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Tenants Union Victoria - STOP WORK and Solidarity BBQ

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 27/01/2012 - 10:30pm

Date and Time:

Mon, 06/02/2012 -

10:00am to 4:00pm

Location:

Tenants Union Victoria Office, 55 Johnston Street (between Nicholson and Brunswick Streets), Fitzroy, Australia

SU Members at the Tenants Union Victoria are fighting for better pay and conditions!

We will be STOPPING WORK and invite all supporters and other community sector workers to join us. We will be out the front of the office on Johnston Street sending the message to TUV management from 10:00AM until 4:00PM.

There will be a Solidarity BBQ from 12:00PM until 2:00PM.

During 2011 we have been negotiating with management for a new workplace agreement that will form the basis of our rights at work.

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Melbourne

Melbourne Benefit Screening of Operation 8 with Gary Foley

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 26/01/2012 - 11:50am

Date and Time:

Thu, 09/02/2012 -

7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:

Cinema 4 @ cinema nova

Website:

http://cutcutcut.com/Operation8.html

Operation 8: Deep in the forest. February 9. 7pm. Nova cinema 4.
Tickets and payment on the door. $15 all profits go towards support for the Urewera 4 still on trial. Please reserve tickets via hayley@riseup.net. Please do not reserve more tickets than you need as tickets are limited.
Reflections on Operation 8 & Q&A hosted by Gary Foley after the screening.

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Melbourne

WGAR News: Reminder of upcoming events: Aboriginal Tent Embassy 40th; Congress Peoples' Forum

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 23/01/2012 - 4:59pm

Newsletter date: 23 January 2012

Contents:

Reminder of upcoming events:
* Photographic exhibition: Manuwangku Under the Nuclear Cloud
* Congress Peoples' Forum: Sovereignty and Self Determination
* 40th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
* Other Aboriginal rights events

Reminder of submissions due:
* Extension of key NT Intervention measures for another decade
* Role of languages in the promotion of indigenous rights

* Constitutional Recognition

* Radio National: Awaye!: Aboriginal Tent Embassy

REMINDER OF UPCOMING EVENTS:

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Reminder of upcoming event - Photographic exhibition - Manuwangku Under the Nuclear Cloud

Reminder of upcoming event - Congress Peoples' Forum - Sovereignty and Self Determination

Reminder of upcoming event - 40th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia

Reminder of submissions due - Extension of key NT Intervention measures for another decade

Reminder of submissions due - Role of languages in the promotion of indigenous rights

Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Radio National - Awaye! - Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Screening of the Occupy Melbourne Interview series by Kenji Wardenclyffe

Submitted by Kenji Wardenclyffe on Mon, 23/01/2012 - 1:41am

Date and Time:

Fri, 27/01/2012 -

9:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:

City Square, Cnr. Swanston / Russell Streets, Melbourne

Contact Name:

Kenji Wardenclyffe

Contact Email:

kenji@kenjiwardenclyffe.com

Website:

http://www.youtube.com/user/kenjiwardenclyffe?feature=mhee

The Background

The Occupy Melbourne protests have been going on for 3 months now, pushing limits imposed on them by council, police, and the state.
Love them, hate them, don't care about them, they're there and it doesn't appear they'll be going away any time soon.

Many people are unsure about what the Occupiers want, what their demands are, or what they have to say about various issues facing Australians and the world. Many people have the idea that the occupiers don't know what they're aiming for and are just doing it because they have nothing better to do.

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Melbourne

SOS for refugees - Vigil at Broadmeadows gives hope to those detained

Submitted by takver on Sat, 21/01/2012 - 12:07pm

About 50 people attended a peaceful vigil in solidarity with refugees, held outside the immigration detention centre on Camp Road, Broadmeadows in Melbourne's northern suburbs on Wednesday evening, January 18, 2012.

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Memorial for Indigenous freedom fighters gathering momentum in 2012 - videos

Submitted by takver on Sat, 21/01/2012 - 10:36am

On January 20, 2012 about 150 people gathered in Melbourne to commemorate the lives of two indigenous Australian freedom fighters and push for a permanent monument to be erected in their honour. Speeches were made after a solemn welcome to country was given by Bunwurrung elder Caroline Briggs. The momentum for a permanent memorial is gathering: this year three councilors from Melbourne City Council attended and expressed their support.

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Critical moment for HRL Rally

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 20/01/2012 - 9:31pm

Date and Time:

Wed, 01/02/2012 -

12:30pm to 3:30pm

Location:

Victorian Parliament Steps, Spring St, Melbourne

On the eve of the federal government decision that could make or break HRL, the proposed new coal-fired power station for Victoria, it’s up to us to convince the politicians that in 2012, new coal-fired power stations are a dud investment.

In 2007, the Howard Government awarded HRL a grant of $100 million. But 5 years later, HRL have failed to meet the conditions of the grant and no money has changed hands – yet. Now this federal government funding is under review.

JOIN US at 12:30pm Wednesday 1 February to tell the Prime Minister and Premier :

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Melbourne

END:CIV with director Franklin López

Submitted by stimulator on Fri, 20/01/2012 - 8:20am

Date and Time:

Wed, 08/02/2012 -

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Location:

Loophole Community Centre - 670 High St Thornbury, Smelbs - http://pholecommunitycentre.org/

Website:

http://endciv.com

END:CIV to screen in Sydney followed by discussion with director
Franklin López. The screening will take place on Thursday February 2nd
at The Red Rattler at 6:30 PM. The Red Rattler is located at 6 Faversham
St. in Marrickville.

About END:CIV

END:CIV illustrates the brutality of a civilization addicted to
systematic violence and environmental destruction, and the heroism of
those who confront it head-on.

As Australia is beginning to experience more frequent environmental
crises resulting from climate change and a history of poor environmental

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Melbourne

Free Public Screening of Occupy Melbourne Interviews (by Kenji Wardenclyffe)

Submitted by Kenji Wardenclyffe on Thu, 19/01/2012 - 7:27pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 20/01/2012 -

9:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:

City Square, Melbourne CBD.

Contact Name:

Kenji Wardenclyffe

The mainstream media has said many things about Occupy Melbourne, sometimes taking things out of context, always putting a spin on the events and views of the protesters to "maybe" suit mainstream media and big business interests.

As such I thought to myself it'd be a good idea to go straight to the source and show the public what the Occupy Melbourne protesters have to say themselves about why they Occupy, the issues surrounding Australians, and what sort of things they experienced on the dark day which was October 21st (Eviction Day).

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Vigil to support Iranian asylum seeker in 8th day of hunger strike at Broadmeadows detention centre

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 17/01/2012 - 5:50pm

Date and Time:

Wed, 18/01/2012 -

7:00pm to 8:30pm

Location:

Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation, Camp Road, Broadmeadows.

A candlelight vigil is planned for Wednesday 18 January outside the Broadmeadows detention centre to support a 33-year-old Iranian asylum seeker who is in the 8th day of a hunger strike. Another Iranian refugee was on hunger strike for three days before calling off his hunger strike after being promised information about his case.

The two men are in detention in the Melbourne immigration Transit Centre (MITA) at Camp Road, Broadmeadows.

Regular visitor to the detention centre and Refugee Action Collective spokesperson Daniella Olea said she met the two men on Saturday 14 January.

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Melbourne