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Abortion Rights and the Struggle for Women's Liberation - Direct Action forum

Submitted by DirectActionforums on Wed, 26/05/2010 - 5:39pm

Date and Time:

Mon, 31/05/2010 -

6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:

Direct Action Centre Ground Floor, Suite 72,/65 Myrtle St, Chippendale (cnr Buckland St, near Peace Park) Easy walk from Sydney Uni, Broadway, City Rd, Newtown and Redfern Station. Ph: 9114 5882

Contact Name:

Marcus

Contact Phone:

0400986709

Contact Email:

sydney@directaction.org.au

Website:

http://www.rsp.org.au

The forum will feature Kathy Newnam, member of the Revolutionary Socialist Party and a long time activist in the abortion rights and women's liberation campaigns, who is active in the campaign in Queensland to drop the abortion charges against the Cairns couple. Why do legal, financial and ideological barriers to abortion remain today - so many years after the women's liberation movement won the fight for abortion rights? This forum will address this question and discuss the ongoing struggle to build the campaign for free, safe, accessible abortion on demand.

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Sydney

fastBREAK - Are You Satisfied?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 25/05/2010 - 1:18pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 28/05/2010 -

7:45am to 9:00am

Location:

Powerhouse Museum

Contact Name:

Carmen Bowker

The May 2010 fastBREAK innovation series is an exciting addition to Sydney's event calendar that has sent a buzz through local creative and entrepreneurial communities.

On the 28th of May 2010, come down and hear five young masterminds answer the question "are you satisfied?"

BOOK TICKETS HERE:
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/bookings/fastbreak.php

Grab some tix quick! All fastBREAK sessions to date have been sell-outs :D

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Pukara - A fundraiser night of music for the Chile earthquake rebuilding

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 19/05/2010 - 10:11pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 29/05/2010 -

6:30pm to 11:00pm

Location:

Teachers Federation Auditorium Teachers Federation Conference Center 37 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills 2010

Contact Name:

Eduardo

Contact Phone:

0416 326 346

Contact Email:

magnoliabloomberg@gmail.com

Pukara is a Sydney based group of musicians who play the music of Latin America. The music ranges from the poetic songs of Victor Jara to Salsa to Latin Jazz Fusion. This night of great music and entertainment is to raise money to rebuild a school in South Chile after it was destroyed by the recent earthquake. Join together in this concert for solidarity with the people of Chile. $20 entry

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Sydney

Groundbreaking doco on Aboriginal rights screening at Sydney University

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 19/05/2010 - 4:15pm

Date and Time:

Thu, 20/05/2010 -

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location:

Footbridge Theatre, Parramatta Road, University of Sydney

Contact Name:

Stop the Intervention

Website:

http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/films-and-literature/doco-by-sinem-about-nt-intervention

Please find below info on a very special screening of the new groundbreaking doco on Aboriginal Rights "Our Generation" this Thursday, 20 May 2010. Distinguished guests include Rev. Dr. Djiniyini Gondarra OAM (senior Yolngu elder from N.E Arnhem Land, and one of the stars of the film), Les Malezer and Jeff McMullen.

Date: Thursday 20th May, Place: Footbridge Theatre, Parramatta Road, University of Sydney
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
More detail at

http://stoptheintervention.org/facts/films-and-literature/doco-by-sinem-...

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Sydney

Solidarity intervention and public speaking for strikers in Greece

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 17/05/2010 - 11:38pm

On the afternoon of Sunday 16/5/2010 took place a solidarity intervention and public speaking for the strikers and our comrades in Greece. For several hours we occupied Newtown square, banners were hung around, displayed many anarchist flags, distributed texts, scattered flyers throughout the area, and played Greek anarchist music.

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WGAR News: Racial Discrimination Act - new legislation (17 May 10)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 17/05/2010 - 9:52am

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR Website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Racial Discrimination Act - New Legislation
Extension of Income Management Australia-wide
Documentary by Sinem Saban about the NT Intervention
Aboriginal housing in the Northern Territory
Aboriginal unemployment and the NT Intervention
NT Government policy marginalises Aboriginal languages
Second New Way Aboriginal summit
Other Aboriginal Articles

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT - NEW LEGISLATION:

- Special STICS compilation

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income management (IM)

welfare quarantining

New Way Summit

RDA - Racial Disrimination Act - new legislation

Stop Rio Tinto's Plundering and Union Busting

Submitted by United Front on Mon, 17/05/2010 - 12:43am

Date and Time:

Thu, 20/05/2010 -

5:00pm to 6:30pm

Location:

Outside Rio Tinto’s Sydney Office, 19-29 Martin Place (Cnr Castlereagh Street, same building as the US Consulate)

Contact Name:

Praba

Contact Phone:

0417 204 611

Contact Email:

trotskyistplatform@gmail.com

Website:

http://web.aanet.com.au/tplatform/Rio%20Rally%20speakers.pdf

China is Cracking Down on Private Sector Corporate Greed and Corruption - It's About Time that Starts to Happen Here!

Rio Tinto’s obscenely rich bosses are notorious for attacking trade unions, trampling on Aboriginal rights and plundering the wealth of peoples in the “Third World.” And they are used to getting away with it!

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Sydney

"Why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"

Submitted by takver on Sat, 15/05/2010 - 1:47am

"why don't the people get rid of the lizards?" said Arthur Dent. Well it seems the people are doing very well at getting rid of the lizards, due to climate change. Yep, it is our carbon emissions which is driving up global mean temperatures, altering the climate and driving lizards, Koalas and other species to extinction. The quote from Arthur Dent comes from Douglas Adams explaining the concept of democracy in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Unfortunately, it seems we are getting rid of the wrong lizards - the ones with four feet that eat insects and are important prey for other small carnivores. That just leaves the cold-blooded political Lizards we have elected to office, still in charge and warming themselves in the glow from the fossil fuel vested interests.

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Solidarity with the workers' struggle in Greece

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 12/05/2010 - 4:19pm

Yesterday 11/5/2010 a solidarity gathering with the workers struggle in Greece took place at the Greek Consulate in Sydney, Australia. The same building also holds the branch of Laiki Bank, the subsidiary of Marfin Bank in Sydney.

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