GLW Calendar, 2012-09, Melbourne

Date: Sat 1 Sep, 2:00pm

Saturday, September 1 Prepare to walk, roll, holler or stomp with us through the streets of Melbourne, because it is still never okay to blame the victim. In solidarity with cities internationally, SlutWalk Melbourne stands against victim-blaming and slut-shaming. We are asking you to join us for SlutWalk, to make a unified statement about sexual assault and victims' rights and to demand respect for all. Any gender-identification, any age. Singles, couples, parents, sisters, brothers, children, friends. 2pm. State Library, cnr Swanston & La Trobe Sts, City.

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Sun 2 Sep, 5:00pm

Sunday, September 2 Putting on a benefit show may not release the women of Pussy Riot from a Russian prison cell but it will be a show of solidarity and support for freedom of expression in Russia and beyond. Bands: Terrrible Truths; Glow; Spitehouse; Wet Lips; Ex Con; Sick Sad World. 5pm. Gasometer Hotel, 484 Smith St, Collingwood. All proceeds go towards the women's needs, legal costs and towards support for their children.

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Tue 4 Sep, 6:00pm

Tuesday, September 4 What do beer cans, car tyres and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you're renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing. For 30 years New Mexico-based Reynolds and his green disciples have devoted their time to advancing the art of 'earthship biotecture' by building self-sufficient, off-the-grid communities where design and function converge in eco-harmony. Shot over three years and in four countries, Garbage Warrior is a timely portrait of a determined visionary, a hero of the 21st century. 6pm. Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, City. Entry by donation. All proceeds go towards climate change campaigns.

Website: Ross House

Date: Tue 4 Sep, 7:15pm

Tells the surreal, fascinating, tragicomic story of the battle over America's most scandalous clean energy project. Cape Wind would be the US's first offshore windfarm but strange alliances formed for and against: Kennedys, Kochs and everyday folks do battle with the developer and green groups over the future of American power. With full access to both sides, a commitment to impartial storytelling and fueled by a satiric revolutionary soundtrack, Cape Spin is a gripping and entertaining study of eco-capitalism and grassroots democracy. 7:15pm. Run time 90 mins. Kino Cinema, 45 Collins St, City. To book visit Environmental film festival.

Website: Environmental film festival

Date: Wed 5 Sep, 10:00am

Wednesday, September 5 Rod Laver Arena.

Date: Wed 5 Sep, 6:00pm

Under pressure from big business and the mining industry, federal and state governments have recently announced a plan to wind back essential environmental protection laws. Under the guise of cutting 'green tape', government and industry propose to hand important federal approval powers to the states and fast track approvals for large developments, as well as removing energy efficiency and climate change schemes in each state. As it stands there is no proposal to consult the community, and the changes are being pushed through by the governments as 'urgent' reforms. 6pm. 60L Green Building Ground Floor, 60 Leicester St, Carlton. Entry free. Bookings essential.

Website: Enviro laws

Date: Wed 5 Sep, 6:00pm

6pm. Evatt Room, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria sts, Carlton South. Organised by Australia-Asia Worker Links.

Email: jiselle@aawl.org.au

Date: Wed 5 Sep, 6:30pm

Join Clinton Fernandes (editor, Peace With Justice) and Scott Burchill (Deakin University) with MC Nathan Hollier (Director, Monash University Publishing). 6:30pm. Meeting Room 1, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South. Entry free.

Phone: 9662 3744

Date: Thu 6 Sep, 12:45pm

Thursday, September 6 Australia has enacted over 50 new anti-terror laws since 2001, substantially expanding the powers and functions of our security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies. In July 2012, the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department released a new package of national security ideas, including proposals which would substantially increase both online and offline surveillance and monitoring. Speaker: Martin Scheinin (Professor of Public International Law at the European University Institute). 12.45-2pm. The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale St, City. $20/$10. RSVP at Human rights law centre by COB August 30.

Website: Human rights law centre

Date: Thu 6 Sep, 6:30pm

Climate change is the hottest topic of the 21st century and the climate movement a significant global social movement. This book examines the broad context of Australian climate politics and the place of the climate movement within it. Authored by Verity Burgmann, Professor of Political Science in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, and Hans Baer, anthropologist and development studies specialist at the University of Melbourne, the study offers a vision for an alternative Australia based upon the principles of social equity and environmental sustainability. Guest speaker: Adam Bandt. Entry free. 6:30pm. Bella Union Bar, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South.

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Thu 6 Sep, 7:30pm

Join with Darebin Climate Action Now to turn back the clock 100 years and imagine you are on the Titanic's maiden voyage. Then join in discussion to reflect on how this historic event reflects our current climate situation. This radio play is a moving allegory of the current climate change response. Following the play there will be an open forum to discuss the film with Graeme Pearman (former CSIRO head of Atmospheric Research) and Sue Pratt (Psychology for a Safe Climate). 7:30pm. Northcote Town Hall, Studio 1, 189 High St, Northcote. Entry by donation.

Phone: Carol 0408 320 080

Date: Thu 6 Sep, 8:15pm

Thursday, September 6 A feature documentary about the survivors of the world's worst industrial disaster, the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak in Bhopal, India. Today the suffering continues, prompting victims to fight for justice against Union Carbide, the American corporation responsible for the disaster. 8:15pm. Running time: 90 mins. Kino Cinema, 45 Collins St, City. Bookings recommended.

Website: Environmental film festival.

Date: Fri 7 Sep, 7:00pm

Friday, September 7 Poetry and music in tribute to Chilean People in struggle. 7pm. British Crown Hotel, 14 Smith St, Collingwood. $20 (includes dinner). Proceeds go towards the Latin American Grassroots Solidarity Conference November 2012 and to assist with the rent of the LASNET Space. Please confirm by Thursday, September 6 by calling 0425 539 149, to allow us to tell the venue how many people they will be catering for. And if you're vegetarian, etc, again please let us know in advance. Organised by Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET).

Phone: 0425 539 149

Date: Fri 7 Sep, 8:30pm

What happens when a large, multinational corporation senses a threat to its reputation? A Swedish filmmaker inadvertently found out after producing his film BANANAS!*. This documentary explores the true story about this filmmaker and a banana corporation, and the dirty tricks, lawsuits, manipulation used to silence him. 8:30pm. Run time 90 mins. Kino Cinema, 45 Collins St, City. To book visit Environmental film festival.

Website: Environmental film festival

Date: Sat 8 Sep, 1:31pm

A solidarity night with Latin American People. A concert of music committed to social change featuring: Marisol Salinas & Robinson Trafilaf (from Chile); Luis Arteaga (from Colombia); Edy Caruso, reading poetry for change. Plus some short videos of current struggles in Latin America. 6:30pm. Greek Democritus House, 583 High St, Northcote. All proceeds to support social movement leaders who are coming to Australia to participate in the Latin American Grassroots Movements Solidarity Conference November 9-11. $10 (including a Chilean Empanada). Drinks & food available (not BYO). All welcome.

Phone: 0425 539 149

Email: lasnet@latinlasnet.org

Date: Sat 8 Sep, 7:30pm

The European colonisation of the Americas 500 years ago juxtaposed two very different forms of agriculture separated by continents: one livestock-based devastating land and inland waters, the other land-based allowing space, wilderness and animals to roam free. Both continents had around 100 million people but the latter was essentially de-populated and totally transformed in a startling story of invasion, colonization and deadly disease. 7:30pm. Magpie House Wholistic Centre, 48 Main St, Upwey.

Date: Sat 8 Sep, 8:30pm

On February 7, 2012, Mohamed Nasheed resigned the presidency of the Maldives under the threat of violence in a coup d'etat perpetrated by security forces loyal to the former dictator. This film is the story of his first year in office. 8:30pm. Run time 90 mins. Kino Cinema, 45 Collins St, City. To book visit Environmental film festival.

Website: Environmental film festival

Date: Sun 9 Sep, 4:00pm

At this critical time, when so much coal and coal seam gas expansion is planned in Australia, this film aims to win the hearts and minds of the people, exposing the destructiveness of this industry to our climate, communities and environment. It tells the stories of the people fighting for their homes and culture. 4pm. Run time 72 mins. Kino Cinema, 45 Collins St, City. To book visit Environmental film festival.

Website: Environmental film festival

Date: Sun 9 Sep, 6:00pm

Developed, financed and executive produced by Participant Media, the company responsible for An Inconvenient Truth, Food, Inc. and Waiting for Superman, Last Call at the Oasis presents a powerful argument for why the global water crisis will be the central issue facing our world this century. Illuminating the vital role water plays in our lives, exposing the defects in the current system and depicting communities already struggling with its ill-effects, the film features activist Erin Brockovich and such distinguished experts as Peter Gleick, Alex Prud'homme, Jay Famiglietti and Robert Glennon. 6pm. Kino Cinema, 45 Collins St, City. To book visit Environmental film festival.

Website: Environmental film festival

Date: Mon 10 Sep, 6:00pm

A cautionary tale exposing the effects of mining in the Hunter Valley, the Illawarra and South-East Queensland, warning what might be in store for other regions if planned expansions of the coal and CSG industries go ahead. Film followed by Q & A with Paola Cassoni, co-owner of the Bimblebox Nature Refuge in outback Queensland. The refuge is threatened by Clive Palmer's China First coal mine. Drinks from 6pm, film starts approx 7pm. Level 2, Kindness House, 288 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. Presented by Friends of the Earth and Beyond Zero Emissions. $10 (presale or on the door). All funds raised to be split between BZE and the Bimblebox Nature Reserve. There will be some nibbles provided and a licensed bar courtesy of the Good Brew Company.

Website: BOOKINGS

Date: Mon 10 Sep, 6:30pm

Organised by the Bring Back the Buses Action Group, the forum will look at all public transport issues affecting our suburb, including trams, trains and buses. 6:30pm. Fountain View Room, Whittlesea Council Offices.

Date: Tue 11 Sep, 5:00pm

The US 9/11 attacks changed our world. That day over 3000 people lost their lives and over 70,000 people who were in the Lower Manhattan area are still suffering major health problems due to inhaling concrete dust and other toxins. The attacks were used to justify multiple wars, millions of deaths, change of local and global policies world wide, the expansion of state surveillance and the degradation of civil liberties. Keynote speakers will present an overview of the past 15 years of civil rights and social unrest. The floor will then be opened to suggestions on how we can move forward as a community to end wars and regain liberties that have been lost. 5pm. City Square, cnr Swanston & Collins Sts, City.

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Tue 11 Sep, 6:00pm

Bi-monthly MAPW Victorian Branch dinner meeting, with a panel of speakers reporting back on and discussing what they found the most inspirational moments of the August Hiroshima Congress and the trip to Fukushima prefecture which followed. Please RSVP.

Email: secretary@mapw.org.au

Date: Tue 11 Sep, 7:30pm

This insightful documentary explores the circumstances and decisions that lead someone to become a 'boat person.' 7:30pm. RMIT Swanston Academic Building Cinema, room 80.1.2. Organised by RMIT Refugee Action Collective.

Date: Wed 12 Sep, 6:30pm

Join Paul Strangio, academic and frequent commentator on Australian politics in both print and electronic media, for a discussion of his new book Neither Power Nor Glory: 100 Years of Political Labor in Victoria. Strangio's meticulous and beautifully written book investigates the century spanning 1856-1956, and it's place in Australia's intriguing and often murky political history. 6:30pm. New International Bookshop, 54 Victoria St, Carlton South. $5/$2.

Date: Thu 13 Sep, 1:00pm

Save 509 Brunswick bus. Better public transport for the northern suburbs. 1pm. State Parliament, Spring St, City.

Date: Thu 13 Sep, 7:30pm

On each parliamentary sitting day Helpers of God's Precious Infants stage a protest at the entrance to the Victoria's Parliament House car park as part of a concerted campaign to recriminalise abortion. Join the counter-protest. 7:30-9:30 am. Macarthur St, East Melbourne.

Date: Fri 14 Sep, 12:30pm

Thai Airways were the airline of choice to forcible deport a Tamil refugee back to Sri Lanka in July this year. We need to send a strong message to Thai Airways that their name will be mud if they continue to cooperate with the Australian government's drive to put refugees lives and safety in jeopardy. 12:30pm. Thai Airways Melbourne, 250 Collins St, City. Protest called by Refugee Action Collective in collaboration with refugee rights advocates from a range of organisations.

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Fri 14 Sep, 6:00pm

An intimate account of a first-hand journey aboard the Sea Dragon with the 5 Gyres Institute on the very first scientific expedition, focused on plastic waste, through the centre of the South Atlantic Ocean. An eye-opening story about the institute's global mission to study the effects, reality, and scale of plastic pollution around the world. Trailer at Plasticized. Followed by a discussion with director Michael J. Lutman. 6pm. Kingston Art Centre, 979 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin. Entry free. Light finger foods provided. Organised by City of Kingston's Greening Our Place, Greening Kingston's Sustainability Program. Bookings recommended.

Phone: 9581 4713

Email: ourplace@kingston.vic.gov.au

Date: Fri 14 Sep, 8:30pm

Recently listed in MTVs ‘Top Ten Breakout Bands of Australia, Pataphysics is a mash up of powerful political flows, trumpet, MPC, live improvised beats, dope basslines, guitar and freestyles. Singer Pat Marks is the Music & Arts coordinator of RISE (Refugees, Survivors, and Ex-Detainees), running ongoing music, beat making, and poetry workshops, as well as providing recording and production for young refugee artists. $15/10 at the door. Doors open 8:30pm. Gasometer Hotel, 484 Smith St, Collingwood. Bookings recommended.

Website: Pataphysics

Date: Sat 15 Sep, 2:00pm

Saturday, September 15 2pm. Meet in front of Parliment House steps then discuss during picinic at Treasury Gardens. Please bring food to share.

Date: Sat 15 Sep, 6:00pm

The Australian Bureau of Statistics recently announced that women must work an additional 64 days into the new financial year to earn as much as male workers earn in 12 months. Women are over represented in part-time and insecure jobs, which results in the income gap being much wider in real terms. Pay Justice Action will not only identify the problems but present solutions. 6pm. Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick. Meal available. Hosted by Pay Justice Action as a fundraiser for its ongoing organising.

Date: Sat 15 Sep, 6:00pm

The Australian Bureau of Statistics recently announced that women must work an additional 64 days into the new financial year to earn as much as male workers earn in 12 months. Women are over represented in part-time and insecure jobs, which results in the income gap being much wider in real terms. Pay Justice Action will not only identify the problems but present solutions. 6pm. Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick. Meal available. Hosted by Pay Justice Action as a fundraiser for its ongoing organising.

Date: Sat 15 Sep, 8:00pm

Punk band's first-ever-Australasian tour. 'Frontman Dick Lucas is totally engaging. There is a fierce intelligence here in his lyrics, his delivery and his between song banter where his passion for the old school punk political hits home. If you still need any proof of the intelligence and anti establishment smarts in punk rock then the Subhumans are still out there, still meaning something and still making sense in a senseless world.' (John Robb, Louder than war). Doors 8pm. Bendigo Hotel, 125 Johnston St, Collingwood. $45.

Website: Louder than war

Date: Sun 16 Sep, 4:00pm

Friends of the Earth's Anti-nuclear and Clean Energy (ACE) campaign has been working creatively against the nuclear industry for over 35 years, because of its treatment to indigenous people, its contribution to nuclear weapons proliferation risks and its serious, long-term environmental impacts. We promote clean energy solutions to climate change and the current energy crisis. Support our collective and the work we do by coming along to our annual fundraiser. There will be speakers, nibbles, music, drinks and most important come ready to buy a piece of art. 4pm. Hogan Gallery, 310 Smith St, Collingwood.

Phone: 0408 165 735

Email: ace@foe.org.au

Date: Mon 17 Sep, 7:30pm

Concert: Subhumans. Punk band's first-ever-Australasian tour. 'Frontman Dick Lucas is totally engaging. There is a fierce intelligence here in his lyrics, his delivery and his between song banter where his passion for the old school punk political hits home. If you still need any proof of the intelligence and anti establishment smarts in punk rock then the Subhumans are still out there, still meaning something and still making sense in a senseless world.' (John Robb, Louder than war). Doors 7:30pm. Northcote Social Club, 301 High St, Northcote. $45.

Website: Louder than war

Date: Tue 18 Sep, 6:30pm

Guest speaker: Ilan Pappe, Professor of History & Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at Exeter University. 6:30pm. Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre, Elisabeth Murdoch Building, Room 134, Spencer Rd, Melbourne University (enter campus via Tin Alley off Swanston St). Free public lecture.

Website: Australians for Palestine

Date: Wed 19 Sep, 6:30pm

Public meeting Speakers: Tim Gooden (secretary, Geelong Trades Hall) Luke Hilakari (campaigns officer, Victorian Trades Hall council) Wednesday, September 19, 6:30pm (meal from 6pm). Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City. (opposite RMIT). When construction workers were in dispute with building giant Grocon, the Baillieu government threw its weight behind Grocon which had breached an agreement with the union. 500 or more police were mobilised on a daily basis to blockade the Grocon builiding site in central Melbourne. They violently attacked a peaceful industrial protest on August 22. Then the Baillieu government joined the Grocon legal action against the union. This follows on from threats against the nurses earlier this year, the axing of thousands of public sector workers, massive budget cuts to services and a below-inflation 2.5% cap on pay increases. The Firefighters are facing the loss of $60 million in funds from the fire services and teachers are facing a challenging battle to stop the TAFE cuts and win a new EBA. Organised by Socialist Alliance. For more info ph 9639 8622.

Phone: 9639 8622

Email: chrispygreenleft@gmail.com

Date: Thu 20 Sep, 7:00pm

A deaf man is born into a female body. It is his burden and his journey to change his gender. His deafness? Not an issue! He is proud to be a deaf man. Or will be, when he is no longer a woman. Run time 44 min. 7pm. North Melbourne Town Hall, 33 Errol St, North Melbourne. $12/$8.

Website: The Other Film Festival.

Date: Sat 22 Sep, 10:00am

10am. 118 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne.

Date: Sat 22 Sep, 1:00pm

On July 25, Dayan Anthony, a Tamil refugee, was deported to Sri Lanka against his will from the Maribyrnong Detention Centre. On arrival at Colombo airport he was handed over to the Sri Lankan intelligence service who interrogated him for 16 hours before forcing him to recant claims of torture under duress at a press conference. He and his family now live in fear of their lives. They have good cause for concern. There is currently a legal challenge to deportations in the High Court. If this challenge fails we could see immediate moves to deport hundreds of refugees. Many of these refugees will be deported from Maribyrnong and other high security detention camps around the country. At the same time, refugee policy is going from bad to worse, with the Gillard government moving to revive the cruel 'Pacific Solution', dumping refugees attempting to reach Australia on Nauru and Manus Island. Join the Refugee Action Collective to demand an end to deportations to danger and offshore processing! Let the refugees into Australia! Let them stay! 1pm. Maribyrnong Detention Centre, Hampstead Rd, Maribyrnong. (Catch 82 tram from Footscray).

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Sat 22 Sep, 7:30pm

In Greece earlier this year, a man living at home in an iron lung died. The power company turned off the electricity to his house because his family didn't pay their power bill. The financial crisis is hitting the poorest and most vulnerable members of the community hardest. In the name of austerity, essential services and pensions are being slashed. People with a disability are the first to feel the effects of this catastrophe. However, they have also been the first to join the mass demonstrations and civil disobedience to protest against these austerity measures. In June 2010, nine people with a disability occupied the Department of Social Security for two days. They refused to leave until the federal minister agreed to meet them to discuss their grievances. Antonios Rellas was one of those nine people. In his only Australian appearance, Antonios Rellas brings a confronting report directly from the frontline of civic upheaval. 7:30pm. North Melbourne Town Hall, 33 Errol St, North Melbourne. $12/$8.

Website: The Other Film Festival

Date: Sun 23 Sep, 10:00am - Thu 27 Sep, 5:00pm

Sunday, September 23-Thursday, September 27 For the second year in a row, peace activists are returning to the Swan Island Military Base in Queenscliff Victoria for a week of nonviolently resisting the Afghan War and Australia's role in it through peaceful direct action. Swan Island Military base is a key training facility for the SAS who continue to fight and kill in Afghanistan in Australia's name. The SAS are a key plank in our contribution to US imperialism through the ANZUS alliance. Many of us feel powerless in the face of an unjust war, but this is our chance to get alongside our brothers and sisters in Afghanistan, and learn how we can help and raise our voices. The four days of action will include: Nonviolence training; Creative direct action to blockade the bridge to Swan Island military base where SAS troops are trained for active combat in Afghanistan; Engagement with the Queenscliff community; Peace vigils; Workshops on the Afghan War and Australia's role in it, Australia's role in the US alliance and the rising military tensions in the Asia Pacific between the US and China.

Website: Swan Island

Date: Tue 25 Sep, 6:30pm

Public meeting Speakers: Sam Castro (Wikileaks Australia Citizens Alliance) Fred Fuentes (Green Left Weekly) Tuesday, September 25, 6:30pm (meal from 6pm).Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St, City (opposite RMIT). Discussing the leading role played by Latin America in promoting alternative means of communication, author Tariq Ali said the world is suffering 'a prolonged war, implemented by the United States, which is aimed at dominating the world and maintaining US hegemony'. 'In this war', he said, 'the means of communication play a fundamental role.' The mainstream corporate media 'only reports on ordinary people when there are catastrophies'. But, Ali said, people around the world 'are anxious to access alternative media that inform viewers in an open and critical way'. This forum will look at ongoing attempts by Wikileaks and community media to help people get the truth. Organised by Green Left Weekly & Socialist Alliance. For more info ph 9639 8622.

Phone: 9639 8622

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Wed 26 Sep, 5:30pm

Wednesday, September 26 This forum is part of an ongoing campaign to ensure tertiary opportunities for the outer east. 5:30pm. Mt Lilydale Mercy College Centennial Hall, 120 Anderson St, Lilydale.

Email: peterson_err@hotmail.com

Date: Wed 26 Sep, 6:30pm

In the spirited tradition of Louis Theroux, Jeff Sparrow sets out to explore the relationship between porn and censorship, and what it reveals about ourselves, in his new book Money Shot. 6:30pm. Readings Bookshop, 309 Lygon St, Carlton. Entry free, but please book by on 9347 6633 or by email.

Phone: 9347 6633

Email: events@readings.com.au

Date: Wed 26 Sep, 7:00pm

Film presentation on Brazil, fighting against multinational food corporations. 7pm. LASNET space, downstairs, Trades hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South.

Email: lasnet@latinlasnet.org

Date: Wed 26 Sep, 8:00pm

A humorous look at the politics behind the racist Northern Territory Intervention. 8pm. $15. Northcote Town Hall, Studio 2, 189 High St, Northcote.

Date: Thu 27 Sep, 9:00am - Fri 28 Sep, 5:00pm

Thursday, September 27- Friday, September 28 The keynote speakers will provide a big-picture snapshot of the Australian youth labour market: what does work look like and mean for young workers in 2012? How does this relate to individualism, declining union membership and insecure work? What does this picture look like over the next five years? ANF Conference Centre, Elizabeth St, City. Hosted by VTHC.

Website: YWC 2012

Date: Thu 27 Sep, 12:00pm - Sat 13 Oct, 5:00pm

Thursday, September 27-Saturday, October 13 Fetishised. Commercialised. Protected. Exploited. Representations of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Ocean in academic and popular literature, print and online media and colloquial culture venues range from fond, romantic idealisations to barely concealed condescension. Eight cutting-edge Aboriginal and Pacific Islander artists explore the many layers of meaning in the term 'native' through performance and installation. Opening night: September 27, 6pm. Otherwise open 12-5pm. Blak Dot Gallery, 413 Lygon St, Brunswick East. Entry free.

Website: Fringe Festival

Date: Thu 27 Sep, 6:30pm

Thursday, September 27 Uranium mining, the first link in the chain of nuclear development, has managed again and again to keep itself out of the public eye. A web of propaganda, misinformation and lies covers its 60-year history. The third largest uranium mine in the world was located in the East German provinces of Saxony and Thuringia. Until 1990 WISMUT supplied the Soviet Union with 220,000 tons of uranium. The film accompanies for several years the biggest clean-up operation in the history of uranium mining. Premiere of this important film directed by prominent German Filmmaker Joachim Tschirner. 6:30pm. State Library of Victoria, Theatrette, Entry 3, 179 La Trobe St, City. The evening will include speakers, discussion and light refreshments. Entry by donation. Organised by Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, the Goethe Institut and the Australian Conservation Foundation.

Date: Thu 27 Sep, 10:00pm - Sat 6 Oct, 10:00pm

Thursday, September 27-Saturday, October 6 The Arab Spring comes to life in this intimate portrayal. A haunting experience, a true retelling of human relationships at a time when a revolution roars across the country. Three characters speak to one another about dancing, frustration, deception and innocent dreams. They leave an audience contemplating where they are in their lives. 10pm. $22/$15 (group: $15). Old Council Chambers, Trades Hall, cnr Victoria & Lygon Sts, Carlton South. Bookings recommended.

Website: BOOKINGS

Date: Fri 28 Sep, 6:30pm - Sat 13 Oct, 6:30pm

Friday, September 28-Saturday, October 13 Multiple arrestee with Occupy Melbourne Sean Bedlam explores the psychological underpinnings of the authoritarian mindset with stand-up comedy. In other words: he fucks shit up. Bring your awesomeness. 6:30pm. Station 59, 59 Church St, Richmond. Entry free.

Website: Fringe Festival

Date: Sat 29 Sep, 9:00am - Mon 1 Oct, 5:00pm

Saturday, September 29- Monday, October 1 EduFactory! is a conference being held on Ngunnawal country in Canberra at the Australian National University. Consisting of three days of self-education, criticism and organisation, it is intended to bring together students who seek a way out of the present crisis in university education. All are welcome who reject the ongoing integration of universities into the market, the undermining of student autonomy and the erosion of essential services such as housing. But the objective of EduFactory! is not only to critique of the university's political-economy; it also seeks to explore the able-bodied, gendered, specied (anyone?) and racial nature of the institution. Faced with these multifaceted and interrelated problems in the university system, we are calling on students from far and wide to converge at the home of the Australian political elite and build a strong student movement on the firm foundations of grassroots democratic organising.

Website: Register here

Date: Sun 30 Sep, 12:00pm

Walk for solidarity Sunday, September 30, 12 noon. Assemble CERES, cnr Roberts & Stewart Sts, East Brunswick. Then walk to Martin Ferguson's office at 159 High St, Preston. Thousands of environmental activists will be walking into Adelaide from Port Augusta, campaigning for the construction of Australia's first big solar thermal plant in Port Augusta. At the same time, hundreds of people in every capital city in Australia will be walking in solidarity, to show support of renewable energy. We will be wearing yellow, to look like Australia's best source of energy: the sun.

Phone: Liv Metter 0432 964 936

Email: Liv@aycc.org.au