GLW Calendar, 2010-10, Canberra

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/