Rallies were held across Australia on Saturday 20 June to mark the 2nd anniversary of the NT Intervention. Around 200 attended a rally at the State Library in Melbourne, and a large proportion then marched or otherwise made their way to Trades Hall for further discussions and planning.
There is now wide acceptance of the problem of global warming but still governments and corporations are failing to act. Damien Lawson explores some of the history of civil disobedience and argues that now is the time for us all to put our "bodies on the line".
Damien Lawson is the National Climate Justice Coordinator with Friends for the Earth Australia and a former advisor to Federal Green Senators.
All are welcome who challenge the Victorian Government's ban on political activity in open public spaces that have been privatised as a result of "private public" partnerships.
Bring along food, leaflets, banners, jokes, poetry, rants, songs to share with others assembled in free association for free speech.
WAG members hold weekly direct democracy assmblies about Climate Change, Constitutional Rights, The Right to freely distribute political material in open public space and much more.
2009 Emerge Festival, Sunday June 21, Fitzroy Town Hall
A tide of food and music gushed out of Fitzroy town hall and onto Napier Street as part of the 2009 Emerge Festival, celebrating emerging and refugee cultures in Victoria.
Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Ethiopian, Western Saharan, Turkish, Jamaican, Afghani and Timorese cultural groups were but a handful of populations represented in song, dance, craft and cuisine.
Asia's longest civil war was declared over, four weeks ago when the Sri Lankan military claimed victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The UN estimates that over 20000 Tamil civilians were killed in the last week of fighting alone. This is on top of the estimated 7000 civilian deaths that are believed to have occurred due to the conflict between January - March 2009.
National tour and Book launch: 15-24th June (ACT, WA, NSW, VIC)
Melbourne: Tues 23rd June, 6:30PM - Green Building, 60 Leicester St, Carlton.
He is called a hero by David Suzuki and Vandana Shiva and speaks out against seed and chemical giant Monsanto. His evidence to Canadian Parliament exposed dangerous foods, including GM bovine growth hormone.
The 5th monthly dinner for Squatters and Sqautters in Expectation (SASIE). An evening of food and words around a warm fire for people who are currently sqautting, interested in sqautting, or want to support sqautters. We will be sharing stories, skills, resources, information and generally working out ways that we can support each other.
Bring a plate or come at 4pm to help cook
This dinner is held on the last Sunday of every month.
Students of Sustainability (SoS) is a week-long conference dedicated to the exchange of skills and knowledge in the pursuit of environmental and social justice.
The program is packed with workshops, plenaries, lectures and skillshares on topics from ocean degradation to the NT intervention.
Come to loophole for fine food and beverage in aid of the Squatters and Unwaged Workers Show which is just a few hundred dollars short of its 2009 radiothon target. All sorts of fab political books, discs and t-shirts available by best offer. Farewell SUWA show presenter Tristan, who will be taking requests for deeds of revolutionary valour in Mexico, provided that they are not too scary or involve advanced grammer.
Please promote and forward the following information to anybody who may be interested in attending:
History of Tamil Peoples' Struggle & What has to be done for Peace & Justice in Sri Lanka
This free talk will trace the development of the ethnic conflict that has resulted in the violation of human rights of both the Tamils and the Sinhalese, which now features the Genocide of the Tamil people.
The fundamentals underlying this problem will be set out and the possible solutions analysed.
