Jim McIlroy
GRIFFITH

JIM MCILROY has been politically active since opposing the Vietnam War in the 1960s. Jim is renowned locally as a grassroots campaigner from anti-WorstChoices to the Dr Haneef civil rights campaign. Jim spent 2006 in revolutionary Venezuela reporting for Green Left Weekly, and has authored pamphlets in labour and socialist history. Jim has been a long-time anti-war activist, including the movement against the Iraq war and the anti-nuclear campaign. Now retired from the Australian public service, he was a workplace delegate in the Community and Public Sector Union for more than 10 years. At 61 years of age, he has considerable experience in political organising and journalism, and is committed to transforming the Australian political system to one based on participatory democracy and people´s power. Read more about Jim McIlroy and the Socialist Alliance campaign for the seat of Griffith Jim McIlroy's journalism Historical studies by Jim McIlroy Jim's podcasts from Caracas, Venezuela during 2006. Contact the campaign by email. Phone the campaign manager: Paul Benedek (07) 3139 1765; 3831 2644 Mob: 0410 629 088Jim speaking at Haneef protest July 19th How you can help the Jim's campaign in Griffith : Volunteer to help out. Join in the discussions on the Socialist Alliance campaign forums. Attend one of our local campaign events. Check this site for calendar details.You can also subscribe to campaign news updates.

Jim McIlroy marching on Hiroshima Day

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Jim addressing his campaign supporters in Griffith