Melbourne

Defending abortion rights and free speech campaign meeting

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 27/12/2010 - 11:58am
Date and Time: 
Tue, 18/01/2011 -
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Contact Email: 
radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au

The abortion wars have not abated. In Victoria, they have recently escalated into a full-on free speech fight as Melbourne City Council targets Radical Women for harassment, including large fines, as they attempt to defend an abortion clinic from far right anti-abortion activists. This has become an important test case not only in the campaign for abortion rights but for the right to protest in Melbourne. Come to the next meeting to help build this important campaign.

Geography: 
Melbourne

How defending abortion rights becomes a free speech battle

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 27/12/2010 - 11:41am

The abortion wars have not abated. In Victoria, they have recently escalated into a full-on free speech fight as Melbourne City Council targets Radical Women for harassment, including large fines, as they attempt to defend an abortion clinic from far right anti-abortion activists. This has become an important test case not only in the campaign for abortion rights but for the right to protest in Melbourne.

Related: The Age | Radical Women Website

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
pro-choice
Radical Women

Remembering the victims of war: Holy Innocents Peace Procession

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 24/12/2010 - 9:33pm
Date and Time: 
Mon, 27/12/2010 -
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: 
Victoria Barracks Melbourne to Defence Plaza
Website: 
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=183202531697146

In the days after Christmas, while most people are recovering from the indulgence of Christmas Day or deeply immersed in the liturgy of the Boxing Day Test, the Church calendar commemorates the Holy Innocents, the children killed by Herod in a bid to maintain his grip on power. This is a part of the Christmas story which gets little attention in churches, yet it forms a major part of the biblical birth narrative.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Fire Fighers Union Centenary Parage

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 20/12/2010 - 10:27pm
Date and Time: 
Sat, 30/01/2010 -
9:45am to 12:00pm
Location: 
Eastern Hill
Website: 
http://www.ufu100.com/

Join thousands of firefighters on a march through the streets of Melbourne to celebrate 100 years of community Protection.

On Sunday the 30th of January 2011 the United Firefighters Union, in collaboration with the MFB and CFA, will hold a large community parade to mark 100 years since the formation of our union.
The parade will invole thousands of firefighters marching in uniform, marching bands and fire trucks and equipment dating back to the 1800's.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Snap Action: All I Want For Christmas Are My Penalty Rates

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 20/12/2010 - 10:04pm
Date and Time: 
Tue, 21/12/2010 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Location: 
Parliament House Steps Spring Street Melbourne, Australia

Ted Baillieu has been a naughty boy this Christmas. (As was Brumby before him!)

Victoria is the only state in Australia where workers will not receive penalty rates if they have to work on Christmas day. This means Victorian workers who are rostered on for Christmas will not be entitled to compensation for sacrificing time with family and friends.

Defend workers rights and tell Ted that workers deserve better this Christmas! Christmas hats will be provided courtesy of the Christmas Solidarity Network.

Your Rights @ Christmas: worth fighting for!

Geography: 
Melbourne

Share the Spirit Festival

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 18/12/2010 - 6:01pm
Date and Time: 
Wed, 26/01/2011 -
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: 
Treasury Gardens, Spring St and Wellington Prd, Melbourne

Celebrate the country’s Indigenous culture at Share the Spirit Festival on Survival Day in the Treasury Gardens, East Melbourne.

It's that time of year again and Songlines has put together its best ever lineup for this years FREE Share the Spirit Festival.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Belgrave Survival Day

Submitted by Flowerpower on Sat, 18/12/2010 - 4:55pm
Date and Time: 
Wed, 26/01/2011 -
12:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: 
Borthwick Park (next to Belgrave Pool) Benson St, Belgrave Melways 75/F11
Contact Email: 
survivalday@gmail.com
Website: 
http://belgravesurvivalday.org/

The Hills community will once again be celebrating the survival of indigenous culture on Australia Day at the fourth annual Belgrave Survival Day event. This event acknowledges the indigenous perspective on the 230 years of European occupation of Australia, and celebrates the survival of the oldest living culture on the globe through live music, storytelling, traditional dance and craft.

The indigenous line up for this years event is -
*Playwright, scriptwriter and musician Richard Frankland and his band the Charcoal Club
* Jindi Worobak Dance Group

Geography: 
Melbourne

Food Not Bombs Street Kitchen

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 18/12/2010 - 11:50am
Date and Time: 
Sun, 26/12/2010 -
4:00am to 7:00am
Location: 
Loophole Community Centre 670-672 High St, Thornbury, Vic

Food not Bombs Street Kitchen - Every Sunday, cooking starts at 4, eating starts at 6. Anyone welcome to cook and eat. All the food is vegan. We usually serve out the front of Loophole, or out the back in the park just behind Loophole.

Food Not Bombs shares free vegan and vegetarian meals with the hungry
in over 1,000 cities around the world to protest war, poverty and the destruction of the environment.

www.loopholecommunitycentre.org

Geography: 
Melbourne

Update: Visy workers win dispute

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 18/12/2010 - 11:36am

Update December 17th 2010 - all charges have now been dropped against the strikers and the dispute has been settled with the agreement of the union. Visy has agreed to not freeze the conditions of casual employees - the major sticking point in negotiations.

This is a great result for a group of workers who stared down government and police harassment. Congratulations to all those in the community and other unions who stood by these workers.

Visy workers secure casual pay rates and vote to return to work - Dec 17, 2010

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
Workers rights
Visy