GLW Calendar, 2012-05

Date: Wed 2 May, 5:30pm

Deaths in Custody Watch Group meeting. Wed 2 May, 5.30pm, Link Up, 1/18 Scott Street. Ph 4041 7403

Date: Mon 7 May, 10:00am

May Day march. Speakers and festival follow. Monday May 7, 10am, Esplanade opposite hospital.

Date: Wed 23 May, 6:00pm

Where to Now after a Labor Thrashing. Politics in the Pub. Wed 23 May, 6pm, Green Ant Cantina, Bunda St. Ph 0437 790 306 for more information.

Date: Fri 25 May, 6:00pm

Vote Yes for Aborigines: DVD showing. 45-year anniversary of the Aboriginal citizenship referendum. Fri 25 May, 6pm, Munganbana Aboriginal Art Gallery, 3/2 Aplin St. Refreshments provided. RSVP 0407 128 199 Norman

Date: Wed 30 May, 6:00pm - Wed 30 May, 8:30pm

The Federal Government plans to build a nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory at Muckaty, 120kms north of Tennant Creek. Come along and hear from an expert panel about the potential impacts on the Territory and why it is not yet a done deal. Speakers include: Muckaty traditional owners; Thomas Mayor, Maritime Union of Australia; Mathew Gardiner, United Voice; Dr Jim Green, EnergyScience Coalition; Lizzie O'Shea & Maurice Blackburn, Social Justice Practice. Crowne Plaza Hotel Darwin, Mitchell Street, Darwin RSVP by May 28 (08) 8981 1984.

Date: Thu 24 May, 12:30pm

Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:30pm The Baillieu government has cut TAFE to its core in the process removing access to working Victorians to more than 50 courses in the Ballarat region alone. These cuts are not isolated across the state rural community's face a shortage of opportunities for vocational education. Lets join together on the 24th of May and send a loud message to this government that TAFE is important and that it needs to be funded appropriately. University Of Ballarat (SMB Campus), BALLARAT

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Sat 12 May, 10:00am

Lismore - Riverside Park THE FIGHT OF OUR LIVES… FOR OUR LIVES RALLY – Riverside Park Lismore Walk through Lismore CBD together against coal seam gas mining Followed by 'Rock the Gate' from 12:00 noon until 4:00pm Featuring OKA, DUBMARINE and the ROUND MOUNTAIN GIRLS, fresh from Blues Fest!! PLUS loads more!! Inspiring speakers, yummy food, awesome music - Keep Saturday 12th May free peeps!! It's going to be ENORMOUS!!!

Website: CSG Free Northern Rivers

Date: Tue 1 May, 9:00am

19 pro-Palestine activists on trial for civil disobedience. Stop Bailleau's criminalisation of dissent. Outside Magistrates Court, 233 William St, City. Organised by Students for Palestine.

Date: Tue 1 May, 5:30pm

March in solidarity with workers in struggle everywhere. State Library, cnr La Trobe & Swanston Sts, City. Organised by Australia Asia Worker Links.

Date: Tue 1 May, 5:30pm

This website has been an important resource for activists in Victoria for the past six years. Thanks to funding from the Victoria Law Foundation, Fitzroy Legal Service, the contribution of legal workers, activists, and writers, and the support of the RMIT Human Right Education Unit we are proud to be launching a new, up-to-date and more comprehensive site. Please join us to celebrate. Speakers: Rob Stary, Tasneem Chopra, Gary Foley, and Occupy Melbourne. Debate: 'Activism Doesn’t Pay' facilitated by Sebastian Prowse, featuring Cam Walker (Friends of the Earth), Lizzie O’Shea (Maurice Blackburn) & Julia Dehm. Entertainment: Izzy (Combat Wombat), Oud performance by Fadil, and spoken word artist Sista Zai. RMIT University, Building 56, Level 4, Room 81 (enter via Queensberry Street), City.

Date: Tue 1 May, 6:00pm

Come to the launch of a postcard campaign to tell the ACTU that insecure work is an important factor contributing to unequal pay. Get behind the call for the ACTU Congress to kick off a campaign for secure jobs that mobilises rank-and-file workers and builds a mass movement in workplaces and puts feet on the street. Ever been a casual worker, paid peanuts and treated like crap? The ACTU is currently heading a campaign against the epidemic of insecure work and we're hosting our own campaign in support. 6pm. The Elms Family Hotel, 269 Spring St, City. Presented by Pay Justice Action.

Date: Tue 1 May, 6:00pm

The first film that has been made using aerial-only footage. The film marks artist-activist Yann Arthus-Bertrand's feature film directorial debut and is a call to environmental action. 6pm. Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, City. Entry by donation. Ross House's The Big Picture series screens on the first Tuesday of each month

Date: Tue 1 May, 7:00pm

Democritus Workers League, 538 High St, Northcote. Organised by Melbourne May Day Committee.

Phone: 9349 4411

Date: Wed 2 May, 2:00pm

Speaker: Malak Amidan will tell the story of the Western Sahara conflict and the situation of human rights in her homeland. She will share her experiences of life in the occupied areas of Western Sahara where her people have been living in unbearable conditions for 37 years trapped in the territories occupied by Morocco where they suffer human rights abuses. Malak Amidan is a Saharawi human rights activist and trade unionist. She lives in the occupied zones of Western Sahara. Room E405, Level 4, Building E, Footscray Park Campus, Victoria University. Presented by Victoria University School of Social Sciences & Psychology. Please RSVP by Friday, April 27 via email or phone.

Phone: 9919 2685

Email: Amanda.Rea@vu.edu.au

Date: Wed 2 May, 6:00pm

Discussion with local and international activists involved in current airline disputes. Who flies the planes? Who loads the food onto aircraft? Who does the maintenance? Where are we weakest? Where are we strongest? What's the best strategy? Where should we apply pressure? Evatt Room, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South. Presented by Australia Asia Worker Links.

Date: Wed 2 May, 7:00pm

Emergency community meeting. Join community leaders, transport experts and Adam Bandt MP to find out what we can do to protect our community from the Baillieu government’s plan to drive an East-West tollway through our community. 7pm. Dan O'Connell Hotel, 225 Canning St, Carlton.

Date: Thu 3 May, 5:00pm

5pm. Opposite Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South.

Date: Thu 3 May, 6:00pm

New Ballroom, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South. Organised by Melbourne May Day Committee.

Phone: 9349 4411

Date: Thu 3 May, 6:00pm

Experienced social and environmental activist, prominent activism educator and writer Aidan Ricketts will be the Wilderness Society Victoria's special. He will be launching his new book: The Activists' Handbook. He will also speak about his work on the cutting edge 'CSG-free Northern Rivers' campaign. For more information about Aiden's work or to get yourself a copy of The Activists' Handbook in advance visit Activists' Handbook. Please RSVP to Pia by April 30. The Loft, Level 2, Kindness House, 288 Brunswick St Fitzroy. For disability access ph Pia for entry on 0412 739 201. All welcome.

Phone: 0412 739 201

Email: pia.pb@wilderness.org.au

Date: Fri 4 May, 12:00pm - Fri 4 May, 10:00pm

Every Friday Occupy Melbourne is reclaiming City Square for the people so we can rebuild our spirit of community, show people we're still here, still keen and that we can change the world. Join us for peaceful public assembly and political discussion. City Square, cnr Collins & Swanston Sts, City.

Website: Occupy Melbourne

Date: Sat 5 May, 10:00am

The rally will focus on link between climate change and more extreme fire weather days. This will be one of many events across the globe focusing public attentionon the many impacts that climate change is already having on people, animals and ecosystems as part of the 350.0rg Climate Impacts global day of action. BYO climate change=bushfires placards. Ranges Community Health Centre, 1624 Burwood Highway, Belgrave.

Phone: 5968 2824

Email: pcook@wildcoast.net.au

Date: Sat 5 May, 11:00am

'You can't haz our weekend.' Some of Australia's biggest in the banking sector are scheming against our weekend. They're lobbying to get rid of penalty pay rates on Saturdays and Sundays by proposing we define weekend hours as ordinary business hours. This will allow them to get away with paying weekend workers no compensation for giving up time that everyone else is enjoying to relax and unwind. Join Workers Solidarity Network in telling the fat cat bankers 'You Can't Haz Our Weekend', by joining a protest at 11am outside the Commonwealth Bank on the corner of Bourke & Elizabeth Sts, City.

Website: Workers Solidarity Network

Date: Sat 5 May, 8:30pm

LIP is an independent magazine for young women that aims to provide intelligent, thoughtful content for our equally intelligent and thoughtful readers. You may not find crass sex advice and body-shaming fashion pages here, but you will discover wonderful new female artists and musicians, a fresh outlook on feminism, and enough sass to shock the fainthearted. John Curtin Hotel, near cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South. Entry plus mag $15, entry alone $10. All proceeds go to keeping LIP in print.

Website: LIP Mag

Date: Sun 6 May, 10:15am

Celebrate May Day with Socialist Alliance. Join us for a May Day warm-up: brunch, music, speakers & toast. Brunch from 10:15am, speakers & toast 10.45am. Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT). Speakers: Malak Amidane, trade unionist from El Aaiun, Western Sahara will talk about the unfair treatment of Saharawi workers at the Bou Craa phosphate mine as well as the harsh punishment for Saharawi protesting for the right to self-determination; others TBA. Following the toast, we will join the official May Day march which starts at 1pm from Trades Hall.

Phone: 9639 8622 or 0413 377 978

Date: Sun 6 May, 10:15am

Celebrate May Day with Socialist Alliance. Join us for a May Day warm-up: brunch, music, speakers & toast. Brunch from 10:15am, speakers & toast 10.45am. Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT). Speakers: Malak Amidane, trade unionist from El Aaiun, Western Sahara will talk about the unfair treatment of Saharawi workers at the Bou Craa phosphate mine as well as the harsh punishment for Saharawi protesting for the right to self-determination; others TBA. Following the toast, we will join the official May Day march which starts at 1pm from Trades Hall.

Phone: 9639 8622 or 0413 377 978

Date: Sun 6 May, 1:00pm

Assemble Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South. March followed by speakers & concert. Organised by Melbourne May Day Committee. For more info ph 9349 4411.

Date: Tue 8 May, 4:30pm

Is Australia withdrawing from the Afghanistan war? It seems clear that our military involvement is looking at continuing for quite some time yet. So let's keep the message strong: Stop the war. When we mean withdraw, we really mean withdraw. Parliament Station, Spring Street, City.

Date: Tue 8 May, 6:30pm

Author and historian Richard Trembath is co-author of Witnesses to War, a book on the history of Australian war journalism. The dinner will be as usual at La Notte, 140 Lygon St, Carlton (near Queensberry St). $30 fixed price for a tasty and substantial meal, student members subsidised $15. RSVP to Carole.

Phone: 9023 1948

Email: secretary@mapw.org.au

Date: Wed 9 May, 7:30pm - Sun 13 May, 7:30pm

Until Sunday, May 13 A Western commercial aircraft, passengers and crew are captured during Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. A nightmarish journey begins, an exploration of how terror impacts the lives of civilians when governments betray them for the purposes of war. Wed & Sun: 6:30pm; Thu, Fri, Sat: 7:30pm; Matinees: Wed 1pm (May 2 & 9) & Thu 11am (Apr 26, May 3 & 10). La Mama Courthouse, 349 Drummond Street, Carlton. $25/$15

Website: La Mama

Date: Wed 9 May, 8:45pm - Sat 19 May, 8:45pm

Until Saturday, May 19 Inspired by the Arab Spring & the Egyptian Revolution. A drama written and directed by Mohammed Hashem who has spent over two years in Egypt working as a journalist on television and radio and has just returned with his show Teach me to Cry, an absurd play about insanity, loneliness, guilt and of course failure. 8:45pm. The Owl & the Pussycat, 34 Swan St, Richmond. $15.

Website: Owl and Cat

Date: Thu 10 May, 12:30pm

Thursday, May 10, 12:30pm. 1 Treasury Place, City. Baileau's $300 million cuts to TAFE threaten thousands of TAFE jobs, the life chances of thousands of Victorians & the viability of the public provision of TAFE in Victoria. We must send the message that the government has no mandate to dismantle TAFE. We need as many concerned Victorians as possible to attend this rally: students, colleagues, friends & community members.

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Thu 10 May, 6:00pm

Zero Carbon Moreland's May pub night will look at the key messages from the recent State of the Climate report produced by CSIRO and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Leading the discussion will be Shoni Maguire from the Centre for Australian Weather & Climate Research (a partnership between the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO). Come along to learn about observations of Australia's climate and analysis of the factors that influence it. Zero Carbon Moreland pub nights occur regularly on the second Thursday of each month. 6pm. Little dining room, Edinburgh Castle, cnr Sydney Rd & Albion St, Brunswick.

Date: Thu 10 May, 6:00pm

The Melbourne Campaigners' Network is a monthly gathering for campaigners, activists, and organisers to discuss ideas, exchange resources and discover new approaches to social change. The May MCN will explore how change comes about and the different theories of change which underpin our campaign choices. This participatory session will be facilitated by Naomi Blackburn. 6pm. The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale St, City.

Email: holly@plantowin.net.au

Date: Thu 10 May, 6:30pm

How does what activists do matter? How does actvism bring about social and political change? In this series a number of scholars bring their various perspectives to this very pressing issue. Speaker: Gwenda Tavan (La Trobe University|). 6:30pm. The Alderman (upstairs), 134 Lygon St, East Brunswick.

Website: Melbourne Free University

Date: Thu 10 May, 8:00pm

With Admiral Ackbar's Dishonourable Discharge bringing their punk/ska rhythms back to the Bendigo, supported by streetpunk old-schoolers Spew'n'Guts, revolutionary anarcho-folks A Commoner's Revolt and psycho-billy psycho-punks Where's Grover. $5 solidarity price, $5 for those that are unemployed, and $5 for all the rest. Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood.

Date: Fri 11 May, 7:00pm

WHAT: A sparkling night of progressive comedy hosted by Melbourne legend Rod Quantock as our comedians debate the vexed issue. With Minister for UnAustralian Affairs (aka Greg Fryer), Matthew Grantham, Courteney Hocking, Toby Halligan, Xavier Toby, Nellie Thomas. WHEN: Friday, May 11, doors open 7pm (for 8pm start) TICKETS: $40 solidarity / $25 waged / $12 concession (online booking closes 1pm on May 11; after that time purchase tickets at door). Food available. Bar open. A fundraiser for the non-profit newspaper Green Left Weekly. WHERE: Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell St, Coburg CONTACT DETAILS: Sue Bolton 9639 8622 or 0413 377 978. Email greenleft.melbourne@gmail.com Hosted by Rod Quantock with two teams of comedians (TBA). 7pm (for 8pm start). Dinner & bar available. Tickets: $40 solidarity, $25 regular, $12 conc. A fundraiser for Green Left Weekly. Bookings recommended.

Phone: 9639 8622 or 0413 377 978

Email: greenleft.melbourne@gmail.com

Website: BOOKINGS

Date: Sat 12 May, 11:00am

Third anniversary of the death of Aboriginal transgender woman, Veronica Baxter (March 16). 11am. Old GPO, cnr Bourke & Elizabeth Sts, City.

Date: Sat 12 May, 12:00pm - Sat 12 May, 5:00pm

Share your thoughts on the strengths, weaknesses, successes and failures of the Occupy movement in Australia. Whether you were involved or not, everyone has a unique experience of Occupy and everyone has valuable insights to share. The forum will run in at least two parts. Part 1: Reflection and Evaluation. What was Occupy in Australia? Part 2: Future, Ideas, Solutions, Direction. Where might Occupy in Australia go to from here? (Date/ & venue TBA.) Part 1 at 12 noon-5pm. Melbourne University. This event is not endorsed by any Occupy movement, or any political organisation, but the idea has risen from people who have been contributing to or observing Occupy Melbourne.

Website: Occupy Melbourne

Date: Sat 12 May, 1:00pm

1pm. State Library, cnr Swanston & Latrobe Sts, City. Organised by Equal Love.

Date: Sat 12 May, 3:00pm

The purpose of this rally is to allow Whittlesea bus passengers, their family members and local service providers to air their frustrations and discuss future actions to restore our buses. The people were not consulted about the bus changes so at the rally parents and children, people with disabilities, older people and non-car owners will speak first. Tell everyone how the bus cuts affect you and what action our group can take to support more buses in your area. We will have signs supporting the restoration of ALL the buses we have lost. Meet in Mill Park Drive behind the primary school (opposite Manikato Court). In case of rain meet undercover outside Parkside Fish and Chips).

Phone: 0425 725 998

Date: Tue 15 May, 7:30am

PILCH is a community legal centre which helps people who would otherwise fall through the cracks (e.g. can't afford their own lawyer and can't get legal aid for whatever reason). The Walk for Justice, now in its fifth year, celebrates National Pro Bono Day and raises much needed funds for the Public Interest Law Clearing House Vic (PILCH). From 7:30am, Parliament House, through the CBD via the Yarra River, finishing at the County Court on William Street. Cost: $20.00 for individual walkers, $10.00 for students, and $180.00 per team of 10 (includes a light breakfast).

Website: PILCH

Date: Tue 15 May, 10:00am - Sun 27 May, 9:00pm

Tuesday, May 15-Sunday, May 27 In its fifth year, HRAFF continues to provide a shared site whereby artists, human rights organisations and the Australian public are united in their desire to contribute to social change. For 11 days in Melbourne, and then three weeks across the country, HRAFF will exhibit a selection of contemporary cinema, fine art, discussion panels and music, seeking to engage, inspire and entertain.

Website: Human rights arts & film festival

Date: Tue 15 May, 5:45pm

For threatened species such as the Leadbeater's Possum, Victoria is a dangerous place to live. As developments like native forest logging and native vegetation clearance drive many species closer to extinction, Victoria's biodiversity laws do little to protect them. The Environment Defenders Office has will release a report in late April on Victoria’s biodiversity laws in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to allow logging in Toolangi and the Victorian government's decision to wind ba (Law Reform Director, Environment Defenders Office); Luke Chamberlain (Campaigns Director, The Wilderness Society (Victoria)); Kylie White (Executive Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment). 60L Green Building, 60 Leicester St, Carlton. No charge but registrations are essential.

Website: Forests

Date: Tue 15 May, 6:30pm

Around the world, LGBTI people are under constant attack because of their sexual and gender identity. The economic and social attacks are endless and conservative governments are constantly attempting to curb their rights. The radical queer movement has a long history dating back to the Stonewall Riots, a protest movement against brutal police and state repression. But the dream of queer and gender diverse liberation is an unfinished one, and requires mass action to rebuild it from the ground up. Join Socialist Alliance for the launch of the newly published pamphlet Road to Rainbow Liberation. Speakers Rachel Evans (co-author, Socialist Alliance member, queer rights activist & a founding member of Equal Love campaign); Graham Willet (queer historian, author and editor of Secret Histories of Queer Melbourne); Simba Kennedy (LGBTI activist). 6:30pm. Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT). Refreshments available. Organised by Socialist Alliance.

Phone: 9639 8622

Date: Tue 15 May, 7:30pm

Concerned about complacency, denial, government inactivity and reversals on global warming issues? Make your presence felt by coming to this public forum and help 'turn the Titanic'. The newly updated radio play allegory Turning the Titanic will be performed. Presented by A GRAND Stand for the Environment Inc. Guest Facilitator: David Spratt (co- author of Climate Code Red). Civic Centre, 699 Doncaster Rd, Manningham.

Phone: Catherine Tinel 0412 746 022

Website: Turning the Titanic

Date: Thu 17 May, 6:00pm

Recent news reports have revealed the increasingly widespread and targeted involvement of state and federal police, ASIO and even private agencies in monitoring groups and individuals participating in public protest. Speakers: Michael Pearce (barrister and former president of Liberty Victoria); Anthony Kelly (executive officer, Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre, and trainer with Pt'chang Nonviolent Community Safety Group); Anna Brown (solicitor and director of Advocacy and Strategic Litigation, Human Rights Law Centre). Guests: Chris Heislers & Jan Beer will talk about their experiences of being monitored for opposing the desalination plant and North-South pipeline and their subsequent legal challenge. 6pm. Melbourne City Conference Centre Chapel, cnr Little Lonsdale & Swanston Sts, City (opposite the State Library). Organised by the Castan Centre for Human Rights. Endorsed by Liberty Victoria, Federation of Community Legal Centres, Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre.

Phone: 9905 3327

Email: castan.centre@monash.edu

Date: Thu 17 May, 6:30pm

An opportunity for community conversation with leaders on the impacts of timetable change on train services one year on, solutions, and how long before we get real improvement? Altona RSL, Sargood Street, Altona. Organised by Altona Loop Group.

Date: Thu 17 May, 6:30pm

How does what activists do matter? How does actvism bring about social and political change? In this series a number of scholars bring their various perspectives to this very pressing issue. Speaker: Verity Burgmann (Melbourne University). 6:30pm. The Alderman (upstairs), 134 Lygon St, East Brunswick.

Website: Melbourne Free University

Date: Thu 17 May, 7:30pm

'My place in hip-hop is not to be a tycoon, making trillions with a yacht . . . My place is maybe bringing people together and me being able to identify and illuminate a cause, and we'll make it comfortable for them to be themselves but say what they've really been wanting to say all along . . . with my protection.' (Chuck D) . The Palace, 20-30 Bourke Street, City.

Website: Public Enemy

Date: Fri 18 May, 5:00pm

On May 18, 2009, the extent of the slaughter in our homeland crystallised and changed our lives forever. Soils of culture once irrigated by rivers of our nation are now swamplands of carnage; trees of life that flourished with the rise of our civilisation now lie mangled and charred amid a web of deceit and shattered dreams. Three years on, let us remember the thousands of Tamil civilians killed for simply voicing their desire to live freely, with respect and dignity. To a generation of Tamils eliminated under the gaze of the world, and to those left behind, trapped inside a prison of torment in this bloody aftermath, we give a day of remembrance. 5pm. State Library.

Date: Fri 18 May, 6:00pm

Demonstration targeting companies in Melbourne that profit from the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Old GPO, cnr Bourke & Elizabeth Sts, City. Organised by Students for Palestine. After a march and speeches we will be returning to Trades Hall where we will have a forum on Al Nakba (the catastrophe).

Date: Fri 18 May, 7:00pm

Forum to remember that Israel was born through the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948. Organised by Students for Palestine. Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South.

Date: Sat 19 May, 11:30am - Sat 19 May, 4:30pm

Resistance and Socialist Alliance present a day of radical ideas and discussion to give young people a political voice, and talk about how we can go about campaigning around different issues and get organised. This will be a day of radical ideas for radical youth who want to help make a change in the world around them. We will have 5 workshops for the day, discussing various issues which effect young people, and a range of campaigns we are involved in. Workshops include: 11:30am-12:45 Womens/queer/transgender rights & Refugee rights; 12:45-1:30pm Lunch break; 1:30-2:45pm Environmental campaigning & Arts, culture & activism; 3-4:30pm Youth exploitation & how we fight it. Radical musician and activist Mitch Cherry will also play us out with some songs of protest to finish the day. 11:30am-4:30pm. Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT).

Phone: 9639 8622

Date: Sat 19 May, 2:00pm - Sat 19 May, 6:00pm

Join Michael Long at the community celebration (2-6pm) before The Long Walk to Dreamtime at the 'G. The annual commemoration of his historic walk to Canberrra is now a popular celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement featuring inspiring speeches, great bands, loads of kids activities, market stalls and much more. The community celebration precedes The Long Walk to Dreamtime at the 'G which sets off at approx. 6:30pm. The community celebration and The Long Walk are both free public events. The Onground walk is a ticketed event.

Website: The Long Walk

Date: Sun 20 May, 10:00am - Sun 20 May, 7:00pm

Celebrating a vibrant 35-year history in Fitzroy and Collingwood, Friends of the Earth with the support of the City of Yarra, is throwing our excellent little street festival to embrace eclectic Collingwood. 10am–7pm. Cnr Perry Street & Smith Sts, Collingwood.

Phone: Beth 9417 4382

Email: food@foe.org.au

Date: Mon 21 May, 6:00pm

You've probably heard all about HRL, and their dastardly plans to build new brown coal fired power station in the Latrobe Valley. Well, the Quit Coal campaign to stop that from happening is about to kick it up a notch. For the next 6 weeks, we'll be calling (in a loud voice) on the federal government to withdraw a $100 million dollar grant that's been keeping HRL afloat. We want that money going to renewables and to see an end to dirty coal power in this state. We're holding this info night so that anyone who's been watching from afar, is new to this issue or just keen to know more, can get up to date on what's happening in the campaign and identify ways they can help out. 6pm. Friends of the Earth, 312 Smith St, Collingwood. Drinks and nibbles provided.

Date: Tue 22 May, 6:00pm

A brilliant expose of the incredibly destructive process of extraction of natural gas by 'fracking', coming soon to Victoria. Kindness House, 288 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. Presented by Beyond Zero Emissions & Friends of the Earth. Entry by donation.

Phone: Josh 0416 968 060

Date: Wed 23 May, 12:30pm

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:30pm Bowen Lane, RMIT University. Students are taking action to stop the cuts! Join in to send a message to the state government that we are not going to allow attacks on our TAFE. By: Students Against Education Cuts.

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Thu 24 May, 12:30pm

Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:30pm The Baillieu government has cut TAFE to its core in the process removing access to working Victorians to more than 50 courses in the Ballarat region alone. These cuts are not isolated across the state rural community's face a shortage of opportunities for vocational education. Lets join together on the 24th of May and send a loud message to this government that TAFE is important and that it needs to be funded appropriately. University Of Ballarat (SMB Campus), BALLARAT

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Fri 25 May, 12:30pm

At least 56 refugees are facing indefinite detention after being declared a 'security threat' by ASIO. This includes two families with young children. They have no right to review or appeal the decision, nor do they have the right to know the grounds on which they have been rejected. Three Tamil refugees rejected by ASIO have attempted suicide in Broadmeadows detention centre. Alongside this mounting despair inside the camps, there is a growing chorus of outrage against this affront to natural justice. Join the Refugee Action Collective (Vic) in calling on the government to scrap ASIO checks. Refugees are threatened by persecution and danger, not a security threat. The government must act immediately to release the refugees into the community. 12:30pm. Department of Immigration and Citizenship, cnr Spring & Lonsdale sts, City. Organised by Refugee Action Collective (Victoria).

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Fri 25 May, 4:00pm

So far, more than $1.35 billion has been spent on the development of Myki, paid to a consortium of private companies. Compare this to the $350 million per year (adjusted for inflation) spent on public transport before privatisation. Overall, privatisation has cost the public over $2 billion more than public ownership. While most people are concerned about the impact of car pollution on air quality and climate change, most Melburnians travel by car, in part because public services are inadequate and poorly integrated. If the public transport system was free, none of this would be necessary. A free, integrated and properly staffed public transport network, under public ownership and control, is worth fighting for. 4pm. Transport Minister's Office, 121 Exhibition St, City.

Website: Fightback

Date: Sat 26 May, 11:00am

Mr Baillieu took #563 buses away from children, people with disabilities & the elderly. 11am. Assemble Karl crt seating area (near Plenty Rd ABC Childcare) then march & speakers.

Phone: 0425 725 998

Email: bringbackthebus@hotmail.com.au

Date: Sat 26 May, 1:00pm

The Eritrean Community in Melbourne call all the groups and individuals to participate in the peaceful rally in solidarity with our people against the Eritrean Dictator. We call upon the Australian Government to apply pressure on the Eritrean regime and impose the Security Council Resolution number 2023 for 2011 . Also, ensure the regime complies with all recommendations made at the United nations Human Rights Council Universal Review (6th session) 2009. It is time more than ever to oust the Eritrean tyrant and take Eritrea in the path of democracy. It is a rally against the slave labour, systematic expulsion and gross human rights abuses in Eritrea. We are rallying peacefully to expose atrocities committed inside Eritrea by the merciless regime. 1pm. State Library, cnr Swanston & La Trobe sts, City.

Phone: 0403 745 282 or 9306 0956

Email: eritreansolidarityaustralia@gmail.com

Date: Sat 26 May, 7:00pm

Supporting LASNET projects in Latin America. 7pm. Bar Bistro Restaurant, 14 Smith St, Collingwood. $20 dollars main course meal. Bookings essential. RSVP by May 24th to 0425 539149.

Phone: 0425 539149

Date: Sat 26 May, 8:00pm

A night of fun, music, celebrating & fundraising for Quit Coal, one of Australia's most splendid and vibrant environmental collectives. 8:00pm. The Evelyn Hotel, 299 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. $10 pre-sale; $15 at the door. Exciting collection of performers including: Wildcat General Strike; Brother Johnstone; Anna Smyrk & The Appetites; The Townhouses; Lucas Paine & The Cutting List; Mechanical Pterodactyl; Harrison Grove plus poetry from Marc Testart and Omar Musa former national slam poet champions.

Website: QUITCOALAPALOOZA

Date: Sun 27 May, 10:00am - Sun 27 May, 2:00pm

Featuring: Coloured Stone. 10am-2pm. Melbourne Town Hall.

Date: Sun 27 May, 6:30pm

The film documents Maldives’ President’s efforts for the United Nation’s 2009 climate summit in Copenhagen: Maldives president, Mohamed Nasheed, is campaigning for the world to recognise that his nation, consisting of almost 2000 islands, is facing extinction. Nasheed sets off to persuade the world to commit to the only target for carbon emission that will guarantee the salvation of the Islands. 6.30pm. ACMI Federation Square, City. Organised by Human rights arts and film festival.

Website: The Island President

Date: Sun 27 May, 7:00pm

Mick Power and Danae Bosler, regional organisers for the 100% Renewable Campaign, will talk about the campaign for 100% renewable energy for Australia. They will speak about the Big Solar campaign that community groups are currently running across Australia, to build support the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and build base-load solar power in Australia. They will provide an update on the campaign so far, and outline some ways that people in Maroondah and surrounding areas can get involved. 7pm (meal 6 pm). Knaith Road Community Hall, Ringwood East.

Date: Sun 27 May, 7:30pm

'Get up! Your voices are needed!' Justin Sane shouts on Anti Flag's new studio album, The General Strike. Recorded and produced by Anti-Flag at their home studio The General Strike is poised to be the sound track for the masses of dissatisfied private citizens that are currently protesting corporate injustice and governmental power around the world. Doors 7:30pm. Hifi Bar, 125 Swanston St, City.

Website: Anti-Flag

Date: Tue 29 May, 6:00pm

6:30pm. Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, City. To what extent are global leaders putting profits from the weapons industry before the lives of millions of people? 6pm for a 6:30pm start. Registration recommended.

Website: Registration

Date: Tue 29 May, 6:30pm

Employers and their governments around the world want education and training to make workers more profitable but at the same time want public spending slashed and education to become a market. This forum will address the background to the TAFE cuts and how to campaign for public education. Speakers: Colin Long, state secretary, National Tertiary Education Union; Anne Duggan, head trainer, Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union; Alex Nissan, TAFE teacher, course coordinator & Australian Education Union member; Nick Fredman, tertiary education researcher, University of Melbourne. 6.30pm (meal from 6pm). Resistance Centre, Lvl 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT). Organised by Socialist Alliance.

Phone: 9639 8622 or 0431 311 520

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Wed 30 May, 6:00pm

In 2004 the Fabians held a forum titled 'A Place of Our Own: Housing Problems and What Can Be Done About Them' at which experts discussed the desperate need for affordable housing for all Australians. Speakers remarked that although the crisis was real and obvious it received little media attention. At least one thing has changed – we now have a vigorous public debate about the causes and solutions to the cost of housing. Speakers: Sarah Toohey (campaign manager, Australians for Affordable Housing); Richard Wynne (MP for Richmond, Shadow Minister for Housing); Sarah Kahn (manager Policy and Communications, Council to Homeless Persons). 6pm. Melbourne City Conference Centre, 333 Swanston St. City. $10 non-members, $5 members/concession. RSVP recommended.

Website: Australian Fabians

Date: Thu 31 May, 12:00pm - Thu 31 May, 5:30pm

Thursday, May 31, 12-2pm and 4:30pm onwards. Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, cnr Spring & Lonsdale Sts, City. A decision is expected shortly over whether Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to Sweden, from where there is a high probability that he will be extradited to the United States where a secret indictment against him has been prepared. Join the global protests this Thursday.

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Thu 31 May, 5:00pm

Thursday, May 31, 5pm. Outside Nicola Roxon's office, 337 Gordon St, Maribrynong. Sri Lankan-born Ranjini was verified as a genuine refugee and set about starting a new life with her new husband in Melbourne. She and her husband recently discovered they're expecting their first child together. But two weeks ago ASIO revised her security finding and now she and her young sons join around 50 other refugees (including six children) held without knowing the reasons for their detention, without independent review and without an opportunity for appeal. At the vigil we'll deliver a petition to Attorney-General Nicola Roxon's office in Maribyrnong at dusk by the light of hundreds of candles, a vigil for Ranjini and her family and all others locked up indefinitely without appeal. Will you join us? Organised by Get Up.

Website: Vigil for Justice

Date: Thu 31 May, 8:00pm

Celebrates the powerful and consistent voice of Indigenous Australia that has travelled and survived through the millennia. From ancient songlines to digital airwaves Aboriginal people have used music and song to teach, share and connect for the past 60,000 years. Featuring: Bart Willoughby; Yabu Band; Skin Choir; Massive Hip Hop Choir. 8pm. Royal Melbourne Hotel, 629 Bourke St, City. $10. Presented by Songlines Aboriginal Music Corporation.

Date: Thu 31 May, 8:30pm

A character-based documentary that presents the stories of genocide Survivors and their struggle to make sense of tragedy by working to educate, motivate and promulgate a civic response to mass atrocity crimes. Following the lives of survivors of four different genocides and mass atrocities (the Holocaust, Rwanda, Darfur, and Congo) The Last Survivor presents a unique opportunity to learn from the lessons and mistakes of our past in order to have lasting social impact on how we act collectively in the face of similar issues today. Doors 8pm, film starts 8:30pm. Bella Union, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon St & Victoria Parade, Carlton South (enter via Lygon St). Tickets presale: $12/$15; door: $17/$20; group discount (6 or more) $10. Tickets on sale at Bella Union.

Website: Arts in Action

Date: Tue 1 May, 6:30am

"Salt of the Earth" Tuesday 1 May 6:30 for 7:00pm start Resistance Centre 472 Hunter St Newcastle Entry by Donation Enquiries- 0409 878485 Salt of the Earth is based on based on the 1951 strike against the Empire Zinc Company in the US by Mexican-American workers. When the workers are ordered to dismantle their picket line in support of pay equality and dignity their wives and partners step forward to take charge of the strike. Cheap tasty vegetarian meal from 6.30 pm, film followed by a toast to May Day. A fundraiser for Green left Weekly http://www.greenleft.org.au/

Date: Tue 1 May, 6:00pm

Refugee Action Network Newcastle (RANN) meeting. At Hamilton Station Hotel, Beaumont St. Note: from this meeting, monthly meeting dates changed to Last Tuesday of every month. All welcome. Enquiries: Niko, 0406 296 141 or lekaniko@gmail.com

Date: Wed 2 May, 5:00pm

Trades Hall Council Building, 2nd Floor, Devonshire Lane, off King Street (opp. Panthers).Meets on First Wednesday of every month. Enquiries: Marilyn Eade, 0411 644 742 or: marilyn.eade@gmail.com

Date: Wed 2 May, 6:30pm

Hunter Community Environment Centre, 169 Parry St, Hamilton East. Meets on First & Third Wednesdays of every month. Enquiries: 8588 1260 or email: can@climateaction.org.au; and see: http://www.climateaction.org.au/

Date: Thu 3 May, 5:27pm

An evening with farmers and community members fighting Coal Seam Gas mining Dinks & Nbbles At: Newcastle Art Space, 246 Parry St, Hamilton East Enquiries: Naomi Hogan, Campaign Manager, Wilderness Society Newcastle, 4929 4395 or: naomi.hogan@wilderness.org.au

Date: Sat 5 May, 10:00am

Saturday 5 March 10am Hamilton Station Park, Beaumont St, Hamilton

Date: Sun 6 May, 2:00pm - Sun 6 May, 5:00pm

Resistance Centre 472 Hunter St Newcastle Enquiries- 0409 878485

Date: Sat 12 May, 2:00pm - Sat 12 May, 5:00pm

As a follow on from the Fair Share Festival, Transition Newcastle will be offering five workshops for members of community groups. The workshops are funded through the Fair Share Festival grant we received from UnitingCare Ageing (Hunter, Central Coast, and New England). The workshops will focus on a range of practical tools or skills for working with communities. Each workshop is 2:00 – 5:00 pm on Saturday afternoons and the cost is what you can afford (suggested minimum $10) 12 May – Hosting community conversations (including appreciative inquiry, world cafes and open space) 2 June – Sustaining community leadership 23 June – Responding to conflict (both within and outside your group) 21 July – Building on community strengths (asset based community development) More details are available from http://fairsharefestival.wordpress.com/follow-up-workshops/.

Date: Sat 12 May, 7:29pm

The Royal Exchange, 34 Bolton Street, Newcastle Special Guest Speaker: JAN BARHAM, NSW Greens MP MC: HANNAH GISSANE & Performance by TAP SOLO Nibblies provided, drinks from the bar $25 pp ($20 conc; $12 students) RSVP to Megan: megabens@gmail.com or ph 4997 6522

Date: Tue 15 May, 12:00pm

Lunchtime Meeting at the Hunter Women’s Centre, cnr Avon St and Industrial Drive Mayfield with guest speakers Laura Abrantes and Beba Sequeira who work with women in Timor-Leste. Bring your own lunch, tea and coffee provided Please RSVP to HWC on 4968-2511 or email “HWC” <admin@hwc.org.au> For more information contact Jude Conway 0409-193242 Sponsored by the Hunter East Timor Sisters (HETS) and the Hunter Women’s Centre (HWC)

Date: Wed 16 May, 7:00pm

Come to dinner and hear Beba Sequeira and Laura S. Abrantes from Australia Pacific Support Collective \u2013Timor Leste talk about how their NGO supports the education of girls and women in Timor Leste 2 Reay Street Hamilton Fund-raiser- all money raised goes to fund scholarships for APSC-TL $35 PER HEAD: VEGETARIAN AND NON-VEGETARIAN CURRIES, DESSERT & WINE All bookings phone 4961 1818 or email annemclau@gmail.com by Friday 11 May

Date: Thu 17 May, 5:00pm

A book of stories of Timorese women resistance fighters Lovett Gallery Newcastle Library with Laura Abrantes and Beba Sequeira who collected the stories RSVP 040 919 3232 or 496 11818

Date: Thu 3 May, 5:30pm

Campaign planning meeting. The Blue Room, 53 James St, Northbridge (next to PICA)

Phone: Farida 0412 109 160

Email: info@nofrackingway.org.au

Website: No Fracking Way

Date: Sat 5 May, 12:00pm

Protest for refugee rights on the 20th anniversary of mandatory detention. Perth Immigration Detention Centre, next to Domestic Airport (look for white building on left as you approach the airport carpark) Contact Refugee Rights Action Network for carpooling. (Please note: the originally advertised convergence to Northam has been postponed because construction delays mean the detention centre is not yet open.)

Phone: 0417 904 329

Email: info@rran.org

Website: Refugee Rights Action Network

Date: Sun 6 May, 12:00pm

Annual rally for workers rights. Fremantle Esplanade.

Phone: 9328 7877

Email: unionsyes@unionswa.com.au

Website: Unions WA

Date: Mon 7 May, 6:30pm

Monthly meeting. Perth Activist Centre, 15/5 Aberdeen St, Perth (next to McIver station).

Date: Sat 12 May, 1:00pm

Rally for marriage equality on the International Day Against Homophobia. Supreme Court Gardens (Stirling Gardens), cnr Barrack St & St Georges Terrace, Perth city.

Website: Facebook Event

Date: Sat 12 May, 7:00pm

Annual Green Left Weekly solidarity dinner. Maritime Union of Australia hall, 2-4 Kwong Alley, North Fremantle.

Phone: 9218 9608, 0413 976 638

Email: wacontact@greenleft.org.au

Website: Socialist Alliance WA

Date: Sat 19 May, 6:30pm

Remembrance Ceremony for the 500,000 Tamils killed or missing by the genocidal Sri Lankan government. Manning Hall, cnr Bradshaw Cres & Jarman Ave, Manning. Organised by Australian Tamil Congress.

Phone: 6364 3670

Date: Sat 26 May, 1:00pm

Stop Perth City harassment of activist events. Murray St Mall, Perth city. Organised by Defend Free Speech Perth.

Phone: Ph 0413 976 638, 0416 160 605

Website: Defend Free Speech Perth

Date: Wed 30 May, 6:30pm

Public meeting with a panel of speakers including: Bec Copestake (prostitution legislation), Kamala Emanuel (reproductive rights), Zoe Bush (rape culture on campus) & Sanna Andrew (equal pay victory). Perth Activist Centre, 15/5 Aberdeen St, Perth (next to McIver station) Organised by Socialist Alliance and Resistance.

Phone: 9218 9608, 0413 976 638

Email: perth@socialist-alliance.org

Website: Perth Socialist Alliance

Date: Tue 15 May, 12:00pm

Communities around Australia have started to feel the impacts of Coal Seam Gas (CSG) mining. From farmers to environmentalists to suburban residents, people’s access to water and food and their livelihoods are at risk from CSG development. And they are fighting back, with 10,000 people from across NSW rallying at State Parliament on May 1 demanding the O’Farrell government put a moratorium on this industry until the real costs are known. Come along to this informational discussion on the risks of CSG mining and how we can fight back! Guest Speakers: Paul Benedek, Stop CSG Sydney Tuesday May 15, 12 Noon, UTS Student Association, Room 318, Tower Building. Facebook: Resistance Sydney - Phone Trick: 0414 942 007.

Phone: 0414 942 007

Date: Tue 15 May, 6:30pm

May 15 is the Nakba (Catastrophe) Day, the annual date of commemoration for the declaration of the state of Israel and the dispossession of Palestinians it created. Nakba Day marks the beginning of illegal expulsions, land confiscations and brutal massacres that have continued until today. Sydney supporters of Palestine will gather at Sydney Town Hall on 15 May to commemorate Nakba Day. Tuesday, 15 May 2012 6pm Sydney Town Hall

Date: Fri 18 May, 6:00pm - Fri 18 May, 11:30pm

6pm through to 12am Friday, May 18, The Standard, Darlinghurst $30 plus booking fee or $20 concession plus booking fee Refugee Action Coalition fundraiser

Website: http://refugeeaction.org.au/

Date: Tue 22 May, 6:30pm

The Australian government eradicated free education in higher education in 1989, with the introduction of Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS). Since then, ALP and Liberal governments have been reducing funding, relying on international students fees to boost income, causualised staff, and implimented cuts to courses and staff. Come and hear about the battle against the neo-liberal agenda against education in Australia, Quebec and Chile with Susan Price, co-convenor and vice-president of the NTEU NSW branch, and Casey Thompson, student activist Sydney University. Tuesday, 22 May 6pm (meal)6:30pm start, Resistance Centre, 22 Mountain St, Ultimo. Organised by Socialist Alliance & Green Left Weekly grrrach@gmail.com Ph 8070 9331

Phone: 8070 9331

Email: grrrach@gmail.com

Date: Wed 23 May, 12:00am

Student strike of select classes to converge in a general assembly and festival against the cuts. Sydney University.

Date: Fri 25 May, 12:30pm

This week we saw more despicable action from QLD and WA police forces evicting Aboriginal Tent Embassies. Come join us at NSW Parliament House this Friday to remind the powers that be that this always was, always will be aboriginal land and they can't keep trying to take it away. Friday 25th May 12.30pm outside Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney. Contact Ray Jackson on 0450651063 or Raul Bassi on 0403037376 http://www.facebook.com/groups/104282373024392/permalink/215468275239134/

Phone: 0450651063

Date: Fri 25 May, 4:04pm

Join a discussion on the issues surrounding climate change and how we can work together to acheive our visions for a sustainable future. Workshops include: Creating Sustainable Cities: Public Transport, housing and urban design in Sydney's west. Carbon Tax and Climate Change: The consequences for workers rights and the environment. Powering the Future: Coal Seam Gas Vs Renewable Energies - Food, Consumerism and Sustainability. Immigration, Population and Refugees. Plus Film Screening of Growing Change - A journey into Venezuela's food revolution. 9am registration $40/$20/$10 conc. To register phone Fred 0412 556 527 or 8070 9331.

Phone: 0412 556 527

Email: sydwest@greenleft.org.au

Website: Green Left Weekly

Date: Fri 25 May, 6:00pm - Sat 26 May, 6:00pm

Recently released films from the United States will lead into a feminist discusison on the steps needed for women's liberation. Friday May 25 6pm (cheap meal) and film from 6pm 'Generation M: Misogyny in Media and Culture' Saturday May 26 4pm-6pm 'Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity.' Cheap meal from 7pm, Resistance Centre, 22 Mountain St, Ultimo. Donation entry. Ph: Trick 0414 942 007 Tessa 0422 430 079. A joint film screening between Sydney Feminists and Resistance. www.meetup.com/The-Sydney-Feminists/ http://www.resistance.org.au/

Phone: 0414 942 007

Website: http://www.resistance.org.au/

Date: Sat 26 May, 1:00pm

Seminar for community and union members. Income management is coming to Bankstown. It is a highly discriminatory and humiliating social policy which 'quarantines' 50-70% of Centrelink payments so that only certain items approve by the government may be purchased. Income Management was first introduced through the federal Intervention in NT Aboriginal communities and is being strongly resisted both in the NT and in Bankstown. Saturday May 26 1pm Arab Council Australia, 194 Stacey Street near Bankstown station. Endorsed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Teachers Federation and the Maritime Union of Australia

Date: Mon 28 May, 5:00pm

The Student Environment Action Collective (SEAC) presents an evening of discussion about greenwashing and pinkwashing in Israel/Palestine. Joining us will be Inbal Sinai (based in Israel), from Anarchists Against the Wall, and activists from Jews Against the Occupation (Melbourne) Greenwashing and pinkwashing refer to corporations, governments and organisations co-opting the rhetoric of the environment and queer social movements in order to portray themselves as progressive. Room S249, The Quadrangle, Sydney University, 5pm. http://www.facebook.com/events/365532916837192/

Date: Mon 28 May, 6:00pm

Speakers: Nick Poynder (refugee lawyer who challenged mandatory detention in 1992) and Dr. Michael Dudley (Suicide Prevention Australia). This year marks 20 years since the introduction of mandatory detention. Before 1992, refugees who has arrived by boat were not detained. But when Cambodian refugees began arriving in 1989 the Labor government began moving to detain them. In 1992 lawyers including Nick Poynder launched a challenge to the detention of 15 asylum seekers for over two years. To stop this the Keating Labor government passed legislation on May 6 to entrench indefinite detention. This forum will discuss the history of the policy, and how it was not so long ago that mandatory detention did not exist. 6pm Monday May 28, Teachers Federation building, 23-33 Mary St, Surry Hills (near Central Station). Organised by Refugee Action Coalition Contact 0417 275 713 refugeeaction.org.au

Phone: 0417 275 713

Website: refugeeaction.org.au

Date: Mon 28 May, 6:00pm

Speakers: Nick Poynder (refugee lawyer who challenged mandatory detention in 1992) and Dr. Michael Dudley (Suicide Prevention Australia). This year marks 20 years since the introduction of mandatory detention. Before 1992, refugees who has arrived by boat were not detained. But when Cambodian refugees began arriving in 1989 the Labor government began moving to detain them. In 1992 lawyers including Nick Poynder launched a challenge to the detention of 15 asylum seekers for over two years. To stop this the Keating Labor government passed legislation on May 6 to entrench indefinite detention. This forum will discuss the history of the policy, and how it was not so long ago that mandatory detention did not exist. 6pm Monday May 28, Teachers Federation building, 23-33 Mary St, Surry Hills (near Central Station). Organised by Refugee Action Coalition Contact 0417 275 713 refugeeaction.org.au

Phone: 0417 275 713

Website: Refugee Action Coalition Sydney

Date: Wed 30 May, 6:00pm

Students for Justice in Palestine invite you to join Inbal Sinai, an activist from Israel, for a forum and discussion. Israeli activists - appalled by their government's land theft, violence, occupation and apartheid policies - have taken a stand with Palestinians and have joined the weekly unarmed and non-violent demonstrations and activities in the Occupied West Bank. This forum will be a discussion with one of these activists - Inbal Sinai, an Arab Jewish activist from Israel who is currently visiting Australia. Inbal is a long time activist who has been involved with the Israeli Anarchists Against the Wall (http://www.awalls.org/) and the Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity movement (http://www.en.justjlm.org/). We invite you to join Inbal for a discussion on the issues of joint Palestinian-Israeli popular struggle and “anti-normalisation” campaigning, Israel’s ongoing military occupation and Israeli support for the Palestinian initiated Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign. 6pm, Wednesday, 30th of May, USyd New Law School Lecture Theatre 024. http://www.facebook.com/events/361266167263127/