Australian/ NZ ExiTutorials 2010
In 2010 in Australia, Exit will be revamping A second round of Australian meetings will
our leading Workshop/ ExiTutorial program. be held in November - December.
Building on the extensive geography covered
in 2009 with meetings held in ten locations in As has been the case in 2009, meetings will
the Australian state of Queensland alone, the commence with a one hour free public meet-
new year stands to be one of consolidation as ing. After morning tea, the ExiTutorial will
meetings expand from three commence. The session
to five hours. will be divided into one hour
segments, each featuring a
In Australia, workshops will different topic area.
be held in all capital cities
at least once a year with Program
Melbourne, Sydney and 10-11am Public Mtg (free)
SE Queensland (the main 11-11.30am Morning Tea
member population centres) 11.30-12.30 Overview - Methods
scheduled for two meet- 12.30-1pm Lunch
ings each. The first round 1-2pm Drugs & Nembutal
of Australian workshops will 2-2.15pm Break
The November Melbourne Exit meeting attracted a
take place in March and April
capacity crowd of over 150 at the Toorak Library
2.15-3.15pm Gases & Poisons
in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, 3.30pm Close
Adelaide and Brisbane. Workshops will be held
in New Zealand in November. Final details will be published in the February
The Exit Trust Me Pledge
edition of Deliverance.
In October, Exit launched its ‘Trust Me’ Cam- Jean’s Pledge
paign calling the Exit community to send a
I want you to trust me in my choice
public message on why end of life choices of when and how my life should end,
should be trusted to those who desire them.
because, in my very late 80s, with a
very alert mind, I feel that my great
‘What is it’, Exit
depth of experience of life has given
asks, ‘about ration-
me knowledge, understanding and
al adults who, in
strength to make a good decision about
MY LIFE AND ITS END.
their senior years
or ill of health, that
Especially, my experience and strength
prevents a govern-
of mind come from my world war 2 ex-
ment from treating
perience as a UK Women’s Auxiliary Air
them like grown Force airwoman in Bomber Command,
adults; capable of
where I met death in all its trappings
being trusted with
among the gallant young men who
some of life’s most
faced ‘suicide bombing missions’ every
fundamental deci-
night over enemy territory. (My future
sions?’
husband was one of these brave young
men.)
Many members
have answered the call, few more eloquently
These young men had no choice on the
than Jean Smith of McCrae in Victoria.
manner of their end, as they faced and
obeyed the consequences of their Gov-
Exit Holiday Office Hours
ernment’s orders.
The Exit office will close Friday 18 December, reo-
Now, in turn, my husband and my-
pening Monday 11 January. Voicemail and email
self ask our Government to accept OUR
will be responded to within 48 hours during this
CHOICE of how we die - we are not
time. Emergencies, please call Dr Nitschke’s mobile
infants or teenagers - we have been
on 0407 189 339. For members outside Australia
tried and tested - please now accept our
contact will operate as normal.
choice.
7.
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