Melbourne

National launch in Melbourne of Earthworker renewable energy cooperative "100,000 Australians" campaign

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 5:05pm
Date and Time: 
Thu, 11/08/2011 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Location: 
Steps of Trade Hall, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Website: 
http://earthworkercooperative.com/2011/08/05/national-launch-in-melbourne/

National Launch: 100,000 Australians Campaign: PEOPLE’S POWER – A UNION AND COMMUNITY BASED CAMPAIGN: After the success of the campaign launch in Morwell, join us to launch the 100,000 Australians Campaign nationally.

“We are going to grow Australian manufacturing jobs which produce the renewable energy goods and work our way out of the climate emergency,” says Dave Kerin, national coordinator of the 100,000 Australians Campaign.

Geography: 
Melbourne

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 29 events from 8 August 2011

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 1:12pm

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: 27 May to Sun 9 October 2011: Kalgoorlie, WA
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow - Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...

Event: 3 July to Sun 25 September 2011: Sydney, NSW
Exhibition: FREEDOM RIDERS - Art and activism 1960s to now
Sydney University Art Gallery

Geography: 
Adelaide
Perth
Brisbane
New South Wales
Melbourne
Australia
Northern Territory
Sydney
Queensland
South Australia
Townsville
Victoria
Western Australia
Keywords: 
NT intervention
indigenous
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
'Our Generation' film screenings

Hiroshima Day vigil at GPO - Melbourne, 6 August 2011

Submitted by peter on Sun, 07/08/2011 - 8:57pm

Representatives of Japanese for Peace and ICAN held a low-key vigil on the steps of the old GPO in Bourke Street, displaying banners and handing out flyers for the afternoon’s Peace Concert at the State Library and postcards relating to the Future Fund’s investments in the nuclear weapons industry. They shared the venue with members of Women in Black also holding a vigil calling for peace in Palestine.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
nuclear
Hiroshima
palestine
Japanese for Peace
ICAN
Women in Black

Werribee Park Heritage Orchard Grafting Day

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 06/08/2011 - 4:24pm
Date and Time: 
Sat, 20/08/2011 -
10:00am to 2:00pm
Location: 
The orchard is at Werribee Park, K Road, Werribee, 3030, Victoria, Australia Enter through the main gate (Gate 2)
Contact Name: 
Adam Smith
Contact Phone: 
0438690048
Contact Email: 
wph.orchard@gmail.com
Website: 
http://www.werribeeparkheritageorchard.org.au

FRUIT TREE GRAFTING DAY
HERITAGE FRUIT TREES FOR SALE
*Heritage Fruit Tree Sales
* Apples, pears, plums, figs etc.
* Grafting Demonstrations
* Enjoy the Orchard in Spring
* Bring a Picnic!
* Enter through the main gate (Gate 2)

Geography: 
Melbourne

R.I.S.E Music and Arts Festival 2011

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 06/08/2011 - 3:46pm
Date and Time: 
Thu, 06/10/2011 -
2:00pm to 10:00pm
Location: 
Federation Square, Melbourne
Contact Email: 
risefest2011@riserefugee.org

R.I.S.E (Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees) is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Music and Arts Festival 2011. The annual R.I.S.E Music and Arts Festival is to be held on 15th October 2011 at the Main Square of Federation Square, Melbourne.

From traditional West Papuan music to global hip hop, this showcase of refugee talent is an expression of the vast experience and cultural assets within the refugee community.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Keep the Kimberly Melbourne Rally

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 06/08/2011 - 1:57pm
Date and Time: 
Sun, 14/08/2011 -
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: 
State Library of Victoria 328 Swanston St Melbourne, Australia
Website: 
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=253060598055488

Help stop the Gas Plant at Walmadan (James Price Point) and protect the Kimberley!

SHANE HOWARD, DAN SULTAN, Liz Stringer and Tanya Ransom will be performing, along with speeches by Neil Mackenzie (Traditional Owner), Kevin Blatchford (Save The Kimberley) and Glen Klatovsky (The Wilderness Society).

There will be petitions circulating to stop all present and future projects intended for The Kimberley, aimed to be the largest indus...trialisation project in the world.

Geography: 
Melbourne

WGAR News: Gurindji Walkoff from Wave Hill - 45th Anniversary Commemoration in Kalkarindji, NT

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 06/08/2011 - 1:22pm

Newsletter date: 6 August 2011

Contents:
* Gurindji Walkoff from Wave Hill - 45th Anniversary Commemoration in Kalkarindji/Daguragu, NT
* Sydney Rally on Gurindji Freedom Day - Fri 26 Aug 2011
* Video of Richard Downs and Ngarla Kunoth-Monks at UN Indigenous Forum
* Interviews with Dorinda Hafner and Alistair Nicholson about the NT Intervention consultations
* Background to the 2011 round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 24 events from 6 August 2011
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles

Geography: 
Adelaide
Perth
Brisbane
New South Wales
Melbourne
Australia
Northern Territory
Sydney
Queensland
South Australia
Townsville
Victoria
Western Australia
Keywords: 
NT intervention
indigenous
aboriginal
Northern Territory Intervention
Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
Background to the 2011 round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention
Sydney Rally on Gurindji Freedom Day - Fri 26 Aug 2011
Video of Richard Downs and Ngarla Kunoth-Monks at UN Indigenous Forum
Interviews with Dorinda Hafner and Alistair Nicholson about the NT Intervention consultations
Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 24 events from 6 August 2011

"Anima Mundi" showing in Upwey

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 06/08/2011 - 12:22pm
Date and Time: 
Sat, 03/09/2011 -
7:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: 
Magpie House - 48 Main St, Upwey
Website: 
http://www.animamundimovie.com

"ANIMA MUNDI" with Peter Charles Downey in person examining the transition of human industrial civilization within the prospect of peak oil & climate change. David Holmgren – co-founder of Permaculture,
John Seed – Deep Ecology, Michael Reynolds – Earthships (movie Garbage Warrior) & more share their views with Permablitz/Permaculture devotees.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Film Benefit for Melbourne Anarchist Bookfair

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 06/08/2011 - 11:49am
Date and Time: 
Thu, 22/09/2011 -
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location: 
Loophole Community Centre, 670 High Street, Thornbury, Melbourne
Website: 
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=250814951609736

SUWA Squatters Airwavs presents: We are showing one of the most famous prison escape movies called 'The Hole/Le Trou' (1960) This film was donated by London Anarchists and was shown at the recent Anarchist Bookfair in London.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Public Meeting: Venezuela Under Chavez

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 06/08/2011 - 11:40am
Date and Time: 
Wed, 10/08/2011 -
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location: 
Trades Hall corner Victoria St & Lygon st, Carlton South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Socialist Party Australia presents: Venezuela Under Chavez

Guest speaker Johan Rivas (Socialismo Revolucionario - CWI Venezuela) will discuss life in Venezuela under Chavez and the way forward for the Venezuelan revolution.

Talk will be delivered in Spanish and translated into English.

All welcome!

Socialismo Revolucionario website:
http://csrvenezuela.blogsp​ot.com/

Geography: 
Melbourne