Melbourne

Listen & Learn From People Who Struggle For Indigenous Rights

Date and Time: 
Thu, 22/07/2010 -
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: 
Donkey Wheel house board room 673 Bourke Street just across from Southern Cross Station
Contact Name: 
Martin Pritchard
Contact Phone: 
0403440996
Contact Email: 
martin@melbournesocialforum.org
Website: 
www.melbournesocialforum.org

Join us for a night of learning guided by the first hand experiences of indigenous rights campaigners. Join in the conversation as we share stories, knowledge and discuss practical ways you can continue your journey to learn more and help make a difference to supporting indigenous struggles.

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USA versus John Lennon film screening

Date and Time: 
Sat, 17/07/2010 -
7:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: 
Magpie House - 48 Main St Upwey
Contact Email: 
gneo@yogaplex.com.au

Showing of the great documentary that outlines how the U.S.A. government and the FBI plotted to have John Lennon thrown out of the U.S. for his anti-Vietnam war activism. A gripping doco on the politics of the 70's.

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Latin American, Australian & Asia Pacific Solidarity gathering

Date and Time: 
Fri, 15/10/2010 - 10:00am to Sun, 17/10/2010 - 5:30pm
Location: 
Melbourne, Victoria Trades Hall
Website: 
http://www.latinlasnet.org/

Latin American, Australian & Asia Pacific Solidarity gathering
-Defending workers and Indigenous Rights-
"Building bridges and global resistance against Multinational Corporations"

For three days- October 15-17, 2010 -grass roots representatives from a range of organisations and movements will share ideas, experiences and stories of struggle inside their own countries against global capitalism.

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Rooming House Closure Protest Moreland Town Hall

Date and Time: 
Wed, 14/07/2010 - 6:00pm to Thu, 15/07/2010 - 10:00am
Location: 
Moreland City Council 90 Bell St Coburg
Contact Name: 
Romminations
Contact Phone: 
0402 657 392
Contact Email: 
0416 596 224
Website: 
http://www.3cr.org.au/roominations

Rooming House Closure Protest

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 6:00pm

End Time:
Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 10:00am

Moreland City Council 90 Bell St Coburg

Anthony Arthur and his dog Princess were left homeless and have been sleeping in Moreland parks since June 2nd after a council inspection led to the closure of their Brunswick rooming house. The operator of Tony’s rooming house chose to shut up shop rather than comply with council orders.

“I went to Hume-Moreland housing but as soon as you tell them you have a dog, they say we can’t help you,” said the 46-year-old.

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"Bring'em Back" - meet the socialist trammies who blockaded the city!

Date and Time: 
Sat, 24/07/2010 -
2:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: 
Greater Union Cinema 3, 131 Russell St Melbourne
Contact Name: 
Phillip or Sue
Contact Phone: 
0413 377 978
Contact Email: 
sueb@greenleft.org.au
Website: 
http://tramconductors.net/

Event: "Bring'em Back" - meet the socialist trammies who blockaded the city!

Start Time: Saturday, July 24 at 2:00pm
End Time: Saturday, July 24 at 6:00pm

Where: Melb Film Festival, Greater Union Cinema 3,
131 Russell St

Marking the end of a ten year odyssey Bring‘Em Back! is a gentle, funny, angry, romantic story about the broken love affair between a city and its tram conductors, about public misgivings over the end of the affair and an ambitious scheme to put things right.

Email producer: phillip@phillipdonnellonfilms.com
Phone 0418 101 389

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VENEZUELAN AMBASSADOR @ UNDERGROUND TALK

Date and Time: 
Wed, 14/07/2010 -
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
New International Bookshop, Trades Hall cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, carlton
Contact Phone: 
9662 3744
Contact Email: 
nibs@nibs.org. au

A country on the path to socialism?
Venezuelan Ambassador Nelson Davila @ Underground Talk

The government of Hugo Chavez has won seven multi-party general elections in twelve years, yet Fox News calls Venezuela a dictatorship. In fact, what the United States fears is the example Venezuela is setting for the rest of Latin America and the world.

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Film: Indigenous people challenge NT intervention

Date and Time: 
Fri, 16/07/2010 -
7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Northcote Uniting Chrurch 251 High St, Northcote
Contact Name: 
Chris
Contact Phone: 
0431 311 520
Contact Email: 
peterson_err@hotmail.com
Website: 
maicollective.blogspot.com

Melbourne Anti-Intervention Collective presents

Melbourne film premiere

Indigenous people challenge NT intervention

The NT intervention – launched by John Howard and extended by the Labor Government – has meant total disempowerment of Indigenous people. It has taken back rights won over the past 50 years.

The Alyawarr people are fighting back. They have established a protest camp. This film chronicles this important struggle and the solidarity it is receiving from trade union and other activists.

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