A follow up discussion on how we can campaign for community control of the mining industry. Please note: after the discussion members of Illawarra Socialist Alliance will elect delegates to the ninth national conference of SA, to be held in Geelong over January 18-20. Other Words - Radical Bookshop & Activist Centre, 17/157 Crown Street Wollongong (building above Hideaway cafe). Organised by Illawarra Socialist Alliance.
Wollongong
Friday May 1, 11.30am. Meet McCabe Park, Wollongong.
Stand with us to show your opposition to the threatened closure of remote Aboriginal communities by the WA State Government & Federal Australian Government
Thirroul Railway Institute Hall, Railway Parade Thirroul (At the southern end of platform 1)
Entry by donation (recommended $5 conc / $8 full). Ph Will 0425 329 963
'On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece "Roger & Me," Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans. But this time the culprit is much bigger than General Motors, and the crime scene is far wider than Flint, Michigan'
Celebrate the end of another year of campaigning. A BBQ lunch and drinks will be available. Just bring yourself, and a picnic rug if you've got one. Stuart Park, George Hanley Dve, Wollongong. Cost $12/$8 concession. Fundraiser for Green Left Weekly.
May Day March! Saturday May 2, 10.00am. Meet 10am, Lowden Square, Wollongong, for a march.
Uni of Wollongong, rm 20.3
Launch of Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) Stationary Energy Plan - Australia 100% renewables by 2020. Organised by Wollongong Climate Action Network
Charts the politics behind the rise of the great West Indies cricket team of the '70s and '80s. Other Words - Radical Bookshop & Activist Centre, 17/157 Crown St Mall, Wollongong.
'Radical Wollongong' is an action packed account of the militant history of a unique city, from militant miners getting organised in the face of some of Australia's worst industrial slaughters, through to today's battle to protect the community from coal seam gas.
This screening is a fundraiser for the upcoming Jobs for Women film project.
Entry $15 (Concession $10)
Sat June 20, 3pm
Excelsior Hall, Thirroul Community Centre
352 Lawrence Hargrave Dr, Thirroul
Join former University of Wollongong student Mark Gawne to discuss the politics of the Sydney Uni strike and its implications for education struggles more broadly. Mark is a casual tutor and PhD student at USYD. He is involved with the University Workers and Students Assembly and the Casual Workers Network at USYD and is a member of the National Tertiary Education Union. He helped organise a forum on precarious work at the University as part of the recent 'where to, "Enterprise U?"' series.