Australian Our German colleagues have delegation, the first time NGOs had engaged with their government Materials ICAN Australia coordinates the been invited to participate. As a result, and officials on a Nuclear Weapons international ICAN website, with Adam Australian official statements mentioned Convention. Dempsey providing weekly updates and a Nuclear Weapons Convention and improvements. Tim Wright prepared Meanwhile, ICAN alliances are called for the removal of highly enriched wonderful new brochures and booklets building in Turkey, Canada, Norway, uranium from production of isotopes — we have already distributed over France and many other nations, for medicine. Tilman also co-chaired an 20,000 copies — and has now designed providing opportunities for international student model negotiation an educational “Learn Abolition” package. collaboration, multiplication and on a Nuclear Weapons Convention. amplification. Political engagement ICAN met with Tim Wright promoted ICAN material to Our greatest challenge is to build many members of Parliament and their national delegations and met with many a groundswell in the USA, and staff, and was able to convince the ALP diplomats and fellow NGO activists. to support eradicating nuclear weapons also Russia, for nuclear weapons through a Nuclear Weapons Convention. ICAN coordinated a round-table with abolition, so that it becomes an The parliamentary launch of Securing our NGOs and the Department of Foreign irresistible force. Survival: The Case for a Nuclear Weapons Affairs and Trade, before the PrepCom. Convention was attended by shadow Bill Williams served as ICAN ambassador ministers McLelland and Garrett, several in many European countries, Malaysia ambassadors, and other federal members and India. Tilman Ruff promoted ICAN in ICAN met with representatives of nine and their staff. Japan, the US and Sri Lanka. diplomatic missions in Canberra.

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MAPW members are prominent in all of Dr Tilman Ruff was elected to the IPPNW these aspects. Queensland Coordinator Board to advance ICAN, with the largest Daniele Viliunas was outgoing Regional number of votes. He chairs the ICAN Vice-President for South East Asia and the Working Group which includes several Pacific, with South Australian member MAPW members. Ruth Mitchell taking on the position from March. Ruth served as International Bill Williams and Tilman Ruff lead the Student representative until March and IPPNW campaign to remove highly is now Deputy Chair of the IPPNW Board. enriched uranium (HEU) — directly Australian students have also taken on useable in the simplest nuclear weapons leading IPPNW roles (see opposite page). — from production of medical isotopes.

By taking the lead in setting up the Their call has been published in an ICAN campaign, Australia has helped set editorial in the world’s leading medical the agenda for IPPNW, with strong and journal, The Lancet. MAPW is an active member of the Nobel unanimous endorsement of the IPPNW Peace Prize-winning organisation, International Council and Board for An approach to the World Health International Physicians for the the Action Plan developed by the ICAN Assembly, which governs the World Prevention of Nuclear War. IPPNW’s three Working Group as IPPNW’s key priority. Health Organisation, is also being led by core activities are the abolition of nuclear MAPW, aiming for WHO to take up the weapons, campaigning against small Seventeen Australian delegates attended arms and light weapons, and promoting the biennial Delhi IPPNW Congress, issue of HEU, and to commission a major student involvement. including six students. report on the effects of nuclear weapons. EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S rEPORT nANCY aTKIN Compared to other community and One of my aims has been to work with For this reason, as Executive Officer advocacy organisations, MAPW has Branches to build our membership I have worked to improve our one huge advantage: its members. numbers, to allow us to campaign even communications with both members more effectively. It is pleasing to see and the public. Many people imagine MAPW to have a membership gradually increasing as well-staffed office with administrators, With massive volunteer support and the members take the initiative to spread the campaigners, and researchers. remarkable skills of our members and word. They are astounded to hear that supporters. our excellent new website, our substantial profile and effective As health professionals know, having at www.mapw.org.au, is up and advocacy is carried out on a voluntary clean and accessible data is essential running. Our fortnightly email is widely basis by many active members around to any project. The work of student appreciated. Australia, supported by the equivalent members on data-cleaning, and the Through the efforts of individual of one fulltime staff member. work by Galen White in building a 21st members, and the focused work of our century database for our expanding list of ICAN campaign, our presence in the We have a core of dedicated members members and supporters, is essential for media continues to grow — through who donate very substantial time to our consolidation and future growth. letters to the editor, the contribution of our campaigns. Others make generous “op eds” to daily papers, and through financial donations. With a membership of medical and health professionals, our best advocates are our thoughtful analysis in on-line journals. All around Australia, many members members. Numerous reports show that Our National Office is in Melbourne’s make a difference by donating Australians respect, believe and are likely Florey Institute and I must thank what time they can afford, to visit a to act on information that comes from Professor Fred Mendelsohn and the politician or write a letter. their doctor. Florey staff for their support and interest.

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Growing student activity is one of the though increased student interest and outstanding successes of the year. new memberships. STUDENT INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS MAPW student activities are coordinated Medical students are particularly by two National Student Representatives interested in the issues of small arms Both MAPW and ICAN offices (NSRs) serving overlapping two-year and light weapons, with epidemiology welcome interns and volunteers and terms. Thus Lauren Finlay (South work by NZ student Andrew Winnington have benefitted greatly from their Australia); has taken over from outgoing inspiring many. Health effects of current work over the year. Interns included: representative Angela Wilson (Victoria) conflicts is another major area of interest. Till-Krischan Wohling (La Trobe with Sarah Gardiner (South Australia) the Australian students are also active on an University) – Nuclear Free Zones in continuing representative. international level, with South Australia North Asia. In Australia, NSRs have spent considerable hosting the July 2007 IPPNW regional Leanne Abouzeid (La Trobe effort during this year clarifying their student conference. University) – Mayors for Peace. role, expectations and responsibilities. Six Australian students attended the Moritz Kuett - (Darmstadt University, Their major aim has been to increase IPPNW international student meeting and Germany) – building MAPW website; student participation and membership. A Congress in Delhi in March 2008. At Delhi, Vote Nuclear Free campaigning. network of State and University student NSR Sarah Gardiner became a South East representatives has been established to Priyal Rama Asary researched and Asia-Pacific student representative while support this work. wrote our web page on the effects of Misha Byrne is now joint coordinator war on women and children. Many Angela has built a productive relationship of the IPPNW’s Nuclear Weapons other students documented our old with the Australian Medical Students’ Inheritance Project, a student-led project website contents, to prepare for the Association, and its annual Global Health to encourage dialogue between citizens move. Other students have helped Conference. MAPW has assisted with of nuclear weapons states and states with mail-outs, and membership members’ expertise; and benefitted without nuclear weapons. records and statistics.

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TREASURER’S REPORT Dr Jenny Grounds

FINANCIAL SITUATION EXPENSES major donor the Poola Foundation will During 2007–08 we earned more income Wages and salaries The largest expense then match any other grants or donations than we budgeted for, mainly due to items are salaries (listed under ‘secretarial to ICAN. Most potential donors require Western Australian MAPW’s highly services’ on the income and expenditure DGR status, so both ICAN and MAPW successful Western Australian Art for statement). We employed our EO for would benefit from donations being tax Peace event. We finished with a surplus of four days a week, and ICAN director for deductible. $27,210. The cash position is strong with four days a week (mostly) during 07/08. MAPW Peace Fund established For these $274,764 on deposit. We have an administrative and website reasons MAPW has decided to set up an INCOME assistant one day a week for the ICAN ancillary fund which allows donors to claim office, Adam Dempsey, and administrative their donations as tax deductions. These The Art for Peace exhibition raised $18,368 assistance for MAPW (see below). ICAN monies can only be spent through a body for MAPW Australia. Other branches also employed Professor John Langmore with DGR status. contributed considerable funds from their as political advisor for 6 months leading up In practice, this means forming own fundraising efforts, including piano to and during the election time. performances by Dr Robert Schmidli in the partnerships with bodies with similar aims ACT and Victoria, and a soiree in Canberra. Insurance We have increased our and DGR status, to continue the work of This came to another $20,000. insurance cover to include Association’s ICAN. The funds will then be spent by the Liability cover, in addition to our General chosen partner. The Trust Deed has been Membership income Membership and Products Liability which includes prepared by Gadens Lawyers, Bourke income has increased by more than 20% limited pubic liability. We have had to Place, Melbourne, for approval by the ($58,000 in 06/07, $78,000 in 07/08). We purchase extra cover for large events like August 2008 National Council meeting. had an increase in membership numbers the Palm Sunday rally. This has increased Bequests A leaflet encouraging members from 684 at 30 June 2007, to 744 at 30 insurance costs from $2,500 to $4,400. June 2008: of whom 200 had paid for and supporters to consider bequests to 2008–09. Memberships are the mainstay Accounting fees These will increase in MAPW, is available online, and will be of our income. Our gold, silver and the future as our organisation grows and printed and sent to members. the accounting is more complex. The platinum members are crucial to MAPWs Administrative Officer position Vera accounts are prepared by OWB Chartered effectiveness while a new rate for junior Phipps has been MAPW’s efficient Accountants of Bourke Rd, Camberwell. doctors has increased membership in that administrative assistant, working on grouping. Appointment of an auditor From this membership administration as needed Our EO has spent substantial time on financial year, the accounts are being after hours, for many years. With Vera membership systems, renewal and audited. The auditor is Alan Lane of ABL planning family leave from June 2008, recruitment. We are increasingly recruiting Accounting Services, Bourke Place, Collins Dimity Hawkins kindly assisted short- members from non-medical health St, Melbourne. term, and it was decided to create a new professions. Student membership and Income tax In 2002 MAPW Australia position one day a week as Administrative activity has increased significantly. applied, unsuccessfully, for exemption Officer; combining regular membership work with bookkeeping support. Database development Major work from Income Tax payment. However any has been done on the substantial task income we receive from membership, Banking We currently bank with the of developing a new database for including donations and subscriptions is National Australia Bank, but are reviewing membership and contacts, which will tax exempt. Income from non-members options better suiting our needs. Monies make both membership record-keeping is taxable, and we have paid $4556 in tax not immediately needed continue and communications simpler and more this year. We will reapply for income tax to be placed in the Uniting Church’s flexible. This work is being carried out with exemption during 2007–08. Development Fund, a fixed interest ethical expert voluntary assistance from supporter FUTURE PLANS fund which is therefore not susceptible to Galen White. the vagaries of the share market. Current Deductible Gift Recipient status interest rate is 6.5%. Payment systems Currently we receive Donations to MAPW are not tax Procedures manual Our updated membership payments and donations via deductible. We have never applied for DGR financial procedures manual is available on cash, credit card, or cheque; or on line via for MAPW, as we have had legal advice request from the office. a link on our website to the community that it would be extremely unlikely to be based e-Give website. We are reviewing granted. I have agreed to stay on as treasurer till the options for the most effective online ICAN, our major project is currently funded 2009 AGM, when I hope someone new can payment service. at $150,000 a year till June 2009, and step into the role.

PAGE 10, MAPW ANNUAL REPORT 2007–08 financial reports 2007-2008 reports financial Extracts from theaccountant’sExtracts above. are re-printed 20page2007–08 report Note that grant theseinclude theICAN and budget. Salaries comebudget. under Salaries “secretarial”. may theoffice Members contact forafull copy ofthe accounts, orauditor’s report. MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOR PREVENTION OF WAR AUSTRALIA, (INC.) MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOR PREVENTION OF WAR AUSTRALIA, (INC.) E

XTRA INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2008 AS AT 30TH JUNE 2008

C Note 2008 2007 Note 2008 2007

TS $ $ $ $ CURRENT ASSETS

FRO INCOME Cash assets 59,535 31,077 Interest received 8,737 14,001 GST Refundable 1,760 2,812 Donations and Grants Received 275,301 319,148 Poola funds held in Trust at RHA 100 100

M M Trust Funds 52,712 20,530 284,038 333,149 UCA Development Fund 160,657 40,657 FI

N EXPENDITURE TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 274,764 95,176

A Advertising 148 776

NC Bank Charges 814 1,256 NON-CURRENT ASSETS Merchant Facility Fee 1,197 1,073 Fixed assets

IAL Books & Publications 11,249 23,959 Plant and equipment 2 - - Consultancy Fees Paid - 9,219

Conferences Expenses 5,708 8,452 TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS - - R Donations 281 180 EP Electricity 1,205 - TOTAL ASSETS 274,764 95,176

ORTS Email and Internet 7,506 12,284 Filing Fees - 220 CURRENT LIABILITIES Freight & Cartage 11 3,158 Loans - Unsecured Insurance 4,302 2,060 Jenny Grounds 200

: Interest Paid 155 219 Branch monies payable 13,203 28,073 Leasing Charges Deposit paid 150,000 - Media Expenses 6,617 3,282 Provision for Income Tax (952) - Office Expenses 8,168 5,029 Payable to Arc- en- Ciel 18,000 - Postage 7,879 3,964 Printing & Stationery 13,763 6,382 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 180,451 28,073 Project Costs 12,911 28,183 Rent 6,170 1,905 Accounting fees 2,800 2,200 TOTAL LIABILITIES 180,451 28,073 Secretarial services 128,858 140,253 Subscriptions & registrations 3,964 2,746 Sundry Expenses 3,903 245 NET ASSETS 94,313 67,103 Telephone 4,932 3,132 Travelling & Accommodation Expenses 19,731 33,392 MEMBERS' FUNDS 252,272 293,569 Accumulated Income 3 94,313 67,103

Surplus from ordinary activities before income tax 31,766 39,580 Income tax expense attributable to operating surplus 4,556 -

MAPW ANNUAL 2007–08,PAGE REPORT 11 Surplus from ordinary activities after income tax 27,210 39,580

Accumulated Income at the beginning of the financial year 67,103 27,523

Total available for appropriation 94,313 67,103

Accumulated Income at the end of the financial year 94,313 67,103

The accompanying notes form part of this financial report. The accompanying notes form part of this financial report.

This report is to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report. This report is to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report. Medical Association for Prevention of War (Australia) mAIL: PO Box 1379 Carlton, Victoria 3053 OFFICE: LEVEL 2, 161 Barry Street, Carlton ABN: 15 779 883 661

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