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Protest at BHP Billiton Melbourne office to mark AGM 09 in London - 29 October

Submitted by peter on Thu, 29/10/2009 - 9:59pm

Protesters gathered today at the Melbourne head office of BHP Billiton "in solidarity with communities around the world affected by BHP's mining activities, and to show dissent to the proposed expansion and proposed open pit at Olympic Dam uranium mine" (FoE Media release).

The rally also marked the release in London of an 'Alternative Annual Report':

[Quote from FoE media release]

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Impacts of rising sea level a wake up call on climate change

Submitted by takver on Thu, 29/10/2009 - 12:02am

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Active Melbourne Films - Thin Green Line

Submitted by Flowerpower on Wed, 28/10/2009 - 9:47pm

Date and Time:

Thu, 29/10/2009 -

6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:

Ross House Level 4, 247 Flinders Lane Melbourne

Contact Name:

Sarah Day

Contact Phone:

9650 1599

Contact Email:

sarah.day@rosshouse.org.au

In some of the world's most breathtaking protected areas, share this behind the scenes, unique and very personal view of men and women of The Thin Green Line as they talk to one of their own. You'll experience their world as a ranger talking to rangers, all of whom are also husbands, wives, mothers, fathers - and it's never a 9 to 5 job.

Go side-by-side on patrol; experience their sacrifice, dedication, passion, fears, joys, exhilaration, love, despair, anguish, camaraderie ... and hope.

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Melbourne

Study Circle on Marxism and the right of oppressed nations to self-determination

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 28/10/2009 - 4:03pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 10/11/2009 - 7:00pm

Location:

Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick

Contact Name:

Alison Thorne

Contact Phone:

03-9388-0062

Contact Email:

freedom.socialist.party@ozemail.com.au

Tuesdays, November 10, 24 and December 8, 7:00 PM

The Freedom Socialist Party fights for self-determination for Australia’s Aboriginal nations. We believe that there can never be a just society on this continent while its original people remain dispossessed of their lands. What do we mean by self-determination and how does it apply in the 21st Century? Find out! Join this three-session study of what constitutes a nation and why socialists fight for the liberation of oppressed nations around the globe.

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Melbourne

Hundreds of events round Australia call for climate target of 350ppm

Submitted by takver on Tue, 27/10/2009 - 8:16am

From Alphington to Warrawong, Broome to Wagga, Townsville to St Helens thousands of people across Australia attended a diverse variety of over 175 different climate action events calling on politicians to set the target for CO2 emissions to 350 parts per million (ppm) for a reasonable chance of avoiding dangerous climate change. CO2 emissions are already at 387ppm so we need to have negative emissions through active programs to draw down and stabilise carbon from the atmosphere.

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climate 350 350.org protest

Ark Tribe solidarity demo - 9.30am+ @ ABCC, 533 St Kilda Rd

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 26/10/2009 - 2:38pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 30/10/2009 -

9:30am to 11:30am

Location:

Australian Building and Construction Commission, 533 St Kilda Road Melbourne

Contact Name:

http://arkstribe.blogspot.com/

Contact Phone:

http://twitter.com/A

Website:

http://www.rightsonsite.org.au/

The case against Ark Tribe moves to the Adelaide Magistrates court where charges laid against the CFMEU member by the Australian Building & Construction Commission (ABCC) will be heard on FRIDAY October 30.

VIC: 9.30am Outside the offices of the Australian Building and Construction Commission, 533 St Kilda Road Melbourne

http://www.rightsonsite.org.au/

http://arkstribe.blogspot.com/

http://twitter.com/ArksTribe

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SA: 11am Outside the court at the Southern End of Victoria Square, Adelaide
NSW: 11am Sydney Trades Hall, 377 Sussex Street Sydney

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Melbourne

A Commemoration: The 1928 Waterfront Dispute in Port Melbourne

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 26/10/2009 - 11:56am

Date and Time:

Sun, 01/11/2009 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

Location:

Beacon Vista between Station and Prince’s Pier Port Melbourne (Melways reference: 56K3) then onto Port Melbourne Bowling Club for a family day BBQ.

Website:

http://www.mua.org.au/events/a-commemoration-the-1928-waterfront-dispute-in-por/#

A Commemoration: The 1928 Waterfront Dispute in Port Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC

Sunday, 1 November 2009

11.00am – Gather at Beacon Vista between Station and Prince’s Pier Port
Melbourne (Melways reference: 56K3).

Walk to sites of waterfront and union history in Port Melbourne, ending
at Port Melbourne Bowling Club for a family day BBQ.

http://www.mua.org.au/events/a-commemoration-the-1928-waterfront-
dispute-in-por/#

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Melbourne

Save Solar Systems Rally

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 25/10/2009 - 4:59pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 30/10/2009 -

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Location:

Parliament House, Bourke St, City

Contact Name:

Chris

Contact Phone:

0403013183

Contact Email:

savesolarsystems@gmail.com

Website:

http://savesolarsystems.wordpress.com/

We will be holding a rally in Melbourne 3000 on 30 October, the day that the administration phase is due to wrap up. We will assemble on the steps of Parliament House and march through the city to a prominent politician’s office (TBA) to demand that Solar Systems will continue to operate.

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Melbourne

Friends of the Earth Anti-Nuclear Community BBQ at Batman Park - 24 October

Submitted by peter on Sun, 25/10/2009 - 3:18pm

Alongside the 350.org actions yesterday, FoE's Anti-Nuclear and Clean Energy (ACE) campaign held a
community bbq in Batman Park, in the centre of the electorate of pro-nuclear and pro-coal Federal Energy Minister Martin "He might be from Batman, but he ain't no superhero!" Ferguson ...

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Two hundred rally in Belgrave demanding 350 climate action

Submitted by Flowerpower on Sun, 25/10/2009 - 9:29am

Approximately 200 hundred people rallied in Belgrave on Saturday October 24th at the office's of Victorian Cabinet Minister James Merlino to join the international day of action calling for a target of 350 p.p.m. at Copenhagen to ensure we avoid runaway climate change. The event included a massive banner of messages, chalk ups, music, 350 native plants being given away and a "people's court session".

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Melbourne

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climate change protest