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Commons Food Film Nights

Submitted by smcommons on Wed, 07/03/2012 - 5:28pm

Date and Time:

Thu, 22/03/2012 -

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location:

South Melbourne Commons Hall Corner of Bank & Montague St, SOuth Melbourne 217 – 239 Montague St.

Contact Name:

Martin

Contact Phone:

0403440996

Contact Email:

ecomarket.melbourne@foe.org.au

Website:

http://commons.org.au

A Taste of Film

Please join us on Thursday 15th, 22nd and 29th of March at 6.30pm for a ‘Taste of film’ - A menu of short and feature films all about food. Be part of the conversation after each screening.

* Enjoy FREE hot POPCORN & buy organic snacks from The Pantry *

Screening Program

Thursday 22nd - Supermarket Sweep

Geography:

Melbourne

Commons Food Film Nights

Submitted by smcommons on Wed, 07/03/2012 - 5:24pm

Date and Time:

Thu, 15/03/2012 -

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location:

South Melbourne Commons Hall Corner of Bank & Montague St, South Melbourne ( 217 – 239 Montague St. )

Contact Name:

Martin

Contact Phone:

0403440996

Contact Email:

ecomarket.melbourne@foe.org.au

Website:

http://commons.org.au

A Taste of Film

Please join us on Thursday 15th, 22nd and 29th of March at 6.30pm for a ‘Taste of film’ - A menu of short and feature films all about food. Be part of the conversation after each screening.

* Enjoy FREE hot POPCORN & buy organic snacks from The Pantry *

Screening Program

Thursday 15th - A tasting plate

Geography:

Melbourne

Placard making and planning meeting for "speedy response" public housing demonstration

Submitted by jeremytrewindixon on Wed, 07/03/2012 - 1:01pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 17/03/2012 -

12:15pm to 3:15pm

Location:

I Parslow St Clifton Hill, near station and Smith St/Queens Pde trams, Melway Ref 2C J4, 44E2

Contact Name:

Jeremy Dixon

Contact Phone:

0451047188

Contact Email:

jeremytrewindixon@yahoo.com.au

Website:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/publichousing/

The placard making is part of organising for a "speedy response" demonstration when Victorian Housing Minister Wendy Lovell releases the Liberal party discussion paper on the future of public housing in Victoria. We know she plans that future to be grim. The discussion pa...per is expected to be released in late March.

You can also contact Defend and Extend Public Housing by phone on 0451 047 188.

Geography:

Melbourne

Socialist Alliance International Women's Day Toast

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/03/2012 - 8:34pm

Date and Time:

Thu, 08/03/2012 -

6:00pm to 7:30pm

Location:

Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston Street, City (opposite RMIT).

Contact Name:

Sue

Contact Phone:

9639 8622

Contact Email:

peterson_err@hotmail.com

Celebrate International Women's Day & launch of Women's Rights Charter

Speakers: Sharon Firebrace, 3KND radio & long-term activist for Indginous rights; Tamador Mahjoob, Sudanese Communist Party; Karen Fletcher, Socialist Alliance. $8/$5 (includes finger food & free glass champagne or juice).

6:00pm (toasts from 6:45pm).

Hosted by Resistance & Socialist Alliance.

Geography:

Melbourne

Bonjour - Delivery of radioactive waste

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/03/2012 - 6:12pm

This morning (5th March 2012) Friends of the Earths- ACE & Yellow cake road collectives, delivered a barrel of radioactive waste to Martin Ferguson's electoral office in Preston. The stunt was a response to the Federal Governments lack of community consultation & lack of ability to have an open transparent national discussion about the safe storage of the nations radioactive waste. In 2014-2015 Australia is due to receive back spent fuel rods from France, that have been sent for processing.

Geography:

Melbourne

Keywords:

Martin Ferguson

radioactive waste dump

Ace Kollective

Occupy The TPPA Cocktail Reception

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/03/2012 - 6:02pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 06/03/2012 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

Location:

ANZ Building on Collins St

Join us - along with TPPA delegates, and Federal Foreign Affairs & Trade Minister Craig Emerson - at the ANZ Building on Collins St, from 5:30pm on Tuesday.

OCCUPY TPPA!

More info:
http://www.facebook.com/events/373973035949346/
https://occupytppa.wordpress.com/

Geography:

Melbourne

Antique Apple Tasting Festival

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 4:17pm

Date and Time:

Sun, 25/03/2012 -

10:00am to 4:00pm

Location:

Pettys Orchard, Homestead Rd, Templestowe, 3106 Victoria, Australia. Melway 22 A11

Contact Name:

Ian

Contact Phone:

0400 187 966

Contact Email:

heritagefruitssociety@gmail.com

Website:

www.heritagefruitssociety.org.au

THE HERITAGE FRUITS SOCIETY
presents its annual
ANTIQUE APPLE TASTING FESTIVAL
Sunday 25th March, 10 am to 4 pm
at Pettys Orchard,
Homestead Rd, Templestowe, 3106 Victoria, Australia. Melway 22 A11
APPLE TASTING
Taste a wide range of antique heritage variety apples including:
Cox's Orange Pippin
Opalescent
Beauty of Bath
Pitmaston Pine Apple
Blue Pearmain
Mutsu
King of the Pippins
Rome Beauty
Gooseberry Pippin
ENJOY THE DAY WITH -
Apple sales
Entertainment
Music by the award-winning band Collard Greens & Gravy
Lots of stalls with delicious food

Geography:

Melbourne

ANTaR Victoria Trivia Fun-draiser

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 4:05pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 30/03/2012 -

6:30pm to 11:00pm

Location:

Imperial Hotel Bourke Street 2-3 Bourke st, Melbourne, VIC 3000

ANTaR are holding a Fun-draiser Trivia Night to kickstart their campaigning in 2012.

Tickets:
ANTaR Member/Conc: $20.00
Organisation: $250.00
Individual: $25.00
Book Early!
Book online at http://www.antarvictoria.org.au/products/miscellaneous/
Or phone 9419 3613
It should be heaps of fun and you’ll be supporting their incredibly important campaign work over the next 12 months. Let’s face it, we all need a bit of trivia in our lives every now and again.

Geography:

Melbourne

WGAR News: NITV Current Affairs present the Stronger Futures Forum shot on location in Maningrida

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 10:59am

Newsletter date: 3 March 2012

Contents:
* Background to 'Stronger Futures' new NT Intervention legislation
* NITV Current Affairs present the Stronger Futures Forum
* Amnesty International Australia: Lobby your MP for homelands
* Speeches from Parliament House Canberra protest against new NT Intervention legislation
* National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples: Aboriginal Communities now subject to 15 Years of Intervention
* New website: "Sovereign Union - National Unity Government"
* The Wire: Indigenous call for help reaches the community

Geography:

Keywords:

Northern Territory Intervention

Background to Stronger Futures new NT Intervention legislation

Amnesty International Australia - Lobby your MP for homelands

Speeches from Parliament House Canberra protest against new NT Intervention legislation

National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples - Aboriginal Communities now subject to 15 Years of Intervention

New website - Sovereign Union - National Unity Government

The Wire - Indigenous call for help reaches the community

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 20 events from 3 March 2012

WGAR News: Press conference on Stronger Futures legislation by Hon. Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 01/03/2012 - 8:58am

Newsletter date: 1 March 2012

Contents:
* Press Conference on Stronger Futures legislation by The Hon. Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC
* "Democratic process in tatters" Michele Harris
* Parliament House Canberra protest called for repeal of the NT intervention
* ANTaR: New laws would entrench coercive measures for another ten years
* Online Petition: "No nuclear waste dump at Muckaty"
* "Labor attempts to sneak nuclear waste dump under the radar" Greens Scott Ludlam
* Tent Embassy set up in Portland’s Market Square, Vic

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