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Sudan & Darfur: Which way forward for democracy?

Submitted by bencourtice on Fri, 24/07/2009 - 1:55pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 15/08/2009 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location:

Old Church Hall, 10A Hyde St Footscray

Contact Name:

Sue

Contact Phone:

9639 8622

Contact Email:

melbourne@socialist-alliance.org

Website:

www.socialist-alliance.org/melbourne

Speakers:

Anas Elwakil -Communist Party of Sudan

Alphar Omar Lisimba - President, Darfur Australia Network

Organised by Socialist Alliance & Communist Party of Sudan

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Hiroshima Day Rally

Submitted by crushednettle on Fri, 24/07/2009 - 10:54am

Date and Time:

Sat, 08/08/2009 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

Location:

State Library- Swanston Street

Hiroshima Day Rally

No Bombs. No Mines. No Excuses.
Sixty four years after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Australian Government is rushing headlong into a nuclear nightmare.
The recent announcement by Environment Minister Garrett of a new uranium mine in South Australia to be operated by Heathgate Resources, a subsiduary of General Atomics a major US arms company puts an end for once and for all to the rhetoric of Australian uranium being used for 'peaceful purposes'.

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Greece: failed attack against free radio station

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 24/07/2009 - 12:43am

Greece: failed attack against free radio station

Translator’s intro: Radio Revolt is an unlicensed radio station in Greece which is devoted to counterinformation. It transmits from an occupied retired railway carriage in a university campus in Salonica. The station is well-known amongst the Greek radical youth, as Athens Indymedia has a permanent link to the station’s website: http://radio-revolt.org/

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Global/International

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free spaces

free radio

Rally in support of striking Hazelwood workers

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 23/07/2009 - 6:31pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 31/07/2009 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Location:

International Power, Rialto Tower, 525 Collins st Melbourne

Contact Name:

Dave

Contact Phone:

0412 484 094

Emergency Services Officers at Morwell's Hazelwood power station have been striking for almost 4 months, demanding better pay and conditions on par with their follow workers at Yallourn and Loy Yang power plants, increased numbers and proper safety training.
ESOs take on responsibilities in situations of fires, leakages, equipment failures and all other safety risks in the mine and the power plant. Yet their base rate of pay is just $19.32 per hour, only slightly above minimum wage.

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Switch off Hazelwood

Submitted by Flowerpower on Tue, 21/07/2009 - 7:59pm

Date and Time:

Sun, 13/09/2009 -

9:30am to 3:00pm

Location:

Hazelwood Power Station

Website:

www.switchoffhazelwood.org

Sunday September 13, 2009 people from across Victoria, and Australia, will come together for a day of peaceful community mass civil disobedience and walk on to Switch off Hazelwood and Switch of Coal - taking action for renewable energy.

Switch off Hazelwood. Switch off Coal is a day of fun, creative, inspiring direct community action at one of the main causes of climate change - coal burning power stations – specifically Hazelwood coal power station.

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Switch off Hazelwood - Civil disobedience action

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 21/07/2009 - 7:44pm

On Sunday September 13, 2009 people from across Victoria, and Australia, will come together for a day of peaceful community mass civil disobedience and walk on to Switch off Hazelwood and Switch of Coal - taking action for renewable energy.

Switch off Hazelwood- Switch off Coal is a day of fun, creative, inspiring direct community action at one of the main causes of climate change - coal burning power stations – specifically Hazelwood coal power station.

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climate change protest

Climate change activists in solidarity with striking coal workers

Submitted by Flowerpower on Tue, 21/07/2009 - 7:24pm

On Wednesday 8th July, environmental activists joined the picket line at the Hazelwood coal fired power station as part of the annual Students of Sustainability conference. Defying all dietary stereotypes, the Mining & Energy division of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) cooked a vegetarian BBQ for the students.

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http://www.davidrovics.com/

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climate change

unionism

F o E - David Rovics & Madeline Hudson

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 20/07/2009 - 10:07am

Date and Time:

Fri, 07/08/2009 - 8:00pm to Sat, 08/08/2009 - 12:15am

Location:

Emerald Lounge, Clifton Hill Hotel

Contact Name:

canopy son

Contact Phone:

0448 712 420

Contact Email:

cam.walker@foe.org.au

Website:

http://www.davidrovics.com/

CONTACT
cam.walker@foe.org.au

invite to the event "David Rovics in Melbourne"...

we need 100 people to come hope to see you all there
more info 0448 712 420 canopy-san.

Event: David Rovics in Melbourne
"He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, and he will make the revolution irresistible."
What: Concert
Host: FoE
Start Time: Friday, August 7 at 8:00pm
Madeline Hudson starts at 8pm
David from 9.30pm
End Time: Saturday, August 8 at 12:00am
Where: Emerald Lounge, Clifton Hill Hotel

Contact Information David Rovics

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Real Food Film Nights

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 19/07/2009 - 4:04pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 04/08/2009 -

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location:

Friends of the Earth, 312 Smith Street, Collingwood

Contact Name:

Martin Pritchard

Contact Email:

pritchardmartin@yahoo.com

Website:

www.melbourne.foe.com.au

Food Films – Popcorn – Hot Soup – Fresh Bread

Feature film ‘Fresh’ celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people who are re-inventing our food system.
Supporting films: Guerrilla Gardening, Edible City preview, Backwards Hamburger

Entry by donation. Hot soup, bread & popcorn by donation.

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Save the Children, National Children's & Youth Law Centre and others speak out against Labors Internet censorship regime

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 19/07/2009 - 12:23pm

We oppose the Federal Government’s plan to censor the internet through mandatory ISP-level internet filtering technology.

While we wholly support measures that effectively prevent the distribution of material refused classification under laws that properly respect free speech, this proposed filter does not meet that aim.

The proposed filter fails to meet the test of an effective child protection measure that respects the rights of children. Mandatory internet filtering curtails our human rights without offering any effective protection for children.

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CALLOUT for Solidarity with 7 Anti-War Activists Presently at Large in the Talisman Sabre 09 Exercise Area

Submitted by fightfirewithwater09 on Fri, 17/07/2009 - 8:39pm

*For photos and personal statements of the 7 activists go to this link
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/93188

*ABC Report
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/17/2628539.htm?site=news

*Call Talisman Sabre Hotline and demand the end of the exercise
1800 639 724

*Further background on nonviolent resistance to Talisman Sabre 09
http://talismansabre.wordpress.com/

*Further suggestions for solidarity with the 7 activists see the end of this email

MEDIA RELEASE:

7 More Activists Inside

Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area:

Call for End to War on Afghanistan

Geography:

Queensland

Together in Communal Hope

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 17/07/2009 - 8:22pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 25/07/2009 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

Location:

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Cnr Gisborne Street & Cathedral Place, East Melbourne

Contact Name:

Australian Tamils Inter-Faith Committee (ATIC)

The situation in Sri Lanka after the massive military onslaught in May 2009 has left the Tamil community in despair and utmost grief. It has been reported that during the last few days of the onslaught, more than 30,000 civilians were killed.

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ALP approves new uranium mine

Submitted by Flowerpower on Wed, 15/07/2009 - 10:30pm

The Federal ALP government announced the establishment of a fourth uranium mine in Australia, following through on its 2007 decision to abandon the "3 mines" policy which it adopted in the 1980's. The Four Mile mine, 550 kilometres north of Adelaide, will open next year after winning clearance from federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett. Four Mile will be Australia's first new uranium mine in close to a decade and the 10th biggest in the world. Its predicted annual production of about 1400 tonnes, it will boost national output by 13 per cent to 12,100 tonnes.

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Phuong Ngo, Political Prisoner in N.S.W., Betrayed by the N.S.W. Justice System

Submitted by Anon on Wed, 15/07/2009 - 9:42pm

In 1994, Labor M.P. John Newman was gunned down in his driveway. It was Australia's first political assassination. Newman had made many enemies with his blunt style.

Fourteen years on, no-one has ever been convicted of pulling the trigger. But Phuong Ngo, a local councillor who lived in Cabramatta, was convicted as the 'mastermind' and has spent ten years behind bars.

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New South Wales

Keywords:

phuong ngo

Wai June issue out now!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 15/07/2009 - 7:03pm

Wai is an independent quarterly newspaper focused on human rights, environmental and social justice. The third issue, the June issue, is out and on the streets around the country.

From illegal forest operations in Indonesia and PNG to irrigating the Midlands of Tasmania; from artists run intiatives in old shop fronts in Newcastle to community weekends in Melbourne; from reflections on those fighting against the expansion of the uranium industry in SA and NT to the latest paternalistic Indigenous policy in the NT are some of the articles that can be read in the June Issue of WAI.

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uranium

Logging

intervention campaign

reclaiming public space

independent media

Activists refuse bail following their arrest at the Shoalwater military base

Submitted by kimk on Wed, 15/07/2009 - 9:40am

Press Release
14 July 2009

Activists refuse bail following their arrest at the Shoalwater military base

The Christian activists who spent over 30 hours on the Shoalwater Training Area during the Talisman Saber live firing exercise will spend a night in the Rockhampton watchhouse.

The four activists, Margaret Pestorius, Jarrod McKenna, Jessica Morrison and Rev. Simon Moyle were arrested this afternoon at the Shoalwater military base and have been charged with Trespass. Ms Morrison and Rev. Moyle were also charged with obstruction.

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http://www.theage.com.au/executive-style/luxury/palatial-spreads-kept-em...

"The Age" Newspaper publishes squatting guide

Submitted by Flowerpower on Tue, 14/07/2009 - 9:39pm

Well, maybe thats a slight exaggeration but their front page on the 14th July did list a number of empty Toorak mansions with photos, addresses and how long they have been unoccupied, under the headline "Palatial spreads kept empty?That's rich"

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US Australian military exercise

Keywords:

squatting

Peace protestors found in live fire zone @ Shoalwater Bay

Submitted by kimk on Tue, 14/07/2009 - 7:33pm

Press Release
Tuesday 14 July 2009

Christian Activists found on Shoalwater Training Area

Margaret Pestorius, Jarrod McKenna, Jessica Morrison and Rev. Simon Moyle have been found this afternoon on the Shoalwater Bay military training area after entering the base yesterday. The four are expected to be handed over to the Queensland Police and taken to Rockhampton Police Station.

For more information contact Treena Lenthall 0447 851 858
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Press Release
Monday 13 July 2009

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Update: peace activists in live fire zone call on defence minister to end war games

Submitted by kimk on Tue, 14/07/2009 - 9:47am

ACTION ALERT!!!
PLEASE CONTACT TS09 info line 1800 639 724 and
Defence Minister John Faulkner
Defence.minister@defence.gov.au
and demand that the exercises be stopped!

Senator Scott Ludlam has informed the Minister of Defence that activists have entered the base.

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Another G20 Trial - Sydney Activists face County Court in Melbourne

Submitted by peter on Tue, 14/07/2009 - 8:41am

The trial of two Sydney activists began in the Melbourne County Court today. Tim and Sunil are facing two counts each of aggravated burglary, which can carry a 25-year jail term, for allegedly walking into offices on ‘Corporate Engagement Day’ two and a half years ago with nothing more than glitter and water pistols. They each also face two counts of criminal damage and and unlawful assembly for the same incidents, which were part of protests against the G20 meeting in Melbourne in November 2006. They are fighting extremely serious charges for what was a benign and fairly standard action.

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Christian Activists enter restricted military area during live-fire exercises

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 13/07/2009 - 10:14pm

Four nonviolent Christian activists have entered the Shoalwater Bay Training Area this morning to stop the Talisman Saber exercises. Calling themselves the “Bonhoeffer 4” after Kevin Rudd’s favourite theologian, Margaret Pestorius (44, Social Worker, Cairns), Jarrod McKenna (28, School Peace Educator, Perth) Jessica Morrison (33, University lecturer, Melbourne) and Rev. Simon Moyle (32, Baptist Minister, Melbourne) are currently moving towards a live-fire area.

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Arrest @ Rockhampton Barracks

Submitted by kimk on Mon, 13/07/2009 - 5:35pm

Frank Vavasour, a member of the Catholic organisation Pax Christi in Sydney, was arrested today when he attempted to scale the fence of the Rockhampton military barracks.

Mr Vavasour was part of a protest outside the military barracks where 50 people gathered to express their opposition to the military exercise Operation Talisman Saber.

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4 activists enter QLD restricted military area during live-fire exercises

Submitted by kimk on Mon, 13/07/2009 - 5:29pm

Update:

Four nonviolent Christian Activists are currently on the Shoalwater military training area. The ADF have yet to make any comment as to whether they will cancel the exercise and have advised that they are still 'investigating'.

However, according to ABC online (www.abc.net.au) Captain Brian Lewis from the US Air Force has commented on people being in the training area:

"We're going to make sure that the area's safe and clear and if there is anyone in the area that's unauthorised, we'll escort them out and turn them over to the civilian police," he said.

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