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Cut pollution - Make clean energy cheaper

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 27/06/2011 - 8:19pm

Pollution from burning coal, oil and gas is driving a climate crisis, making our world more dangerous, increasing prices of food and water and jeopardising our way of life.

But if we cut pollution and invest properly in the clean alternatives, we can build a healthier, cleaner, more secure economy and community for all of us.

The best way to do that is to put a price on carbon pollution and use the revenue to help householders and invest in renewable energy, energy efficiency, public transport and forest protection.

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Fuckwalk Melbourne – Protest at Anti-Swearing Laws – 25 June 2011

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 27/06/2011 - 6:53pm

Following on from the successful ‘Swear-in’ on June 3rd, opponents of the government’s proposed permanent legislation allowing for on-the-spot fines for indecent, offensive or disorderly language organised a ‘political fuckwalk’ from Flinders Street Station to the Bourke Street Mall on Saturday 25 June. The initial gathering at the station was rather chaotic, but once the walk got underway the message came over fairly loud and clear. Once arrived at the mall the crowd was addressed by speakers from a convenient cherry-picker, while police and TV crews looked on…

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Melbourne

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freedom of speech

Fuckwalk

4 Years too Long – Stop the Intervention – Melbourne, 21 June 2011

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 27/06/2011 - 5:50pm

The Melbourne Anti-Intervention Collective (MAIC) organised a protest outside the office of FaHCSIA – the Department of Families, Health, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to mark the fourth anniversary of the NT Intervention. The rally was one of a series being held across the country – see http://indymedia.org.au/4-year-anniversary-end-the-nt-intervention-rally – and was addressed by a number of speakers from MAIC (including Jasmine Ali, who wound up proceedings but is unfortunately not captioned in the video) and others taking advantage of the open mic.

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Melbourne

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NT intervention

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Protest at Ferguson's office opposing Muckaty nuclear waste dump

Submitted by takver on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 11:52pm

On Tuesday about 50 people gathered outside Federal Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson's electoral office in Preston to say Don't Let Martin Ferguson Dump on Muckaty in regard to inflicting a nuclear waste dump on an indigenous community who do not want it. For 18 months anti-nuclear organisations & activists have succesfully kept Minister Ferguson National Radioactive Waste Management Bill from becoming an act. In April 2010 250 Traditional indigenous owners and anti-nuclear activists protested in Tennant Creek in opposition to the proposed Muckaty Station Nuclear Waste Dump.

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Film re-screening The War You Don't See. A film by John Pilger.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 4:54pm

Date and Time:

Wed, 29/06/2011 -

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location:

NEW VENUE: Resistance Centre, Level 5 407 Swanston St, Melbourne (opposite RMIT)

Contact Phone:

0413 377 978

Contact Email:

peterson_err@hotmail.com

From the award winning director of The War on Democracy & Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia, this film is a powerful and timely investigation into the media's role in war, tracing the history of 'embedded' and independent reporting from the carnage of World War One to the destruction of Hiroshima; from the invasion of Vietnam to the current war and disasters in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As weapons and propaganda become even more sophisticated, the nature of war is developing into an 'electronic battlefield' in which journalists play a key role and civilians are the victims.

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Melbourne

Anarchist Melbourne Bookfair

Submitted by levin on Wed, 22/06/2011 - 12:58pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 13/08/2011 -

10:00am to 6:00pm

Location:

Abbotsford Convent

Website:

http://amelbournebookfair.org/

The Anarchist Melbourne Bookfair will be a free event held at Abbotsford Convent from 10am-6pm on Saturday 13th August, 2011. The bookfair will consist of up to 35 stalls of independent book-sellers and activist groups. Alongside the stalls there will be about 24 one-hour workshops running all day on all kinds of anarchist and direct action topics. There will also be a small kids' space with volunteers to help carers, or for carers to self-organise child minding, or if the kids just want to play indoors.

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World Refugee Rally in Melbourne 2011 Coverage

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 21/06/2011 - 10:07pm

On World Refugee Day on Sunday June 19th, rallies were held around Australia including in Melbourne. In Melbourne the crowd heard from well known human rights lawyer Julian Burnside. He was quoted on the ABC online as stating:

""If (Ms Gillard) were in that position, what would she do? What would you do? Wouldn't you want to make a run for safety? Wouldn't you want to get your kids to safety, wouldn't you want to do what it takes to get yourself to safety and make sure you have a life," he asked the rally.

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asylum seeker protest

Rally: Close Broadmeadows Detention Centre! Children Out of Detention!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 21/06/2011 - 9:53pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 09/07/2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

Location:

Kmart carpark Cnr of Camp and Sydney Road Broadmeadows, Australia

The Gillard Labor government promised last year that all children would be released from detention by June, and then Bowen announced that all children would be released from detention by the end of June. Now it is clear that the government isn’t fulfilling their promise. They now say half will be out by the end of June.

The Refugee Action Collective (Victoria) is urging refugee supporters to protest outside Broadmeadows Detention... Centre to hold Labor to account for not releasing all children from detention. No child should be locked behind fences for the ‘crime’ of seeking asylum.

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Melbourne

Blockade Against "Economic & Social Outlook Conference"

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 21/06/2011 - 9:47pm

Date and Time:

Thu, 30/06/2011 -

8:00am to 11:00am

Location:

Melbourne University

"A Who's who that's Screwing You"

Gathering together to "Ride the resource boom to lasting prosperity" as they put it are a who's who of the Australian political field.

There are a few people here that we believe many groups and individuals would like to protest against (in fact we have protested against many of them before) they are conveniently gathering in the same place.
...Speakers at the event include:

Ted Baillieu MP, Premier of Victoria
Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large, The Australian
Martin Ferguson AM MP, Minister for Resources and Energy

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Melbourne

Concession Day for Equal Pay

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 21/06/2011 - 6:44pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 22/07/2011 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Location:

Corner of Bourke & Spencer Streets CBD

Contact Name:

Pay Justice Action

Contact Phone:

03 9388 - 0062

Contact Email:

pay.justice.action@iinet.net.au

Website:

www.socialism.com/melbourne

An Australian woman earns 18% less than a man! That means the average superannuation pay out for a woman will be half that of a man’s by the age of retirement! If the pay gap doesn’t change, today’s 25-year old women will retire one million dollars worse off than their male counterparts!

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Melbourne