Melbourne

An evening with legendary Aboriginal activist Gary Foley

Date and Time: 
Fri, 06/04/2012 -
7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location: 
Melbourne Uni Student Union

As part of Marxism 2012 legendary Aboriginal activist, writer, actor, teacher, raconteur and historian. Gary Foley will spend the evening recounting his life and times.

Gary was centrally involved in the establishment of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in 1972, the land rights campaigns after that and is prominent figure in the history of Aboriginal resistance in Australia.

Buy your tickets at www.marxismconference.org

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MARXISM 2012 presents JOHN PILGER

Date and Time: 
Fri, 06/04/2012 -
2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: 
University of Melbourne Student Union

Marxism 2012 hosts radical journalist, writer and film-maker John Pilger for a fascinating session on the mass media and propaganda.

Visit: www.marxismconference.org to buy tickets

'Like' the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marxism-2012-Revolution-in-the-Air/2297551...

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Workers Solidarity Network - come to our next meeting

Date and Time: 
Tue, 03/04/2012 -
6:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: 
New International Bookshop. Trades Hall Carlton

Workers Solidarity Network (WSN) meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 6.30pm at New International Bookshop.

Workers Solidarity Network believes that we – as workers – have the power to improve our working conditions and bring about positive social change. WSN believes that our country is not a real democracy unless we have democratic workplaces where workers have a say.

WSN believes that the only way to bring about a fairer share of resources in our society in by forming active unions and community organisations to fight for it.

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Vigil Against the Afghanistan War

Date and Time: 
Tue, 03/04/2012 -
4:30pm to 6:30pm
Location: 
Flinders St Station

Thanks all for supporting our regular monthly vigils against the Afghanistan war. This will be our third for the year!

Lets keep the pressure on! Time to bring our troops home and allow Afghans to choose their own future.

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Protest at Future Fund HQ: Stop Investing in Nuclear Arms!

Date and Time: 
Tue, 03/04/2012 -
8:30am to 9:30am
Location: 
120 Collins Street Melbourne, VIC 3000

The Future Fund invests more than $133 million of taxpayers' money in 14 foreign-owned companies that manufacture nuclear weapons for the US, British, French and Indian governments. Join us for a morning protest at their headquarters to let the new chair know that we want them to divest!

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CONFECH representative in Australia

Date and Time: 
Tue, 03/04/2012 -
7:00pm to 9:30pm
Location: 
Trades Hall Basement (corner of Lygon and Victoria Streets in Carlton South)

Welcoming to Australia, Tuesday April 3rd, 7pm Trades Hall Basement (corner of Lygon and Victoria Streets in Carlton South)

Saturday April 7, 2pm, Marxist conference, Melbourne Uni. Melbourne

Wednesday April 11, 6:30pm, LHMU hall, North Melbourne

On Syndey and Brisbane, details soon

More info call 0425 539 149 or write to lasnet@latinlasnet.org

Recaredo Galvez from the Chilean National Students Confederation (CONFECH) and President of the Student Federation of Concepcion (FEC) - Chile.

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Fin Free Ranges Launch And Sharkwater screening.

Date and Time: 
Fri, 13/04/2012 -
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
Belgrave Library
Website: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/378811182152934/

Come One Come all.

To the Launch of Fin Free Ranges and Sharkwater screening.

Join us on Friday the 13th of April to launch Fin Free Ranges a conservation group founded to educate people about the impact of Shark finning on the worlds shark populations.
The launch will consist of a screening of multi award winning documentary “Sharwater” and idea sharing on how to raise awareness and take action for the Sharks. http://www.sharkwater.com/

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This is the biggest untold story of the year

PM's staffer did not act alone: report
Canberra Times
Lisa Martin, AAP
February 1, 2012 .

A federal government source has contradicted Prime Minister Julia Gillard's statement that a former staffer acted alone when he passed on information to a third party that led to a security scare at an Australia Day event, an indigenous newspaper says.

Arms Trade Treaty Film Night

Date and Time: 
Wed, 11/04/2012 -
6:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
Contact Name: 
Katherine Ong
Contact Phone: 
94120737
Contact Email: 
vicintern@amnesty.org.au
Website: 
http://www.amnesty.org.au/vic/event/28110/

On March 23, Amnesty International launched the Arms Trade Treaty Campaign. We need as many people in Australia and worldwide to help secure a strong Arms Trade Treaty with human rights protection at its core at the UN Negotiating Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty in New York this July.

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Stop Aboriginal Deaths in Custody - 2012 Autumn Action

Date and Time: 
Sat, 12/05/2012 -
11:00am to 4:00pm
Location: 
Old GPO, Corner Burke and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne
Contact Name: 
Alison Thorne
Contact Phone: 
(+03) 9388 0062
Contact Email: 
alison.thorne@ozemail.com.au

• 3rd anniversary of the death of Aboriginal transgender woman,
Veronica Baxter (16 March)
• 21st anniversary of the recommendations of the
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (15 April)
• 23rd anniversary NSW Police shooting David Gundy (27 April)

• Stop Aboriginal deaths in custody — implement all 339 recommendations of
the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Implement
transgender sensitive prison policies — let trans people be placed in a jail
of their choosing.

• End privatisation of custodial services — cancel all contracts with G4S,

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