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Melbourne Aboriginal rights events for your diary - 6 events from 13 December 2011

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 11/12/2011 - 11:22am

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Event: Tue 13 December 2011: Upwey, Melbourne, Vic
Belgrave Survival Day film showing:
Murundak: songs of freedom
"Journeys into the heart of Aboriginal protest music
following The Black Arm Band, a gathering of
some of Australia’s finest Indigenous musicians,
as they take to the road with their songs of
resistance and freedom."
Event details: http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/49700
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/belgrave-survival-day-film-showing-%E2%80%9Cmuru...

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Melbourne

Victoria

WGAR News: ABC Video: Kimberley gas hub opponents claim legal victory

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 11/12/2011 - 10:20am

Newsletter date: 11 December 2011

Contents:
* ABC: Kimberley gas hub opponents claim legal victory
* Michael Anderson: Aboriginal sovereignty confirmation expected soon
* Yananymul Mununggurr addressing 'The case against the NT Intervention'
* New Updated Version of Our Generation is out
* Tom McMahon: Govt fails to heed lessons of the Intervention
* What's Working: Language and Wellbeing
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

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Northern Territory Intervention

Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

Michael Anderson - Aboriginal sovereignty confirmation expected soon

Yananymul Mununggurr addressing The case against the NT Intervention

New Updated Version of Our Generation film is out

Tom McMahon - Govt fails to heed lessons of the Intervention

What's Working - Language and Wellbeing

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 15 events from 11 December 2011

Tentmonster parade and march in Melbourne

Submitted by Jack on Sun, 11/12/2011 - 12:19am

Occupy Melbourne held a ‘tentmonster’ parade and marched to the City Square today. Around 70 people gathered in Flagstaff Gardens with many dressed in costumes made of tents at around 1pm. The idea was to highlight the absurdity of recent actions by the Victoria Police Force in stripping protesters who have been wearing tents as clothing. The crowd then marched past the Victoria Police contingent who were sitting on chairs around an official campervan which is now stationed permanently at Flagstaff Gardens.

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Melbourne

Keywords:

occupy melbourne; tentmonsters

Occupy Melbourne's Dare To Share Teddy Bears Protest

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 10/12/2011 - 11:29am

After our weekend picnics were rained out on consecutive weekends Occupy Melbourne's Dare To Share Teddy Bears Protest went off on Friday December 9th without a hitch. About 25 kids, carers and others met up in Treasury Gardens at 10am for a picnic before heading off on a tour of the various bodies involved in cutting $481 million from education spending in the past year. Despite a little interference from Protective Services officers we were able to occupy the lobbies of the Premiers Office, Department of Education and Department of Education (Office of Children and Early Childhood) buildings. At each we engaged in various activities including mic checks linking the big picture (capitalist greed) to the everyday one (cuts to TAFE, VCAL, occasional care, school maintenances, etc), sining the Teddy Bears protest song (lyrics below) and presenting novelty sized Education report cards (small version attached) failing the government for its anti-social behaviour and indicating that it "must do better". A fun time was had by all and we have plans for more kid friendly protests in the near future.

Video: http://youtu.be/80OeJ08Y8v0

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Another absurd and disturbing "tent arrest" but you can join the "tent fightback" on the 10th of December

Submitted by Flowerpower on Fri, 09/12/2011 - 6:59pm

Occupy Melbourne Tent Monster "The Baron" was arrested after midnight on Wednesday night. Once again the absurd yet disturbing nature of State harrassment of this movement was highlighted. Many police clinically and very forcefully tried to remove the tent costume from "The Baron" as he stood his ground in a dignified and non-violent way. He insisted the tent costume was a form of political expression and was in fact a "protest sign". He refused to let it go despite painful force being used against hi. When they were unable to remove it from him they put in the divvy van under arrest whilst the frame was still around him.
Related: The Baron arrested -- Police lash out at Sarah (again) -- 10th Decemebr International Humans right day tent action at OM

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Occupy Melbourne's 1st Annual Tent Monster Fashion Extravaganza

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 08/12/2011 - 11:05pm

Date and Time:

Sat, 10/12/2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

Location:

Flagstaff Gardens

Website:

https://www.facebook.com/events/186382571456444/

Come celebrate the latest trend in fashion at the Fabulicious Tent Monster Fashion Extravaganza in beautiful Flagstaff Gardens this Saturday starting at 1pm. Feel free to come wearing your very own tent designs if you wish or simply show your support.

Occupy Melbourne h...as put out a call for Occupy protesters around the word to wear their tents this Saturday for World Human Rights Day.

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Melbourne

Occupy the Resistance Centre for an end-of-year celebration

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 08/12/2011 - 4:48pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 20/12/2011 -

4:00pm to 10:00pm

Location:

Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT).

Contact Name:

Chris

Contact Phone:

9639 8622

Contact Email:

peterson_err@hotmail.com

Robert Doyle won't be there!

It's been a tumultuous year, from Cairo's Tahrir Square to the global Occupy movement.
Join us to celebrate, relax and prepare for 2012. $12/$7 (includes meal & snacks).
Drinks available.

Organised by Socialist Alliance & Green Left Weekly.

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Melbourne

Camp Anarchy

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 08/12/2011 - 10:31am

Date and Time:

Sat, 09/03/2013 - 10:00am to Mon, 11/03/2013 - 5:00pm

Location:

Camp Eureka, 100 Tarrango Road, Yarra Junction (Mel. Ref: 288 K10)

Website:

http://campanarchy.org/

Where: Camp Anarchy will be held at Camp Eureka (first built by the Eureka Youth League, the Communist Party and trade unions after the Second World War) which is at 100 Tarrango Road, Yarra Junction (Mel. Ref: 288 K10) - about an hour out of Melbourne.

When: 9th-11th March (Labour Day long weekend).

What: there will be stalls, discussions, skillshares, music, food, a kids’ space and much more!

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Melbourne

Occupy Melbourne protestor applies for intervention order against police

Submitted by Flowerpower on Thu, 08/12/2011 - 7:13am

Sarah, the Occupy Melbourne protestor stripped publically of her "tent dress" in Flagstaff Gardens has applied for an intervention order against police. As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald and on Ninemsn Sarah went to the court on December the 7th to make her application.

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Melbourne

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Occupy Melbourne

Occupy Melbourne protestor applies for Intervention order against police

Submitted by Flowerpower on Thu, 08/12/2011 - 7:13am

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Melbourne

Keywords:

Occupy Melbourne