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"I'll Be There - Songs and Stories of Solidarity" perofrmed by The Victorian Trade Union Choir

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 17/09/2014 - 12:29pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 04/10/2014 -

7:00pm to 8:30pm

Location:

East Melbourne Unitarian Peace Memorial Church, 110 Grey St East Melbourne.

Contact Name:

La Mama

Contact Phone:

03 9347 6142

Website:

http://lamama.com.au/winter-2014/ill-be-there/

‘I’ll Be There!’ is an inspiring music theatre show featuring songs and stories of solidarity that
people really connect with. It was created, produced and performed by the Victorian Trade Union
Choir in collaboration with award winning playwright Rebecca Lister and our musical director
Michael Roper and has had sold out seasons at Trades Hall in 2012 and at La Mama in 2013.
A quote from an audience member: ‘I liked the way the history of the choir and union movement
were woven into the personal stories. And the humour! And the balance between text and song. I

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Millions of children instructed in Nazi eugenics techniques, from the Royal Society for Arts

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 16/09/2014 - 7:06am

The ‘Opening Minds’ Science curriculum (established by the Royal Society for the Arts) is clearly instructing children in eugenics techniques. The Royal Society for the Arts has as president the Princess Royal (who has taken over from Prince Philip) and patron the queen.

Eugenics is about selective human breeding, and includes measuring and assessing human beings and placing them in a hierarchy of ‘good’ and ‘not so good’(these words good/not so good are used in the school curriculum). In Nazi Germany this led to the extermination of millions considered ‘undesirable’.

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The People's Climate March

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 09/09/2014 - 8:59pm

Date and Time:

Sun, 21/09/2014 - 11:00am

Location:

State Library of Victoria 328 Swanston St Melbourne, 3000, Australia

Website:

http://act.350.org/event/peoples_climate/7675

Around the world, people concerned about the future of our climate are gearing up for the biggest climate march in history this September 21st.

From New York to Berlin to Melbourne, people are joining together to tell world leaders that enough is enough: we need ambitious action on climate now!
Sign up to be part of this huge event: http://act.350.org/event/peoples_climate/7675

The marches will coincide with a summit of world leaders meeting to talk about climate change.

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Amnesty International Melbourne #StopTorture Trivia Night

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 07/09/2014 - 9:57pm

Date and Time:

Mon, 22/09/2014 -

6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:

Loop Bar, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne

Contact Name:

Charlotte Turner

Contact Phone:

0437976569

Contact Email:

amnestygetactive@gmail.com

Website:

https://www.facebook.com/events/294898264051553/

Following our successful Trivia Night in April, the Melbourne Network are again gearing up to test you in all things general knowledge! This time, the night will have a distinct skew towards torture, coinciding with Amnesty International Australia's week of action to #StopTorture.

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“Sharing Our Heritage” - UN International Peace Day

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 03/09/2014 - 8:20pm

Date and Time:

Sun, 21/09/2014 - 10:00pm to Mon, 22/09/2014 - 1:00am

Location:

Melbourne Unitarian Peace Memorial Church 110 Grey Street, East Melbourne

Contact Name:

Jessiee Kaur Singh

Contact Phone:

SMS: 0411 300 655

Contact Email:

Jessieeks@hotmail.com

Website:

http://commonaustralia.com/COMMON/Welcome.html

UN International Peace Day
Sunday 21st September 2014
“Sharing Our Heritage”

Every religion, faith & belief has had an impact in history. Through the lessons
of the past, we can acknowledge and move forward. Especially at this time, we
must learn about each other. In Taiwan there is a Museum of World Religions.
Could a Museum of World Religions, faiths and beliefs play a
role in Australian society?

Representatives from the various museums in Melbourne including Jewish,
Islamic, Indian, Unitarian and Aboriginal communities will be talking about their

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Rathdowne Place Aged Care. Be aware.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 01/09/2014 - 1:48am

Rathdowne Place Aged Care. Be aware.

Rathdown Place Aged Care is owned by Australian Unity, (as is the ‘Better at Home’ agency, whose staff they employ). Australian Unity: chairman Glenn Barnes, FRSA, Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (commonly known as ‘The Royal Society of Arts’).

Pay particular attention to ‘The Royal Society of Arts’.

The Royal Society of Arts:
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Society_of_Arts
History

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Socialist Alliance Victorian conference: Building the fighting alternative

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 27/08/2014 - 4:55pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 06/09/2014 -

12:30pm to 5:00pm

Location:

Electrical Trades Union, 200 Arden St, North Melbourne.

Contact Name:

Sue

Contact Phone:

9639 8622

Contact Email:

peterson_err@hotmail.com

Website:

https://www.facebook.com/events/287261501480933/?ref=22&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Green_Left_Weekly_Activist_Calen

Socialist Alliance Victorian conference: Building the fighting alternative

Saturday, September 6, 12.30-5pm. Also launch of Socialist Alliance Victorian election campaign. Panels on: Fighting back against Napthine and Abbott; Campaigning against the East-West Link. Workshops on the housing crisis, the Victorian police state, the fight against coal seam gas. $10/$5.
For more info ph 9639 8622. Facebook event

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Why is Begging Illegal in Victoria?

Submitted by 2060 on Sun, 24/08/2014 - 2:47pm

The Victorian police have started “cracking down’ on homeless people who beg for change on Melbourne streets

It’s claimed that the police have even “confiscated” the money given to beggars.

Why on earth is it ILLEGAL to ask people for money on the street in Victoria?

A charity group says they have witnessed police taking begging cups from destitute people who are sleeping rough.

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Day of Action: Give the World Congress of Families the welcome they deserve!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 22/08/2014 - 5:40pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 30/08/2014 -

8:00am to 5:00pm

Location:

To be announced: The World Congress of Families is hunting around for a location to escape the protest. Stay in touch with the Facebook event for updated information: https://www.facebook.com/events/730623416997693/

Contact Name:

Debbie Brennan

Contact Phone:

0425 733 256

Contact Email:

CTBBTFR@gmail.com

This international far-right group is holding its 7th summit in Glen Iris, Melbourne on August 30: http://www.endeavourforum.org.au/newsletter/153/wcf-melbourne.html. Organisers are the Endeavour Forum and Knights of the Southern Cross, whose missions are openly misogynist, homophobic and transphobic. Victoria’s rightwing Attorney-General, Robert Clark, will welcome this gathering.

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Melbourne activists lock down Israeli arms factory

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 17/08/2014 - 5:37pm

By Nik

The Melbourne Palestine Action Group, a group consisting of activists from Whistle Blowers Australian Citizens Alliance and Renegade Activists, locked down Elbit Systems in the suburb of Port Melbourne and occupied the building’s roof covering it with a banner that reads “Elbit drones killing kids in #Gaza #BDS. Inspired by a similar action that took place in England last week, Melbournians in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza erected a replica of Israel’s apartheid wall locking the gates of Elbit Systems in the city of Port Melbourne.

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