GLW Calendar, 2010-10

Date: Fri 8 Oct, 1:00pm

Kevin Foley's office - State Administration Centre 200 Victoria Square, Adelaide, Australia 08 October · 12:30 - 14:00 rally in protest of the wide sweeping public service cuts that have been announced in the budget. The public sector, the support network of our economy, is now at risk because the state Labor government plans to axe more than 3700 public service jobs. The cuts go much further than the public service, they affect many areas that should not be cut. Year 12 for adults over 21 will no longer be available at adult education campuses, people will be told to go to TAFE instead, however bridging courses are just not the same as year 12. 450 million will be taken out of health, putting an already distressed sector in more trouble. Education and childrens services cut by $145.7 million. At the same time Labor are planning these service cuts, with the media distracted with the budget, Labor and Liberal politicians sneaked in a 15% superannuation rise for themselves in parliament just the other day! The situation is outrageous! The public should not be made to pay for Labor's mismanagement though cuts to our services. more info: http://www.cpsu.asn.au/webnews/2010/100806_wwwdoesntaddup.html

Date: Sat 23 Oct, 12:00pm - Sun 24 Oct, 4:30pm

Put your candidates in the hot seat in the lead up to the local elections! “Hustings” events for the Port Adelaide/Semaphore Wards and Henley/Grange Wards as part of our Local Council Elections. Semaphore & Port Adelaide Sunday 23rd October, Departs 11:30am, At The Dolphin Explorer. Queens Wharf, Commercial Rd & McLaren Parade, Port Adelaide - just to the right of the red lighthouse) Call 0418 832 068 to book. Henley & Grange Sunday 24th October Grange Primary School Hall 4:00 pm, 39A Jetty Street, Grange SA 5022 Amanda on 0422 677 749 or send your queries to marcelconstructions@bigpond.com

Phone: 0422 677 749

Date: Tue 26 Oct, 12:30pm

MARCH AND RALLY – TUESDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2010 TIME: 12.00 noon DATE: TUESDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2010 WHERE: ASSEMBLE VICTORIA SQUARE ADELAIDE AND MARCH TO PARLIAMENT HOUSE Last week's rally at Parliament House was the biggest and most successful so far. The numbers swelled out and across North Terrace and could not be ignored. The strong pressure against the Bill must be maintained and increased. It is critical the under-handed approach in Treasurer Foley's Budget – job cuts which really mean service cuts, cuts to working conditions not by negotiation but by legislation – is stopped. Treasurer Foley is wrong and the staff cuts will mean service cuts and that good faith Enterprise Bargaining must be respected by employers, not overridden by a whim of Government. But, most importantly, come to march and protest on 26 October and bring with you your colleagues, family and friends and your voice. www.cpsu.asn.au

Website: www.cpsu.asn.au

Date: Tue 26 Oct, 11:30pm

Adelaide Launch of OUR GENERATION The groundbreaking new documentary on Aboriginal rights Presented by the filmmakers, with special guests: Rev. Dr. Djiniyini Gondarra OAM & Djanumbe Gurruwiwi (Yolngu elders from NE Arnhem Land), Rosalie Kunoth-Monks OAM (Central Desert elder, star of Jeddah) and former ABC journalist and 60 Minutes reporter Jeff McMullen PLUS live music by secret star guest (TBA) 7pm, Tuesday 26th October 2010 Capri Theatre, 141 Goodwood Rd “This is a very important film that everyone must see… It will change your life.” John Butler

Phone: (+61) 420 400 284

Email: info@ourgeneration.org.au

Website: www.ourgeneration.org.au!

Date: Fri 29 Oct, 12:05am

Socialist Alliance Branch meeting. "The French Revolt" Sat Nov 6, 2pm, Activist Centre, Level 2, 95 Currie St, Adelaide In one week in late October, French workers held 3 national strikes involving 3 - 3.5 million workers in each. Students are occupying high schools and universties, oil depots blockaded, and some industries are on indefinite strike, as the French people resist being made to pay for capitalism's crisis. Come and discuss this exciting development and lessons for the anti-capitalism movements in Adelaide and around the globe Socialist Alliance: People before Profits! Planet before Profits! The Adelaide branch of the Socialist Alliance meets on the first Saturday of the month at 2pm and the third Tuesday of the month at 6.30pm at the Activist Centre, Level 2, 95 Currie St, Adelaide.

Phone: 8231 6982 or 0437 714 786

Email: adelaide@socialist-alliance.org

Website: www.socialist-alliance.org

Date: Sat 30 Oct, 2:30pm

30 October · 14:00 - 16:30 Hindmarsh Sqr, Adelaide Critical Climate - Making business as usual too expensive. Less than 2% of the $6 billion energy & transport subsidies for big business could replace Adelaide Metro’s fare revenue for an entire year. A bit more could start to seriously improve the system. Apart from increasing public transport patronage, free public transport would also reduce the cost of living for the poorest people in our society.The government is already taking their money and giving it to corporations. There's no doubt people would prefer that money was used to pay for public services which could help save the planet. Planet Before Profits! Free, Frequent, Accessible Public Transport Now! www.CriticalClimate.net Link to download PDF's of the leaflets for this rally. One is A4 the other is A6 (4 to an A4 page). http://www.mediafire.com/file/awcjyc8b1r8k7ym/3cent_A4x.pdf http://www.mediafire.com/file/a83sa6y7rt2g2j8/3cent_A6x.pdf

Website: www.CriticalClimate.net

Date: Fri 22 Oct, 5:30pm

The asylum seeker boat Australia didn't rescue 9 years ago sank, drowning hundreds. Has refugees' lot improved? Speaker from Iraqi community, Andrew Bartlett and others. King George Square. Further info: Refugee Action Collective, 3392 3843.

Date: Sat 23 Oct, 2:00pm

The film the ABC withdrew from broadcast, Hope in a Slingshot, a film by Inka Strafrace. An Australian Journeys through the underbelly of the Israeli Occupation. "An important document of Israel’s brutal occupation of Palestine…” Antony Loewenstein $10/7conc CEPU Hall 41 Peel Street, South Brisbane (entry on Merivale St) Drinks and food Available. Presented by Justice for Palestine Brisbane. All proceeds to assist a Brisbane Contingent to attend the BDS National Conference in Melbourne. For more information ph 0401 586 923. Contact Justice for Palestine contact@justiceforpalestinebrisbane.org

Date: Wed 6 Oct, 1:00pm

The Case for Abortion Law Repeal. Forum discussing the need to decriminalise abortion. Speaker: Carole Ford. Wed Oct 6, 12noon, The Boathouse, JCU. Organised by Pro-Choice Cairns.

Date: Mon 11 Oct, 8:58pm

Vigil for Abortion Law Repeal in Queensland. During trial of Cairns couple on anti-abortion charges. Mon Oct 11 and each day until trial completed. 9am daily, Cairns Courthouse, Sheridan Street. Organised by ProChoice Cairns (www.prochoicecairns.com).

Date: Thu 14 Oct, 7:00am

Privatisation: The Fight’s Not Over Yet! Politics in the Pub October 14, 6-7.30pm Green Ant Cantina, Bunda St, Cairns Speakers include: Richie Bates, Rail Tram and Bus Union activist For more information about this Politics in the Pub: phone Jonathan on 0432 384 505.

Date: Tue 5 Oct, 6:00pm - Tue 5 Oct, 7:30pm

At the ACT Conservation Council, 17 Childers St Acton.

Date: Wed 6 Oct, 6:30pm - Wed 6 Oct, 8:30pm

16 Gordon St. Acton

Date: Mon 11 Oct, 5:30pm - Mon 11 Oct, 7:00pm

Room GO52 in the Hayden Allen Building at ANU (Between the tank and the café at top of the ramp).

Date: Mon 11 Oct, 6:30pm - Mon 11 Oct, 8:00pm

Where: Manning Clark Centre, Theatre 6, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia See the online ANU campus map at http://campusmap.anu.edu.au/default.asp [grid reference26a] to find Manning Clark Centre Australia as the world's largest exporter of coal is supplying the world’s coal addiction. Our coal exports are projected to double over the coming decades. Coal mining also conflicts with land uses like conservation and food production, and has large health effects. Hear from this switched on panel and then join the discussion about the expansion of coal in Australia and what strategies we should take to do something about it. The Panel -Jeremy Tager: Greenpeace political advisor -Paola Cassoni: Co-owner of Bimblebox Nature Refuge in Queensland, threatened by Clive Palmer's coal development. -Walter Jehne: from Climate Action Canberra talking on 'Our imperative and options to safely draw down atmospheric CO2 levels and secure our safe climate' Hosted by ANU Environment Collective and Climate Action Canberra. Coin Donation

Email: rebeccahorridge@hotmail.com

Date: Tue 12 Oct, 6:00pm - Tue 12 Oct, 7:30pm

Copland G031, ANU

Date: Tue 12 Oct, 6:30pm - Tue 12 Oct, 9:00pm

Canberra Refugee Support invites you and your friends to a Fabulous Chinese Banquet at the Noble Palace Restaurant, 28 Corinna Street, Phillip (adjacent to Woden Shopping Centre), Tuesday 12 October, 6.30 pm for 7 pm. Cost for dinner is $35 per person. Drinks are available from the bar on a pay-as-you-go basis, or BYO (wine only, $6 corkage). Bookings are essential. Single places or tables of up to 10 are available. All proceeds to Canberra Refugee Support. RSVP (and special dietary requirements) by Saturday 2 October.

Phone: Ben Pynt on 0433 917 870

Email: actrefugee@gmail.com

Date: Mon 18 Oct, 10:00am - Mon 18 Oct, 11:30am

Please join Anti Poverty Week Patron Dr Helen Watchirs and members of the Anti Poverty Week coordination committee at the Launch of Anti-Poverty Week on Monday 18 October, 10 am – 11.30 am, Reception Room, ACT Legislative Assembly. The Launch will explore the experience of living in poverty, particularly the issues faced by individuals and families that interact with the social security system. The event is hosted by Meredith Hunter MLA and sponsored by the YWCA of Canberra and the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS). Please RSVP by Wednesday 13 October on 6175 9900.

Date: Tue 19 Oct, 6:00pm - Tue 19 Oct, 7:30pm

At the ACT Conservation Council, 17 Childers St Acton

Date: Tue 19 Oct, 6:30pm - Tue 19 Oct, 8:30pm

Organised by Amnesty International on the 9th anniversary of the sinking of the SIEV X. Supported by Steve Biddulph.

Date: Wed 20 Oct, 6:45pm - Wed 20 Oct, 8:30pm

A fundraiser for Australians for Justice and Peace in Palestine. Tickets $15. We are showing two films, ‘Palestine Oktoberfest’, Produced and Directed by Canberra’s Lara Van Raay, and ‘Hope in a Slingshot’, Directed by Inka Stafrace. Palestine Oktoberfest is about a Palestinian festival in a Christian town in the West Bank and Hope in a Slingshot is the recording of Inka Stafrace’s visit to the West Bank, also with a historical perspective. They are very different films which complement each other, both made by Australian women film makers. Don’t miss this opportunity! Dendy Cinema

Date: Fri 22 Oct, 7:30pm - Fri 22 Oct, 9:00pm

Balibo - Featuring Anthony LaPaglia Will be playing at the Memorial Hall in Yass at 7:30pm on Friday 22 October. Entry: $20 which includes the film, supper and a Q&A session with East Timor's Gizela de Cavalho - Director of FKSH, a Timorese NGO which supports womens' development projects. In attendance will also be the East Timorese Ambassador to Australia.

Phone: Kate Vale 0409 806 420

Date: Sat 23 Oct, 1:00pm - Sat 23 Oct, 3:00pm

Rally to protest the inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and also remember the anniversary of the SIEV X. Organised by the Refugee Action Committee.

Date: Mon 25 Oct, 6:30pm - Mon 25 Oct, 8:00pm

The ground breaking new documentary on Aboriginal rights. Presented by the filmmakers with indigenous elders from Arnhem Land, John Altman (ANU) and Jeff McMullen (former ABC journalist), plus live music by Archie Roach. Tickets: $25 or $15 concession. James O'Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia. E-mail tickets@ourgeneration.org.au to reserve tickets

Website: Our Generation

Date: Sat 30 Oct, 12:00pm - Sat 30 Oct, 5:00pm

SpringOut Fairday is the largest and highest profile LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community event in Canberra. It is an inclusive event that celebrates the diversity, colour and vibrancy of Canberra.

Website: www.westlundhouse.org.au/fairday/

Date: Fri 8 Oct, 7:00pm - Sat 9 Oct, 7:00pm

Environment Film Festival 7 pm 8th Oct "FOOD Inc" 4 pm 9th Oct "End of the Line" 7 pm 9th Oct "The Yes Men Fix the World" Films shown on the big screen at 225 Murray St. Hobart 03 6234 6397 $12/$8 conc per film or $25/$15 conc. for a festival pass cheap dinner available both nights.

Date: Wed 13 Oct, 6:00pm

Public Forum with special guests: Robyn Francis, permaculture designer; Wayne Wadsworth, convenor, Northern Rivers Greens; Geoff Reid, SCU Environment Collective; Nick Sudakoff, Socialist Alliance Agriculture Spokesperson The Zest Room, SCU Uni Bar.

Phone: 0439660148

Date: Sat 2 Oct, 12:00am

10am - 5pm (registration from 9:30am) AMWU offices, 251 Queensberry St, Carlton South Registration $15/10 (full day); $7/3 (half day). P 9639 8622 E melbourne@socialist-alliance.org

Phone: 9639 8622

Email: melbourne@socialist-alliance.org

Website: Socialist Alliance Melbourne

Date: Mon 4 Oct, 6:30pm

Maryella Hatfield is a lecturer in the School of Communication Arts at the University of Western Sydney. Her documentary "The Future Makers" tells the story of key Australians leading the way on the world stage in renewable energy, particularly solar thermal projects. It also focuses on cutting edge photovoltaics research in Australia, with reference to Zhengrong Shi's massive SunTech PV business in China and his continuing connections with UNSW researchers. The documentary was funded by The NSW Film and Television Office and the Discovery Channel. Event location: Fritz Leowe Theatre (entry via level 2) McCoy Building University of Melbourne Cnr Elgin & Swanston Streets, Carlton Entry: Gold coin donation

Date: Thu 7 Oct, 11:52pm

Rally and March 2pm, Sunday, 7 November State Library, corner Swanston and Latrobe Streets, Melbourne

Phone: 0402 262 753

Email: refugeeadvocacynetwork@gmail.com

Website: Refugee Action Collective

Date: Fri 8 Oct, 12:00am - Sat 9 Oct, 12:00am

Featuring guest speakers from: Bolivia — Alina Sullcani, leader of the Indigenous and Rural Women Federation of Bolivia; El Salvador — Dr Guillermo Mata Bennett, FMLN representative in the lower house; Venezuela — Angel Navas, Electrical Workers Federation; Uruguay — Washington Belleti, Movement for Land Against Poverty. Victoria Trades Hall, Carlton. Ph 0421 957 341 or 0425 182 994 or email < laf.victoria@gmail.com>.

Date: Sat 9 Oct, 12:00pm

Keep abortion legal in Victoria! Drop the Cairns abortion charges! Parliament House, Spring St, City. Organised by Radical Women. For more info ph 9388 0062.

Phone: 9388 0062

Email: radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au

Website: Radical Women

Date: Sat 9 Oct, 12:30pm

Protest & die-in: Stop the war in Afghanistan! Bring the troops home! 12.30pm. Flinders St Station steps 1pm Bourke St Mall, near GPO 1.30pm State Library Lawns, cnr La Trobe and Swanston Sts 1.40pm SPEAKERS AT STATE LIBRARY What: Do not gather in groups. At the exact time when a siren sounds, fall to the ground as if dead. After 2 minutes, go to the next place. After the final die-in, you can resurrect to listen to the speakers.

Phone: 0431 519 577

Email: melb.anti.war@gmail.com

Date: Sun 10 Oct, 11:00am

A day of community protest against Australia’s dirtiest coal-fired power station. Speakers, music, etc. 11am. Hazelwood power station: meet at cnr Brodribb & Nadenbouschs Rds, Morwell

Phone: 0402 337 077

Email: switchoffhazelwood.org@gmail.com

Website: Switch off Hazelwood

Date: Sun 10 Oct, 6:00pm

The present situation of the Tamils in Sri Lanka. MUA hall, 46-54 Ireland St, West Melbourne. Presented by Free Tamil Eelam.

Phone: 0430 411 469

Date: Tue 12 Oct, 6:00pm - Tue 12 Oct, 8:00pm

Politics in the pub Elections 2010: Shaking up Australian politics 6pm (for 6.30pm start). Queensberry Hotel, 593 Swanston St, Carlton. Speakers: * Dean Mighell (state secretary, ETU) * Brian Walters (Greens candidate for Melbourne) * Steven Jolly (Socialist Party candidate for Richmond); * Margarita Windisch (former Socialist Alliance federal election candidate) Organised by Socialist Alliance. For more info ph 9639 8622.

Phone: 9639 8622

Website: Socialist Alliance

Date: Wed 13 Oct, 6:30pm

By Roger Clark, professor at Rutgers Law School, USA of Stephen Zunes & Jacob Mundy, (University of Syracuse Press) - a major new book on Africa's East Timor. Entrance $5 ($2concession). All welcome ­ bring your friends! New International Bookshop, Victorian Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St, Carlton.

Date: Wed 13 Oct, 7:00pm

After enduring for over 50 years the Cuban Revolution is today squaring up to perhaps its greatest challenge. Facing severe economic problems, it is embarking on a major turn in order to survive. This seminar will look at Cuba's situation and the measures that its leadership is projecting. Speaker: Dave Holmes. 7pm (cheap meal 6.30pm). Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT). For more info ph 9639 8622.

Phone: 9639 8622

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Website: Socialist Alliance

Date: Thu 14 Oct, 6:30pm

Speakers: Les Twentyman (20th Man Fund), Stephanie Mendis (Hotham Mission Asylum Seekers Project); Council of Single Mothers & Their Children. 6.30pm. Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton. Presented by City Is Ours.

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Website: City Is Ours

Date: Wed 27 Oct, 7:00pm

Speakers: Brian Walters, civil libertarian, Greens candidate for Melbourne David Nichols, lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne Debbie Brennan, Melbourne Organiser, Radical Women Meghan Fitzgerald, solicitor, Fitzroy Legal Service Sharon Firebrace, Yorta Yorta woman and activist Trevor Dobbyn, Victorian Branch Secretary, Rail Tram and Bus Union Brunswick Town Hall, 233 Sydney Road, Brunswick Supported by Australian Sex Party, Campaign for Women’s Reproductive Rights, Freedom Socialist Party, Green Left Weekly, Indigenous Social Justice Association – Melbourne, Moreland Greens, Radical Women and Socialist Alliance. Public space versus Market place: A community forum to keep speech free

Phone: 9388-0062

Email: markriley@netspace.net.au

Date: Fri 29 Oct, 12:00am - Sun 31 Oct, 12:00am

Activist conference in support of Palestine. Oct 29-31. Melbourne. Endorsed by the Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions. Visit <www.australianbdscampaign.wordpress.com>.

Date: Sat 30 Oct, 5:30pm

Jobs with Justice! National day of action. 1pm. State Library, Swanston St, City.

Phone: 0401 414 967 or 0404 728 104

Website: Melbourne Anti-Intervention Collective

Date: Sat 30 Oct, 6:30pm

Perfomers include Fear of a Brown Planet, Rafeef Ziadah, the Phil Monsour band and more. Middle Eastern food available. .Proceeds will support the BDS campaign. Sat Oct 30, 6.30pm. $25/$20. MUA Hall, 54 Ireland St, West Melbourne. Ph 0439 454 375.

Date: Thu 7 Oct, 8:30pm - Thu 7 Oct, 11:59pm

The masters of salsa are back by popular demand. Supported by local band GRCO. Lass O'Gowrie Hotel, 14 Railway Street, Wickham. Thursday, Oct 7, 8.00 for 8.30 pm. No cover charge. Sponsored by the CFMEU, supported in Newcastle by Green Left Weekly. Enquiries:

Phone: Zane on 0401 466 831

Date: Wed 13 Oct, 6:00pm - Wed 13 Oct, 9:00pm

Special guest Chris Graham, former editor of the National Indigenous Times. Organised by the NUSA Environment Collective

Phone: 0401 466 831

Date: Thu 21 Oct, 6:30pm - Thu 21 Oct, 8:30pm

Preselection for local candidate for NSW state election. 472 Hunter Street, Newcastle.

Phone: 49265328

Date: Tue 26 Oct, 9:00pm

Screening of "The Tree". Special Fundraising Presentation for Parks & Playgrounds Movement Inc Greater Union, King St – Newcastle All tickets $25 at door

Phone: 0425 313 309

Website: Parks and Playgrounds Movement.

Date: Wed 27 Oct, 7:00pm - Wed 27 Oct, 9:00pm

Come together to remember those who drowned en route to Australia on the SIEVX ship, 8 years ago this week, and those who still risk their lives and freedom every day to seek asylum in Australia

Phone: 0406296141

Email: niko@idl.com.au

Website: Refugee Action Network Newcastle (RANN)

Date: Thu 28 Oct, 5:00pm - Thu 28 Oct, 6:30pm

Newcastle Trades Hall Meeting 406 King Street, Newcastle. Prior to the 5pm meeting Unions NSW has organised a planning meeting from 3pm-5pm

Date: Fri 29 Oct, 6:30pm - Fri 29 Oct, 8:30pm

Meet at Nobbys Beach car park at 630 for a 7pm march. March via round-a-bout near the train stations and then entertainment and speakers at the Tram Shreds. Organised by Newcastle University Students' Association.

Phone: 0432626981

Website: Reclaim the Night Australia

Date: Fri 1 Oct, 6:00pm

Perth Activist Centre, 15/5 Aberdeen St, East Perth.

Phone: Ph Alex 9218 9608, 0413 976 638

Email: perth@socialist-alliance.org

Website: Socialist Alliance

Date: Sat 2 Oct, 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: Mon 4 Oct, 9:30pm

Monthly meeting. Perth Activist Centre, 15/5 Aberdeen St, East Perth (next to McIver station). Vinnie: 0419 812 872 Elizabeth: 0421 113 443

Phone: Vinnie 0419 812 872, Elizabeth 0421 113 443

Email: acfsperth@gmail.com

Website: ACFS Perth

Date: Wed 6 Oct, 6:00pm

Participants include: Julian Burnside (barrister), Andrew Bartlett (former senator) & Mary Anne Kenny (WA Law Reform Commissioner). Lotteries House, 2 Delhi St, West Perth. <b>MORE INFO:</b> You are invited to participate in a round table discussion with advocates and experts on refugee issues taking place on Wednesday 6 October at 6pm at Lotteries House, 2 Delhi St, West Perth. Prominent barrister Julian Burnside, former Senator Andrew Bartlett and WA Law Reform Commissioner Mary Anne Kenny will be kicking off a discussion about the obstacles and opportunities in WA to: - effectively campaign for change in federal policy and laws in the new political context; - change public attitudes; - support people in detention; and, - cope with the rapidly expanding number of detention centres in WA.

Date: Fri 8 Oct, 11:00am

Annual John Pat Memorial Day to mark 27 years since the death of John Pat. Guest speakers. Fremantle Prison, The Terrace, Fremantle.

Phone: 0415 074 602

Website: Deaths in Custody Watch Committee

Date: Fri 8 Oct, 8:30pm

Speak-out in solidarity with Cairns couple charged under Qld anti-abortion laws. Demand drop the charges! Repeal anti-abortion laws in every state! For free, safe, accessible abortion on demand! Murray St mall (William St end), Perth CBD. MORE INFO This action is linked to the national day of action (NDA) to support the Cairns couple charged under Queensland's outdated criminal laws. A growing list of organisations is supporting the NDA. (See the list at http://www.prochoiceactionqld.org/?page_id=416). Events are being planned in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, with a vigil in Cairns from October 11 for the duration of the trial. Details at http://www.prochoiceactionqld.org/?page_id=409. The demands of the speakout mirror the national demands, and include a call for repealing the anti-abortion laws in all states – reflecting that abortion is still a criminal offence in some states, and that even where it has been decriminalised it is subjected to regulations that restrict women’s access, and which in general still make it illegal for a woman to attempt to take or do anything herself to abort a pregnancy. See http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/45479 to get involved in helping to organise the action.

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

Email: iwdperth2010@gmail.com

Date: Sat 9 Oct, 12:00pm

Anti-war rally. Speakers include: Jo Vallentine (peace activist), Scott Ludlam (Greens senator), Alex Bainbridge (Socialist Alliance). Outside Wesley Church, cnr William & Hay Sts, Perth. Supported by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Refugee Rights Action Network, Women in Black & Socialist Alliance (further endorsements sought).

Phone: Ph Alex 0413 976 638, Felicity 0413 495 242.

Email: alexb@greenleft.org.au

Date: Sun 10 Oct, 2:00pm

Launch of a multifaceted campaign against new coal developments in WA. Perth Cultural Centre (near PICA), James Street Mall, Northbridge. Organised by Safe Climate Perth. This event is part of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.350.org/perth">350.org international day of action</a>.

Phone: Ph Kamala 0417 319 662

Email: info@safeclimate.org.au

Website: Safe Climate Perth

Date: Thu 14 Oct, 6:00pm

Speakers: Carolyn Smith (LHMU), Katherine Edyvane (ACFS), Mark Hayward (CPA). Carlton Hotel, 248 Hay St, East Perth.

Phone: 0419 812 872

Email: perth@cpa.org.au

Date: Thu 21 Oct, 5:30pm

Anna Baltzer is an award-winning lecturer & granddaughter of Holocaust refugees speaking about the non-violence movement for justice in Palestine. Austen Lecture Theatre, Arts Faculty (next to Reid Library), University of WA. Entry by donation. Organised by Friends of Palestine.

Phone: 0449 028 894

Email: FriendsOfPalestineWA@gmail.com

Website: Friends of Palestine WA

Date: Thu 21 Oct, 7:00pm

Guest speaker: Mariann Lloyd-Smith. Conference Rm, Lotteries House, 2 Delhi St, West Perth. Entry by gold coin.

Phone: Jane Bremmer 6278 1447

Date: Sat 23 Oct, 12:30pm

Rally to: close all detention centres; no offshore processing; no deportations. Department of Immigration and Citizenship office, Wellington Central, 836 Wellington St, West Perth. March to city. Organised by Refugee Rights Action Network.

Phone: 0417 9094 329

Website: Refugee Rights Action Network

Date: Sun 24 Oct, 2:00pm

Socialist Ideas Seminar with q&a by Barry Healy & Elliot Herrington. Perth Activist Centre, 15 / 5 Aberdeen St, East Perth (next to McIver station). Free entry. <b>MORE INFO:</b> The Global Financial Crisis feels like it came out of thin air. The mainstream media talk of it as an aberration in the normal operations of capitalism. Politicians talk about “the recovery” as though the worst is already behind us. Is any of that true? What if the GFC is just the latest in a series of bigger or smaller shocks that have dogged capitalism from its outset because there are inherent faults in the way the system operates? What if “the recovery” is as phoney as the weapons of mass destruction that justified the invasion of Iraq? The crisis has not hit Australia as hard as other countries – will that last? To get to grips with these issues we need to take a long view of history and examine capitalism from its birth to what could be its death agony.

Phone: Ph Alex 9218 9608, 0413 976 638

Email: perth@socialist-alliance.org

Website: Perth Socialist Alliance

Date: Mon 25 Oct, 6:30pm - Mon 25 Oct, 8:00pm

Community Forum with Patrick McGorry. Winthrop Hall, University of WA. Organised by Centre for Advocacy, Support and Education (CASE) for Refugees & Coalition for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees. $20. <strong>MORE INFO:</strong> Australian of the Year - Patrick McGorry will be the guest speaker at this year’s community forum – organized by CASE and CARAD. Our forum this year features guest speaker Victorian Psychiatrist Professor Patrick McGorry AO. After being awarded the 2010 Australian of the Year Professor McGorry called for a radical change in the mental health services in Australia. He also spoke out about the treatment of asylum seekers and the link between mental illness and detention centres. With Labor now forming a minority government the next Out of The Dark Community Forum is well timed to draw out the important issues facing refugees and their treatment in Australia. Professor McGorry together with a panel of experts and refugee advocates will open the debate about refugee issues in our community. The forum will be chaired by eminent West Australian Janet Holmes à Court AC. More information on the web www.caseforrefugees.org.au or www.carad.org.au Tickets @ $20 are now available from www.bocs.com.au or at CASE on 922 77 311. Winthrop Hall, UWA Monday 25th Oct 6.30-8.00pm.

Phone: 9227 7311

Website: CASE for Refugees

Date: Thu 28 Oct, 6:30pm

Public forum with Kathy Watson (Nygina & Jabirr descendant), Steve McCartney (WA State Secretary AMWU), Kamala Emanuel (Socialist Alliance), Brooke Anderton (Marine Scientist), Lara Menkens (The Aboriginal Party, former ALS Lawyer), Kimberley Land Council representative (invited). MUA Hall, 2-4 Kwong Alley, North Fremantle. Organised by Fremantle Socialist Alliance & The Aboriginal Party. Entry by donation. <strong>MORE INFO:</strong> On September 2 Premier Colin Barnett announced that the government will forcibly acquire land at James Price Point, 60km north of Broome. Barnett wants to help Woodside Petroleum speed ahead with a multi-billion dollar LNG processing facility. Yet again the WA government is trampling on Aboriginal rights to help a multi-national company make a huge profit. Come hear about the key issues relating to this project: environmental, legal, the rights of Aboriginal people, trade union & Aboriginal alliances.

Phone: Ph Annolies 9433 6946 or Glenn 0432 479 132.

Email: fremantle@socialist-alliance.org

Website: WA Socialist Alliance

Date: Fri 29 Oct, 7:00pm

March against violence against women. Meet outside State Library, Perth Cultural Centre, march to Empyrean Function Centre, 14 Lake St, Northbridge. Organised by ROAR Feminist Collective as a women's only event.

Email: roarwomen@hotmail.com

Website: Facebook event

Date: Sat 30 Oct, 3:00pm

Speakers: Charlie Fox (UWA historian), Andrew Hayward (CPA), Dave Fox (CPA). Maritime Union Hall, 2-4 Kwong Alley, North Fremantle. Organised by the Communist Party of Australia.

Phone: 0421 982 719 or 0419 812 872

Email: cpaperth@gmail.com

Date: Sat 2 Oct, 2:00pm

John Lennon captured the imagination of millions when he sang "Imagine there's no countries, nothing to kill or die for". Decades on, borders, racism, the refugee situation and immigration are intertwined as the first world rapidly raises fortresses to deny access from the poor south - including from people fleeing wars and dictatorships backed by the first world. The next installment in Socialist Alliance and Resistance's regular fortnightly socialist ideas discussions will look at the root causes behind the issues, and how we can challenge the injustices. Resistance Centre, 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale

Phone: 9690 1977 or Fred 0412 556 527

Email: fred.fuentes@gmail.com

Website: http://www.socialist-alliance.org

Date: Fri 8 Oct, 5:30pm

After nine years of slaughter, we demand: Welcome Afghan refugees; Reparations for the Afghan people; Stop threatening Iran. Speakers include Lee Rhiannon (NSW Greens senator); Habiba Roshan (Afghan community); Jim Casey (FBEU); Phil Glendenning (Edmund Rice Centre). Organised by Stop the War Collective

Phone: Pip 0412 139 968 or Adnrew 0409 959 014

Website: www.stopwarcoalition.org

Date: Fri 8 Oct, 6:30pm

Friday October 8, 6.30pm. CFMEU, Level 2. 10 Railway Street, Lidcombe Special guests - JJ Son con Idalbelis from Santiago de Cuba As well as the farewell CFMEU Officer, Rita Mallia, will report on her recent two week visit to Colombia. Rita was a guest of Sinaltrainal, the food manufacturing union that represents workers employed by multinationals, such as Coca Cola, Kraft and Unilever. In addition to visiting picket lines and trade unions across Colombia, Rita visited imprisoned trade unionists and filmmaker Liliana Obando. Liliana has now been in jail for nearly two years unconvicted of any crime. Entrance - $5.00. Dinner on sale. All proceeds for human rights in Colombia

Date: Sat 9 Oct, 12:00pm

National day of action in solidarity with the Cairns couple and all Qld women. A young Qld couple goes to trial on Oct 12 charged under archaic abortion laws that should not exist - abortion is not a crime. Organised by Womens Abortion Action Campaign and supported by a wide range of women's, community, union and political groups.

Phone: Marg 0407 665 857

Email: contact_waac@yahoo.com.au

Website: WAAC

Date: Sun 10 Oct, 9:00am - Sun 10 Oct, 3:00pm

Second hand books and books for social change, novels, fiction and non-fiction + much more, at very cheap prices (most books $2 and under!) Addison Rd Community Markets - opposite Sidetrack Theatre. 142 Addison Rd Marrickville.

Phone: 9690 1977 or Paul 0410 629 088

Email: paulb@greenleft.org.au

Date: Tue 12 Oct, 6:30pm

Special meeting that will make plans for the Alliance's work in a range of campaigns, for the NSW election, and for building the reach of the Socialist Alliance. The meeting will also preselect for the seat of Marrickville in the March 2011 NSW Election, and elect an coordinating committee. All SA members and supporters welcome! Dinner from 6pm, meeting from 6:30pm. Resistance Centre, 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale.

Phone: 9690 1977 or Fred 0412 556 527

Email: paulb@greenleft.org.au

Website: http://www.socialist-alliance.org/sydney/

Date: Sat 16 Oct, 9:00am - Sun 17 Oct, 5:00pm

Featuring guest speakers from: Bolivia - Alina Canaviri Sullcani Leader of the Indigenous and Rural Women Federation of Bolivia “Bartolina Sisa” & Morale´s MAS; El Salvador- Dr. Guillermo Mata Bennett (FMLN representative to the Lower House); Venezuela - Angel Navas (Electrical Workers Federation FETRAELEC); Uruguay - Washington Belleti (Movement for Land and against Poverty). NSW Teachers Federation, 23-33 Mary St, Surry Hills. Organised by the Latin America Social Forum.

Phone: 0413 310 452

Email: lasfsydney@gmail.com

Date: Sun 17 Oct, 12:00am

Our art can change the world! Calling for all artists and activists to make submissions for a radical art exhibition and competition. The theme of the exhibition is ‘another world is possible , but we must fight for it’. There is $3500 in prize money to be won. Sun Oct 17. Addison Road Community Centre, Marrickville. Supported by GLW’s Cultural Dissent, Music Feeds, Art Resistance & Kinetic Energy Theatre Company. Visit <www.LiveRedArtAwards.net>.

Date: Sun 17 Oct, 12:30pm - Sun 17 Oct, 8:30pm

The Live Red Art Awards and Festival is a new arts project that seeks to promote and recognize art that investigates a radical social and political perspective. The LRAA promises to be a fearless, inspiring convergence of all those who are interested in the collision of social change and jaw-dropping art. A prize of $3000 (with a people’s choice award of $500) will be awarded to an individual artist or group of artists whose work of art best reflects the motto: “Another world is possible, but we must fight for it”. Entries are open to artists across Australia. A condition of entry is that, regardless of the type of art entered, it must be protest art. It must also be able to be performed, installed or mounted by the entrants at the festival itself — hence the concept of “live red art”. The exhibition/festival will feature art as diverse as: - visual art - performance art - time-based art - photomedia - street art - textiles - theatre There'll also be a zine fair and live music. All the artworks will explore how we can live together in a new way; have the potential of having a mass impact; and aim to inspire social change and raise political awareness. LRAA presents a unique opportunity for local artists and cultural activists who recognise the connection between art, culture, social life and political change. Entries are open now until September 1 - go to the website for more info on how to submit an artwork.

Phone: 0449 866 119

Email: liveredartawards@gmail.com

Website: Live Red Art Awards

Date: Tue 19 Oct, 6:30pm

Free Public Lecture from Anna Baltzer, author of 'Witness in Palestine: A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories', activist for Palestinian rights, granddaughter of Holocaust refugees. She has been a volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service in the West Bank and supported Palestinian-led nonviolent resistance to the Occupation. Among many public appearances she has featured most recently on the Jon Stewart Daily Show alongside Palestinian presidential candidate and nonviolence leader Dr. Mustafa Barghouti. In 2009, Baltzer received the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee's prestigious Annual Rachel Corrie Peace & Justice Award. Central Lecture Block Theatre 8, The University of New South Wales, Kensington.

Email: p.slezak@unsw.edu.au

Date: Sat 23 Oct, 1:00pm

To coincide with the 9 year anniversary of the the SIEV-X tragedy in which 353 refugees drowned, and the ongoing injustices faced by refugees. Close the detention centres; no offshore processing; no deportations. Protest @ Sydney Town Hall. Speakers include Lee Rhiannon (NSW Greens); Phil Glendenning (Edmund Rice Centre) + Afghan refugee speaker + more. Organised by Refugee Action Coalition.

Phone: Ian 0417 275 713 or Diane 0413 003 148

Website: RAC Sydney

Date: Sat 23 Oct, 6:00pm - Sat 23 Oct, 8:45pm

Plunder: The crime of our times is a hard hitting investigative film by former CCN producer Danny Schechter, who predicted the global financial crisis in his previous film. Here the "News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was built on the biggest white-collar crime in history. PLUS short film Shock Doctrine, in which Naomi Klein and Alfonso Cuaron combine to reveal how capitalism has consistently been forced upon disaster shocked people. Donation entry $10waged/$6conc. Cheap dinner avail from 6pm, films start 6:30pm Resistance Centre, 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale

Phone: 9690 1977 or Paul 0410 629 088

Email: paulb@greenleft.org.au

Website: www.greenleft.org.au

Date: Wed 27 Oct, 1:00pm

Directed by the mysterious "Banksy", Exit Through the Gift Shop is a brilliant examination of the underground street art culture, and an intriguing look at commercialisation of art. The multi-layered film is humorous art itself, poking fun at the "trendiness" of street art, the millionaires who want to purchase it, and revealing the contradictions of the art form. Free film screening as part of the Resistance Club AGM Isabel Fidler Room, Manning House, Sydney Uni (next to Manning Bar)

Phone: Aaron 0434 540 903

Email: roden.a.j@gmail.com

Date: Thu 28 Oct, 6:00pm

Speakers include Hadi Zaher, Afghan refugee & anti-war campaigner; Helen Patterson, activist in Stop the War & Socialist Alliance. \After nine years of war and occupation tens of thousands of Afghan civilians are dead and more than 2000 US-led troops – including 21 Australians – have been killed. Billions of dollars are being spent while the world slides into economic crisis. Bipartisan support from the ALP and the Coalition has meant there has been no real debate on Australia's role. Supporters of the war insist the war is necessary to fight terrorism and bring democracy to Afghanistan. Yet a clear majority (61% according to Essential Poll) is opposed to Australian involvement. Newly elected independent MP, Andrew Wilkie argues “there can be no hope of enduring peace until foreign troops are withdrawn.” Organised by Socialist Alliance & Green Left Weekly Resistance Centre, 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale (cnr Blackfriars). Dinner from 6pm, meeting 6:30pm.

Phone: Ph Pip 9690 1977 or 0412 139 968

Email: piph@greenleft.org.au

Website: http://www.socialist-alliance.org/sydney/

Date: Fri 29 Oct, 12:01pm

Featuring Mark Fordham, Former CDEP co-ordinator Ampilatwatja community. Rally demands: guarantee the 500 treatened Shire jobs; End compulsory income management; End forcing Aboriginal people to work for the Basics Card; Massive investment in job creation & services in all Aboriginal communities. Sydney Town Hall. Organised by Stop the intervention Collective Sydney

Phone: Jean 0449 646 593

Website: www.stoptheintervention.org

Date: Sat 30 Oct, 2:00pm - Sat 30 Oct, 4:00pm

While forces from Fred Nile through to some on the Left call for "banning the burqa" for supposed liberation, just how emancipated are 21st century Australian women? Women do most of the unpaid work in the home; earn just 66% of the male wage; lack affordable child care; 1-in-4 suffer domestic violence; abortion remains illegal in most states; and problems such as poverty disproportionately effect women. On top of and reinforcing this, a massive industry of sexist media and advertising turns women into nothing more than commodities. A new aspect of this is "raunch culture", which promotes itself as liberating women's sexuality. Come to a discussion on women in 21st century Australia, from the burqa hysteria to raunch culture, and how we need to confront sexism as part of the struggle for a better world. The latest in a regular series of Socialist Ideas discussions hosted by Socialist Alliance and Resistance. All welcome! Resistance Centre, 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale

Phone: 9690 1977 or Fred 0412 556 527

Email: fred.fuentes@gmail.com

Website: http://www.socialist-alliance.org/sydney/

Date: Sat 30 Oct, 7:00pm

Latin American musicians, DJs, dancers and food! Special appearance by Danny Sanchez, Reggaeton: Pocho Man, Jorge Martinez, DJ Gato Felix. Salsa, Samba, Cumbia, Merengue, Reggaeton! Tickets $15 or $10 conc (children under 10 free). Organised by the Latin American Social Forum. The Great Hall, Addison Rd Community Centre, Addison Rd, Marrickville.

Phone: Victor-Hugo 0425 324 621 or John 0413 310 452

Email: lasfsydney@gmail.com

Date: Sun 31 Oct, 5:30pm

With Pedro Monzon Barata (New Cuban Ambassador to Australia); Reinaldo Garcia Perera (New Cuban Consul General to Australia); JJ Son (touring Cuban Salsa Band). Tickets $25 ($50 solidarity). Upstaris at the Cyprus Club, 58 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore

Phone: Nick 0414 691 732

Email: secretary@sydney-acfs.org

Date: Fri 8 Oct, 7:00pm - Fri 8 Oct, 9:00pm

Thirroul Railway Institute Hall, Railway Parade Thirroul (At the southern end of platform 1) Entry by donation (recommended $5 conc / $8 full). Ph Will 0425 329 963 'On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece "Roger & Me," Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans. But this time the culprit is much bigger than General Motors, and the crime scene is far wider than Flint, Michigan' To see a preview visit: http://www.michaelmoore.com/books-films/capitalism-love-story

Phone: 0425329963

Email: bendigo1977@yahoo.com.au

Date: Wed 13 Oct, 7:00pm - Wed 13 Oct, 9:00pm

Illawarra Activist Centre. 17/157 Crown St, Wollongong. The corporate media in Australia is incredibly influential and ownership is highly concentrated in the hands of a couple of families. It has daily newspapers, TV channels, radio stations etc in every major city and many towns in Australia. How do we combat the media's lies and distortions? Can we develop a media outlet independent from the corporate elite? How can we improve assets such as Green Left Weekly, Links, our websites etc and increase their reach? Please come along to this meeting and share your views and ideas. Guest speakers include Jay Fletcher & Ash Pemberton, Green Left Weekly journalists based in Wollongong. Phone Will 0425 329 963 for more information or visit http://www.socialist-alliance.org/illawarra/

Phone: 42262010

Email: bendigo1977@yahoo.com.au

Website: Socialist Alliance Illawarra

Date: Wed 20 Oct, 6:00pm - Wed 20 Oct, 8:00pm

This meeting is being organized by the South Coast Labour Council following a unanimous resolution of the Executive to play a more active role in the facilitation of the political development of activists and members of our movement more broadly in the region.

Phone: 0242292888

Email: arorris@sclc.com.au

Website: South Coast Labour Council

Date: Thu 21 Oct, 7:00pm - Thu 21 Oct, 9:00pm

Uni of Wollongong, rm 20.3 Launch of Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) Stationary Energy Plan - Australia 100% renewables by 2020. Organised by Wollongong Climate Action Network

Phone: 0416232349

Website: Wollongong Climate Action Network

Date: Wed 27 Oct, 7:00pm - Wed 27 Oct, 9:00pm

Aboriginal Cultural Centre, 22 Kenny Street Wollongong This project started out in June 2007, in response to the Howard Government’s controversial ‘Emergency Intervention’ into Aboriginal communities in Australia’s remote Northern Territory. All in the name of ‘protecting children’, the Intervention took away all existing Aboriginal land rights, suspended the Racial Discrimination Act and placed over 70 communities under compulsory government control. Subsequent government measures have had little to do with directly improving the wellbeing of children, but instead have disempowered traditional owners, opened up access to valuable Aboriginal land, and sought to forcibly assimilate Aboriginal culture. No Aboriginal people living in these communities have had any say in these decisions being made about their lives, their lands and their future. And mainstream media has ignored their voices, and their plight. In February 2008, the Labor government made a much-publicised National Apology for previous injustices wrought upon the Australia’s First Peoples. Since then, however, it has continued to undermine their human and cultural rights; in particular their rights to have proper access to basic services, to maintain their own languages, to be involved in the decisions that affect them, and to remain living on their ancestral homelands. On 13th March 2009, the United Nations Committee on Human Rights declared that Australian Government policy was in breach of international law. Following such international shame, the Australian Government quickly endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, only to continue to breach many of its articles in subsequent policies. The film has developed into a powerful journey into Australia’s indigenous relations, from colonisation until the present day. It looks at Australia’s ongoing policies of paternalism and assimilation, explains the real issues underlying Indigenous disadvantage in this “lucky” country, and upholds the right of First Australians to dignity, culture and empowerment in their own country. Featuring the voices of youth, men, women and elders from remote communities in the Northern Territory, Aboriginal leaders and personalities from across the country, as well as academics, lawyers and international activists, the film opens the way for dialogue on how Australia can move forward with genuine respect and partnership with its First Peoples. Into a future where solutions come from working together, rather than being dictated from Parliament thousands of kilometres away. A movement is building across the country to stand up for what is right for the oldest living culture on Earth. This film is at the heart of that movement.

Phone: 0425329963

Website: Our Generation