Sydney

“Share the Feeling!!”

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 23/09/2009 - 2:33pm
Date and Time: 
Sat, 26/09/2009 -
10:00am to 1:00pm
Location: 
Silverwater Park, Clyde Street, Silverwater, NSW
Contact Name: 
Graham Matthews
Contact Email: 
sydwest_sa@yahoogroups.com

“Share the Feeling!!”

Is an event open to all wanting to get a glimpse into the suffering of hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians currently detained within military run camps in the North of Sri Lanka. By coming to this event, you will gain an eye opening view of the starvation, lack of sanitation and shelter, torture, and other unimaginable occurrences which Tamil people endure day after day.

Geography: 
Sydney

WGAR News: Ampilatwatja Anti-Intervention Walk-off Speaking Tour (22 Sep 09)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 23/09/2009 - 9:42am

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Ampilatwatja Anti-Intervention Walk-off Speaking Tour
Restrictions on Bilingual Education in the NT
NT Intervention Chief removed
Call for Stolen Generations Compensation
Homelands / Outstations Policy
Proposed National Indigenous Representative Body
Aboriginal Housing in the NT
Other Aboriginal articles

AMPILATWATJA ANTI-INTERVENTION WALK-OFF SPEAKING TOUR:

- Background

Intervention walkoff’s Blog
http://interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com/

WGAR News:

Geography: 
ACT
Canberra
Brisbane
Melbourne
Australia
Northern Territory
Sydney
Keywords: 
NT intervention
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
Ampilatwatja
Aboriginal housing
bilingual education
Aboriginal languages

Curry Fundraiser Night

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 18/09/2009 - 7:59pm
Date and Time: 
Fri, 25/09/2009 -
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location: 
Leichhardt Town Hall, 107 Norton St (Cnr Marion), Leichhardt
Contact Phone: 
0403 021 839
Contact Email: 
currynight@live.com

Here is your chance to enjoy an authentic curry banquet and support the fundraising in aid of the survivors of the long standing civil war in Sri Lanka which has left over 300,000 innocent civilians (including approx. 80 000 children) interned in camps. Come enjoy a three-course, authentic rice and curry meal! The evening will include a mini-drama, art exhibition and a live cooking demonstration. Come and join us and contribute to a worthy cause!

Date: Friday, 25th September 2009

Starting Time: 7pm

Venue: Leichhardt Town Hall, 107 Norton St (Cnr Marion), Leichhardt

Geography: 
Sydney

Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Emergency!!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 24/08/2009 - 9:02pm
Date and Time: 
Mon, 31/08/2009 -
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Footbridge Lecture Theatre, University of Sydney
Contact Name: 
Keryn Scott
Contact Phone: 
(02) 9351 7686
Contact Email: 
arts.cpacs@usyd.edu.au

Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Emergency!!

- How and why it is being hidden
- And what we can do about it

Monday 31st August 2009, 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Footbridge Lecture Theatre, University of Sydney

Bruce Haigh
Political commentator and author; former Australian diplomat and Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.

Dr John Whitehall

Geography: 
Sydney

4th Sydney Latin American Film Festival - Microcinema Session

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 24/08/2009 - 7:33pm
Date and Time: 
Wed, 02/09/2009 - 7:00pm to Sun, 13/09/2009 - 12:00am
Location: 
Dendy Opera Quays
Contact Name: 
Mark Taylor
Contact Phone: 
0405116183
Contact Email: 
wordout@sydneylatinofilmfestival.org
Website: 
http://www.sydneylatinofilmfestival.org/

Tales of Shamans and Solidarity
Microcinema at the 4th Sydney Latin American Film Festival 2nd - 13th September 2009
Mon 7th Sep 6pm ‘The Healing’
Tue 8th Sep 6pm ‘When Clouds Clear’

Returning to Sydney Latin American Film Festival for its 4th year, the popular Micro-cinema sessions will bring audiences closer to the stories through engaging post film panel discussions.

Geography: 
Sydney

Black Rose Open Community Meeting Plus Movie

Submitted by mambutunizwa on Thu, 06/08/2009 - 1:56pm
Date and Time: 
Sun, 30/08/2009 -
4:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Black Rose Anarchist Library and Bookstore 22 Enmore Rd Newtown (100m from station) Accessibility: there are three steps at the entrance, the toilet is not easily accessible
Contact Email: 
blackrosebooks@yahoo.com.au
Website: 
www.blackrosebooks.org

In an attempt to learn from our local community and to encourage more involvement in keeping the library open, Black Rose will have its last organise meeting of each month on the sunday instead of the usual thursday. We will mix boring bookstore organisational discussions/decisions with tasty, inspirational talks of events, politics and revolution!

Geography: 
Sydney

Black & Re(a)d Discussion Group

Submitted by mambutunizwa on Thu, 06/08/2009 - 1:22pm
Date and Time: 
Sun, 16/08/2009 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: 
Black Rose Anarchist Library and Bookstore 22 Enmore Rd Newtown (100m from the station) www.blackrosebooks.org Accessibility: There are three steps at the entrance, the toilet is not easily accessible.
Website: 
http://blackandread.wordpress.com/

A monthly discussion group at Black Rose, Sydney.

August Discussion:
Local and International autonomous, revo left groups reflections on organising with other groups/communities.

Here’s a reading:
http://libcom.org/library/our-activity-late-1980s-1990s-activity-balance...

Geography: 
Sydney

Public meeting: Women For Justice

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 28/07/2009 - 8:22am
Date and Time: 
Thu, 30/07/2009 -
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Venue: Balmain Town Hall Ground Floor, 370 Darling Street, Balmain
Contact Name: 
Lavinya
Contact Phone: 
0422 343 897
Contact Email: 
womenforjustice@live.com
Website: 
womenforjustice@live.com

Public meeting: Women For Justice invite you to Join us to remember the suffering of Tamil women in Sri Lanka. In July 1983, racially motivated ethnic cleansing killed more than 3,000 innocent Tamil civilians. This year alone, the UN reported that over 20,000 innocent civilians were killed by Sri Lankan Government forces in less than the span of a week during May. Many of them were women. Today 300,000 innocent civilians who fled conflict areas in Sri Lanka are being forcibly detained in military controlled internment camps behind barbed wire.

Geography: 
Sydney

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

Geography: 
Brisbane
Melbourne
Australia
Sydney

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.

Geography: 
Perth
Brisbane
Global/International
Melbourne
Australia
Sydney
Queensland