Melbourne

Film: How the 'Occupy' Movement is challenging corporate rule

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 29/10/2011 - 11:52pm
Date and Time: 
Tue, 01/11/2011 -
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Resistance Centre, lvl 5, 407 Swanston st, City (opp RMIT)
Contact Name: 
Sue
Contact Phone: 
0413 377 978
Contact Email: 
peterson_err@hotmail.com
Website: 
www.socialist-alliance.org

Documentary on Spanish indignado movement with Speaker Elba Garcia-Clarke, participant in Spain

The Spanish 'Indignants'- students, workers & the poor in Spain have been struggling against the 1% since May, when their government tried to bring in severe austerity measures. These included funding cuts to education and health, plus attacks on the retirement age.
Find out from a first-hand participant about the occupation movement there.

Short documentary, "Los Indignados" by Australian socialist, Dick Nichols, based in Spain.

Ph 9639 8622 or 0413 377 978

Geography: 
Melbourne

Leaflet for (re)Occupy Melbourne

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 29/10/2011 - 8:35pm

Leaflet handed out at Occupy Melbourne 2.0 on 29th October

It doesn’t make any sense!

The media, the politicians, the police, all the supporters of the old world, can’t understand and won’t understand what it is we’re up to. No leaders? No demands? No point! Perplexed and threatened, they can only lie, distort, and violently suppress us.

“You’ve made your point, now move along” is their refrain, showing that they’ve completely missed the point themselves.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
Australia

Occupy Melbourne update - Bowen's Lane occupied. Re-occupation begins!

Submitted by Flowerpower on Sat, 29/10/2011 - 5:43pm

On Saturday 29th October, just over 1 week after the brutal eviction from the City Square, thousands of people are in the process of re-occupying Melbourne. Note: this article quickly became out of date due to the authorities at RMIT issueing an eviction notice. The GA then voted to move to the State Library where only a small number of protestors stayed. occupation re-established at State Library. Another group of protestors went and set up camp at the Edinborough Gardens for the night in the City of Yarra. GA at 4PM today (Sunday) at State Library to decided where to from here.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
Occupy Melbourne

Inspirational video of non-violent resistance at Occupy Melbourne eviction

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 29/10/2011 - 8:38am

Below is a video made by long time Melbourne peace activist Anthony Kelly which in his words focusses on the bravery of the non-violent resisters of Occupy Melbourne. As Anthony says - it took 10 hours to clear the square, 100 arrests and at least 80 injuries, yet the movement continues to grow. Power to the peaceful!

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
Occupy Melbourne
Occupy Melbourne eviction
non-violent resistance

Occupy Melbourne eviction - A first hand account

Submitted by Kenji Wardenclyffe on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 6:51pm

As a freelance journalist, it is my job to cover protest and put myself into situations where others may feel unsafe. It is my job to cover events as they unfold and report on them. Here is a detailed first hand account of my experiences of Occupy Melbourne's eviction. 

Here I am not stating support for or against Occupy Melbourne. This is simply a detailed statement of what I witnessed.

Gallery of the Eviction

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
police
Melbourne
arrests
violence
Occupy Melbourne
#OccupyAustralia
Brutality
Occupy Wallstreet

Re-occupy Melbourne

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 6:15am
Date and Time: 
Sat, 29/10/2011 -
12:00pm to 11:45pm
Location: 
Treasury Gardens

Occupy Melbourne intends to resume peaceful occupation of public space in Treasury Gardens after walking from the State Library of Victoria after assembling at 12noon, on Saturday the 29th of October.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Occupy Melbourne arrests showcase Melbourne’s slide into lawlessness - Fitzroy Legal Service

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 27/10/2011 - 5:54pm

MEDIA RELEASE 24 OCTOBER 2011 Staff from the Fitzroy Legal Service attended as legal support on Friday 21 October 2011 as the Occupy Melbourne collective were moved on and dispersed by police horses, dogs, and around 200 members of the Victorian Police Force.

Geography: 
Melbourne

BEYOND ZERO EMISSIONS DECEMBER DISCUSSION

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 27/10/2011 - 2:18pm
Date and Time: 
Mon, 05/12/2011 -
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
Fritz Loewe Theatre (entry via level 2) McCoy Building University of Melbourne Cnr Elgin & Swanston Streets, Carlton
Contact Name: 
Pablo
Contact Phone: 
03 8383 2232
Contact Email: 
pablo@beyondzeroemissions.org
Website: 
www.beyondzeroemissions.org

Dr Richard Di Natale is Victoria's first Greens Senator, elected in the 2010 federal election. The son of Italian migrants, Richard grew up in Melbourne.

Prior to entering parliament Richard was a general practitioner and public health specialist. He worked in Aboriginal health in the Northern Territory, on HIV prevention in India and in the drug and alcohol sector. His key health priorities include preventative health, public dental care and responding to the health impacts of climate change. He also actively supports the Landholders' Right to Refuse Coal Seam Gas Bill 2011.

Geography: 
Melbourne