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| Green Left Weekly Activist Calendar | July 21, 2010 |
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Film screening: Bring 'em back Saturday, July 24, 2pm. Greater Union Cinema 3, 131 Russell Street, City. A plea for the return of Melbourne's tram conductors, harking back to a time before privatisation, to a debate that brought Melbourne to a standstill and caused deep divisions within the Victorian ALP. Be a part of Socialist Alliance group booking and meet speakers. Join us for refreshments afterwards (venue TBA). Keynote speakers: Doug Jordan & Helen Said. Doug spent his working life as a tram conductor and is completing a PhD in labour history; Helen was acting Kew depot delegate during the dispute and features in the film. Tickets: $17.50/$14.50. For group bookings call ph 9639 8622 or 0413 377 978; email Sue Bolton. |
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Socialist ideas seminars Market greed or a plan for social need? Wednesday, July 28, 7pm. (Cheap meal from 6.30pm.) Under capitalism, our economy is not planned. Its basic driver is the corporate thirst for profit, not meeting people's needs. Yet seriously tackling climate change and growing social disadvantage would seem to demand putting a conscious plan into practice in place of the prevailing market anarchy. Is a publicly owned, democratically planned economy actually feasible? Speaker: Dave Holmes.
Socialist Ideas Seminars are held at the Resistance Centre, 5th floor, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT) on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Presented by Socialist Alliance. For further information ph 9639 8622. |
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Rally: Stand up for refugees Let the boats land! Close all the detention centres! Friday, August 13, 5.30pm. State Library, Swanston St, City. On World Refugee Day in June thousands of us marched through the streets of Melbourne to 'Say no to another Tampa election'. But that is just what we are getting. Instead of welcoming refugees to this country as we should, both major parties are bickering about how we can 'stop the boats' — boats of people fleeing persecution and misery that in many cases Australia had a role in causing. We need to take to the streets again. This rally will be a chance for us to provide an alternative to the racist, inhumane policies being put forward by the Liberals and Labor. We will be demanding that refugee boats should be allowed to land in Australia, which should be welcoming people seeking asylum, not locking them up in hellish detention camps. Don't let the racists be the only ones who are heard in this election. Join the rally, bring your friends, family and co-workers. Send a message that there are people in this country prepared to take a stand in defence of refugee rights. Organised by the Refugee Action Collective. RAC. |
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A conference about radical solutions to the climate and social emergencies Climate change, social change November 5-7, Melbourne University Speakers include:
Sponsored by the Office of Environmental Programs, Melbourne University. Organised by Green Left Weekly and the Socialist Alliance. For more info visit CCSC, email CCSC or ph 02 9690 2508. |
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This is the regular Melbourne activist calendar compiled by Green Left Weekly. Emailed to subscribers each Wednesday fortnight, it is a one-stop activist listing of the main left and progressive events in Melbourne and Geelong as well as some regional centres. 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 at Green Left Weekly 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. |
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Wednesday, July 21
Underground talk: A soccer-mad socialist reports. Yarra socialist councillor Stephen Jolly talks about the state of South Africa and the politics of sport's biggest event. 6.30pm. New International Bookshop, Trades hall, Carlton. $5/$2. For more info ph 9662 3744.
Thursday, July 22
International day of action against multinational corporations. 12-1.30pm. State Library, Swanston St, City. Organised by LASNET.
Film screening: Flashes of Hope. Hibakusha Travelling the World. Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki; the film follows the journey of 100 atomic bomb survivors around the world on a cruise ship sharing their experience of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Guest speaker: Tim Wright (International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons) speaks about the NPT review conference 2010 held in New York. $5. 6.30pm. New Council Chambers, Trades Hall, Carlton.
Film screening: The Zionist Story. Film by Ronen Berelovich tells the story of ethnic cleansing, colonisation and apartheid which went into producing the Jewish state of Israel. Combines archival footage with commentary from Berelovich himself, Illan Pappe, Terry Boullata, Alan Hart and Jeff Halper. 7pm. New International Bookshop, Trades Hall, Carlton. Entry by donation. For more info ph 0439 454 375.
Saturday, July 24
Film screening: Bring 'em back. A plea for the return of Melbourne's tram conductors, harking back to a time before privatisation, to a debate that brought Melbourne to a standstill and caused deep divisions within the Victorian ALP. Be a part of Socialist Alliance group booking and meet speakers. Join us for refreshments (venue TBA). Keynote speakers: Doug Jordan & Helen Said. Doug spent his working life as a tram conductor and is completing a PhD in labour history; Helen was acting Kew depot delegate during the dispute and features in the film. Tickets: $17.50/$14.50. For group bookings call ph 9639 8622 or 0413 377 978; email Sue Bolton. 2pm. Greater Union Cinema 3, 131 Russell Street, City.
Seminar: Peace & reconciliation in Sri Lanka. Speakers: Damien Kingsbury, David Feith, Lional Bopage, Jay Maheswaran. 2.30-5pm. Rotunda Theatre R1, Building 8, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton (Melway 70G10, Enter via Wellington Rd to S2 Car Park on the left of roundabout). Presented by Eelam Tamil Association. For info ph 0400 166 560.
Sunday, July 25
Film screening: With Our Memory of the Future. This film, to celebrate Cuba's July 26 revolution, by The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba commemorates the 45th anniversary of the Federation of Cuban Women. 2-5pm. MUA, 46 Ireland St, West Melbourne. $15. For more info ph 9857 9249.
Wednesday, July 28
Socialist Ideas Seminar: Market greed or a plan for social need? Under capitalism, our economy is not planned. Its basic driver is the corporate thirst for profit, not meeting people's needs. Yet seriously tackling climate change and growing social disadvantage would seem to demand putting a conscious plan in place of the prevailing market anarchy. Is a publicly owned, democratically planned economy actually feasible? Speaker: Dave Holmes. 7pm (cheap meal from 6.30pm). Socialist Ideas Seminars are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Presented by Socialist Alliance. For further information ph 9639 8622.
Underground talk: Come out and play. Tackling homophobia in sport. When footballer Jason Akermanis advised gay players to stay in the closet, former Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski, who had himself come out only recently, wrote of his disappointment and anger. For this special forum, join Daniel and Caroline Symons, the lead author of VicHealth's recent Come Out and Play report, for a highly topical discussion on how to best tackle homophobia in elite-level and community sport alike. 6.30pm. New International Bookshop, Trades Hall. $5/$2. More info ph 9662 3744.
Meeting of Indigenous Social Justice Association. Discussion of next steps in T.J. Hickey and Mr Ward campaigns. 6.30 pm. Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Rd, Brunswick.
Thursday, July 29
Fighting for peace: Victorian women peace activists in World War I. Writer and journalist Margaret Geddes explores the part played by religion, politics, class and personality in women's peace and anti-conscription organisations in Victoria during WWI. She will discuss women activists such as renowned feminist campaigner Vida Goldstein, who formed the Women’s Peace Army in 1915, and pacifist Eleanor Moore, who established the Sisterhood for International Peace. 6pm. Experimedia, State Library main entry, Swanston St, City. Email: Booking or ph 8664 7099.
Saturday, July 31
Climate Action meeting. Climate Action Network's annual general meeting. 1-5pm. Trades Hall, Carlton. Finger food at 12.30pm.
Film screening: Who is afraid? Documentary on the struggle of the Honduran people for restoration of democracy. 4.30pm. MUA Hall, 46-54 Ireland Street, West Melbourne. Cultural night follows.
West Papua benefit gig: Dinner & entertainment. To aid victims of earthquake in Serui and West Papuan refugees in Weewak who lost homes in recent fires. 8.30pm. Boite World Music cafe, 251 High St, Northcote. $22 (after 9.30pm $12). For info ph 0401 222 177.
Tuesday, August 3
SA monthly meeting: Climate, racism & the right-wing direction of Australian politics. Hear from Socialist Alliance candidates on issues in the federal election. 6.30pm (meal from 6pm). For info ph 9639 8622.
Organising meeting: Community forum to keep speech free. Public space versus market place. A meeting backed by Moreland Greens, Australian Sex Party, Radical Women, Campaign for Women's Reproductive Rights, Indigenous Social Justice Association & Freedom Socialist Party to build a broad community meeting around the theme. 6pm. Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Rd, Brunswick.
Wednesday, August 4
Underground talk: The Best Hated Man in Australia. The Life and Death of Percy Brookfield 1875-1921. Paul Adams launches his new biography. They don't make politicians like 'Jack' Brookfield anymore. The Great War and the years that followed saw unprecedented political turmoil in Australia, and Brookfield was in the thick of it. By the times he was fatally shot at Riverton in South Australia, Brookfield held the balance of power in NSW and had played major roles in many of the era's main political and industrial events. 6.30pm. New International Bookshop, Trades Hall, Carlton. $5/$2. More info ph 9662 3744.
Thursday, August 5
Public meeting: What is the world worth? Putting nature on treh balance sheet.Pavan Sukhdev, pioneering economist and head of the UN Green Economy Initiative, is an expert on the natural capital that gets left off corporate balance sheets. This week he warned that as long as we allow corporations to avoid paying the costs of environmental damage, CEOs will continue to take natural capital for granted, with dangerous results. Book or register now to hear how we can avoid an environmental credit crunch that could see vital ecosystems collapse. 5.30pm. Melbourne University Law Building (GM15 Theatre), 185 Pelham St Carlton. Entry free. Register at ACF.
Friday, August 6
Vigil: Remember Hiroshima & celebrate a nuclear-free Pacific. This year will be the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is also the 25th anniversary of the South Pacific Nuclear Weapons Free Zone treaty, which the US has just said they will join! 7-9am. St Paul's Cathedral (cnr Swanston & Flinders Sts, City). Sponsored by the Medical Association for the Prevention of War. Further info ph Nancy 0431 475 465.
Saturday, August 7
Opposing Israeli apartheid: Australian unions & the international boycott campaign. Speakers:Kim Sattler (secretary, UnionsACT); Ginny Adams (HACSU); others TBA. 2pm. Trades Hall, cnr Victoria & Lygon Sts, Carlton. Entry by donation. Organised by Apheda (Union Aid Abroad) and Palestine Solidarity Campaign. For more info ph James 0403 943 529.
Sunday, August 8
Japanese for Peace: Hiroshima & Nagasaki memorial concert. Sixty-five years after the devastation, Japanese for Peace will bring together an array of musicians, speakers in a concert for peace. Performers: Liz Frenchman, Anne Norman, Wadaiko Rindo and others. Speaker: Dave Sweeney (Australian Conservation Foundation). $15/$10. 3-5pm. Village Roadshow Theatrette, State Library, Swanston Street, City.
Wednesday, August 11
Socialist Ideas Seminar: Socialism, ecology and the crisis of climate change. At the Copenhagen climate change conference, Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez trenchantly denounced capitalism. Is the corporate 'free market' responsible for climate change? What is the way forward? Speaker: Hans Baer. 7pm (cheap meal from 6.30pm). Socialist Ideas Seminars are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Presented by Socialist Alliance. For further information ph 9639 8622.
Saturday, August 14
National day of action for same-sex marriage. 1pm. State Library, Swanston St, City. For more info ph 0412 906 978.
