Green Left

  • Sustainable Agriculture versus Corporate Greed: A four-part Seminar Series

    • Online

    This four-part seminar series will address: The cause of pandemics, droughts, soil erosion and land and river system degradation. The four-part seminar series will address the destructive practices of mining and agribusiness. The battles for First Nations custodianship of land, campaigns for food sovereignty, environmental flows for water management and sustainable…

  • No Extradition (Screening plus Q&A)

    • Online

    No Extradition: Julian Assange's Father & The Struggle for His Son's Freedom. (Director, Pablo Navarrete, 35 mins, Alborada Films). Featuring John Shipton plus Nils Melzer (UN Special Rapporteur on Torture), M.I.A, John Pilger, Lowkey, Lisa Longstaff + others. Screening 7pm-8pm (Sydney Time); 10-11am (London Time). Post screening Q&A from 8pm/11am with former weeknight…

  • Feminist Walking Tour

    • Gadigal Country / Sydney

    Come find out in a COVID-safe tour, about Sydney's feminist history — the women, queers and the militant class struggle events excluded from the annals of public memory because they challenge the order of establishment patriarchal governments.

  • Film night: Venezuelans Under Siege

    • Gadigal Country / Sydney

    US sanctions block the Venezuelan people from obtaining food and medicine. They resulted in at least 40,000 deaths between mid-2017 and the end of 2018, according to a study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research – and that was prior to the most severe sanctions, which were announced in January 2019.

  • Film night: Venezuelans Under Siege

    • Gadigal Country / Sydney

    US sanctions block the Venezuelan people from obtaining food and medicine. They resulted in at least 40,000 deaths between mid-2017 and the end of 2018, according to a study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research – and that was prior to the most severe sanctions, which were announced in January 2019.

  • Capitalism & Violence against Women: The New Resistance

    • Naarm / Melbourne

    Public forum Capitalism & Violence against women: The New Resistance Tuesday March 17th, 6.30pm (meal available from 6pm) Resistance Centre, Level 5, 407 Swanston St , Melbourne CBD Women around the world are leading new campaigns against misogynist violence and harassment and the promotion of sexism by conservative governments and right-wing populist forces. This forum will…

  • Why we need an ecosocialist revolution

    • Boorloo / Perth

    The deepening climate and environmental crises present us with an urgent need for change. But what type of change is necessary? Can we keep the structures of a class-divided, profit-driven model that empowers a few, or do we need far-reaching change that puts power in the hands of the vast majority and puts the planet and people ahead profit. Such an alternative is ecosocialism.…

  • Green Left Weekly Comedy Debate, with Rod Quantock

    • Naarm / Melbourne

    The Green Left Weekly Comedy Debate is back!  Bookings essential. Phone 9639 8622 or book online at https://www.trybooking.com/VBYO. We live in a time of crisis, a moment of impending doom and a fear of nuclear war, so progressive comedians will debate the possibility of Will Trump tweet us into oblivion?  Master of ceremonies: Rod Quantock.  A sparkling…

  • Argentinian asado — celebrate a big year

    • Gadigal Country / Sydney

    Support our annual Argentinian Asado, hosted by the Latin America Social Forum & Socialist Alliance. Celebrate and reflect on a momentous year of making trouble for the 1%. It is the real deal — a buffet style BBQ, salads and dessert. We will also be catering for vegans and vegetarians. Drinks will be available. Tickets are only $20 / $15 concession, and must be purchased…

  • 78ERS WALKING TOUR: THE VERY 1ST MARDI GRAS

    • Gadigal Country / Sydney

    Join several original 78ers on the 39th anniversary of the very first Mardi Gras. Re-trace the steps of that fateful night on 24 June 1978 and learn Australian LGBT history.

  • Poetry For The People

    • Gadigal Country / Sydney

    Join us for an evening of poetry and hip hop to express and celebrate resistance and struggle!