Armidale

  • Progressive Cinema presents LANDS FOR FREEDOM

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    LANDS for FREEDOM portrays four farmers in the 21st century, passionate rebels and visionaries. André, Giuseppe, Olga and Remy live and work in Belgium, Italy, Austria and Africa but they speak the same language, the Earth's. Each of them came to realize that the agro-industry is not only harmful to human and environment but moreover, it cannot defeat global hunger. Pioneers of…

  • Progressive Cinema

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    New England Friends of Green Left present Blood on the Coal - The Story of Queensland's Coal Miners and Their Union. Written in the blood of mineworkers and their families, Blood on the Coal tells the story of Queensland's coalfields – one of the world’s richest energy resources and for 150 years a bitter industrial battleground. It is a story of struggle and survival,…

  • Progressive Cinema presents CHASING CORAL

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    Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. Join us for discussion and community dinner after the film. Screening and dinner free. At Kent House in Faulkner Street, opposite Kent House.

  • Life on Manus

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    With Anne Moon at the Uniting Church Hall.

  • Sacrifice Zone

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    Armidale Action on Coal Seam Gas and Mining and Progressive Cinema present SACRIFICE ZONE: The backyard of New South Wales is facing its biggest threat yet – invasive gasfields. Betrayal by governments has meant protectors are fighting to save the things they love. The Pilliga, Great Artesian Basin, Liverpool Plains – all are at risk.  This is a David and Goliath battle to…

  • Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time

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    Armidale Rural Australians for Refugees and Progressive Cinema present CHAUKA, PLEASE TELL US THE TIME directed by BEHROUZ BOOCHANI and ARASH KAMALI SARVESTANI Kurdish-Iranian journalist, Behrouz Boochani, has been detained on Manus Island since August 2013. Anxious to make a film involving refugees and the sea,…

  • Sustainable Agriculture vs Corporate Greed

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    Alan Broughton, co-author of "Sustainable Agriculture vs Corporate Greed", will argue that small-scale, sustainable farming and socialism go hand in hand. The industrial farming practiced by agribusiness is marked by land degradation and heavy use of insecticides, herbicides and fertilisers. Agribusiness is also a big contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. But contrary to the…

  • Palestine March Armidale

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    A Form 1 (Intention to hold a Public Gathering) has been lodged, and the event has been registered with Palestine Action Group as part of the nation-wide action following the March for Humanity across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

  • Progressive Cinema presents The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

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    This film is an important reminder of the lies and manipulation the United States and their allies use to discredit anyone who dares to state publicly that “trickle down” is in fact “gush up” and that there is an alternative to the destructive capitalist system.  Hugo Chávez said so and acted on it. The empire is keen to strike back and reverse any gains already made on the…

  • Progressive Cinema presents "I, Daniel Blake"

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    This film is Ken Loach’s call to arms in the current class warfare being waged from above. It tells the story of Daniel Blake who worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle-on-Tyne. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the social security. He meets Katie, a single mother with two young children, whoses only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London…

  • Progressive Cinema presents CHASING CORAL

    • Armidale

    Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. Join us for discussion and community dinner after the film. Screening and dinner free. Kent House, 141 Faulkner Street, Armidale.

  • Walk for Justice for Refugees

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    End the cruelty - Close Manus and Nauru! Meet from 11am at Central Park in Armidale, walk to the Mall at 11:30am and return to the park for guest speakers. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch to share at the conclusion of the rally.