Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Stand up for water, not coal! Support coal communities group Rivers SoS About Rivers SoS' court challenge to the expansion of Metropolitan coal mine In June, NSW Planning Minister Keneally approved a $50 million expansion of the Metropolitan Collieries under Part 3A, the first decision since a major government inquiry into the impact of coal mining on water in the Southern Coalfields. The approval allows for longwall mining to take place directly under the Woronora Dam, one of Sydney’s most reliable drinking water sources. In what could be a landmark case, the Environmental Defenders Office is working with Rivers SOS to take the NSW Government to the Land and Environment Court to challenge the legality of the mining approval process.

Protest walk begins Saturday, November 28, 2009, 8.30 am. From Blue Mountains Hospital, Great Western Highway, Katoomba. Organised by Blue Mountains Hospital Equity & Access Lobby (HEAL). Visit http://heal-saveourhospital.blogspot.com/ for more info. * * * Yes, it is a bl** dy long way to Nepean Hospital, particularly when you are sick or need to visit a loved one who has been transferred off Mountain for hospital services. In fact, it’s 53.1 kms from BMDAMH to Nepean Hospital via a highway that is both busy and a permanent construction zone. Just think – Mountains residents who require dialysis, chemotherapy or general surgery are all required to travel to Nepean Hospital for services. And because of the unstable service provision at BMDAMH, Mountains residents are often transferred to Nepean to give birth, have a fracture attended to or to have emergency surgery.

Tell Kevin Rudd: don't dump on Indonesia. Australian carbon colonialism - stop the offsets! Kevin Rudd's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme allows for 100% of Australian emissions reductions to be found offshore. Federal Treasury predicts at least 50% reliance on offshore credits to achieve the lowest reduction in emissions (5%). Kevin Rudd is now looking for cheap offshore offsets for Australian emissions. Indonesia is the first target, with the AusAid funded Kalimantan Forests and Climate project designed to establish reduced deforestation as an acceptable offset. Local groups in Indonesia, including WALHI, Indonesia’s largest environment organisation and the Indonesian Union of Small Farmers are opposed to Australia’s offset schemes and are protesting tomorrow at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta.

Forum to discuss: why we need to get out of coal in WA? how do we get energy and jobs without coal? how do we get there? Woolnough Lecture Theatre, University of WA. Organised by Safe Climate Coalition & Climate Camp. Ph Lian 0421 132 044, Kamala 0417 319 662. MORE INFO: http://www.safeclimate.org.au/life-and-jobs-after-coal

Indigenous speakers from Colombia to Sth Australia. TLC Bldg, 2nd fl, 16 Peel Street, Sth Bris.

Paddy Hill (Birmingham Six), Gerry Conlon (Guildford Four) & John McManus Miscarriages of Justice Organisation). The Irish Club, 61 Townshend Rd, Subiaco. Organised by the Maritime Union of Australia. $10 entry. MORE INFO: The Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (M.O.J.O) is a human rights organisation set up by Paddy Hill and John McManus who are dedicated to assisting innocent people both in prison and after their release. Their main objectives are to help counsel innocent people after they are released from prison and to gradually help them come to terms with the modern world. M.O.J.O. is committed to the establishment of a Retreat to help depressurise victims and prepare them for their return to the society from which they should never have been taken. The Retreat will be unique project, using shared counselling experiences to help victims gradually come to terms with what has happened to them. All of them suffer from post traumatic stress disorders and are in desperate need of help. It is for this reason they are launching a new campaign to raise £500,000 to set up a M.O.J.O. Retreat.

ROYAL OAK HOTEL, 14 Brisbane St , Launceston. This film tells the stories of communities creating their own currencies, setting up their own pubs, planting trees, growing food. You'll see local authorities getting behind their local Transition initiatives, and get a sense of the scale of this emerging movement. It is a story of hope, and it is a call to action. It offers practical solutions to today's challenges. Runs for 50 minutes. Contact Sandy on 0419 578 119 or email localfoodtas@ yahoo.com FREE: There is no cost to come along

Wednesday, November 25. Gearins Hotel, Katoomba. Ph 0401 466 831 for more details. Part of the Just Transition tour.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Protest walk begins Saturday, November 28, 2009, 8.30 am. From Blue Mountains Hospital, Great Western Highway, Katoomba. Organised by Blue Mountains Hospital Equity & Access Lobby (HEAL). Visit http://heal-saveourhospital.blogspot.com/ for more info. * * * Yes, it is a bl** dy long way to Nepean Hospital, particularly when you are sick or need to visit a loved one who has been transferred off Mountain for hospital services. In fact, it’s 53.1 kms from BMDAMH to Nepean Hospital via a highway that is both busy and a permanent construction zone. Just think – Mountains residents who require dialysis, chemotherapy or general surgery are all required to travel to Nepean Hospital for services. And because of the unstable service provision at BMDAMH, Mountains residents are often transferred to Nepean to give birth, have a fracture attended to or to have emergency surgery.

Street theatre, music, art and more to protest BHP's anti-people, anti-environment agenda. Outside Brisbane Convention Ctre, Cnr Glenelg and Merivale Sts, Sth Brisbane

Rally: Stop the NT Intervention. Racism is not a special measure! Unconditionally restore the Racial Discrimination Act . 12.30pm Thursday 26 November FAHCSIA Office, 280 Elizabeth St marking the final day of federal parliament sittings for 2009. Speakers include: Larissa Behrendt Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning UTS and NAIDOC Indigenous person of 2009 and George Newhouse human rights lawyer. Organised by Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney. For more information contact: Paddy 0415 800 586 or Mon 0415 410 558. www.stoptheintervention.org.

Briefing by East Metro Regional Council. Parkerville Hall, cnr Seaborne St & Riley Rd, Parkerville. Organised by Hills Climate Action Group. Ph Glenys 9299 8347

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Let them land, let them stay. King George Square, City. Organised by Refugee Action Collective. Ph 3392 3843.

West Papua: Film + Information Evening Come and see the acclaimed film: FORGOTTEN BIRD OF PARADISE Directed, filmed and produced by Dominic Brown [U.K.] Secretly filmed inside the Indonesian province of Papua. This is the first scheduled showing of this film in full in Australia! http://www.forgottenbirdofparadise.net/Home.html Presented &Supported by: Peter King University of Sydney Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies; Doug Sewell,President Anabaptist Association Australia & NZ; Julie Brackenreg HopeStreet Urban Compassion. Friday 27th November 7.30pm Uniting Church Hall, 37 St John’s Rd Glebe

Join Perth's activist rockers Blac Blocs - along with Bat Country, Mezzanine, and DJs Cutter v Shannon Fox. Railway Hotel, 44 Tydeman St, North Fremantle. $5. Proceeds to Climate Camp 2009. MORE INFO: climatecampwa.wordpress.com

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

The next Blue Mountains East Timor Sisters garage sale will be held on Saturday November 28, 2009. 66 Wentworth St, Blackheath. We are seeking donations now -- perfect time to spring clean and give away those treasures that we can turn into cash for water tanks, scholarships, community development projects and safe houses for women experiencing violence. Contact Gail for more information on 4787 6310

the National Equal Love campaign will mark the beginning of a National Year of Action (NYA) for same sex marriage rights with National Protest Rallies. Steps of the South Australian Parliament House email: saqueerlobby@gmail.com www.equallove.info/adelaide

Equal love, equal rights! This demonstration will be the launch of the year of action for same-sex marriage rights. Come along and show your support for equal marriage rights. State Library, Cnr Swanston and Latrobe Sts, City. For more info ph 0411 681 836

Queens Park, Cnr George & Elizabeth Sts, City.

Rally for equal marriage rights for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex community. Garema Place. Organised by Equal Love Canberra

Rally in Support of Same Sex Marriage. Saturday 28 November 2009, 1.00 pm, Sydney Town Hall.Further details: Heidi Claus 0419377396, Ben Cooper 0412325231, Emilia Lewonski 0401519593. www.caah.org.au or www.equallove.info

2.30pm : FRETECO - Factoru occupations and worker control A new film on the Venezuelan Revolution. Produced by Vive TV in Venezuela, this new documentary on FRETECO explores the movement of occupied factories and workers’ control in Venezuela. Workers young and old, male and female, tell their stories and explain why they came to the realization that demanding nationalization under workers’ control is the only way forward. With examples explaining how factory and workers’ councils function, the role of the communal councils, and the movement for “trade unionism of a new type,” this video provides a living, breathing look at a crucial aspect of the Venezuelan revolutionary process.

Bring a picninc & join us for a free family friendly celebration. Bring a kite, dress up your dog, scooter or ppram to win prizes. Event will raise funds for proposed 'Movies in Braye Park'. Sponsored by Newcastle City Council's 'Place-making initiative'.

Featuring Dhopec, Winiata, Ben Drysdale and Beth, Julianne Cowley, Heidi Gill and Mark Alwast. Corroboree Park Hall, Ainslie.

Latin American Solidarity Fiesta Featuring "Aramandito Y Su Trovason" Sydney's finest traditional Cuban band. Plus:Flamence Dancers, Latino DJs, Reggaeton, film footage, Latin American food and cocktails. 6.30pm, Saturday, November 28 Petersham Town Hall, Petersham. Organised by The Latin American Forum: Grupo Solidario Ibiray, Sydney, Fondo Raul Sendic, Frente Farabundo Marti De Liberacion Nacional, Committee for Human Rights Guatemala & Green Left Weekly. Tickets $15/$10 Ph 9690 1977 for bookings and more info ALL WELCOME!

Tocar y Luchar film screening, presented by Green Left Weekly about the inspirational music program in revolutionary Venezuela. Adelaide South West Community Centre, 171 Sturt St, Adelaide. Ph 8231 6982

Trivia on music, film, politics & much more + cocktails, dinner avail, and prizes. Optional fancy dress as your favourite 'radical'! $12/$8/$20solidarity (incl free drink!). Activist Centre, 74b Wickham St, Fortitude Valley. Ph 3831 2644.

Guest speakers: Dave Kerin & Sam Wainwright. Function Room, State School Teachers Union, 150-152 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth. Ph Alex 9218 9608, 0413 976 638. MORE INFO: http://socialistallianceperth.blogspot.com/2009/11/green-left-weekly-solidarity-dinner.html

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Welcome refugees RALLY No "Indonesian solution" Close Christmas Island Let the boats land here 2pm Sunday 29 November Sydney Town Hall Organised by the Refugee Action Coalition For more information contact Ian Rintoul 0417 275 713

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

2nd floor, TLC Building, 16 Peel St, South Brisbane. Organised by AVSN. Ph 0439 411 330.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

A Socialist Alliance public forum about violence against young people from the gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual and intersex community. Manning Clarke Centre.

Launch of "Charter of ATSI rights" by Sam Watson & "Aboriginal Struggle & the Left" by author Terry Townsend. Dinner avail 6pm. Activist Centre, 74b Wickham St, Fortitude Valley. Org by Socialist Alliance and GLW. Ph 3831 2644; 0410 629 088.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Era Bistro, 102 Melbourne St South Brisbane.

Sydney Central branch delegate elections for 7th National Conference, Wed Dec 2, 6.30pm, Resistance Centre, 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale. Come along and vote for your delegates to conference. The Socialist Alliance National Executive has set a delegate ratio of 1:10. Please check that your membership is current to maximise our branch's delegation. More information: Peter 9690 1977 or 0401 760 577.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Protest Israel's Vice Prime Minister on his visit to Sydney. 11am Thursday, December 3 Martin Place, Sydney To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=176236173370&mid=163fbe7G2706e0fcG31bdc9bG7

From December 1, Connex will no longer operate Melbourne's trains. Here's your chance to say goodbye once and for all! It's also an opportunity to remind the new company that we won't give up the fight for better public transport. Featuring: Guest speakers, party food, bands and a giant goodbye card. Flinders St station Steps. To RSVP email goodbyeconnex@gmail.com or phone Resistance on 9639 8622.

Come & hear speakers from the save Solar Systems campaign on the real answers to climate change. Fitzroy Town Hall, 201 Napier St, Fitzroy. For more info ph Chris 0413 013 183.

Moving towards a real clean, green, socially just and democratic Tasmania. Come along, meet the SA state election candidates and learn about and contribute to the Socialist Alliance vision for Tasmania – green jobs, public services, community democracy and action on climate change. Hobart Activist Centre, 225 Murray St, 7pm Delicious cheap meal at 6:30pm

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

A visual arts exhibition celebrating International Day of People with Disability Where: Belconnen Arts Centre, 118 Emu Bank Belconnen

Fri night: Nicaragua - No Pasaran; Sat night: Cuba: Memories of underdevelopment. Dinners 6:30pm, films start 7pm. $10/6 per session, $18/10 for both. Bris Activist Centre, 74B Wickham St, Valley. Ph 3831 2644; 0410 629 088.

Film starring Pete Postlethwaite, Darlington Hall. Organised by Hills Climate Action Group. Entry by donation. Ph Glenys 9299 8347.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Fri night: Nicaragua - No Pasaran; Sat night: Cuba: Memories of underdevelopment. Dinners 6:30pm, films start 7pm. $10/6 per session, $18/10 for both. Bris Activist Centre, 74B Wickham St, Valley. Ph 3831 2644; 0410 629 088.

Rally for justice, democracy & human rights: Let the Refugees in; End ties with repressive regimes: Sri Lanka and Israel; Bring the troops home from Afghanistan. Assemble at Wesley Church, Cnr Hay & William Streets, Perth. Ph Alex 0413 976 638.

Book Launch of "Aboriginal Struggle & the Left" by author Terry Townsend. Activist Centre, Level 2, 95 Currie St, Adelaide. Ph. 8231 6982, email: adelaide@socialist-alliance.org Org by Socialist Alliance and Resistance.

Book Launch and Party: How To Make Trouble. Iain McIntyre and Dave “No War” Burgess and NoToPope Rachel Evans will be there with music by Lee Memorial, The Kleber Claux Memorial Singers and NinetyNine. 8pm-12am Saturday December 5 The Red Rattler Theatre, 6 Faversham Street, Marrickville.

Marriage Outcast Party, Come help support the campaign for equal marriage rights - come to Community Action Against Homophobia (CAAH)'s 'Marriage Outcast Party', 8pm Saturday December 5 $5-$10. The Oxford Hotel 134 Oxford St, Darlinghurst.www.caah.org.au.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

A bike ride for action on climate change. Meet Orleigh Park West End. www.rideplanetearth.org.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Human Rights Day Speakout. On International Human Rights Day, Stop the War Coalition is calling for an end to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. These are racist wars, which have deprived the people of any human rights. For eight years, Afghans, and for six years, Iraqis, have been suffering the ravages of war on a daily basis. Join the campaign to end Australia's participation in these wars. 5.30pm Thursday December 10. Sydney Town Hall.

Upstairs, Geelong Trades Hall - 127 Myers st Geelong. Thursday 10th Dec, 6pm onwards. Books, books, books, t-shirts, stubby holders & more. Lots of fabulous red bargains. Champagne on entry & nibblies to keep you going while you look for that perfect stocking stuffer.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Walk against Warming Saturday 12 December Sydney City (and other cities) This year's Walk Against Warming will be held the International Day of Global Action on Climate Change and the midway point of the UN talks in Copenhagen.

Rally, march & festival. King George Square, City.

Community day of action on climate change! 11AM Victoria Square – Tarndanyangga and walk to Rymill Park – Murwillaburka Visit www.walkagainstwarming.org

Help bring the safe climate message to Walk Against Warming. Gather: PICA, Cultural Centre, Northbridge. March: to Russell Square, Northbridge. Ph Kamala (Safe Climate): 0417 319 662, Elize (Conservation Council): 9420 7266. MORE INFO: Safe Climate site Walk Against Warming WA site