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Commuters set to rally against myki

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 25/05/2012 - 7:07am

Unite campaign Media Release May 23rd The newly established Fightback! campaign is organising a protest outside the Transport Minister’s office calling on the State Government to scrap the bungled myki ticketing system and to instead make public transport free.

The details of the protest are: 4pm Friday May 25 outside the Transport Ministers Office and the Department of Transport, 121 Exhibition Street in the Melbourne CBD.

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Myke

Unite campaign

Free public transport

UK Supreme Court to rule on Julian Assange extradition - National rallies occurring

Submitted by Flowerpower on Thu, 24/05/2012 - 10:00pm

The judgment in WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange’s final appeal against extradition to Sweden was handed down by the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday 30 May.

Breaking news: Julian has lost his appeal.

Assange now faces being sent to Sweden by force within 10 days. From Sweden, he could be sent immediately to the US where he faces prosecution for publishing information just like any other journalist.

Rallies on the 31st May: Details on Wikileaks Central

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Refugee Action Collective to rally at Immigration Department over ASIO security checks

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 24/05/2012 - 9:37pm

RAC Press Release, 24th May 2012 On Friday, 25th May, refugee rights activists will stage a protest at 12:30 pm outside the Department of Immigration office building in the Melbourne CBD.

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Austalia's Mandatory Detention

ASIO checks

indefinite detention

National Renters Alliance campaign - WA rally August - National day of rallies October

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Thu, 24/05/2012 - 9:20am

Interviews with the HRA's National Renters Alliance

It started in the Blackwood region of the South West of WA, and then became the WA Renters Alliance, and now it's a national movement with the National Renters Alliance campaign

In August there will be a renters rally for justice at WA's state parliament followed by a coordinated national day of rallies in October

S.O.S. Day - Save Our Skipper! Melbourne event to save Captain Paul Watson

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 22/05/2012 - 10:38pm

Date and Time:

Wed, 23/05/2012 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

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German Consulate 480 Punt Road, South Yarra, VIC 3141

We are gathering outside the German Consulate at 480 Punt Rd South Yarra this Wednesday lunchtime to call for the German Government to intervene and save Captain Paul Watson from the Costa Rican shark finning mafia as part of the S.O.S. Save Our Skipper! global day of action.

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Human Rights Alliance demands release of Indonesian children from WA incarceration

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Tue, 22/05/2012 - 12:06pm

The Human Rights Alliance calls on the WA state government, and on the Commonwealth, for the en masse immediate release of all the Indonesian children incarcerated either by remand or judicial conviction in Western Australian prisons - and in particular HAKEA and Albany Regional Prisons.

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Melbourne & Victoria Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 9 events from 27 May 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 21/05/2012 - 3:58pm

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: Sun 27 May - Sun 3 June 2012: various locations
National Reconciliation Week 2012
- Let’s talk recognition
"Each year National Reconciliation Week (NRW) celebrates
the rich culture and history of the First Australians.
It is the ideal time for everyone to join the reconciliation
conversation and to think about how we can help turn
around the disadvantage experienced by many
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people."
Event details: http://www.reconciliation.org.au/home/get-involved/national-reconciliati...

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Melbourne & Victoria Indigenous rights events

WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 32 events from 21 May 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 21/05/2012 - 2:40pm

Newsletter date: 21 May 2012

Click on the links for details of the events ...

Event: Wed 23 and Thu 24 May 2012: Wollongong, south of Sydney
Interim National Unity Government Assembly
of the Sovereign Union
Held at two locations:
Day 1 – Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong
Day 2 – Sandon Point Aboriginal Embassy
"All Aboriginal nations are being called on to send two
delegates - one man and one woman (if appropriate) to the
inaugural assembly of the Sovereign Union interim National
Unity Government in Wollongong Wednesday 23 & Thursday 24
May. ... "

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Cultural imperialism jailed Indonesian children in Australian adult prisons - and the prime minister's deaf ears

Submitted by Gerry Georgatos on Mon, 21/05/2012 - 11:54am

Gerry Georgatos
Ali Jasmin was 13 years old when the Commonwealth of Australia locked him up in an adult prison for being a deckhand on a boat of Asylum Seekers, and hence for assisting people in the safe passage of Asylum to our shores. International maritime laws and the various United Conventions and protocols asserting the rights of those seeking Asylum would cast this young boy as a hero, and rightfully so however not the Australian government and its institutions.

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Pray the Devil Back to Hell film screening!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 19/05/2012 - 10:51am

Date and Time:

Thu, 24/05/2012 -

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Location:

New International Bookshop, Trades Hall, Corner of Victoria and Lygon streets, Carlton.

Contact Name:

Jo Riseley

Contact Phone:

0421747324

Contact Email:

jo_riseley@hotmail.co.uk

Website:

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/governments-must-get-serious-arms-trade-treaty-2011-02-28

"Pray the Devil back to hell chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country. Liberia, like many West African states, does not manufacture their own weapons".

The film is part of the Amnesty international campaign for a Global Arms Trade Treaty.
In July 2012 the UN meets to negotiate and vote on the final Arms Trade Treaty. Come and watch the film and learn more about the campaign!

See you there folks!

RSVP to AmnestyMelbMetro@gmail.com or 0394120700.

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