Children's books needed for the largest volcanic island in the eastern Torres Strait. Please donate.

Can we help? If u would like to contribute some books we are going to take up a collection and send up a few packages! Contact us if u have some books to donate! ☺
Posted by Pop Up Shop For The Homeless and Those in Need - Ballarat on Thursday, 24 September 2015

Dale Hess Calendar - week beginning 2015-09-022

Tuesday 22 September, 6 pm – 8 pm: The Democratic Deficit: What it is and what to do about it. St Michael’s is proud to host this fascinating lecture series presented  by one of Australia’s leading International Relations scholars and commentators, Professor Joseph A. Camilleri OAM.This series aims to shed light on the critical psycho-social, economic,  environmental and security challenges of our times – how they  affect us personally, our life prospects, our networks and communities,  Australia and the world. It will open up new ways of thinking about the past and present and new possibilities for reshaping the future. Venue: St Michael’s Hall, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne. Tickets: $15 per lecture or $50 series pass. Bookings: www.stmichaels.org.au.

Wednesday 23 September, 6.30 pm:  Is the joint Australian-US intelligence facility Pine Gap legal? Global Law Student's Association has the pleasure of inviting you to its panel event: Is the joint Australian-US intelligence facility Pine Gap legal? Active since 1970, the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap is run by the CIA, NSA and the Australian government as an Australian-US intelligence sharing facility which detects nuclear weapons and intercepts communications around the globe.  However, post 9/11, Pine Gap has been criticised for being involved in the US drone program, which has killed thousands of civilians in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen. Facilitated by Dr Rain Liivoja, come listen to our panel of leading experts in the area, about what is a very pressing and yet hidden issue. Professor Richard Tanter (Senior Research Associate, Nautilus Institute);Dr Scott Burchill (International Relations, Deakin University and political commentator); Professor Robert McLaughlin (College of Law, Australian National University). Refreshments will follow the panel discussion. Venue: G08, Melbourne Law School. Please RSVP for catering purposes: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/is-the-joint-australian-us-intelligence-facility-pine-gap-legal-tickets-18547331568

Thursday 24 September, 11:30 am-1 pm: Book Launch of The Intervention: an Anthology.Speakers Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC, together with two of the writers, Nicole Watson (of the Birri-Gubba People), and Arnold Zable, who will launch the book. Venue: Arena Publications, 2 Kerr Street Fitzroy. RSVP by 18 September Pia info@concernedaustralians.com.au; Mob: 0419 541 733.

Sunday 27 September, 2 pm: No War on Syria. Join us and oppose Australian bombing of Syria.#PEACE. Come WEARING RED, bring instruments and voices. Make Art Not War is an independent artist-run platform for creatives (painters, poets, writers, musicians, performers, etc.) whose work has a social, environmental or political conscience. On Monday 14/9/2015 the Australia government commenced coalition air strikes on ISIL targets in Syria at the request of the United States government. The Australian government by wording these air strikes as 'collective self-defence' appears to be claiming that the air strikes are not an act of war. We are saying that air strikes are an act of violence and opposing that. Venue: State Library, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne. #NoAustralianWarOnSyria

Monday 28 September,  8.45 am to 5.30 pm: Ecological Aspects of War: Religious Perspectives from Australia. A one-day symposium to consider intersections between war and ecology, through the lenses of religious social teachings and sacred texts, representative of the multi-cultural and inter-faith constitution of contemporary Australian society.  Keynote presentation  “Planet Earth as a Victim of War”  by Dr Jenny Grounds. Venue: Trinity College Theological School Trinity College Royal Parade, Parkville. Cost: Full $40 Concession $30 Skype $15 (you will be supplied with a url and password via email nearer the date). Register here. Early registrations are appreciated. Registrations close: Friday 11 September 2015. For further information contact Anne Elvey:aelvey@tpg.com.au

Tuesday 29 September, 6 pm – 8 pm: State of the Nation   How is Australia faring? A fresh look at its society, economy and politics. St Michael’s is proud to host this fascinating lecture series presented  by one of Australia’s leading International Relations scholars and commentators, Professor Joseph A. Camilleri OAM. This series aims to shed light on the critical psycho-social, economic,  environmental and security challenges of our times – how they  affect us personally, our life prospects, our networks and communities,  Australia and the world. It will open up new ways of thinking about the past and present and new possibilities for reshaping the future. Venue: St Michael’s Hall, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne. Tickets: $15 per lecture or $50 series pass. Bookings:www.stmichaels.org.au.

Saturday 3 October, 6 pm – 9 pm: Narbad & Barwaaqo (Peace & Prosperity). BE an agent for change: Somalia is at a crossroads. Poetry, video and inspirational stories. Darebin Arts Centre, corner of Bell Street and St Georges Road, Preston. Sponsored by Somali Youth Peace Project. More info: Yusuf 0421 785 194; Nasro 0434 017 394.

Wednesday 7 October 2015, 6 pm – 8 pm: Chega! Timor-Leste’s Gift to Humanity. This important seminar is being convened to promote discussion and use of Timor-Leste’s monumental Chega! report, now available in a new English-language version. Timor-Leste’s truth and reconciliation commission (CAVR) is regarded by experts as one of the world’s top TRCs and its Chega! report has been lauded by Jose Ramos-Horta, Kofi Annan, Archbishop Tutu, Indonesia’s human rights commission and others. Why has CAVR and its report attracted such accolades? How has it been received in Timor Leste and Indonesia? What can it offer the world? Speakers: Joel Hodge, Lecturer in theology, ACU; author of Resisting violence and victimisation: Christian faith and solidarity in East Timor; Guilherme Caiero, Director, Post-CAVR Secretariat, Dili, Timor-Leste; Michael Leach, Lecturer in politics, Swinburne University; co-founder of Timor-Leste Studies Association; Pat Walsh, Former advisor to CAVR and editor of English edition of Chega! Venue: Christ Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Corner of Victoria & Brunswick Streets. RSVP: By Friday, 2 October 2015 to Pat Walsh: padiwalsh@gmail.com .

Saturday 10 October and Sunday 11 October: Voices for Justice Conference. For 10 years, Micah Challenge has been a global movement of aid and development agencies, churches, schools, groups and individual Christians who support the Millennium Development Goals to halve global poverty by 2015. Workshops include Climate Conversations; Campaign for Australian Aid; Prayer and advocacy Australia's aid program; Community organising strategies & skills; Theology of political engagement; Partner stories. Venue: Hughes Baptist Church in Hughes, Canberra. Registrations open at 10:30 am on Saturday morning.

Sunday 11 October, 2 pm: Stand up for Refugees. Speakers include: Mohammed Baqiri - Afghan refugee; Reza Yarahmahdi - Iranian Kurdish refugee; others TBA. As the 2nd Anniversary of Operation Sovereign Borders approaches all the horrors of Manus and Nauru remain. There is no permanent resettlement in sight for refugees, and systematic sexual abuse continues. Doctors have been over-ruled by government, victims have been denied appropriate medical treatment, and remain stuck where attacks took place. There is an alternative. If asylum seeker boats can be found and turned around then they can instead be given safe passage to Australia; and asylum seekers processed on the mainland in the community. Venue: State Library, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne.visit ww.rac-vic.org or call Chris 0403 013 183 for more info

Friday 16 October – Sunday 18 October: Local Lives – Global Matter: A Conference for Future’s Sake. Now is the time to announce a new paradigm and tell the story that has a future. Inspired by and following in the footsteps of a worldwide series of Economics of Happiness Conferences, this three day conference will include presentations, workshops, panel discussions, plenaries, story-telling, arts, music and site visits showcasing local initiatives. OASES is pleased to support this gathering of international and local thinkers and activists who will speak about: local economies and livelihoods; equitable, re-democratised societies; inclusive ethical culture; and the spirituality that connects us to the land and each other. Castlemaine Town Hall. For more information, to offer a presentation or generally get involved click here.

Sunday 18 October: Run 4 Refugees for the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre. Run 4 Refugees is our major fundraising event for the year and we'd love for you to take part. Last year we had over 500 amazing people who ran and walked for refugees, and raised over $250,000. This year we're aiming to raise over $300,000. The main event will be taking place in Melbourne on Sunday October 18th as part of the Melbourne Marathon Festival. You don't need to be a serious runner to take part, there are distances to suit everyone- from 3km to the full marathon. To sign up for the run click here. To create your fundraising page click here.

Monday 9 November – Tuesday 10 November, 9 am – 5 pm: Community Development: Introductory Course. Become more confident in designing & facilitating community development programs & activities. Learn practical ways of empowering communities; understand the basic concepts of Community Development; examine power and change processes; discuss community development practices; hold conversations with experienced Community Development workers; access to further learning resources; come to understand the field; use the modes of head (intellect), heart (feelings), hands (practical work with people) and feet (groundedness). Venue: 2 Minona Street, Hawthorn.

Wednesday 11 November – Thursday 12 November, 9 am – 5 pm: Community Development: Intermediate Course. Become more confident in designing & facilitating community development programs & activities. Learn practical ways of empowering communities; understand the basic concepts of Community Development; examine power and change processes; discuss community development practices; hold conversations with experienced Community Development workers; access to further learning resources; come to understand the field; use the modes of head (intellect), heart (feelings), hands (practical work with people) and feet (groundedness). Venue: 2 Minona Street, Hawthorn.

Friday 27 November, 5.30 pm: Climate Rally. This November, the climate talks will be held in Paris, home of the baguette, the beret and – in a foreboding symbol for heads of state – the guillotine. Of course, throughout history Paris has also been home to mass demonstrations that toppled unpopular regimes, a fact that shouldn’t be lost on leaders anxious about the outcome. As delegates arrive in Paris, Melbourne will kick off a weekend of global climate action with a People’s Climate March. Meet at the State Library, Swanston Street. Click here for more information.

Green Left Weekly Activist Calendar - 15-09-09

Activist Calendar, September 9

Rally: From Europe to Australia welcome refugees now! Saturday, September 12, 12.30pm. Australia help rescue Syrian refugees: Increase the refugee intake to save lives; Don’t turn refugees back to sea; Syrian refugees off Manus and Nauru; Close Manus and Nauru. State Library, 328 Swanston St, City.Organised by Refugee Action Collective.  Rally: Declare Victoria gasfield free Sunday, September 20, 12 noon. Protect our land, water and health from unconventional gas. State Library, Swanston St, City. Organised by Coal & Gas Free Victoria. Book launch: The Kurdish freedom struggle today Tuesday, September 29, 6.30pm. Launch of new pamphlet which provides background to the Kurdish freedom struggle in Turkey and Rojava (the Kurdish-majority liberated zone in northern Syria). Speakers: Dave Holmes (co-author), Dilek Giyik (Kurdish Association), Jessie Smith (human rights lawyer). Meal from 6pm. Entry by donation. Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT).Presented by Socialist Alliance and Green Left Weekly. For more info ph 9639 8622.

This is the regular Melbourne activist calendar compiled by Green Left Weekly. Emailed to subscribers each Wednesday fortnight, it is a one-stop listing of the main left and progressive events in Melbourne and Geelong. Since it began in early 1991, Green Left Weekly has offered an indispensable alternative to the lies of the big-business media and has helped build the various movements for social change. To subscribe to Green Left Weekly, visit our secure online website for rates and payment or call our national hotline on 1800 634 206. You can also contact us at the Resistance Centre, 5th floor, 407 Swanston St, City; ph 9639 8622. In Geelong we are at the Activist Centre, Trades Hall, 127 Myers St (opening hours: Mon 2-4:30pm, Fri 10am-4:30pm); ph 5222 6900. New email address? Not already receiving this calendar regularly? Want to subscribe someone else? Let us know at Greenleft Melbourne.

Wednesday, September 9 Rally: Hands off Australia post and our jobs! Stop the privatisation of Australia post. Thousands of jobs are at risk. 3pm. Australia post HQ, 111 Bourke St, City. Organised by Communication Workers Union. Public meeting: Personal journeys of asylum seekers & refugees. Personal recounts from refugees, asylum seekers and a speaker from Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. 6pm. VU at Metrowest, 138 Nicholson St, Footscray. Free event hosted by VU Community Development students. Light refreshments provided.  Thursday, September 10 Public meeting: Keep Hume Distribution Centre in Broadmeadows. 5:30pm. Hume Global learning centre, 1093 Pascoe Vale Rd, Broadmeadows. Organised by National Union of Workers. For more info ph 0402 657 392. Book launch: The 1% and the Rest of Us. Tim Muzio, senior lecturer in international relations and political economy at the University of Wollongong in Australia, will give a talk about his new book which explores what it means to be part of a socio-economic order presided over by the super-rich and their political servants. 6:45pm. $5. NIBS, 54 Victoria St, Carlton South. Book launch: Shining. Abdi Aden is best known for his role on the SBS programme 'Go Back to Where You Came From'. In Shining he tells his story. 6:30pm (for 7pm start). VU Bar, Footscray Park campus, Building M. $15/$10. For more info email Sherryl Clark. Friday, September 11 Public meeting: 42 years since the military coup in Chile. A vision and perspective from the Chilean popular movements and grassroots organisations. Local and international speakers with Latin American and Chilean activists. 6:30pm, Meeting Room 1, Trades Hall, Carlton South. Initiated by Chile Solidarity Campaign. Supported by LASNET. Hazelwood fire benefit: Dying for a fundraiser. 6.30 pm Fundraiser for those affected by Hazelwood fire. Dan O'Connell Hotel, 225 Canning St, Melbourne. See Facebook event. Book tickets here. Saturday, September 12 Rally: From Europe to Australia welcome refugees now! Australia help rescue Syrian refugees: Increase the refugee intake to save lives; Don’t turn refugees back to sea; Syrian refugees off Manus and Nauru; Close Manus and Nauru 12:30pm.State Library, 328 Swanston St, City. Organised by Refugee Action Collective.  Sunday, September 13 Film fundraiser: Another Country. ISJA Melbourne are organising a fundraiser viewing of Another Country starring David Gulpilil. This advance screening will have both director Molly Reynolds and producer Rolf de Heer in attendance. $20. Meet at 2:30pm for a 3pm screening. Bookings: Email Alison Thorne or ph 0411 080 031.Cinema Nova, Lygon Street, Carlton. Funds raised will go towards ISJA Melbourne's support for Lex Wotton's class action against the Queensland police. Organised by Indigenous Social Justice Association. Pressure Drop show: Reggae riot. Pressure Drop, who did a great set of old school reggae and dub for our Green Left Radio gig a couple of weeks ago, have another show this Sunday, this time with Blak Roots. 3-7pm. Bar of Bengal, Kindred Studios, 212A Whitehall St, Yarraville. Comedy: Political Asylum. Pull out your work visas, burn your Myki cards, and google Godwin's Law, in preparation for this Australian-Border-Force-inspired lineup of topical farcical satirical comedians! Nazeem Hussain; Andrew Noel McClelland; Nellie White; Jack Druce; Sonia Di Iorio; Alanta Colley; Matt Stewart; Daniel Connell; Angela Greensill; and Toby Halligan. 5:30pm.$10/$5. The Brunswick Green, 313 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Monday, September 14 Forum: Can carbon markets deliver strong climate action? 6.30pm. Satay Anika (back room upstairs). 140 Lygon St, Brunswick. Cheap meal available. BYO alcohol. Presented by Climate Action Moreland. Facebook event Sunday, September 20 Rally: Declare Victoria gasfield free. From country to city, we come together to protect our land, our water and our health from unconventional gas. Help us send a clear message that fracking and gasfields will never be welcome in Victoria. 12 noon.State Library, 328 Swanston St, City. Organised by Coal & Gas Free Victoria. Facebook Monday, September 21 - Sunday, October 4 Comedy: Abbott! The Musical. A fast-paced, musical comedy about 28th Prime Minister, Tony Abbott. Through a clever combination of satire, comic embellishment, catchy original songs and verbatim quotes from the man himself, the show is brilliant at pointing out the government's hypocrisy. 6pm. Tuxedo Cat - The Atrium, 293-299 La Trobe St, City. To book visit Melbourne Fringe. Tuesday, September 22 Book launch: Decolonizing Solidarity. Clare Land, long-time supporter of Indigenous struggles, will discuss her new book. 7pm. $10/$5. NIBS, Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St, Carlton South. Comedy: Political Asylum. Join us at the Fringe Club as Australia's preeminent political comedy group Political Asylum presents a massive evening of side splitting satire live on stage! Featuring a curated lineup of some of the funniest topical jokesters from around the country, including local favourites and special guests! 9:30pm. Fringe Club, Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall, 521 Queensberry St, North Melbourne. For more info visit Political Asylum. Wednesday, September 23 - Wednesday, October 30 Photo exhibition: 37 years of people's struggles and resistance against brutal Iranian regime. Daily 10am-6pm. Meeting Room 1, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South. For more info 0470 424 753. Thursday, September 24 Book launch: The Intervention, An Anthology. Speakers: Alastair Nicholson (former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia); Nicole Watson (of the Birri-Gubba People and Yugambeh language group); and Arnold Zable, (one of Australia's most loved storytellers & committee member PEN). 11:30am. Arena Publications, 2 Kerr St, Fitzroy. Please RSVP by September 18 to Pia or ph 041 954 1733. Film premiere: Marxist Cowboys. The curious tale of the Labor Review, organ of the Labor College, a communist magazine which owed its 50-issue history to the generosity of Big Business. Not possible you say, but then you haven’t spoken to Karl Marx or a certain con-man. Based on a true story over 38 years and made in Melbourne’s Trades Hall where it all happened. This is a real-life unique Commie Comedy Caper. Made by Chris Gaffney and Lynn Healy and a great cast. Entry by donation. 7pm. New International Bookshop, Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St, Carlton South.  Saturday, September 26 Film screening: Ayotzinapa: Chronicle of an atrocious state crime. New documentary about the forced disappearance of 43 Mexican students. On the one-year anniversary of the events which left six civilians dead and 43 student activists rounded up by police and handed over to a drug trafficking syndicate to be disappeared. 6:30pm. RMIT Swanston Academic Building, Room 20 theatre, 445 Swanston St, City. Suggested donation $10. For more details ph 0421 957 341. Tuesday, September 29 - Sunday, October 4 Performance: Climamania. Join Australian jazz icon Bob Sedergreen, comic master Rod Quantock and the Soul Theatre ensemble as they put a carbon-neutral rocket under our entrenched complacency. 6:30pm. Metanoia at The Mechanics Institute, Studio, 270 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Bookings at Melbourne Fringe. Tuesday, September 29 Book launch: The Kurdish freedom struggle today. Launch of new pamphlet which provides background to the Kurdish freedom struggle in Turkey and Rojava (the Kurdish-majority liberated zone in northern Syria). Speakers: Dave Holmes (co-author), Dilek Giyik (Kurdish Association), Jessie Smith (human rights lawyer). 6.30pm (meal from 6pm). Entry by donation. Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT). Presented by Socialist Alliance and Green Left Weekly. For more info ph 9639 8622. Concert: Anti Flag. Anti-Flag are the proud torchbearers for progressive collectivism, radical change, and free expression with heavy social responsibility. Injecting the underground and the mainstream with politically charged, deliberate, smart-but-no-less-visceral neo-punk. Anti-poverty, anti-capitalism, anti-war, Anti-Flag . . . Anti-Flag shows are a celebration of a collective that care about more than just themselves. A safe space where all can be free to be who they are. Free from racism, sexism, homo and transphobia, bigotry of any kind. 7:30pm. 170 Russell St, City. Booking here. Thursday, October 1 Book talk: Breaking Out: Memories of Melbourne in the 1970s. Susan Blackburn will give a talk about a new book she has edited. This book celebrates Melbourne in heady times. Anything seemed possible: alternative approaches sprang up for everything from education to radio broadcasting, theatre, legal services and suburban living. Starting with the massive opposition to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War and ending with efforts to combat its role in East Timor, contributors recall the protests against environment policies and the administration of universities. Entry by donation 7pm. NIBS, Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St, Carlton South. Saturday, October 3 Raised Voices: Fundraiser for Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance. This is going to be an awesome night of radical hip hop for a great cause, featuring touring Philadelphia MC Daz Jones, Bahdoesa and an array of talented local emcees. 7pm. $15. The Toff In Town, Level 2, Curtin House, 252 Swanston St, City. Presented by Expressions of Freedom & Free Flow Co-Op. Sunday, October 4 Benefit gig: A Day of Protest Songs. Performers: Margaret RoadKnight, Kavisha Mazzella, Jeff Lang, Monica Weightman, Frank Jones, Enda Kenny, Yolanda Ingley II, Andy White, Mandy Connell, Les Thomas, Celine Yap and Brendon Bonsak. Backing band, The Handsome-Youngs, will include Steve Dagg, Dennis Close, Matthew Arnold, Monica Weightman and more. 2-8pm. The Lomond Hotel, 225 Nicholson St, Melbourne. Fundraiser for the Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre.  Sunday, October 11 Rally: Stand up for refugees. No turnbacks; Close Manus & Nauru; No Border Force Act; End mandatory detention. 2pm. State Library, 328 Swanston St, City. Organised by Refugee Action Collective.

Thursday, September 10 Vigil: In memory of Aylan Kurdi, who died trying to seek asylum. 6pm. City Hall, Gheringhap St, Geelong. For info ph 0404 390 137. Organised by Combined Refugee Action Group. Friday, September 18 Red Cinema: Selma. 2014 American historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel, Hosea Williams, Martin Luther King, Jr., and John Lewis. Dinner at 6pm. Film at 6.30pm (note change of time, starting earlier than usual). Downstairs, Trades Hall, 127 Myers st, Geelong. Saturday, September 19 Rally: Marriage equality now!  1pm. Many Western nations now have legislated marriage equality, with recent progress being made in Ireland and the USA. After 11 years of campaigning, it is well and truly time for Australia to catch up and legislate marriage equality. Speakers: MCs Jye Cannon & Sarah Hathway; Janet Rice (Greens senator), Rowena Allen (Victorian Commissioner for Gender & Sexuality) others TBA. Endorsed by a wide range of trade unions, poltical parties and campaign groups.

Australians for Kurdistan. Meets regularly to build solidarity with the Kurdish freedom struggle in Rojava (liberated zone in northern Syria), Turkey and elsewhere. For campaign and open letter to have the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) removed from the Australian list of terrorist organisations see Lift the ban on the PKK. Meets on the first Thursday of each month. For information ph Gulay 0413 936 706 or Aran 0410 197 814. Australian Unemployment Union. The Australian Unemployment Union is an organisation by the unemployed, for the unemployed. Our mission is to protect the common interests of the 750,000+ Australians who are currently unemployed. For more information visit AUE or Facebook. Australian West Papua Association (AWPA). Struggles against the Indonesian occupation of West Papua and against environmental destruction and resource theft. For info 9510 2193 or email AWPA. Climate Action Moreland. Meets regularly to develop action on climate change in the Moreland area. For information ph Andrea on 0424 508 535 or email CAM. Friends of the Earth's Anti-Nuclear & Clean Energy (ACE) collective. 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 campaigns to permanently stop Aboriginal deaths in custody. During 2013, ISJA will meet the first Thursday of every month. For more info visit ISJA. 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 visit Quit Coal or email us. Refugee Action Collective. 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. Timor Sea Justice Campaign. For info visit TSJC, email Tom Clarke or ph 0422 545 763. Victorian Climate Action Calendar. Online updates are available at http://vcac.org.au/calendar/.

Recent articles from Green Left Weekly Solidarity confronts Fortress Europe in response to ‘refugee crisis’ Why Naomi Klein wants to thank Tony Abbott Hutchison assembly stands firm against eviction threat A look at Rojava's democratic, feminist revolution Check out Green Left TV: See XXX To subscribe to Green Left Weekly visit our secure online website for rates and payment or call our national hotline on 1800 634 206. Join us on Facebook. You can also contact us at the Resistance Centre, 5th floor, 407 Swanston St, City; ph 9639 8622. In Geelong: Activist Centre, Trades Hall, 127 Myers St (opening hours: Mon 2-4.30pm, Fri 10am-4.30pm); ph 5222 6900. Links: 'Socialism for the 21st century' Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal is a journal for the post-Cold War left; a journal that rejects the Stalinist distortion of the socialist project; a journal that takes into account ecological questions; a journal that is taking steps to bring together the forces for socialism in the world today; a journal that aspires to unite Marxists from different political traditions because it discusses openly and constructively. Links seeks to promote the international exchange of information, experiences of struggle, theoretical analysis and views on strategies and tactics within the international left. Yanis Varoufakis: 'Our Athens Spring' Greece: New radical left front to challenge SYRIZA in snap election The raw material of exploitation: Harry Braverman's 'Labor and Monopoly Capital' John Green: ‘Stasiland’ offers ‘cheap caricature’ of the GDR Socialist Alliance: Broad, non-sectarian, activist 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 or join us on Facebook. See our recent statements: Stop the rorts: Put politicians on an average worker's wage The case for a universal age pension How to fight the growth of the far-right 'Reclaim Australia' movement 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. Moreland Socialists Moreland Socialists is open to anyone (even if you live outside the area) who wants to work constructively to support Socialist Alliance councillor Sue Bolton and use her position to build up a stronger activist left presence in Moreland. In general, we meet monthly and alternate between Coburg and Fawkner. If you want to get involved in the group, email us at Socialist Alliance or phone Sue on 9639 8622 or 0413 377 978. For news and opinion visit Sue's Moreland Report or Facebook.

Resistance Bookshop Just out! The eruption of the brutal fundamentalist ‘Islamic State’ in the Middle East has placed the Kurdish people at the centre of the political stage.  The Rojava Revolution in northern Syria has attracted increasing interest and admiration around the world because of its unyielding resistance to the IS gangs, the heavy and unprecedented involvement of women in its defence forces and its attempt to build a people-centred society. Across the border in Turkey, the Democratic Freedom Party (HDP) and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) confront the racist, anti-Kurd war drive of the regime. This pamphlet concentrates on the Kurdish struggle in Rojava and Turkey. It aims to provide information and perspective on these tremendously important developments and, hopefully, furnish a basis for more active solidarity in Australia. By Dave Holmes, Tony Iltis & others.  44pp, $6. Available from Resistance Bookshop, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City.