GLW Calendar, 2012-05, Perth And Fremantle

No Fracking WA..y meeting

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

Protest 20 years of mandatory detention

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

May Day Rally

Date: Sun 6 May, 12:00pm

Annual rally for workers rights. Fremantle Esplanade.

Phone: 9328 7877

Email: unionsyes@unionswa.com.au

Website: Unions WA

Australia-Cuba Friendship Society meeting

Date: Mon 7 May, 6:30pm

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

Full Marriage Equality rally

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

Green Left May Day solidarity dinner

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

Tamil Rembrance Day

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

Speak out for free speech

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

Women's rights today

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