Melbourne

In February, we're connecting up the dots between the floods in Queensland, Victoria, Brazil, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Pakistan AND climate change. Co-author of Climate Code Red, David Spratt, will sumarise opinions in the media and examine the links between climate change and increasing extreme weather events. David is also an experienced advocate and will talk about the action we can take to tackle the climate emergency.

Thank you to the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Energy Institute, our Zero Carbon Australia project partners for supporting us in bringing you this event.

Despite equal pay decisions, women earn less than men. In just one year, 2009 – 2010, the gender pay gap increased from 17% to 18%! Over a lifetime, a woman in Australia can expect to earn one million dollars less than a man!

It’s time for action on equal pay. We’re organising an equal pay rally on International Women’s Day, Tuesday 8 March, 5:30 pm at the State Library.

For more information about the campaign, go to http://www.socialism.com/melbourne

The U.S. government wants to silence all of its critics! That’s why it has locked up Bradley Manning and is hunting down Julian Assange. It’s also why they’ve launched an FBI witchhunt against activists. Assange and Manning have unleashed a torrent of revenge by violating Washington’s most sacred law — its self proclaimed right to operate in total secrecy. Come and find out more, show your support and discuss how to build a movement that will demand accountability.

Dinner at 6:30 pm for an $8 donation, meeting at 7 pm.