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Rally Against Single Mother Poverty

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 03/05/2010 - 11:00am

Date and Time:

Thu, 06/05/2010 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Location:

At the purse monument Elizabeth Street end of Bourke Street Mall City of Melbourne

Contact Name:

Kerry

Contact Phone:

9654 0327

Contact Email:

projects@csmc.org.au

Thursday 6 May

RALLY AGAINST SINGLE MOTHER POVERTY

11 am, Bourke St Mall, Melbourne, meet by the big (empty!) purse sculpture and dress in style for our theme: MOTHER'S DAY BREAKFAST IN BED (PJ's or negligees, hair curlers or aprons) Single mothers are singled out.
Single mothers and their children are Australia's poorest families. End our poverty for Mothers Day.
For more information contact Kerry at Council of Single Mothers and their Children, (03) 9654 0327, projects@csmc.org.au

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Melbourne

Juarez Femicide - Melbourne Action May Day

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 03/05/2010 - 10:52am

Thanks to all those "sew radical" & crafty folks at Loophole & other Melbourne women who protested on May Day on the Library Steps in Swanston Street.

Juarez Girl from Melbourne Action Against Femicide in Mexico

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33176213@N04/4570215322/

BACKGROUND

Spanish language videos, audio, photographs

http://www.griterio.org/category/feminicidios/

English language

http://www.mujeresdejuarez.org/EUversion.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_homicides_in_Ciudad_Ju%C3%A1rez

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/360/stories/2010/2844252.htm

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Peace Brigades International Information Night

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 02/05/2010 - 9:30pm

Date and Time:

Wed, 26/05/2010 -

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location:

Trades Hall 54 Victoria Street, Carlton South

Contact Name:

Anthony Kelly

Contact Phone:

(03) 9016 3769

Contact Email:

pbiaustralia@peacebrigades.org

Website:

http://www.pbi-australia.org/

A free public Informtion Evening with videos, presentations and discussions about the work of Peace Brigades International (PBI) in Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Indonesia and Nepal.

A detailed introduction for people wishing to find out more about supporting or volunteering for PBI on any one of the project countries or here in Australia.

Please call or email to book in.

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Melbourne

New Melbourne Anarchist Zine - Melbourne Black launched

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 02/05/2010 - 5:04pm

A new monthly anarchist zine has been launched - Melbourne Black. The free zine is being published in both paper and online form and is free. It aims to be a voice for promoting anarchist theory and to help make anarchists a strong and vibrant part of the Melbourne left. Printed copies will be available in Melbourne from Barricade/Loophole, MARC, New International, Sticky and elsewhere

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May Day housing action: Melbourne

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 02/05/2010 - 4:42pm

May Day Housing Action

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Melbourne

MayDay 2010 -Aboriginal passports issued to asylum seekers in Melbourne

Submitted by Flowerpower on Sun, 02/05/2010 - 1:59pm

Melbourne action day 2010. All over Melbourne diverse acitons took place on this traditional day of protest. From BBQs, rallies, placing banners to zombie shuffles Melbourne buzzed with activity.

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mayday protests melbourne

WGAR News: Update on Muckaty Station nuclear waste dump (2 May 10)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 02/05/2010 - 10:07am

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

Contents:
- Background
- Report Back
- Videos
- Audio
- Radio
- Photo Exhibition
- News

UPDATE ON MUCKATY STATION NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP:

- Background

Beyond Nuclear Initiative’s weblog:
http://beyondnuclearinitiative.wordpress.com/audio/
http://beyondnuclearinitiative.wordpress.com/video/

WGAR News: Nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory (2 Mar 10)
http://indymedia.org.au/2010/03/02/wgar-news-nuclear-waste-dump-in-the-n...

WGAR News: Muckaty Station Nuclear Waste Dump (20 Mar 10)

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Nuclear dump opposed from Muckaty to Melbourne

Submitted by takver on Fri, 30/04/2010 - 10:55pm

Community opposition to Martin Ferguson's nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station continues to grow. About 40 people convened at short notice outside Martin Ferguson's electoral office on High Street Preston in a colourful protest of speeches, song and street theatre. 'Martin Ferguson' gets 'splashed' with Muckaty nuclear waste in the street theatre performed outside his office.

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ELECTRONIC PICNIC: SWITCH OFF HAZELWOOD BENEFIT

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 30/04/2010 - 7:54pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 08/05/2010 -

1:00pm to 7:00pm

Location:

secret merri creek location: stay tuned for location

completely solar powered pa!

great live acts:

http://www.myspace.com/monkeymarcbeats

http://www.myspace.com/keithparty

http://www.myspace.com/extrasupa

http://www.myspace.com/baaddd

pa info etc is at:

http://publicdisgracepa.wordpress.com/

location will be available on the day
(see the above web address!)

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Melbourne

Rally to Replace Hazelwood with Clean Energy by 2012

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 30/04/2010 - 2:15am

Date and Time:

Thu, 06/05/2010 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

Location:

Steps of Parliament House, Spring St Melbourne

Contact Name:

Replace Hazelwood

Website:

http://www.environmentvictoria.org.au/replacehazelwood

A growing coalition of community groups are working together to campaign for the state and federal governments to commit at the upcoming elections to Replace Hazelwood.

Hazelwood power station is responsible for 15% of Victoria's and 3% of Australia's greenhouse pollution.

We can Replace Hazelwood with clean, safe and reliable energy for the future, but we need your help.

For more details about the Replace Hazelwood campaign check out www.environmentvictoria.org.au/replacehazelwood

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Melbourne