Green Left Weekly Activist Calendar
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February 13, 2013
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Protest
Save Coburg from over-development horror!
Wednesday, February 13, 6pm (for 6:30pm start). Town Hall, 90 Bell St, Coburg (100m East of Sydney Road intersection). Coburg residents are campaigning to stop a council plan to give
developers open slather in the Bell St-Sydney Road area with 10- and 8-storey
buildings. Protest outside Moreland Council meeting then go into the council
meeting at 7pm. Councillor Sue Bolton will move to extend the time for
submissions on the plan and to hold town hall meetings on the issue.
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Film screening
West of Memphis
Friday, February 15, 7pm. Cinema Nova, 380
Lygon St, Carlton. Watch
award-winning filmmaker Amy Berg's searing new examination of the notorious
murder case against the West Memphis Three, and their fight for justice
against systemic failures of the Arkansas police and court systems.
Fundraiser for Flemington and Kensington Community Legal Centre to help
support an unprecedented legal battle to hold the Victoria Police to account
for practices of racial profiling and discrimination. $20. To book visit West of
Memphis.
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Green Left Weekly BBQ fundraiser
The revolution in Venezuela: An eyewitness report
Sunday, February 24, from 1pm. 4 Castle St,
Yarraville. Guest speaker: Peter Rochester, participant in the 2012 Venezuela solidarity brigade.
Yummy BBQ food + salads. Live music from Tom Flenady and his band. Bar
available. Entry (inc food): $25 solidarity, $20 waged, $12 concession. For
more info ph 9639 8622 or 0413 377 978.
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Film screenings
Underground: The Julian Assange Story
Each screening will be introduced by the director Robert Connolly with
a discussion to follow with special guests. Before WikiLeaks, before the
internet even existed, Julian Assange was a teenage computer hacker in
Melbourne. This is his story.
· Sunday, March 17,
6:30pm. Cinema Nova, 380
Lygon St, Carlton. For more info ph
9347 5331.
· Tuesday, March
19, 6:45pm. Cinema Nova, 380
Lygon St, Carlton. For more info ph
9347 5331.
· Wednesday, March
20, 6:45pm. Cinema Nova, 380
Lygon St, Carlton. For more info ph
9347 5331.
· Thursday, March
21, 6:45pm. Cinema Nova, 380
Lygon St, Carlton. For more info ph
9347 5331.
· Friday, March 22,
6:45pm. Cinema Nova, 380
Lygon St, Carlton. For more info ph
9347 5331.
· Sunday, March 24,
4pm. Palace Brighton
Bay, 294 Bay St, Brighton. For more info ph
9596 3590.
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Other coming events
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Until Sunday, February 24
Exhibition: Blue & Pink Phenomenon. This exhibition
examines the queer role played in a post-identity and also, increasingly,
post-gender contemporary society. Drew Pettifer's photographic outdoor
billboard installation, Still Revolting, examines the ongoing relevance of the
queer protester as an agent of political and social change. Gallery opening
hours: Thurs-Sun, 11am-5pm. The Substation, 1 Market St, Newport. For more info
visit Midsumma.
Festival: Sustainable Living Festival. The Sustainable
Living Festival raises awareness and provides tools for change by showcasing
leading solutions to the ecological and social challenges we face. It aims to
inspire and empower everyday Australians to accelerate the uptake of
sustainable living. For more info visit SLF.
Wednesday, February 13
Public meeting: Commemorating the 5th anniversary of the national apology. An event to continue the journey towards healing and recognition, and
show support for members of the stolen generation. Live music from the Kutcha
Edwards Trio. Free coffee and breakfast. 8-10am. Federation Square Main Stage,
cnr Flinders & Swanston Sts, City. For more info visit Reconciliation Victoria.
Rally: Save Coburg from over-development. Protest outside
Moreland Council meeting. 6pm (for 6:30pm start) then go into the council
meeting at 7pm. Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell St, Coburg (100m East of Sydney Road
intersection).
Thursday, February 14
Stopwork rally and march: No love for Baillieu. AEU teachers,
support staff and principals rallying in Hisense Arena and marching to
Parliament House in support of our EBA dispute with the Baillieu government.
Parents and supporters are welcome on the march. 10:30am. Hisense Arena,
Olympic Boulevard, Richmond then march to Parliament for rally at 12:30pm.
Public meeting: Ideas for Melbourne: Ending homelessness. Tonight 20,000 Victorians are homeless. How do we get people off the
streets and into shelter? Should we give money and if so, to individuals or
organisations? Is homelessness inevitable or can we make changes to end it once
and for all? With Alan Attwood, Heather Holst, Suzy Freeman-Greene and Spike
Chiappalone. 6:15pm. The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale St, City. To book
visitWheeler
Centre.
V-Day event: One Billion Rising. One Billion Rising
is the brainchild of Eve Ensler, author of the Vagina Monologues and the inspiration behind V-Day, an annual day of action against
violence towards women. In 2013, we are going to dance our protest! We will
gather in Melbourne's Fed Square, accompanied by some of the best DJ's and
musicians Melbourne has to offer. Join us as we bring women's rights to the heart
of Melbourne, through dance, through joy, through action! Visit: One
Billion Rising to register.
Thursday, February 14-Sunday, February 24
Exhibition: Jacky Green: Flow of Voices, Paintings from the Gulf of Carpentaria. 'I want the government and mining companies to know that we are still
here. We aren't going anywhere. We aren't dead yet. We are still here, feeling
the country.' With photographs and videos by Jessie Boylan. Arena Project
Space, 2 Kerr St, Fitzroy. Opening: Thu 14th February 2013 with Jacky Green,
Jon Altman and Sean Kerins (Centre For Aboriginal Economic Policy Research,
ANU). For more info visit Flow of
Voices.
Friday, February 15
Public meeting: Ideas for Melbourne: Making racism history. Melbourne is famously multicultural but the past year has proven that
racism is also rife. For instance, a VicHealth survey reported 97% of
Aboriginal Victorians had experienced racism in the past 12 months. What are we
doing to combat racism? And how can we learn from past mistakes? With Susan
Carland, Adam Bandt, Kutcha Edwards and Chin Tan. 6:15pm. The Wheeler Centre,
176 Little Lonsdale St, City. To book visit Wheeler
Centre.
Film screening: West of Memphis. Watch award-winning filmmaker Amy
Berg's searing new examination of the notorious murder case against the West
Memphis Three, and their fight for justice against systemic failures of the
Arkansas police and court systems. Fundraiser for Flemington and Kensington
Community Legal Centre to help support an unprecedented legal battle to hold
the Victoria Police to account for practices of racial profiling and
discrimination. 7pm. Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton. $20. To book visit West of
Memphis.
Rally: International campaign in support of the Mapuche. The Chilean government led by a right-wing coalition, with Sebastian
Piñera as president has increased the repression and violence against the
Mapuche, indigenous people from the south of Chile and Argentina, with the
militarisation of their territories, harassment, and assassination attempts.
The government is applying the anti-terrorist law from the former Pinochet
dictatorship to criminalise the Mapuche people and their supporters, with many
killed in recent years. 7pm. State Library, cnr Swanston & La Trobe Sts,
City. For more info ph 0434 244 568 or 0431 368 606.
Saturday, February 16
Performance: Slamalamadingdong: 'Seeds of change' slam. A collaboration with The Sustainable Living Festival. Poets have the
opportunity to respond to the theme of the rise of environmental and social
practices for a more sustainable world. Featuring the legendary front-line
activists and hip-hop group Combat Wombat with Monkey Marc, Elf Transzporter and
MC Izzy. 6:30pm doors open and poet registration; 7:30pm show starts. Bella
Union, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon St & Victoria Pde, Carlton South. To book
visit Bella Union.
Sunday, February 17
Campaign launch: Environment Victoria's Paid to Pollute. Richard Denniss and Environment Victoria explore the case for removing
fossil fuel subsidies. Every year Australian taxpayers foot a $10 billion bill
to subsidise polluting activities. Fossil fuel subsidies are such a big problem
that the International Energy Agency has said that phasing them out could
provide half of the carbon savings needed to stop dangerous levels of climate
change. Environment Victoria is launching an exciting new campaign called 'Paid
to Pollute' which aims to build sustained pressure for the removal of all
fossil fuel subsidies in Australia. RSVP to Environment Victoria.
Rally: Flying Foam Massacre Remembrance Day: Stand Up for the Burrup. In memory of the February 17 1868 Flying Foam Massacre of the Yaburara
people of the Burrup, there will be a Stand Up for the Burrup photo-shoot
action at the World Heritage Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, on
Wurundjeri land. 2pm. Royal Exhibition Building, Nicholson St, Carlton. Please
bring flags and placards. For more info ph Davie Thomason on 0430 570 815.
Tuesday, February 19
Rally: Protest Geert Wilders visit to Melbourne: No to Islamophobia, No to
racist hate. In response to the proposed speaking
tour of notable racist and far-right Dutch politician, Geert Wilders, a group
of anti-racist campaigners have initiated plans to protest his visit to
Melbourne. Wilders is the founder and leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom and
campaigns against what he calls the 'Islamisation of the Netherlands'. Venue to
be confirmed. For more info ph 9639 8622.
Wednesday, February 20
Book launch: We will not go quietly. Launch of zine by
sexual assault survivors for sexual assault survivors. It is a beautiful collation
of artwork, personal narratives and poetry designed to give survivors a voice.
Co-hosted by Kate Ravenscroft and Matthew James and featuring music by the
spectacular Jen Kingwell, readings from our contributors and others speakers we
cordially invite you to celebrate the official birth of our baby. 6:30pm. Hares
Hyenas, 63 Johnston St, Fitzroy. To RSVP email Matt.
Saturday, February 23
Public meeting: Wikileaks Australians Citizens Alliance. WACA is holding a public meeting in Melbourne for those who wish to be
involved in our campaign for 2013. This year will be huge as we defend
Wikileaks and aim to see Julian Assange Free. 2013 is also an election year and
there will be plenty to do with the launch of the Wikileaks Party and Julian
Assange running for Senate. Come along and find out how you can help. 6pm.
Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St, Carlton South (meet in foyer).
Sunday, February 24
Green Left Weekly BBQ fundraiser: The revolution in Venezuela: An eyewitness report. Guest speaker: Peter Rochester, participant in the
2012 Venezuela solidarity brigade. 1pm til late. 4 Castle St, Yarraville. Yummy
BBQ food + salads. Live music by Chalouche, playing a mostly upbeat mix of
French Gypsy dance music and songs. Bar available. Entry (inc food): $25
solidarity, $20 waged, $12 concession. For more info ph 9639 8622 or 0413 377
978.
Tuesday, February 26
Film screening: Rafea: Solar Mama. Directed by Jehane
Noujaim and Mona Eldaief, Rafea Solar Mama is a riveting film about a Bedouin
woman's journey to become a solar engineer, power her village and re-wire the
minds of her traditional Bedouin community. Rafea, is one of two women from Jordan
chosen to travel to India to attend the Barefoot College, where illiterate
women from around the world are trained in six months to be solar engineers. If
Rafea succeeds, she will be able to electrify her village, train more
engineers, and provide for her daughters. But can she overcome all the
obstacles that stand in her way? 7:30pm. Bella Union, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon St
& Victoria Pde, Carlton. To book visit Bella Union.
Wednesday, February 27
Dinner: Western Sahara National Day Celebration. Guest speaker: Arnold Zable (author, human rights
advocate). Lomond Hotel, 225 Nicholson St, Brunswick East (cnr Blyth St; last
stop 96 tram). 6:30pm (for 7pm start). Bookings: 0425 702 975 or email Australia West Sahara
Association.
Concert: Flogging Molly. Irish/American punk band Flogging
Molly released their fifth studio album, Speed of Darkness in 2011, that takes
on the situation facing US working people. (see United States: Economy floundering,
resistance begins.) With The Lawrence Arms and Lucero. 8pm. Palace
Theatre, 20-30 Bourke St, City.
Friday, March 1
Film screening: Free West Papua: The Resistance steps up. For 40 years, Western countries such as Australia have been complicit in
Indonesia's brutal occupation of West Papua. The harsh regime has helped
facilitate the exploitation of the area’s riches in natural resources by
Western and Indonesian companies. Guest speaker: Rev Peter Woods. 7:30pm. Kindness House, 288 Brunswick St, Fitzroy (near
cnr Johnson St). $5. Funds to political prisoners. For more info ph Ricky
Rumbiak 0434 026 875.
Saturday, March 2
Rally: The Hills march against Maccas. Tecoma (population
2189) is a peaceful village in the Dandenong Ranges. McDonalds lodged a
planning application which met with over 1100 objections relating to traffic,
litter, noise and local amenity issues. The Shire of Yarra Ranges council
agreed and UNANIMOUSLY rejected the proposal. McDonalds took the application to
VCAT. Despite over 300 local residents putting forward detailed objections,
VCAT ruled in McDonalds' favour and granted them planning permission for a
24-hour drive through 'restaurant'. This decision highlights problems with VCAT
and current government planning laws which put all Victorian communities at
risk of unwelcome and inappropriate developments. 12pm. Starts in Belgrave
(carpark between Cameo & La Collina Pizzeria) then march to Tecoma Primary School.
Includes speakers, musicians, BBQ, kids activities. For more info visit Burger Off!.
Wednesday, March 6
Public meeting: Boycott NAPLAN tests. This forum will
discuss the impact of testing on education and the possibility of a campaign to
boycott the NAPLAN tests. We believe the time has come to seriously challenge
the NAPLAN tests and the increasingly negative and discriminatory impact of
national testing on both teaching and learning. Speakers: David Hornsby (Say No to Naplan); Mary Merkenich (Teachers &
Education Support Alliance); Jorge Jorquera (Popular Education Network
Australia). 6:30pm. Room FLB01, Victoria University, 301 Flinders Lane, City.
For more info email Boycott NAPLAN.
Saturday, March 9
Socialist Alliance International
Women's Day breakfast: Fight for your
rights! 10am. Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407
Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT). Presented by Socialist Alliance & Green
Left Weekly. For more info ph 9639 8622.
Rally: International Women's Day 2013: Unite to stop attacks on women. Demands: re-instate the sole parent pension. End mandatory detention of
asylum seekers. More funding for domestic violence and sexual assault services.
End violence and sexual harassment against woment and girls. 1pm. State
Library, cnr Swanston & La Trobe Sts, City.
Public meetings: Face to Face with Fukushima Australian Tour.To commemorate 2
years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, people directly affected will visit
Australia to share their stories of radiation and resilience and see where
uranium is mined and exported to Japan. Speakers: Akira Kawasaki (Peace Boat Organisation, Tokyo); Hasegawa Kenichi (a
farmer from the Iitate Village, Fukushima); Tomohiro Matsuoka (Japanese for
Peace, Melbourne). 1pm. Picnic & talk at Village Green, CERES Community Environment
Park, cnr Roberts & Stewart Sts, Brunswick East. Organised by Japanese for
Peace. RSVPs to Japanese for Peace.
Public meetings: Face to Face with Fukushima Australian Tour. See entry above for details. 6:30pm. La Notte, 140 Lygon St Carlton.
$30. Organised by Medical Association for Prevention of War. RSVP to MAPW.
Thursday-Friday, March 14-15
Conference: Iraq 10 years on. The forum will
review the successes and failures of Australia's role in the war and the
tenuous and difficult relationship between the two nations beyond the
withdrawal. Deakin University City Centre Campus, L3 550 Bourke St, Melbourne.
Speakers will include Dr Jenny Grounds, President of Medical Association for
the Prevention of War. Presented by The Australian Middle East Research Forum
(attached to Deakin University's Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation).
Friday, March 15
Film screening: Rachel. It was 10 years ago that Rachel
Corrie was killed by an Israeli bulldozer as she tried to stop it crushing a
Palestinian home. This is the story of her tragic death and the people she had
come to love. 6:15pm (for 6:30pm sharp). State Library of Victoria, Entry 2, La
Trobe St, City. $15 plus booking fee. Only Australian screening. Presented by
Australians for Palestine.
Sunday, March 17-Sunday, March 24
Film screenings: Underground: The Julian Assange Story. See display advertisement above for details.
Wednesday, March 20
Rally: Campaign launch against BAE systems in RMIT. BAE systems is one of the major companies that supply military equipment
to the Israeli army and one of the major sponsors of the RMIT engineering
department. One example is the 'head-up' display for F16 fighter aircraft,
which have been used to turn Lebanese and Palestinian villages into rubble. 12
noon. State Library, cnr Swanston & La Trobe Sts, City. Organised by
Students for Palestine.
Public meeting: Persecuted in Sri Lanka, Detained in Australia: The plight of Tamil
refugees. The Australian government is
deporting hundreds Tamil asylum seekers back to Sri Lanka, claiming that they
are 'economic migrants'. Australia is also increasing its collaboration with
Sri Lankan intelligence and navy to prevent Tamil asylum seekers from leaving
Sri Lanka. This forum will expose the truth about the ongoing state-sponsored
persecution of Tamils and critics of the Rajapaksa regime. It will also
critique Australian refugee policies which have condemned thousands of asylum
seekers to imprisonment indefinitely on the mainland and in its offshore prison
camps on Nauru and Manus Island. Speakers: Bruce Haigh (former Australian diplomat to Sri Lanka who has spoken out
against Australia's complicity in the oppression of the Tamils); Siva Sivakumar
(Communication Officer, Australasian Federation of Tamil Associations); Trevor
Grant (a coordinator of the Boycott Sri Lanka Cricket Campaign & a member
of RAC). 6:30pm. Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth St, City. Hosted by the
Refugee Action Collective. For more info visit RAC.
Friday, March 22
Red Cinema: Pink Saris. 2010 documentary by Kim Longinotto
about the feminist 'Gulabi gang' in India which fights widespread domestic
abuse and other violence against women. 7pm (meal from 6:30pm). Resistance
Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT). $10/$5. Presented by
Socialist Alliance & Green Left Weekly. For more info ph
9639 8622.
Monday, March 25
Concert: Manu Chao. Manu Chao are a amazing politico band
who write songs like 'clandestini' about refugees and aysylum seekers. However,
their music is also a riot of latino, samba, ska, reggae rythms, a bit of
europop and the kitchen sink thrown in for good measure. They use their success
to support many radical causes around the world. 8pm. Palace Theatre, 20-30
Bourke St, City. To book visit Ticketek.
Thursday, March 28-Sunday, March 31
Conference: Marxism 2013: Ideas to challenge the system. Presented by Socialist Alternative. Sponsored by Socialist Alliance and Green Left Weekly. Melbourne University. For more info and bookings
visit Marxism 2013.
Friday, March 29-Sunday, April 7
Friends of the Earth's Radioactive
Exposure Tour to South Australian outback. From Melbourne via
Adelaide. For more info ph Gem 0421 955 066, email Radioactive Exposure Tour or visit FoE.
Friday, April 12
Red Cinema: Silenced Voices. Beate Arnestad's 2012 documentary on
the repression of journalists by the Rajapaksa regime in Sri Lanka. (Run time
60mins.) Presented by Socialist Alliance. 7pm (meal from 6:30pm). $10/$5.
Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT). For more
info ph 9639 8622.
Sunday, April 14
Fundraiser: These Machines Cut Razor Wire 2013. Massive rootsy line-up including Chris Wilson, Charles Jenkins, Les
Thomas, Suzannah Espie, The Stillsons (duo), Jed Rowe, Beautiful Change and
more to be announced. We'll be raising our voices and much-needed funds for the
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. 2:30pm (doors open 2pm). The Thornbury Theatre,
859 High St, Thornbury. $25 (children under 12 free). For more info visit The
Thornbury Theatre or ph 9484 9831. Bookings Oztix. Presented by
Unpaved/Les Thomas/3CR.
Thursday, April 25-Sunday, April 28
Refugee rights national convergence
in Northam, WA. Refugee rights groups around the
country will be converging on Yongah Hill Detention Centre on the Anzac
weekend, 2013, to protest against the mandatory detention of asylum seekers.
Conference: Edufactory, Disassembling the Neoliberal University. The second EduFactory conference is being held on Gadigal country at the
University of Sydney over the ANZAC Day long weekend. EduFactory aims to bring
together radical education activists from around the country for a weekend of
political discussion, skill sharing, and debates on the future of national
education activism. This is also an opportunity to organize for the upcoming
year's campaigns and develop activist networks. For more info visit Edufactory.
Geelong & regional Victoria
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Saturday, February 16
Castlemaine Film screening: Lurujarri Dreaming. A 26-minute educational animated documentary outlining the Goolarabooloo
tribe's recent history and rich cultural connection to country, using the
nine-day Lurujarri Heritage Trail as its main structural thread. The narrator,
a young Goolarabooloo tracker named Brian Councillor, guides the viewer along
the Lurujarri Heritage Trail, introducing people and places. 3pm. Lot 19,
Langslow St, Castlemaine. To book visitLurujarri.
Sunday, February 17
Poowong Rally: Coal Seam Gas Free
human sign: declaring Poowong the first CSG free town in Victoria! Help us create a human sign to celebrate the first Victorian town to
declare itself Coal & Coal Seam Gas Free. 11:30am. Poowong Football Club.
For more info email Ursula or ph 0403 905 477.
Red Cinema
Pink Saris
Friday, February 22, 7pm (meal from
6:30pm). Trades Hall, 127
Myers St, Geelong. 2010 documentary
by Kim Longinotto about the feminist 'Gulabi gang' in India which fights
widespread domestic abuse and other violence against women. Presented by
Socialist Alliance. For more info ph 5222 6900.
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Monday, March 18
Forum: Fukushima two years on. Is nuclear power clean and green? Peter Karamoskos, a nuclear radiologist, and public representative on
the Radiation Health Committe of nuclear regulatory body ARPANSA, will speak at
an event for Geelong members and supporters, and local medical students and
health professionals and interested members of the public. Dr Karamoskos
visited the Fukushima area in a 2012 IPPNW medical delegation and has many
interesting stories and pictures. He's also very well-versed in the broader
issues of nuclear safety. 6:30pm. Venue TBA. Presented by Medical Association
for the Prevention of War. For more info email MAPW.
Campaign committees
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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 Vicky Fysh or ph 0401 087 085.
Friends of the Earth's Anti-Nuclear
& Clean Energy (ACE) collective meetings. Wednesdays. FoE
office, 312 Smith St, Collingwood. For meeting times & more info email Zin.
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. Meets weekly at Trades Hall. For
more info ph 0438 869 790 or emailMelbFemAction.
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 call Shaun 0402
337 077.
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 visitWSN.
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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heart-centered activists who are motivated to act by compassionate action, a sense of sisterhood, or fierce mother bear protectiveness which is a combination of love and outrage. I wrote it when efforts for a 5th World Conference on Women (5WCW) encountered obstacles and resistance even after the UN Secretary General and President of the General Assembly issued a joint statement in strong support on International Women's Day, 2012, and I turned to writing as an expression of my activism. The last UN women's conference was in Beijing in 1995 --before widespread use of the internet, way before the millennial generation entered adulthood.
