Melbourne

‘This is a Warning, Not a Trick’: Human Rights Lawyers at Risk in Mexico

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 06/08/2011 - 11:33am
Date and Time: 
Wed, 31/08/2011 -
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
Monash University Law Chambers 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Website: 
www. pbi-australia.org

Peter Eckersley has just returned from a year as an ‘unarmed bodyguard’ for Peace Brigades International protecting human rights lawyers and other human rights defenders in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Human Rights Lawyer Alba Cruz describes Oaxaca as ‘a laboratory of repression’ in which ‘the powerful can abandon social norms’, and where the exploitation of natural resources is aided by institutional violence and paramilitary groups.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Public meeting: Carbon tax. Does it meet the climate challenge?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/08/2011 - 11:42am
Date and Time: 
Tue, 16/08/2011 -
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT).
Contact Name: 
Chris
Contact Phone: 
0413 377 978
Contact Email: 
peterson_err@hotmail.com
Website: 
http://socialistalliancemelbourne.blogspot.com/

6:30pm (meal from 6pm).

The federal government's carbon tax proposal has aroused great controversy. But will it really deliver significant greenhouse gas emission reductions? Should the climate movement support it?

Speakers:
Philip Sutton (co-author of Climate Code Red) &
Jody Betzien (Socialist Alliance member & climate activist).

Presented by Socialist Alliance. For more information ph 9639 8622.

Geography: 
Melbourne

"HOME" by Yann Arthus-Bertrand in partnership with Beyond Zero Emmissions

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:51pm
Date and Time: 
Wed, 24/08/2011 -
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location: 
288 Kindness House, Brunswick St, Fiztroy, VIC 3065
Contact Name: 
Josh Brown
Contact Phone: 
0416 060 968
Contact Email: 
josh.brown@beyondzeroemissions.org
Website: 
http://beyondzeroemissions.org/events/film-nights

People of Melbourne, get involved and get educated through the easy to digest medium of the film. Every month, starting August 24th @ 7pm, BZE is hosting a documentary night at Kindness House, 288 Brunswick St, Fitzroy VIC 3065.

Geography: 
Melbourne

WGAR News: Aboriginal voices criticize NT intervention at consultations

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 9:47am

Newsletter date: 2 August 2011

Contents:
* Aboriginal voices criticize NT intervention at consultations
* Interview with Dr. Lynn Arnold about the NT Intervention
* Background to the 2011 round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention
* Forty organisations oppose income management in Bankstown
* Interview with Prof. Sir Michael Marmot about impacts on people's health
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 21 events from 2 August 2011
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other 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
Interview with Dr. Lynn Arnold about the NT Intervention
Forty organisations oppose income management in Bankstown
Interview with Prof. Sir Michael Marmot about impacts on people's health
Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 21 events from 2 August 2011

Black Saturday Community Organiser Arrested by 'Baillieu\Ryan' Government for Defending the Last Remaining Green Forests in Toolangi

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 01/08/2011 - 6:47pm

Steve Meacher was arrested this morning (1st August) while attempting to talk with Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) officers at the coupe about a response to an alleged breach received from DSE Head Office on Sunday. The response from DSE head office stated VicForests should conduct further habitat surveys. Without refusing to leave Steve was arrested by DSE staff.

Meanwhile Vicforests defies DSE Order

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
Save Sylvia Creek
Logging Victoria

Five hundred rally for boycott of Max Brenner and Israeli apartheid in Melbourne: July 29th 2011

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 31/07/2011 - 10:50am

A month after the Victorian Police attacked a non-violent BDS demonstration at Max Brenner cafe @ QV (arresting 19 people who now face fines up to $30,000) a follow-up rally was held by the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) to show support for those arrested and assert our legal right to continue protesting against those who support and fund Israeli apartheid.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
BDDS

Red Dog - Film fundraiser for carbon offset project

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 30/07/2011 - 5:48pm
Date and Time: 
Thu, 11/08/2011 -
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: 
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon Street, Carlton
Contact Email: 
jcj.secretary1@gmail.com
Website: 
www.journeysforclimatejustice.org.au

Proceeds to Journeys for Climate Justice, a charity providing travelers with the unique opportunity to direct their offsets to meaningful projects in the Asia Pacific.

$25 / $20 concession

JCJ’s first project – The River Journey, an exciting initiative involving 20 Sri Lankan youth on a 12 day journey to visit and assist local Sri Lankan communities to respond to the impacts of climate change, and raise national awareness.

Geography: 
Melbourne

WGAR News: Gurindji tell consultations meeting: 'stop the Intervention immediately'

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 30/07/2011 - 9:43am

Newsletter date: 30 July 2011

Contents:
* Gurindji tell consultations meeting: 'stop the Intervention immediately'
* Background to the 2011 round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention
* Update on Kimberley gas hub protest
* Survey: 88% of NCAFP members want constitutional recognition
* Background to National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
* Minister meets with Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust community
* Background to blockade by Aboriginal women of Lake Tyers
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 21 events

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 National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
Background to the 2011 round of consultations in the NT over the Intervention
Update on Kimberley gas hub protest
Survey: 88% of NCAFP members want constitutional recognition
Minister meets with Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust community
Background to blockade by Aboriginal women of Lake Tyers
Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 21 events from 30 July 2011

Central Highlands forests need your help - Sylvia Creek Forest being logged

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 29/07/2011 - 9:36pm
Date and Time: 
Sun, 31/07/2011 -
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: 
Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk, Sylvia Creek Road, Toolangi (MELWAYS PAGE 10, Q2, or see Google maps)
Contact Email: 
genevieveoconnell@yahoo.com.au
Website: 
http://www.facebook.com/TheWildernessSocietyVictoria/posts/247893501896330

This Sunday, please come along to an afternoon of ecology talks, forest walks, photography, music, songs and poetry, community arts banner, campaign news at Sylvia Creek forest. 31st July - 12 to 3pm
Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk, Sylvia Creek Road, Toolangi
(MELWAYS PAGE 10, Q2, or see Google maps)

Background:
Save Sylvia Creek, Toolangi
http://www.myenvironment.net.au/index.php/me/Community/SAVE-Sylvia-Creek...

Geography: 
Melbourne
Victoria

Thorium , clean , safe , cheap , mobile power for the next million years ,

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 29/07/2011 - 9:01pm

This is the Tech talk that got me interested .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecoci4vEbzo

this is a great extension of the argument .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Y8L93HoMo

I believe we must build this technology , the alternative is just to worrying

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
energy
nuclear
Thorium
LFTR
clean power
sustainable
inherently safe
mobile