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Sydney Central Resistance

Resistance Centre, 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale Mail: PO Box 515, Broadway 2007 Ph: (02) 9690 1977 Web: http://www.resistance.org.au/sydney Email: sydney@resistance.org.au MySpace: www.myspace.com/resistance_sydney E-mail list:

Sydney West Resistance

Activist Centre, Upstairs, Office 7, 29 Macquarie St, Parramatta Ph: (02) 9687 5134 Web: http://www.resistance.org.au/sydney Email: sydwest@resistance.org.au E-mail list:
Green Left Weekly Activist Calendar July 02, 2009

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6.30pm Friday, July 3 @ ARTV, Hut 24A, Addison Rd Community Centre

142 Addison Rd, Marrickville Catch 428 Bus from Central. Ph 9690 1977 more info.

A very special Actively Radical TV and Green Left Weekly event to celebrate 800 editions of Green Left Weekly! The Battle of Seattle is set Ten years ago the world awoke as thousands of protesters took on the World Trade Organisation’s brutal anti-people policies in the streets of Seattle in November 1999. It was an event that set the scene for the resistance that swept the world in subsequent years, following the institutions of corporate rule wherever they met. Battle in Seattle encapsulates a small part of the resistance that has continued. Watch this film, enjoy a drink some delicious food + cake, with two organisations dedicated to social justice and social change.


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This is the regular Sydney 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 the Sydney  district. New email address? Want to subscribe someone else? Please email briannap@greenleft.org.au

ther coming events . . .

Friday July 3

Protest against suppression of Iranian people's struggle for freedom. Protesters and dissidents are being illegally arrested, some are shot dead, and many others are savagely beaten.  Through these savage acts of vengeance, they are trying to silence the people's demand for freedom and democracy.  Organised by The Committee for Solidarity with Iranian People 3pm-5pm - Friday, July 3 NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street Sydney .

Celebrate 800 editions of Green Left Weekly! A very special Actively Radical TV and Green Left Weekly event to celebrate 800 editions of Green Left Weekly! The Battle of Seattle is set Ten years ago the world awoke as thousands of protesters took on the World Trade Organisation’s brutal anti-people policies in the streets of Seattle in November 1999. It was an event that set the scene for the resistance that swept the world in subsequent years, following the institutions of corporate rule wherever they met. Battle in Seattle encapsulates a small part of the resistance that has continued despite the odds being firmly being against change. Watch this film, enjoy a drink some delicious food + cake, with two organisations dedicated to social justice and social change. 6.30pm Friday, July 3 @ ARTV, Hut 24a, Addison Rd Community Centre, 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville Catch 428 Bus from Central. Ph 9690 1977 more info.

Book launch Humphrey McQueen: Framework of Flesh. To be launched by John Buchanan - Workplace Research Centre) With CFMEU representative 6pm for 6.30pm Friday, July 03 Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe Cost: Free RSVP: Gleebooks - 9660 2333 or Request a place.

Sunday July 5

From Ashes to Empires Tamil Eelam will rise Uyirthelluvom or "Tamil Uprising". 130,000 Tamils massacred by the Sri Lankan Government. A race enslaved by forces of hate, brutality and oppression.A state sponsored genocide used to silence the desire for Tamil independence. Now, amid the rubble of our lands, the spirit of our people must rise once more.United, we must defy this tyranny, define our history & fulfill our destiny. 2pm July 5 Martin Place.

Monday July 6

The Struggle For Democracy in Iran. Background to the Crisis GUEST SPEAKERS:  Sara Poya – Lecturer in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Sydney – and who has been making a study of the reformist movement in Iran.  Mansour Razaghi – Organiser for NSW CFMEU. Member of Solidarity Committee With Iranian Workers. 6.30pm Monday July 6 Student Assn Meeting Room Level 3, Tower Block CB01 Uni of Technology Broadway (nr Railway Square) For more info Pip - 0412 139 968 / Marlene - 0401 758 871 / Anne - 0404 090 710. www.StopWarCoalition.org

Tuesday July 7

Clive Hamilton Speaks at Sydney Uni Ideas Series.In recent times a new theory of a living Earth has captured imaginations. According to James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis, the Earth is a living system in which the biosphere interacts with other physical components of the Earth to maintain conditions suitable for life. To prevent climate catastrophe, do we need a shift to a new consciousness, one based on a rediscovery of the idea of a living Earth? 6.30pm Tuesday July 7, Seymore Centre Crn Cleveland St and City Rd Chippendale.

Wednesday July 8

Young Indigenous Women: Where to? Linda Burney, NSW Minister for Community Services and a W1pm Sunday July 12, Naremburn Catholic Church Hall, Willoughby Rd/Donnelly Rd Corner, Crows Nest.djuri woman, originally trained as a teacher and is the first Aboriginal Australian to be elected to the NSW Parliament. Join her as she asks where we want young Indigenous women to be in the future.12.30pm-1.30pm Wednesday July 8 Free. Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo.

The Role of the Arts in a Sustainable City of Sydney. Sydney Lord Mayor, Clover Moore discusses with Jonathan Biggins the vision of the City outlined in the Sustainable Sydney 2030 statement and the role the Arts will play. 6.00pm-8:00pm Wednesday July 8 Cost: Free Barnett Long Room, Customs House, 31 Alfred St. Circular Quay

Sunday July 12

Rotary Benefit for East Timor. Sonia Bennett, writer and performer of "Wollemi Pine" and "Sydney Song" with her new band "Blue Goose".  This will be a rousing send-off for the Timor Leste Consul General to Australia Abel Guterres, who is off in September to the be the top diplomat for Timor Leste in the European Union.

Saturday July 18

Public Forum - Why is closing the gap closing communities down?A forum exploring the new agenda of assimilation being pushed out in the NT and across Australia by the Rudd government. Speakers: Nicole Watson - Jumbunna Indigenous Walter Shaw - President, Tangentyere Council. 3pm Saturday July 18, UTS Tower building, Lvl 4 lecture theatre 29. Organised by the Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney.

July 24-26

Cuban Film Festival. Friday 24th July 7:00pm Opening Night Cuban Fiesta – Broken God;  Saturday 25th July 4.00pm Memories of Underdevelopment (Memorias del Subdesarrollo, 6:00pm El Benny, 8:30pm The Silly Age (La Edad de la Peseta); Sunday 26 th July 2:30pm The Documentaries of Santiago Alvarez, Screening with 'The Pacific School of Medicine' by Dr Tim Anderson, 4.30pm Barrio Cuba, 6.30pm Closing Night Film - Strawberry and Chocolate (Fresa y Chocolate. All films to be shown at the Tom Mann Theatre 136 Chalmers St, Surry Hills (Opposite Central Station) Prices: Opening Night $22 / $18 Concession, Other sessions $ 12 / $8

Thursday July 30

Protest- Stop the Intervention. Join a public lobby of the ALP conference. - hands off Tangentyere - no blackmail! - no take-over of Alice Springs town camps - housing and services NOW for all communities. 12noon Thursday July 30 @ Convention Centre Darling Harbour. Organised by the Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney

Friday July 31

Protest: Australian Building and Construction Commisson Powers Must Go.The Federal Labor Government plans to replace the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) with the Building Industry Inspectorate within Fair Work Australia. The Inspectorate will continue to have the power to force workers to attend interrogations. Workers who do not attend interrogations face six months imprisonment. This law applies only to workers within the building and construction industry. The Rudd Government was elected on the promise of ensuring fair workplaces for all Australians. The Government must live up to this promise. March to the ALP National Conference. 10am Friday July 31 Belmore Park, Eddy Avenue, Sydney (opposite Central Railway Station) enquiries@nsw.cfmeu.asn.au, www.cfmeu-construction-nsw.com.au

Regular events
Australia East Timor Association meets 6.30om every fourth Wednesday in Room 318 of the 3rd Level of the UTS Tower Building, Broadway. Ph Stephen 9331 5986. Australia East Timor Association meets 6.30om every fourth Wednesday in Room 318 of the 3rd Level of the UTS Tower Building, Broadway. Ph Stephen 9331 5986.
Australia Venezuela Solidarity Network meets regularly. Ph Adam 0414 728 815
Gaza Defence Committee meets fortnightly in Lakemba on Monday at 7pm. Ph Aaron 0403 879 220.
People for a Safe Climate meets monthly on Thursday's @UTS. Elena 0416 490 532     
Power to the People meets Wednesdays at 6pm at AMWU offices in Chalmers St Surry Hills. Ph Colin 0419 698 396
Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney (STICS) 6pm Tuesdays, Level 4 NSW Teachers’ Federation, 23-33 Mary St (off Albion & Reservoir Sts near Elizabeth St) Surry Hills. Further info please call Mon 0415 410 558 or Jean 0449 646 593 or e-mail: stoptheintervention@gmail.com
Sydney Central Socialist Alliance meetings. 3rd Sat every month, 2pm, Resistance Centre, 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale.
Sydney East Socialist Alliance branch meets the last Wednesday of the month Unit 44, 21 Council St, Bondi Junction. 6.30 for dinner/ 7pm for meeting. Contact Haskell on 0431 268 759.
Stop the War Coalition meets 6.30pm fortnightly on Monday's @ UTS. Ph Pip 0412 139 968
Introduction to Marxism Classes are conducted regularly by Resistance and the Democratic Socialist Perspective. Resistance Centre, 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale. Ph Bri or Trish 9690 1977.B

Parramatta . . .

Thursday July 16

NSW for sale: Stop the Sell-Off! Public meeting in Parramatta Town Hall.Thursday, July 16, 6.30 pm Parramatta Town Hall 30 Darcy Street, Parramatta. Organised by Parramatta Your Rights at Work and Power to the People


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Resistance is a socialist youth organisation which campaigns for feminism and workers rights, for real action on climate change, and against war, racism and oppression. We want to get young people politically active and to challenge governments that don't act in our name. Resistance meets most Saturdays at 2pm at the Resistance Centre 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale, just down from UTS. Ph Aaron for more info 0434 540 903. Resistance also has regular stalls to help distribute Green Left Weekly and involve people in campaigns. Check us out at the the Glebe Markets Saturdays 11am-1pm


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The Power of Community How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. Cuba, a small island nation, rebuilt its agriculture and food system when its supply of cheap oil ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990. This fascinating and empowering film shows how the Cuban people pulled together, created solutions, and ultimately thrived, massively decreasing the country's dependence on imported energy and greatly reducing its use of chemical inputs. Cuba's experience in this 'special period' obviously holds big lessons for the struggle against global warming and climate change and coping with the inescapable consequences. Runtime: 53 minutes.

Available from Resistance Bookshops  $20.

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