| Green Left Weekly Activist Calendar | August 28, 2013 |
Rally
Slutwalk Melbourne 2013
Saturday, August 31, 12 noon. State Library, cnr Swanston & La Trobe Sts, City. Because it's never okay to blame the victim. In solidarity with international cities, SlutWalk Melbourne stands against victim-blaming and slut-shaming.
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Rally
Say no to the East-West Tunnel
Saturday, August 31, 1pm. Smith Reserve, cnr Alexandra Pde & George St, Fitzroy.
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Election night parties
Celebrate with Socialist Alliance
Saturday, September 7. After the close of polls, join with Socialist Alliance in Melbourne or Geelong, cheer and groan, and celebrate the socialist campaigns!
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Friday, August 30
Candidates meeting: Hear Wills candidates. Uniting Church, 212 Sydney Road (cnr Merri St), Brunswick. Presented by Brunswick Uniting Church. 7pm. For more info ph 0409 285 182.
Saturday, August 31
Rally: Livewire for Refugees: 24-hour non-stop community speakout for refugee rights. On the speakers list so far: Jeannie Rea (NTEU); Wendy Bacon (academic); Doctors for Refugees; Rebecca Eckard (Refugee Council of Australia); Misha Coleman (Australian Churches Refugees Taskforce); Pamela Curr (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre); Rural Australians for Refugees (Phillip Island); Jews for Refugees; Aran (Tamil Refugee Council); Friends of the Earth; Anna Funder (award-winning writer); Denis Altman (academic). 12 noon. City Square, cnr Collins & Swanston Sts, City. Hosted by Refugee Action Collective.
Rally: Slutwalk Melbourne 2013. Because it's never okay to blame the victim. In solidarity with international cities, SlutWalk Melbourne stands against victim-blaming and slut-shaming. 12 noon. State Library.
Rally: Say no to the East-West Tunnel. 1pm. Smith Reserve, cnr Alexandra Pde & George St, Fitzroy.
Public meeting: The forgotten war. On Anzac Day we remember Australian soldiers who served in wars overseas. Yet the 'frontier wars' fought between indigenous Australians and European settlers barely register on our historic radar. Eminent historian Henry Reynolds asks whether we can achieve genuine reconciliation without acknowledging almost 150 years of conflict on Australian soil. 1pm. Deakin Edge, Federation Square. To book visit Melb Writers' Festival.
Public meeting: Feminism now. Contemporary cultural messages about work, sex and the female body defy notions of equal opportunity for modern women. Writers Anna Goldsworthy and Monica Dux join women's rights campaigner Samah Hadid to discuss the trajectory of feminism and its status in the 21st century with media expert Lynne Haultain. Proudly supported by the Queen Victoria Women's Centre. 2:30pm. Deakin Edge, Federation Square. To book visit Melb Writers' Festival.
Public meeting: Intergenerational war. Satyajit Das argues that our economic growth and prosperity is based on excessive debt, irreversible environmental damage and overuse of non-renewable resources, including oil and water. It is an official policy of 'extend and pretend' where problems and costs are pushed into the future to feed current consumption and lifestyles. But the transfer of wealth from the future cannot go on forever and robs the generations to come. Can we adjust our behaviours? Will we stop eating our own children? Introduced by Michael Webster. 7pm. Deakin Edge, Federation Square. To book visit Melb Writers' Festival.
Fundraiser: Latin fiesta. With two amazing bands, The Conch & Son3. 7:30pm. MUA Hall, 54 Ireland St, West Melbourne. $15/$10. Organised by LASNET. Bookings essential, ph 0414 970 418 or 0425 539 149.
Monday, September 2
Public meeting: Beyond Zero Emissions Discussion Group. Speaker: Dr Scott Watkins (Stream Leader, Organic Photovoltaics, Materials Science and Engineering at CSIRO) is developing next generation organic solar cells. He will talk about the new manufacturing facility in Melbourne printing solar cells at the size of an A3 sheet of paper, which are one of the largest in the world. 6:30pm. Fritz Loewe Theatre (entry via Level 2), McCoy Building, Melbourne University, cnr Elgin & Swanston Sts, Carlton.
Tuesday, September 3- Friday, September 6
Comedy: Political Asylum decides: Election 2013. A hilarious final-week analysis of the election campaign in all it's absurdity, delivered by the masters of political mirth, Mathew Kenneally & Toby Halligan. Featuring nightly appearances by special correspondents: Tues, Sep 3: Rod Quantock, Aamer Rahman, Mick Neven; Wed, Sep 4: Aamer Rahman, Nicholas J Johnson; Thu, Sep 5: Stella Young, Ben Pobjie; Fri, Sep 6: Nelly Thomas, Stella Young. 6:30pm (1 hour show). The Brunswick Green, 313 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. $15/$12. To book visit Political Asylum.
Wednesday, September 4
Public meeting: How the workers are organising: Iran, Turkey & Egypt. Examining the role of the labour movement in the Middle East and North Africa's significant uprisings. 6pm. Evatt Room, Trades Hall, Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South. Organised by Australia Asia Worker Links.
Concert: David Rovics 'into a prism' world tour 2013. These days David lives in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies. He has shared the stage with a veritable who's who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch and elsewhere, and the 200+ songs he makes available for free on the web have been downloaded more than a million times. Most importantly, he's really good. Support act Les Thomas has played at many protests and venues across Melbourne and has been recording his debut album with the likes of Jeff Lang and The Stillsons. 7pm. $15 at the door. Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St, Carlton South. Presented by Renegade Activists. Any profits donated to refugee campaign.
Thursday, September 5
Exhibition: Unseen Habitation. A site-specific exhibition, a walk through maze of installations created by 5 Australian artists of colour from diverse migration experiences: Somalia, Eritrea, Egypt, Vietnam and Bosnia. Each artist will explore how communities reconstruct place and home post-migration making use of various art forms, including; sculpture, installation, mixed media, and photography. Goodtime Studio, 746 Swanston St, Carlton (directly opposite Melbourne University). For more info ph Dominic Golding 0403 851 240.
Thursday, September 5-Friday, September 13
Film screening: Environmental film festival. Groundbreaking films, traversing the relationship between humans and their environments, challenging the way people think about the natural world and inspiring them to discuss, explore and act on important environmental issues. For bookings or info visit EFFM.
Friday, September 6
Public lecture: The politics of ungrievable lives. An analysis of the massacre of 1988 in the global context, a public lecture by Shahla Talebi of Arizona State University, herself a political prisoner under both the Pahlavi regime and the Islamic Republic. 7pm. Kaleide Theatre RMIT, 360 Swanston St, City. Presented by Iran Solidarity Melbourne & the Coalition of Iranian Activists of Sydney. For more info ph Shannon Woodcock on 0416 801 653 or Afshin Nikouseresht on 0402 360 442.
Saturday, September 7
Election night party: Socialist Alliance Wills campaign. 6pm. After the close of polls, join us at Tony & Helen's place in Coburg for food, drinks and merriment, as we thank our candidate, Margarita Windisch, our election volunteers and supporters. RSVP to Socialist Alliance to receive the address and directions for how to get to the party!
Conference: Chile 40 years. It has been 40 years since the overthrow of the popular and democratically elected government of President Salvador Allende in Chile. Local and international speakers, a film night with music, Latin American and Chilean activists. 10am-7pm. Richmond Town Hall, 333 Bridge Rd, Richmond. For more info ph Maria Teresa 0429 947 776, Andrea 0431 125 709 or Marisol 0447 138 517.
Saturday, September 21
Rally: Let the refugees in! Seeking asylum is a human right. No matter who wins the election, refugees will lose. We need too keep up the fight for refugee rights. 1pm. State Library, cnr Swanston & La Trobe Sts, City. Organised by Refugee Action Collective.
Thursday, September 26
Concert: UK Subs last ever Australian tour. The UK Subs are one of the most visibly successful punk bands of all time, establishing themselves in the history books with a staggering amount of releases and a relentless touring schedule that continues to this day. 'Punk pioneers UK Subs released their 24th politically-charged album last month, to rave reviews' (see Green Left Weekly). The Bendigo, 125 Johnston St, Collingwood. To book visit OZ tix.
Monday, September 30-Tuesday, October 1
The Victorian Trade Union Choir: I'll be there: Songs and stories of solidarity. Created and produced by choir members with award-winning playwright Rebecca Lister and musical director Michael Roper, over an hour of songs and stories gathered from the rich history of the trade union and labour movements and the Victorian Trade Union Choir. 7:30pm. La Mama Courthouse, 349 Drummond St, Carlton. $25/$15. Bookings: La Mama or at the door or ph La Mama 9347 6142.
Wednesday, December 4-Saturday, December 13
Venezuela Solidarity Brigade: Participatory democracy, solidarity & socialism. Witness a people's revolution in the making. The Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network's 14th solidarity brigade to Venezuela this December is a very special opportunity to observe, learn about and be inspired by the Bolivarian revolution that is transforming Latin America and challenging the greed, exploitation and destructiveness of global capitalism by showing that a better world is possible. Bookings close October 1. For bookings or info visit AVSN.
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Thursday, August 29
Public meeting: Geelong Combined Refugee Action Group student meeting. 1pm. 1st Floor Library, Deakin Waurn Ponds Campus (near the cafe). For more info email Combined Refugee Action Group.
Friday, August 30
Drouin Public meeting: Drouin CSG information meeting. Speakers: Dr Gavin Mudd (Groundwater Specialist); Felicity Millner (Environment Defenders Office); Merryn Reddenbach (Doctors for the Environment). 7pm. The Drouin South Hall, Drouin-Korumburra Road. For more info email CSG Free.
Ballarat Public meeting: Where is Father Francis Joseph? In early 2013, the Commission for Justice & Peace of the Catholic Diocese of Jaffna wrote a letter to the President and members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka and pointed out that 146,000 Tamil people were missing and still unaccounted for. One of the missing was Catholic priest, Father Francis Joseph. He was last seen on May 18, 2009 being taken by the Sri Lankan Army. Over the past 4 years, several attempts have been made to the Sri Lankan security agencies on his whereabouts but no information has been forthcoming. We are conducting a campaign to get 10,000 signatures to the Sri Lankan Government to provide information on his whereabouts. 5pm. The Diocesan Centre, 49 Lydiard St South, Ballarat. Organised by Campaign for Tamil Justice. For more info ph Aran 0410 197 814.
Saturday, August 31
Ballarat Rally: Ballarat for Equal Marriage. If you support same-sex marriage and believe everyone deserves equal rights we invite you to join us. 2pm. Ballarat skate park, Barkley St, Ballarat.
Saturday, September 7
Election night party:Join with the Socialist Alliance Corio campaign. Food & drink available. 6:30pm. Downstairs, Trades Hall, 127 Myers St, Geelong.
Friday, September 20
Red Cinema: Requiem for Detroit. What capitalism does: the rise and fall of a great industrial city. 7pm (meal from 6:30pm). Entry by donation. Downstairs, Trades Hall, 127 Myers St, Geelong. For more info ph 5222 6900.
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Beyond Zero Emissions Melbourne branch meetings. BZE's monthly branch meetings are a way for current and prospective BZE volunteers to meet up, get to know each other and discuss upcoming events such as presentations, stalls, film nights and discussion groups. Meets on the third Monday of every month at Level 2, Kindness House, 288 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. Active and prospective volunteers welcome. For more info email Chitra Perez or ph 0401 087 085.
Friends of the Earth's Anti-Nuclear & Clean Energy (ACE) collective meetings. Meets every second Tuesday. FoE office, 312 Smith St, Collingwood. For meeting times & more info email Zin.
Indigenous Social Justice Association. The Indigenous Social Justice Association was established in January 2005 to organise a Melbourne rally and march as part of a National Day of Action to mark the first anniversary of the death of Kamilaroi teenager, TJ Hickey in Redfern, and to demand a fresh inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his death. Those organising this held consultations with interested members of the Victorian Aboriginal community. Participants in these consultations enthusiastically supported the proposal for a Melbourne rally to demand justice for TJ but asked that this not be a one-off event but part of an ongoing effort to permanently stop Aboriginal deaths in custody. During 2013, ISJA will meet the first Thursday of every month. For more info visit ISJA.
Melbourne Feminist Action Group. We think it's time to put women's rights back on the public agenda. We've started an open organising group and everyone's invited, from already existing women's rights groups and activist organisations, to women and men who may never have been involved in feminist action in their lives but just want to do something. We want to get together to have that crucial discussion: what can we do, right now, that will give this movement a push? It's open to everyone; anyone who attends can have their say. If you can make it, bring your ideas about what you would like to see happen next. For more info ph 0438 869 790 or email MelbFemAction.
Quit Coal: No New Coal Power for Victoria. A Melbourne-based collective which campaigns against expansion of the coal industry in Victoria. We believe this is important because building new coal infrastructure locks in decades of dirty, old technology, when we should be moving towards clean, renewable energy. Quit Coal meets each Wednesday at 6pm, at FOE, 312 Smith St, Collingwood. For more info visitQuit Coal or email Quit Coal.
Refugee Action Collective (RAC). Established in 2000, RAC is a democratic, grassroots activist collective, representing a broad cross section of the community. It aims to mobilise opposition to Australia's inhuman refugee policies. For more info ph 0413 377 978 or visit RAC.
Victorian Climate Action Calendar. For a comprehensive list of climate action events in our state. The VCAC covers events in Victoria and major events elsewhere and is intended to inform, educate and inspire. To subscribe to the calendar email Monique Decortis. Weekly updates are e-mailed out and online updates are available at VCAC. To add an event to the calendar, please download the Event Template from the website. Feel free to forward the VCAC to other interested people.
Workers Solidarity Network. WSN believes that we, as workers, have the power to improve our working conditions and bring about positive social change. WSN believes that our country is not a real democracy unless we have democratic workplaces where workers have a say. WSN believes that the only way to bring about a fairer share of resources in our society in by forming active unions and community organisations to fight for it. For more info visit WSN.
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Broad, non-sectarian, activist
Socialist Alliance
Socialist Alliance is a proud supporter of the Green Left Weekly project and contributes a regular column. Socialist Alliance is a broad, non-sectarian socialist party, dedicated to bringing together all those who want to resist the capitalist assault on our planet and its people and fight for a socialist society that puts people's needs before business profits. Anyone who agrees with the general approach of our policies is welcome to join and organisations are invited to affiliate. For more information visit Socialist Alliance. Join us on Facebook. See our recent statements:
Contact Socialist Alliance. Join with other socialists in the struggle. Melbourne: Visit us at the Resistance Centre, 5th floor, 407 Swanston St, City; ph 9639 8622. In Melbourne, Socialist Alliance meets on the first Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm, at the Resistance Centre. Geelong: Activist Centre, Trades Hall, 127 Myers St (opening hours: Mon 2-4:30pm, Fri 10am-4:30pm); ph 5222 6900.
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Links: 'socialism for the 21st century'
Links is an online journal which seeks to provide a forum for open and constructive dialogue between active socialists from different political traditions. It seeks to bring together those in the international left who are opposed to neoliberal economic and social policies, and reject the bureaucratic model of 'socialism' that arose in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Inspired by the unfolding socialist revolution in Venezuela, Links is a journal for 'Socialism of the 21st Century' and the discussions and debates flowing from that powerful example of socialist renewal.
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