Both rallies where well attended, would guess several hundred to a thousand more at the Climate Action Rally, (But really the attendance was very similar and a debate on numbers would be a distraction from the real issue).
More corporate media at the Anti Climate Science rally. Lots of independent media at the Climate Action Rally (where does it all go?).
Many people in the Jura community are actively fighting climate change and building the grassroots movement for a sustainable planet. Recently some of us went to Newcastle and (along with hundreds of other people) successfully blockaded the world's largest coal port and stopped the coal ships for a whole day.
Now we want to make Jura solar powered. We believe that community-owned and controlled renewable energy systems are part of the solution to the climate crisis. We would like you to join us in owning a renewable energy system.
We have all seen the ugly anti-climate tax rallies going on across Australia. Its time to respond! On the morning of Saturday, April 2 we are going to come together to celebrate our support of strong action on climate change, and a price on pollution.We're uniting with our friends at the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Get Up, Greenpeace, 350.org, One Million Women, the NSW Conservation Council, and the Australian Conservation Foundation to get as many people together as possible.
**Please Circulate Wildly**
NO DISRESPECT: NO in plural to the "say no to burqas" mural
We are calling on all people to create opposition and alternatives to the "say no to burqas" mural.
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The "say no to burqas" mural has been up in Newtown for more than 6 months now. Though there has been plenty of dissent, the mural remains. Far from 'protecting oppressed women', the mural works to target and isolate Muslim women and incite fear amongst the general public.
What wider themes of racism does the mural represent?
What would women's emancipation REALLY look like?
A month on from anarchist summer school 2011, you're invited to share your thoughts, learnings and experiences from A school and catch up with fellow attendees. What did you like about the weekend? What would you like to see happen next time? How can we build on skills, knowledge and relationships developed at A school to work together in the future?
There'll be report-backs from workshops and the opportunity to hear about ongoing and new projects happening now!
Food and drinks available will be available by donation, all proceeds to Black Rose.
A small but vocal crowd braved crazy Sydney rain and wind to demand freedom for 23-year-old alleged WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning. Manning has been detained in maximum custody under horrendous conditions for over 10 months without trial. On March 20, 2011 demonstrations were held all over the world to call for freedom and justice for Bradley Manning including one in outside the U.S. consulate in Melbourne
Heavy rain didn't stop over 1000 anti-coal mining and coal seam gas activists from around New South Wales have holding a protest in Sydney on March 20th in the build up to the NSW state election. The rally was organised by the "Lock the Gate" Alliance which is urging the state government and opposition to introduce stricter controls on the industry were farmers and environmental groups. Dozens of protestors arrived on buses from the Hunter Valley and mid-north coast.
I’m still riding a high from the IWD march now more than a week ago in my life. Marching along with a few thousand like minded people and being smiled at by pedestrians brings much joy. From the outset the energy was high, the celebration was just as important as the struggle for what we still confront to achieve Equality and Fairness for Women in this world we live in. I love the diversity of those who come to IWD, I love the different groups of women – our Indigenous sisters, those from other Nations, unionists, Lesbians, community groups, our elders of the feminist movement.
Join us for an evening of learning about the Prison Industrial Complex, through a bunch of short films and clips we've collected.
Films will include:
** Short video lecture about the Prison Industrial Complex by prison abolitionist activist Angela Davis
** Short film/clips about Aboriginal incarceration and deaths in custody
** News clips from the recent Georgia Prisoners' Strike (the largest in U.S. history)
