Melbourne

The 1000 Warriors are coming to march to Reclaim, Respect and Protect.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 05/11/2011 - 7:58am
Date and Time: 
Sat, 05/11/2011 -
10:00am to 8:00pm
Location: 
The Fig Tree, top of Gertrude Street (corner of Gertrude and Nicholson Streets Fitzroy)

THE 1000 WARRIORS ARE COMING IN JUST!!!
CALLING ABORIGINAL AND ISLANDER MEN to Reclaim, Respect & Protect.

This Saturday the 5th of November Aboriginal and Islander men will be Marching through the streets of Melbourne in harmony to Reclaim, Respect and Protect.
The purpose of the 1000 Warrior March is:
... · To show solidarity amongst Aboriginal and Islander Men.
· To reinforce our place in family and community.
· To reinforce our culture as a way forward.
· To show we are role models for our families and our young.
· To make a stand for healing our country.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Occupy Melbourne Protest: "Tour the Towers of Power of the Corporate 1%"

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 05/11/2011 - 7:51am
Date and Time: 
Sat, 05/11/2011 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Location: 
City Square cnr Swanston and Collins Streets Melbourne, Australia

**Update--this event is finally back on!**

Everyone knows about the Arts Centre spire and Melbourne's laneways, but did you also know Melbourne is home to some of Australia's biggest corporate one per centers?

Join us on a peaceful 'sight-seeing' march through the CBD visiting the worst offenders. Who's your nomination? Is it a company who attacks their workers, or a company that makes billions by trashing our environment? Or ...a CEO who pays themselves millions while outsourcing your jobs?

Geography: 
Melbourne

Occupy Melbourne: Public Forum "Everyone's Talking About General Strikes"

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 05/11/2011 - 7:47am
Date and Time: 
Fri, 11/11/2011 -
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: 
New International Bookshop, Trades Hall cnr Lygon and Victoria Streets Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Website: 
https://www.facebook.com/update_security_info.php?wizard=1#!/event.php?eid=242979792426405&notif_t=event_invite

Why is Occupy Oakland now the hot topic on the lips of everyone in the global Occupy movement? Two words: General Strike! On 2 November 2011, Occupy Oakland made history by bringing this underutilised form of resistance back into the arsonry of the 99%.

The "general strike" is a concept often evoked during times of social and economic upheaval, however their use is relatively rare--this was the first General Strike in the Unite...d States since 1946!

Geography: 
Melbourne

Statement by Northern Territory elders and community representatives - No more! Enough is enough!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/11/2011 - 7:31pm

Melbourne 4 November, 2011

United First People’s Law men and women who are born leaders representing people of Prescribed Areas in the Northern Territory make this statement. Once again, they have gathered to openly discuss the future of our generation who have been subjugated by the lies and innuendo of the Federal Government, set out in the Stronger Futures document (October 2011).

The Stronger Futures report has created a lot of anger and frustration due to the lack of process and the ignorant way in which the views of the people have been reported. We therefore reject this report.

Geography: 
Perth
Melbourne
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
NT intervention

Citizen Journalism: A Talk by UK Journalist Gari Sullivan

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/11/2011 - 6:28pm
Date and Time: 
Wed, 09/11/2011 -
6:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: 
The New International Bookshop, Basement Floor, Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St, Carlton Vic
Contact Name: 
Sharne
Contact Phone: 
03 9662 3744
Contact Email: 
nibscoordinator@gmail.com
Website: 
facebook.com/event.php?eid=230903233640414

Citizen Journalism: the practice of independent media makers recording and writing from events on the ground, and broadcasting their work through citizen journalism organisations or selling it for use by the mainstream media broadcasters. It is a growing practice by which independent media producers are able to make money from their work (as opposed to freely uploading it for onsale by Google, Youtube and the like), whilst also making a contribution to the availabilty of media that comes from within events and movements.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Occupy Melbourne defying council notice. “Abhorrent” attack says ASU.

Submitted by Jack on Fri, 04/11/2011 - 6:03pm

Protesters who are peacefully assembled at the Treasury Gardens as ‘Occupy Melbourne’ are currently resisting (potentially unlawful) harassment by officers from the City of Melbourne and Victoria Police. The Australian Services Union (servicing Melbourne City Council workers) has called the Council actions “abhorrent”; is not imposing bans but will discuss the matter at its next executive meeting. Protesters earlier today asked people to get to the Treasury Gardens as soon as possible to help them resist this arbitrary abuse of state power.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Promotion: 
Feature
Keywords: 
protest; occupy melbourne together october protest 2011; human rights

Occupy Melbourne Protest: Indigenous Working Group "Evict Robert Doyle"

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/11/2011 - 5:53pm
Date and Time: 
Thu, 17/11/2011 -
12:30pm to 3:00pm
Location: 
City Square (cnr Lonsdale and Collins Streets), marching to Town Hall

Occupy Melbourne's Indigenous Working Group serves an eviction to Melbourne City Council and Lord Mayor Robert Doyle. In response to the violent attack on the democratic right to protest, including the brutal attack on several Indigenous activists, we invite the 99% to join us in this action to defend our human rights and cultural dignity.

Occupy Melbourne Protest: Indigenous Working Group "Evict Robert Doyle"
12.30pm, Thursd...ay, 17 November 2011
City Square (marching over the road to Town Hall)

Geography: 
Melbourne

Occupy Melbourne turning into important test case for freedom of speech and assembly as harrassment continues

Submitted by Flowerpower on Fri, 04/11/2011 - 5:44pm

The Occupy Melbourne Movement is turing into a vital test case for free speech as the Melbourne City Council abuses its bylaws to harrass protestors. This Notice to comply was served on protestors in the Treasury Gardens on November the 4th. Its claims that protest signs are advertising without a permit and that people are breaking the by-law against camping in a public place. People are currently discussing what to do about the notice.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
Occupy Melbourne

Occupy Melbourne back in the Treasury Gardens tonight

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 02/11/2011 - 11:00pm

On November 2nd, after the 12th General Assembly of Occupy Melbourne it continues its travel around the CBD last Saturday to RMIT and then the State Library it is now hopefully settling into to its new home at the Treasury Gardens. Will the State allow its citizens to freely assemble and discuss how to create a fairer, more peacful and sustainable world? Time will tell. The following Facebook message was posted by OM tonight

"The park is safe; the police are being cool. It's going to be a fun night in Treasury Gardens for Occupy Melbourne!"

Geography: 
Melbourne