GLW Calendar, 2010-09, Perth And Fremantle

Date: Sun 5 Sep, 12:00pm

Help build a grassroots campaign against the new coal-fired power stations proposed by the Barnett government. Lotteries House, City West, 2 Delhi St, West Perth.

Phone: Kamala 0417 319 662, Peter 0438 940 386

Email: info@safeclimate.org.au

Website: Safe Climate Perth

Date: Mon 6 Sep, 6:30pm

Reportback from "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/45229">compassion caravan</a>" and campaign for refugee rights today. Speakers include: Ian Rintoul (Refugee Action Collective Sydney), Clare Middlemas, Nadar, Kimba Wilde. Ethnic Communities Council of WA, 20 View St, North Perth WA 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start.

Website: Refugee Rights Action Network

Date: Tue 7 Sep, 6:30pm

Fortnightly campaign meeting. Cityplace Community Centre, (next to Angus & Robertson, above Perth train station).

Date: Wed 8 Sep, 6:00pm

Suraya Pakzad will speak about her ongoing work with Afghanistan's most disadvantaged women in villages, prison and shelters. Ms Pakza also raises questions about how the international community can engage on a more equitable and effective level with the people of Afghanistan. Subiaco Arts Centre in The Gallery, 180 Hammersly Rd, Subiaco. Entry by donation. Organised by Amnesty Subiaco Group.

Email: waaia@amnesty.org.au

Website: Amnesty International

Date: Thu 9 Sep, 6:30pm

Perth Activist Centre, 15/5 Aberdeen St, East Perth (next to McIver station)

Phone: Alex 9218 9608, 0413 976 638

Email: perth@socialist-alliance.org

Website: Perth Socialist Alliance

Date: Thu 9 Sep, 6:30pm

Politics in the Pub. Guest Speakers: Alison Xamon, Greens MLC; Sanna Andrew, Fremantle Socialist Alliance; Vinnie Molina, Communist Party of Australia. Carlton Hotel, 248 Hay St, Perth. Organised by the Communist Party of Australia. <strong>MORE INFO:</strong> 6:00pm music (TBC) Drinks and nibbles 6:30pm Welcome 6:40pm Alison Xamon, Greens MLC 6:50pm Sanna Andrew, SA 7:00pm Vinnie Molina, CPA 7-7:30pm Discussion 7:30pm Announcements 7:40pm End formal proceedings 7:40-8:00pm Informal discussion & Drinks and nibbles

Phone: Vinnie 0419 812 872

Date: Thu 9 Sep, 6:30pm

Renowned Afghan human rights activist Suraya Pakzad in conversation with SBS Dateline reporter Sophie McNeill. Curtin University, Kent St, Bentley. Entry by donation <strong>MORE INFO:</strong> Daily reports from Afghanistan focus on the climbing death toll of NATO forces and the deteriorating security situation, but what is the reality on the ground for the people of Afghanistan nearly nine years after the overthrow of the Taliban? Thanks to support from Amnesty International Australia, Suraya Pakzad is flying directly from her work with remote Afghan women to speak to Australian audiences about the conflict that has driven so many from their homes. Named among Time Magazine's ‘100 most influential people of 2009,’ Ms Pakzad will speak about her ongoing work with Afghanistan's most disadvantaged women in villages, prisons and shelters. Young women continue to be jailed for adultery if they complain to the authorities of being raped. She will talk about the extraordinary obstacles she faces on a daily basis and how the position of Afghan women has not significantly progressed since foreign intervention. Ms Pakzad also raises questions about how the international community can engage on a more equitable and effective level with the people of Afghanistan.

Email: waaia@amnesty.org.au

Website: Amnesty International

Date: Sun 12 Sep, 12:30pm

The Cuban Five are five Cuban men serving four life sentences and 75 years collectively in US prisons, after being wrongly convicted in the US federal court in Miami in 2001. This peaceful protest rally will be held at the Wesley Church, corner William & Hay Sts, Perth. Organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society More info on ACFS website.

Phone: Vinnie: 0419 812 872, Elizabeth: 0421 113 443

Email: acfsperth@gmail.com

Website: Australia Cuba Friendship Society

Date: Sun 12 Sep, 3:30pm

View the documentary by Inka Stafrace that the ABC withdrew from broadcast. "Judge for yourself" An Australian's journey through the underbelly of Israel's occupation of Palestine FTI Film and Television Institute, 92 Adelaide St, Fremantle. "an important document of Israel's brutal occupation of Palestine..." Antony Loewenstein

Phone: 0449 028 894

Email: friendsofpalestinewa@gmail.com

Website: Friends of Palestine WA

Date: Wed 15 Sep, 7:30pm

UWA Tavern, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley

Website: Facebook event

Date: Sat 18 Sep, 2:00pm

Meeting to discuss next steps in campaign against new coal-fired power stations in WA. City Farm, 1 City Farm Place, East Perth (next to Claisebrook station).

Phone: Ph Kamala 0417 319 662

Email: info@safeclimate.org.au

Website: Safe Climate Perth

Date: Sun 19 Sep, 12:00pm

This seminar is for activists and for people who want to make the world a better place. It will introduce some of the basic ideas of socialism and Marxism in an accessible way and discuss their relevance and feasibility in today's world. Presented by: Tarryn Lawton, Alex Bainbridge & Sanna Andrew. Perth Activist Centre, 15/5 Aberdeen St, East Perth (next to McIver station) Free entry. Brunch available.

Phone: Ph Alex 9218 9608, 0413 976 638

Email: perth@socialist-alliance.org

Website: Perth Socialist Alliance

Date: Sun 19 Sep, 3:00pm

This Bush Dance will launch and raise funds for the "Putting it back, together" campaign which aims to increase native tree planting in the WA wheatbelt. Music from The Pioneers (Liz and Dave Rivett). Tickets: $30 single, $50 couple, $60 family.

Phone: Cliff Morris 0429 373 352

Date: Sun 19 Sep, 3:00pm

Information session for people interested in the brigade to Cuba (Dec 2010 - Jan 2011). Activist Centre 15/5 Aberdeen Street, East Perth (next to McIver station).

Phone: 0419 812 872

Email: bowgadabird1@hotmail.com

Website: Australia Cuba Friendship Society

Date: Mon 20 Sep, 6:30pm

Help plan the refugee rights rally for Oct 23. Hellenic Club, 75 Stirling St, Northbridge.

Website: Refugee Rights Action Network

Date: Tue 21 Sep, 6:30pm

Fortnightly planning meeting. Cityplace Community Centre, (next to Angus & Robertson, above Perth train station).

Phone: 0449 028 894

Email: FriendsOfPalestineWA@gmail.com

Website: Friends of Palestine

Date: Wed 22 Sep, 10:00am

Protest outside hearing of the Parliamentary Committee Hearing on the Transportation of Detained Persons Inquiry calling on the government to: a) Return the sole responsibility for the management and delivery of all custodial transport to the Department of Corrective Services b) Immediately terminate the contract between the Department of Corrective Services and G4S for the transportation of detained persons c) End to the privatisation of prisons and custodial services. 18- 32 Parliament Place, West Perth

Phone: 0415 074 602

Email: newbone@bigpond.com

Website: Deaths in Custody Watch Committee

Date: Fri 24 Sep, 6:30pm

A new film by Oliver Stone. Windsor Cinema, 98 Stirling Highway, Nedlands Pre-purchase tickets essential $15 or $20 solidarity Ph 9218 9608, 0413 976 638 (fundraiser for Green Left Weekly)

Phone: Alex 9218 9608, 0413 976 638

Email: perth@greenleft.org.au

Website: GLW Wall Street screening

Date: Mon 27 Sep, 6:30pm

Discussion and analysis from Alice Springs-based Aboriginal Rights activists. Earthwise, 315 Bagot Drive, Subiaco. <b>MORE INFO:</b> The Northern Territory Intervention, the NT government’s policy of withdrawing resources from Aboriginal homelands and bans on education in Aboriginal languages all form part of a savage assimilation agenda in the NT. Racist legislation is fueling apartheid style conditions in urban centres like Alice Springs. An explosion in uranium exploration and the push for an NT nuclear waste dump are also increasing pressure on communities. These attacks are being met with strong resistance from a growing protest movement. And in the recent federal election, anti-Intervention Greens candidates outpolled both Labor and Liberal across Central Australia. Come along, participate in discussion and hear analysis and updates from Aboriginal rights activists based in Alice Springs.

Phone: Nat 0429900774 or Della Rae 043867847

Date: Wed 29 Sep, 7:30pm

Help organise the speakout in solidarity with the Cairns couple charged under Queensland's anti-abortion laws. Perth Activist Centre, 15/5 Aberdeen St (formerly Short St), East Perth (next to McIver train station). This ad hoc group has come together to organise an action as part of the national day of action in solidarity with the Cairns couple. Come along if you're interested in helping out. See http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/45477 for info about the action.

Phone: Clare 0421113343, Elizabeth 0421113343, or Kamala 0417 319662

Email: iwdperth2010@gmail.com