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WGAR News: Tracker's Brian Johnston: Reality in APY Lands different from media agenda campaigns

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 09/10/2011 - 12:01pm

Newsletter date: 9 October 2011

Contents:
* Tracker's Brian Johnston: Reality in APY Lands is different from the media agenda driven campaigns
* APY Council general manager calls for full community consultation about their needs
* Head of Amnesty says govt's "top-down externally driven" efforts widen the gap
* Media re Barbara Shaw's Sydney speaking tour - 3-9 Oct 2011
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 25 events from 9 October 2011
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles

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Northern Territory Intervention

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 25 events from 9 October 2011

APY Council general manager calls for full community consultation

Amnesty says govt's top-down externally driven efforts widen the gap

Media re Barbara Shaw's Sydney speaking tour Oct 2011

Earth relay action on climate change entertains Sydney Road motorists

Submitted by takver on Sun, 09/10/2011 - 12:24am

Motorists, pedestrians and tram passengers were entertained by environmentalists from Climate Action Moreland during Saturday mid morning shopping traffic snarl on Sydney Road, Brunswick. Wielding a huge blow up planet earth, the activists asked motorist to honk for climate action, cyclists to ring their bell, and pedestrians to sign a petition against the proposed HRL coal fired power station. See Images on Flickr

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Book group: Leon Trotsky’s Permanent Revolution

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 06/10/2011 - 5:14pm

Date and Time:

Mon, 12/12/2011 -

6:30pm to 9:00pm

Location:

Solidarity Salon 580 Sydney Road Brunswick

Contact Name:

Freedom Socialist Party

Contact Phone:

03 9388 - 0062

Contact Email:

freedom.socialist.party@ozemail.com.au

Website:

www.socialism.com/melbourne

How do we change the world? For anyone searching for an answer, this discussion circle is a must! Discover the essential writings on workers’ power, internationalism and social transformation by Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky. Participate in a lively exploration of the relevance of these ideas to global rebellion today. A new re-issue of the book is available for purchase for $24 from Solidarity Salon.

Dinner served at 6:30 pm for an $8 donation.

Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick.

Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party, www.socialism.com/melbourne

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Melbourne

Book group: Leon Trotsky’s Permanent Revolution

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 06/10/2011 - 5:00pm

Date and Time:

Mon, 28/11/2011 -

6:30pm to 9:00pm

Location:

Solidarity Salon 580 Sydney Road Brunswick

Contact Name:

Freedom Socialist Party

Contact Phone:

03 9388 - 0062

Contact Email:

freedom.socialist.party@ozemail.com.au

Website:

www.socialism.com/melbourne

Dinner served at 6:30 pm for an $8 donation.

Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick.

Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party, www.socialism.com/melbourne

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Melbourne

Book group: Leon Trotsky’s Permanent Revolution

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 06/10/2011 - 4:37pm

Date and Time:

Mon, 14/11/2011 -

6:30pm to 9:00pm

Location:

Solidarity Salon 580 Sydney Road Brunswick

Contact Name:

Freedom Socialist Party

Contact Phone:

03 9388 - 0062

Contact Email:

freedom.socialist.party@ozemail.com.au

Website:

www.socialism.com/melbourne

Dinner served at 6:30 pm for an $8 donation.

Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick.

Sponsored by the Freedom Socialist Party, www.socialism.com/melbourne

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Melbourne

[WGAR-news] Public forum launching a national campaign calling for a moratorium on income management

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 06/10/2011 - 6:16am

Newsletter date: 6 October 2011

Contents:
* Sydney public forum launching a national campaign calling for a Moratorium on Income Management - 6 October 2011
* Alice Springs public forum: No Income Management - Women demand a Moratorium on Income Management - 13 October 2011
* Media Release by Aboriginal activist and trained lawyer Michael Anderson
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other articles
* Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 26 events from 6 October 2011

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Northern Territory Intervention

Sydney public forum launching a national campaign calling for a Moratorium on Income Management - 6 October 2011

Alice Springs public forum: No Income Management - Women demand a Moratorium on Income Management - 13 October 2011

Media Release by Aboriginal activist and trained lawyer Michael Anderson - 2 October 2011

Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia - 26 events from 6 October 2011

Working4Peace: A PBI Information Night

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 04/10/2011 - 5:59pm

Date and Time:

Thu, 13/10/2011 -

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location:

Travellers Bookstore 294 Smith Street · Collingwood, Australia

Contact Name:

Ellen Roberts

Contact Phone:

9016 3769

Contact Email:

coordinator@pbi-australia.org

Website:

www.pbi-australia.org

An Information evening for people interesting in finding out more about the work of Peace Brigades International in Nepal, Mexico, Colombia or Guatemala - at the Traveller's Bookstore in Collingwood.

The evening is a detailed introduction to PBI's unique role in protecting human rights with videos, presentations and discussions about PBI's work facilitating peace-building initiatives and providing protective accompaniment for human rights defenders, organisations and communities threatened by political violence.

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Melbourne

Rally Against War and Waste

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 03/10/2011 - 5:02pm

Date and Time:

Fri, 07/10/2011 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Location:

City Square- Corner Swanston and Collins Streets

Join the rally against war and waste on the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan.
5pm Friday October 7th,City Square (Corner Collins and Swanston Streets)- Music, speakers and more!

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Melbourne

Callout to defend abortion rights - Parliament House, 8 October 2011

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 02/10/2011 - 5:58pm

Ever since abortion was decriminalised in Victoria, in 2008, there has been a determined push by the anti-choice faction to reverse this long-overdue reform, with Right to Life leading the way. In addition, harassment at the East Melbourne Fertility Control Clinic has continued on a daily basis, and monthly assemblies by the so-called Helpers of God's Precious Infants are kept at a distance from the clinic by pro-choice supporters led by the Campaign for Women's Reproductive Rights.

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Melbourne

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right to life

pro-choice

East Melbourne Fertility Control Clinic

Steve Rogers

Campaign for Women's Reproductive Rights

legal abortion

Rally for renewable energy, jobs and regional communities - Melbourne 29 September 2011

Submitted by peter on Sun, 02/10/2011 - 4:35pm

There were protests on Thursday 29 September in Melbourne,Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo at the Baillieu government's policies on renewable energy development in Victoria, with the slashing of the solar feed tariff and prohibitive restrictions on the location of new wind farms.

'The laws give landholders the right to veto any wind development within 2 km of a dwelling and ban them completely within 5km from regional cities. Other whole regions like the Macedon Ranges are excluded from any wind farm developments.

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