Activist Events

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Dance for Climate Action Fundraising Ceilidh
Kaurna Yerta / Adelaide
You’re warmly invited to an unforgettable night of music, laughter, and dancing at the Rising Tide Fundraising Ceilidh!

Community Rally: Unite Against Racism – Migrants are welcome, racists are not!
Naarm / Melbourne
Join people from across Dandenong & Melbourne's south east for a community rally against racism.
Alliance Against AI Rally: Say no to AI data centres in Western Sydney
Burramattagal / Parramatta
Join this rally against artificial intelligence and data centres in Western Sydney.
Stop the South Morang Data Centres information day
Naarm / Melbourne
This meeting is for the community to get together to discuss our concerns about the proposed data centres.
XRSA August All-in meeting
Kaurna Yerta / Adelaide
Join us likeminded, big-hearted community members to turn climate anxiety into powerful collective action!

Protect Our NDIS Snap Rally & Die In
Gadigal Country / Sydney
Please join us at Sydney Town Hall on Saturday 1 August at 10am to protest the NDIS cuts for a second national day of action!
Film screening & disucssion: Pesta Babi (Pig Feast)
Regional QLD
Join us for a screening of Pesta Babi (Pig Feast), a documentary that invites us to reflect on the meaning of independence, Indigenous rights, and environmental justice in West Papua.
Webinar: Stop WA anti-protest laws
Online
Join Australian Democracy Network and the Conservation Council of WA for a free online briefing.

Peace Walk Against AUKUS: Port Augusta to Port Adelaide 2026
Regional SA
Join us as we walk against AUKUS, whether its for a day, a week or the whole month!
Workshop: Police powers for community workers
Naarm / Melbourne
This 3 hour workshop will go over police powers, advocacy and tips and tricks for community workers who support clients through police interactions.
Marxist Reading Group: The Revolution Betrayed – Chapter 8
Kaurna Yerta / Adelaide
We continue Leon Trotsky's The Revolution Betrayed: What is the Soviet Union and Where is it Going?
Birdsongs and Pools: Discussion With Liz Loh-Taylor on Western Sahara
Online
Talk and Q&A by Liz Loh-Taylor, a humanitarian photojournalist who visited the Western Sahara refugee camps late last year.
Webinar: Lynas Rare Earth, Militarised Extractivism in Action
Online
Join us to discuss and trace the imperial powers behind Australian-owned Lynas Rare Earth and the communities who have refused to accept the toxic legacy left in their name.

Unbroken: Resilience, Dissent, and the Future of Democracy in Southeast Asia – a public lecture with Dr Chee Soon Juan
Gadigal Country / Sydney
Join the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre (SSEAC) for a timely and thought-provoking public lecture with Dr Chee Soon Juan, exploring democracy, resilience, and civic life in Southeast Asia.

Weekly Friday picket against Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people
Muloobinba / Newcastle
Weekly protest for Palestine outside the office of Sharon Claydon MP for Newcastle
Dispossessed Anarchy Fest: Funds for Sudanese anarchists
Boorloo / Perth
Melt face with some of Boorloo's best bands (and a DJ!) on Friday, Aug 21 as we raise funds for the Anarchist Group in Sudan (AGS)