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Secret Afghan-Australian agreement exposed - plans to keep our troops in Afghanistan long term

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 16/04/2012 - 7:59pm

Defense Minister Stephen Smith recently took a trip to Afghanistan, with a range of reasons cited in the Defense Department media release. What wasn't mentioned there - or anywhere else by the Gillard government - was the finalising of a draft Australian/Afghan Strategic Agreement for post 2014, due to be signed in just five weeks. That was discovered by Melbourne peace activist Simon Moyle in a tweet from TOLOnews, an Afghan news organisation. It appears the Gillard government is keeping this agreement under wraps, hoping no one will notice. After Simon emailed to some journos the story ran in the Age on the 14th of April.

Spread the word: post the Age article to social media, and tell everyone you know that this is happening, we have about a month to cause a ruckus that might bring some transparency, and then accountability.

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You Can't Haz Our Weekend! Protest

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 16/04/2012 - 7:40pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 05/05/2012 -

11:00am to 11:30am

Location:

Commonwealth Bank, on the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets

“It's Friday, Friday...gotta get down on Friday. Everybody's looking forward to the weekend, weekend.” Rebecca Black

But Rebecca, your song forgot to mention that not everyone looks forward to the weekend. Some people have to work in the shops, cafes, cinemas, banks and sporting venues that make our weekend what it is. It sucks, but long before the interwebz, unionised workers won us the right to hefty shift loadings to compensate for missing out on all the weekend fun with friends and family.

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WGAR News: Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 17 events from 14 April 2012

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 14/04/2012 - 4:31pm

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

Event: 11 February 2012 to 26 May 2012: South Bank, Brisbane, Qld
Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow
- Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920-1970
Event description: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/
Event location: http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/from_little_things_big_things_grow/tra...

Event: Intermittent 1 March - 3 May 2012: Various Locations
House of Representatives Committees
Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities
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Ace Parking prosecuted in Supreme Court of Victoria

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 13/04/2012 - 10:38pm

On Friday 13th April 2012 in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Associate Justice Gardiner handed down judgement against Ace Parking and Parking Patrols (Vic) Pty Ltd, who had been charged under the Victorian Fair Trading Act with:
- Misleading and deceptive conduct
- False and misleading representations
- Harassment and coercion

Consumer Affairs Victoria alleged that the operators of these car parking companies - Mr Kevin English and Mr James English - breached the Fair Trading Act 1999 by:
- Issuing `fines’ to consumers with no legal authority;

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Three monkey protest outside French Consulate Human rights for Western Sahara – the time is now!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 13/04/2012 - 5:46pm

In Melbourne the three monkeys gathered outside the French Consulate at 33/101 Collins St on Friday 13 April. See no evil, Hear no evil and Speak no evil. They represent the way in which the United Nations has turned a blind eye to human rights abuses in occupied Western Sahara, most notably, France.

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Melbourne

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human rights

Western Sahara

What's wrong with Anzac? The militarisation of Australian history

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 13/04/2012 - 3:19pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 17/04/2012 - 6:30pm

Location:

Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth St, City (opposite Victoria Markets).

Contact Name:

Sue

Contact Phone:

9639 8622

Contact Email:

peterson_err@hotmail.com

Public meeting

What's wrong with Anzac? The militarisation of Australian history

Discussion of the role of war and ANZAC in the making of the Australian nation and the rewriting of our history.

Speakers:
Marilyn Lake (professor of history, co-author of What's wrong with ANZAC?) &
Joy Damousi (professor of history, co-author of What's wrong with ANZAC?).

Presented by Green Left Weekly.

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Melbourne

Introduction to Critical Theory - WEEK 8: Maurizio Lazzarato - Critique of Contemporary Capitalism.

Submitted by Kenji Wardenclyffe on Thu, 12/04/2012 - 9:14pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 13/04/2012 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Location:

City Square, Melbourne. Cnr. Swanston and Collins Streets

Contact Name:

Occupy Melbourne

Website:

https://www.facebook.com/occupymelb

This course is designed to introduce participants to some of the basic concepts of a
number of modes of social and philosophical inquiry which are now generally
brought together under the heading ‘critical theory.’ It aims to present an historical
overview of leading figures of nineteenth and twentieth-century critical theory
including Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, Judith
Butler, Jacques Derrida and Hannah Arendt. The course will also encourage
participants to discuss the issues that these thinkers raise. Each week will focus in

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The People's Cinema @ Occupy Friday presents THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD

Submitted by Kenji Wardenclyffe on Thu, 12/04/2012 - 9:07pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 13/04/2012 -

7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:

City Square, Melbourne. Cnr. Swanston and Collins Street

Contact Name:

Occupy Melbourne

Website:

https://www.facebook.com/occupymelb

FREE SCREENING.
At long last, The People's Cinema at Occupy Friday presents:

THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD - a screwball true story that follows two daring and imaginative political activists - Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno - as they infiltrate the world of big business and pull off outrageous pranks that highlight how corporate greed is destroying the planet.

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Occupy Friday - City Square - #15

Submitted by Kenji Wardenclyffe on Thu, 12/04/2012 - 9:06pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 13/04/2012 -

12:00pm to 11:00pm

Location:

City Square - Melbourne - Cnr. Swanston and Collins Street.

Contact Name:

Occupy Melbourne

Website:

https://www.facebook.com/occupymelb

Every Friday between noon and 10pm, Occupy Melbourne is reclaiming City Square for the people so we can rebuild our spirit of community, show people we're still here, still keen - and that we can change the world!

Join us for peaceful public assembly and political discussion.

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THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:

12:30 "BILLIONAIRES AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS"
14:00 CREATIVE WORKSHOP - MAY DAY
15:00 OPEN MIC DISCUSSION
15:00 INTRO TO CRITICAL THEORY WEEK 8: MAURIZIO LAZZARATO
16:00 OCCUPY MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY: PLANNING MEET #2

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Melbourne

Mayday 2012

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/04/2012 - 12:39am

Date and Time:

Tue, 01/05/2012 -

10:00am to 11:00pm

Location:

Eight hour monument, cnr Russell & Victoria streets opposite trades hall

Contact Name:

hey market

Contact Email:

mayday2012@y7mail.com

Website:

www.mayday2012.info

MayDay 2012
This Mayday, individuals and groups will be assembling at the eight hour monument on the cnr of russell and victoria street, across from the victorian trade hall to kick off the days celebrations and protests.
If your group is planning a mayday activity, feel free to drop us an email and we will put in on the events page on www.mayday2012.info
Help promote this mayday by sharing on your social networking sites and paste up your own posters.

Call out to independent media - be there!

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