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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . -- TWELFTH NIGHT Presented Blue Chair Theatre Works -- Blue Chair Theatreworks return to Trades Hall with their unique interpretation of William Shakespeare's funniest play. A funky and riotous interpretation that will have audience members, young and old, in stitches! Hurry - limited season of 4 evening performances and 1 matinee. The play pleases because it makes us laugh. It's good for what ails us because, as the wisest man who ever lived put it, a merry heart doeth good like a medicine. The Old Council Chambers 8pm Weds - Sat, Dec 10 - 13 + 2pm Sat matinee, Dec 13 Tickets: $16 Full/ $12 Conc Union Members/ $7 Preview (Dec 10) Bookings Ph: 9815 2292 OVERLAND LAUNCH - Utopia? Australian Idealism and Christmas Party Carmen Lawrence considers Labor's loss of values and idealism that has turned ALP voters toward the Greens. Graham Maddox presents a strong case for the maintenance and revival of the ALP socialist pledge. Robyn Walton challenges the 'end of utopia' claim. Antonia Hildebrand dismantles the myth of John Howard as the archetypal 'ordinary Australian'. Issue 173 contains Overland's regular serve of fiction, poetry and reviews. Trades Hall Bar 6:30pm Friday, December 12th FREE Event -- SPADEWAITING presented by the Players -- An absurd comedy about the end of the world . . . Spadewaiting returns for its third season after being deemed a 'runaway success' during its tour of the Edinburgh Festival in 2000, and Deakin University in 1999. Spadewaiting is both a visual and aural masterpiece; incorporating mime, a canneed audience, simulated sexon chairs and a man dancing to the sound of loud belching. The Old Council Chambers 7:30pm Tues to Thurs, Dec 16th to 18th Tickets: $15 Full/ $10 Conc - Bookings Ph: 9729 2280 GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au The ABE AMATERSTEIN SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2004 A new national short story competition supporting politically and socially orientated writing. The New International Bookshop and the Trades Hall and Literary Institute are proud to announce the launch of a new national short story competition that fosters writing for social change - The Abe Amaterstein Short Story Competition. The competition prizes total $1,500, with the winning entry to be published in Overland magazine. Author, Christos Tsiolkas, Co-editor of Overland magazine, Katherine Wilson and chairperson of the New International Bookshop Co-operative, Peter Ewer, will judge the competition. Named in memory of Abe Amaterstein, a long time activist in social causes and the labour movement, the competition provides writers with a political and social orientation to express their ideas in a short story format. Entries close on the 6th February 2004 and results will be announced at the Overland lecture in Trades Hall on the 31st March 2004. Entry details and forms are available online from www.nibs.org.au. Entry fee is $7 for the first entry and $5 for each additional entry, and the competition is open to all Australian residents. For more information contact The New International Bookshop Ph: 03)9662 3744 or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . ANTI WAR FILM FESTIVAL presented by Socialist Alternative Shooting against war! Festival features Catch 22, Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, Born on the Forth of July, Apocalypse Now, Oh What A Lovely War, Dr Strangelove, All Quiet On the Western Front, Full Metal Jacket, footage from anti-war protests and much, much more. The New Council Chambers 3-11pm Saturday, November 29th Tickets: $8 Full/ $5Conc - More info Ph 9650 0404 -- BRING OUT THE BANNERS Trade Union Choir CD Launch -- The Victorian Trade Union Choir celebrates the release of it's new CD Bring Out The Banners in concert, with MC Wendy Ealey and special guests. The Victorian Trade Union Choir was formed in Melbourne in 1990 as part of a revival of trade union choirs throughout Australia. Traditionally, songs have played a vital role in progressive social movements worldwide, and the choir is maintaining and developing this tradition in Victoria. The New Ballroom 7:30pm Saturday, November 29th FREE Event -- A NIGHT FOR KAOS A Benefit for Kim Kaos -- Kim Kaos has made an enormous contribution to the circus arts in Melbourne and Australia. Now, in her time of need, it is time for a chaotic benefit . . . a night of circus . . . a night of cabaret . . . A NIGHT OF CIRCUS CABARET! Join us and a multitude of acts - big, small and bizarre - for a good cause and a night that promises to be one to remember. Let the KAOS reign! The New Ballroom 7:30pm Monday, December 1st Entry by donation - the deeper your pockets the greater your kaos karma -- THE BRIDGE presented by Re-Igniting Community North West -- The Bridge is a powerful theatrical event that marks the end of the first stage of Re-Igniting Community North West. Created by The Torch Project with writer Mari Lourey, The Bridge is the product of 9 months work with the communities of Kerang, Swan Hill, Robinvale and Mildura along the Murray River. Created by The Torch Project with writer Mari Lourey, The Bridge is the product of 9 months work with the communities of Kerang, Swan Hill, Robinvale and Mildura along the Murray River. Director Rachael Maza leads a culturally diverse cast in using art and performance to explores the social issues that shape our lives and helps develop stronger, more active communities. The New Ballroom 6pm Weds, Dec 3rd - 8pm Thurs Fri, Dec 4th 5th Tickets: $5 - Bookings ESSENTIAL Ph: 9416 4720 -- TAKIN' THE PISS presented by Defector-Art Theatre -- Takin' the piss out of everything from George W Bush to Jerry Springer. See the funniest skits and the best juggling in the known universe! For one night only!! The highlight of your life!!! Drinks in the Trades Hall Bar at Happy Hour prices before the show!! Written by Frank Otis, James Sherman and John Howell (Full Frontal). Directed by Frank Otis and Isabel Nalato. The Old Council Chambers 7:30pm Friday, December 5th Tickets: $15 Full/ $10 Conc - Bookings Ph: 9318 5271 GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au There never was a good war or a bad peace. - Benjamin Franklin -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . CELTIC EPIPHANY New music from a Celtic heart Maireid Sullivan's haunting voice calls up the old tradition and modulates it in new ways, new sounds - augmented by Ben Kettlewell's lyrical guitar. Their special guest for the evening will be Matthew Arnold. A gathering of music from an Irish heritage, American journey and back home in Australia with a new CD, Maireid Sullivan celebrates the many streams of Celtic music in new and surprising ways. The New Ballroom 8pm Friday, November 14th Tickets: $22 Full/ $18 Conc - available at the door on the night -- DANCES OF ECSTACY A Boite Fundraising Film Screening -- Dances of Ecstasy is an incredible film that celebrates the rituals of trance dance in communities from Manhatten to Morocco. With a spellbinding global music soundtrack recorded on location in Africa, Morocco, Turkey and Brazil, mixed with electronica percussion by composers Ollie Olsen, Kavisha Mazzella, Ray Perreira, Michael Barker and Waterland. Filmmakers Nicole Ma and Michelle Mahrer travelled to traditional and modern-day rituals to find out about the altered mindstate people seek through dance.There will be a special opportunity to hear Nicole Ma talk about the making of the film, as well as a question and answer session. The New Ballroom 7:30pm Thursday, November 20th Tickets: $15 Full/$10 Conc - available at the door on the night -- BEVKIDS QUIZ NIGHT -- Support the anti-uranium cause. Get your thinking caps on . . . for a quiz night extravaganza! Join us with a live jazz band, nibbles, lots of prizes and giveaways and laughter later on from Rod Quantock. URANIUM- LEAVE IT IN THE GROUND! The New Ballroom 7pm Thursday, November 21st Tickets: $30 - Bookings Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Ph: 0401 043 937 -- PRRIM - For one night only -- This fascinating new ensemble brings together three wonderful musicians from very different worlds, creating unique and beautiful music. Adrian Sherriff (bass trombone,flutes and percussion), Tunji Beier (percussion) and Anita Hustas (double bass) are all avid collectors of musical styles and ideas, bringing together influences from across Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia. An innate sympathy draws the three performers into improvised performances of remarkable depth and power, presenting original tunes and recalling the music of Don Cherry and Rabih Abou Khalil. Don't miss this rare chance to hear some of Australia's finest musicians in this intimate performance venue. The Old Council Chambers 7pm Sunday, November 23rd Tickets $15 Full/ $10 Conc - available at the door on the night -- GREETINGS FROM AUSTRALIA Paintings by Laurie Miller -- Laurie Miller has given us an exhibition of extraordinary paintings that take a despairing and humorous look at Australia's political climate today. Miller has a preoccupation with what he sees as deceit, greed and stupidity that pervades the political leadership and filters right through our fair-minded society. Opening night, Tuesday 18 November 6-8pm, All welcome. Exhibition runs until Dec 6th. Info Ph: 9662 3744 New International Bookshop Gallery GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au A good traveller has no fixed plan and is not intent on arriving. - Lao Tzu -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . CELTIC EPIPHANY New music from a Celtic heart Maireid Sullivan's haunting voice calls up the old tradition and modulates it in new ways, new sounds - augmented by Ben Kettlewell's lyrical guitar. Their special guest for the evening will be Matthew Arnold. A gathering of music from an Irish heritage, American journey and back home in Australia with a new CD, Maireid Sullivan celebrates the many streams of Celtic music in new and surprising ways. The New Ballroom 8pm Friday, November 14th Tickets: $22 Full/ $18 Conc - available at the door on the night -- 3CR AWARDS NIGHT - 855am on your dial -- 3CR, Melbourne's voice of dissent, has been broadcasting progressive radio to the Community for 26 years on 855AM. The 3CR Awards Night is one seriously fun evening. Amongst the catagories of these much sought after awards are Risky Radio Award (for a show that pushes boundaries), Sardine Award (for the most people in the studio at one time), Best Blooper Award and the Fast Talker Award. The New Ballroom 7pm Saturday, November 15th Limited tickets available at the door on the night GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au . . . the statesman will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self deception. - Mark Twain, 1916 -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . - BAGHDAD NIGHTS with ROD QUANTOCK - Hurry, hurry, hurry . . . final days. Must close Saturday Nov 8th He has stood beside Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser, Bob Brown and Barry Jones, archbishops and angels, social and community leaders, activists and anarchists on stages and the backs of semi-trailers arguing and fighting for the voiceless and the victims of an increasingly mad world. His informed analysis and stinging comments are leavened by dollops of absurd humour and outright hilarity The New Council Chambers 8pm Tues - Sat, until Nov 8th Tues to Thurs $25 Full/ $15 Conc, Fri Sat $30 Full/ $20 Conc + bf Ticketek Bookings Ph: 132 849 or visit http://www.ticketek.com.au REVENGE OF THE TROUBLE MAKER - LAUNCH How To Make Trouble And Influence People This booklet is billed as tales of Australasian creative resistance. The Question Mark Collective has brought together in one publication tales of resistance to dominant ideology, corporate power and the State in Australia and New Zealand during the past 200 years. The book is punctuated by posters, stencils and photographs of acts of creative resistance. The launch will also be accompanied by the Australian premier screening of Steal This Movie - a historical docu-drama illuminating the courage and insanity of a brilliant activist, Abbie Hoffman - prankster supreme, whose zany intensity was partly responsible for ending the Vietnam War.Stars Vincent D'Onofrio, Janeane Garofalo and Jeanne Tripp The New Ballroom 6:30pm Saturday, November 1st Entry by gold coin donation - Proceeds to SUWA SHOW/3CR JIM CAIRNS COMMEMORATION Speakers will include Jim's biographer, Paul Strangio, his former Whitlam Cabinet colleague, Moss Cass, and his Moratorium campaign associate, Bernie Taft. The commemoration will also feature screening of rare video footage, including Jim's last television interview a few weeks before his death. Trades Hall Bar 2 - 6pm Sunday, November 2nd - CARMEN LAWRENCE - A Public Meeting - Carmen Lawrence, federal Labor MP and candidate for ALP president, will be speaking in Melbourne on Thursday, November 6, at a public meeting organised by the Socialist Alliance: Howard's End and alternatives from the Left. Other speakers include David Glanz, Socialist Alliance candidate for the seat of Wills, a Greens representative, and a prominent unionist. The New Ballroom 7:30pm Thursday, November 6th Entry $5 GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . -- THE MOMENT presented by Defector-Art Theatre -- The first production of this exciting new theatre company will be The Moment. This play is a thought provoking and challenging mind trip. Why do we make changes to our lives and what is the thought process that allows it to happen. Step inside someone else's head to find out. Performed by Frank Otis, Isabel Nalato, Phoebe-Madelaine Waltham and Lee McClenaghan. Written by Frank Otis. Directed by Paul Otis. The Old Council Chambers 8pm Weds - Sat, until Oct 25th Tickets $18 Full/ $12 Conc - Bookings Ph: 9318 5271 --- THERE'S BLOOD IN YOUR COFFEE Film screening --- The workers of Cabuyao, located in the bustling industrial belt in Southern Tagalog, Philippines have been on strike since January 14, 2001. The primary issue in the labor conflict is the Nestle management's refusal to include the retirement benefits in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). This film is about the courage, spirit and resistance of the Filipino workers at Nestle . . . The New Ballroom 7pm Thursday, October 23rd FREE Event - Donations welcome - WITH THESE ARMS - CD LAUNCH CONCERT Celebrating the Centenary of the MUA - It's hard to think of another union in the world that has had so many songs written about it. Is to do with the constant global traveling of sailors? or the multicultural mix of waterside workers? or the union's long history of active interest in Australian theatre, film, art and music? The MUA Centenary CD, With These Arms, is a compilation of songs and poems from many sources, from emails from old LPs and tapes, from CDs, pamphlets, magazines, and books. Performers at the concert include: Peter Hicks, Tim O'Brien, Wendy Lowenstein, Clem Parkinson, Mark Gregory The Trade Union Choir The New Ballroom 7:30pm Thursday, Oct 30th Entry by donation --- JABILUKA - A NATIONAL DAY OF CELEBRATION --- The campaign to stop Jabiluka mine has shown all Australians that, by working and walking together with courage, creativity and commitment, we can create a better future for the people and coutry of Kakadu, and the world. If you ever did anything to stop Jabiluka from whackin'a sticker on your car to blockading the company headquarters now is the time to celebrate! Share both your memories of the campaign and your joy at this monumental win with others. Great music including Andy Alberts, Roadhouse and much more. Great speakers will be appearing on the night and fantastic food will be available. The New Ballroom 6:30pm Friday, October 31st Tickets: $10 Full/ $5 Conc - available at the door on the night - BAGHDAD NIGHTS with ROD QUANTOCK - He has stood beside Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser, Bob Brown and Barry Jones, archbishops and angels, social and community leaders, activists and anarchists on stages and the backs of semi-trailers arguing and fighting for the voiceless and the victims of an increasingly mad world. His informed analysis and stinging comments are leavened by dollops of absurd humour and outright hilarity The New Council Chambers 8pm Tues - Sat, until Nov 8th Tues to Thurs $25 Full/ $15 Conc, Fri Sat $30 Full/ $20 Conc + bf Ticketek Bookings Ph: 132 849 or visit http://www.ticketek.com.au GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au - While there is a lower class, I am in it; While there is a criminal element, I am of it; And while there is a soul in jail, I am not free. - Eugene V Debbs -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . -- HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA An International Peace Brigades Public Forum -- Roger Nash has just returned from Colombia where he was working with displaced rural communities as an unarmed bodyguard for Peace Brigades International and will be presenting a free public talk about his experiences. In Colombia, PBI provides protective accompaniment to human rights activists and rural communities, traditional victims of the long-running civil war. PBI places teams of volunteers in conflict zones, using the presence of international observers to bring a measure of protection to local human rights activists and displaced communities. PBI has an orientation day on 18th October for anyone interested in joining the teams overseas, or the Australian Country Group based in Melbourne. The New Ballroom 7:30pm Thursday, October 2nd FREE Entry More info on Peace Brigades International - Ph: 9415 8700, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit http://www.peacebrigades.org ROD QUANTOCK presents BAGHDAD NIGHTS Fresh from another sold-out Comedy Festival show, The Axis of Stupidity, Australia's answer to Rod Quantock returns to Trades Hall for the seventh of his annual State of the Nation addresses, Baghdad Nights. This is quintessential Quantock. It's a rambling, shambling, hilarious look at . . . well, everything that's wrong with your world. If you find commercial current affairs too superficial and the ABC too cerebral then Quantock's blend of fact and funny is just what you need. Quantock works backwards from the blood and bombs of day-to-day life in Bush's Iraq, unravelling the threads of deceit and conceit, conspiracy and complicity, lies and lunacy that pass for politics today. WARNING: Baghdad Nights may contain some Andrew Bolt! 8pm - The New Council Chambers Tuesday - Saturday, Oct 7th until Nov 8th $15 ONLY PREVIEWS - Tues Oct 7th, Weds Oct 8th Thurs Oct 9th Season Tickets Tues to Thurs $25 Full/ $15 Conc, Fri Sat $30 Full/ $20 Conc + bf Ticketek Bookings Ph: 132 849 or visit www.ticketek.com.au REFUGITIVE presented by New Mercury Theatre A Melbourne Fringe Festival event Iranian refugee Shahin Shafaei's acclaimed one man show Refugitive, about the 22 months he spent incarcerated in the Curtin Detention Centre, has been touring nationally and now comes to Melbourne for the Fringe Festival. An acclaimed actor and playwright in Iran, 29 year old Shahin was forced to flee his country after a play he wrote was deemed anti-government. Shahin's journey took him to Australia via Malaysia and Indonesia where the boat he was travelling on was intercepted at Ashmore Reef. He was taken to the infamous Curtin Detention Centre near Port Hedland (WA) where a new struggle for survival began. 7pm - The Old Council Chambers Monday - Sunday, Sept 25th until Oct 12th Tickets $15 Full/ $12 Conc/ $8 Children Fringe Bookings Ph: 8412 8777 or visit www.melbournefringe.com.au - TRAGIC AT THEIR AGE presented by Smart Arts Productions A Melbourne Fringe Festival event - From chicks to chooks, and all the disasters in between! Tragic at their Age presents a show for the mature fringe dweller. A fun night of women behaving badly, struggling to hold back the ravages of time and gravity, but succeeding only in growing old disgracefully and resisting all attempts to embrace their inner chook. Tragic at their Age will leave the audience with an inner glow, knowing that their own lives are nowhere near as tragic as those of our three heroines. Tragic at their Age is a 'best of' the hugely popular shows by Maureen Sherlock, 'Molls' 'Housewives Playtime', which enjoyed two sell-out seasons each in Adelaide. 8:30pm - The Old Council Chambers Tuesday - Saturday, Sept 25th until Oct 11th Tickets $15 Full/ $10 Conc Fringe Bookings Ph: 8412 8777 or visit www.melbournefringe.com.au - UNDOMESTICATED presented by Baggage Productions A Melbourne Fringe Festival event - Using a minimum of props and costumes, these shows rely instead on the sharpness of the writing and skill of the performers to bring to life the array of characters and situations in the spotlight. This minimalism facilitates a cracking pace, constantly surprising and delighting audiences, and is a trademark of Baggage Productions. Undomesticated is no exception. The show is performed slickly and is
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . -- Overland 172 Lecture Launch LINDA JAIVIN presents TRUTH ON THE BORDER -- Linda Jaivin will talk about the limitations of 'objective reporting' in expressing the uncomfortable truths of social and political situations. Drawing on experiences visiting asylum seekers inside Villawood Detention Centre she will argue that there are instances in which only fiction (including theatre) can adequately express the shades of truth in a human crisis This lecture is for those interested in contemporary Australian society and the ways Australians tell stories about themselves. Linda Jaivin is an essayist, commentator and author of four internationally published novels: Eat Me, Rock n Roll Babes from Outer Space, Miles Walker You're Dead, and Dead Sexy as well as the non-fiction Confessions of an SM Virgin and The Monkey and the Dragon. The New Ballroom 6:30pm Wednesday, September 24th Tickets: $10 Full/ $6 Conc Entry includes copy of Overland 172 REFUGITIVE presented by New Mercury Theatre A Melbourne Fringe Festival event Iranian refugee Shahin Shafaei's acclaimed one man show Refugitive, about the 22 months he spent incarcerated in the Curtin Detention Centre, has been touring nationally and now comes to Melbourne for the Fringe Festival. An acclaimed actor and playwright in Iran, 29 year old Shahin was forced to flee his country after a play he wrote was deemed anti-government. Shahin's journey took him to Australia via Malaysia and Indonesia where the boat he was travelling on was intercepted at Ashmore Reef. He was taken to the infamous Curtin Detention Centre near Port Hedland (WA) where a new struggle for survival began. 7pm - The Old Council Chambers Monday - Sunday, Sept 25th until Oct 12th $10 PREVIEWS THURS 25TH - TIX @ THE DOOR ONLY Season Tickets $15 Full/ $12 Conc/ $8 Children Fringe Bookings Ph: 8412 8777 or visit www.melbournefringe.com.au - TRAGIC AT THEIR AGE presented by Smart Arts Productions A Melbourne Fringe Festival event - From chicks to chooks, and all the disasters in between! Tragic at their Age presents a show for the mature fringe dweller. A fun night of women behaving badly, struggling to hold back the ravages of time and gravity, but succeeding only in growing old disgracefully and resisting all attempts to embrace their inner chook. Tragic at their Age will leave the audience with an inner glow, knowing that their own lives are nowhere near as tragic as those of our three heroines. Tragic at their Age is a 'best of' the hugely popular shows by Maureen Sherlock, 'Molls' 'Housewives Playtime', which enjoyed two sell-out seasons each in Adelaide. 8:30pm - The Old Council Chambers Tuesday - Saturday, Sept 25th until Oct 11th $10 PREVIEWS THURS 25TH - TIX @ THE DOOR ONLY Season Tickets $15 Full/ $10 Conc Fringe Bookings Ph: 8412 8777 or visit www.melbournefringe.com.au - UNDOMESTICATED presented by Baggage Productions A Melbourne Fringe Festival event - Undomesticated is another snappy collection of scenes and sketches from the irrepressible creators of Femme (Melbourne Fringe Festival 2000) and Breeding Contempt and Other Mating Games (Fringe 2001, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2002). Using a minimum of props and costumes, these shows rely instead on the sharpness of the writing and skill of the performers to bring to life the array of characters and situations in the spotlight. This minimalism facilitates a cracking pace, constantly surprising and delighting audiences, and is a trademark of Baggage Productions http://www.baggageproductions.com. Undomesticated is no exception. 10pm - The Old Council Chambers Wednesday - Saturday, Sept 25th until Oct 11th $10 PREVIEWS THURS 25TH - TIX @ THE DOOR ONLY Season Tickets $17 Full/ $14 Conc Fringe Bookings Ph: 8412 8777 or visit www.melbournefringe.com.au - THE AFL GRAND FINAL ON THE BIG SCREEN - Enjoy the spectacle of this cultural event on the HUGE screen. Do the Lions have any roar left? Will the Pies become pasties? Wear your colours and cheer your team on! The beer is cheap and meat pies will be available (for the animeal inclined). Get in early to secure the best seats in the house! Trades Hall Bar from 1pm Saturday, September 27th FREE Entry
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- HAS UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE A FUTURE? Medibank, Medicare and the Threat to Universal Health Care and Accessible Bulk Billing presented by the Fabian Society --- Former Labor Health Minister Neil Blewett joins other invited experts (Bill Hayden, Dick Scotton and John Deeble) in nailing the Liberal lie that Medibank and Medicare weren't meant to be universal, or bulk-billing to be available to all. The New Council Chambers 6:30pm Wednesday, September 10th Tickets $8 Full/ $5 AFS Members/ $4 Conc THE REVOLUTION UNFOLDING IN LATIN AMERICA presented by the Committees in Solidarity with Latin America the Caribbean Alvaro Guzman, National Director of the Bolivarian Student Front in Venezuela, speaks about the profound social transformation unfolding in Venezuela, part of a continental rebellion unparalleled since the 1960s and 70s. The power of the elites is being challenged by the emergence of a counter-power of working people. After two decades of neo-liberal attacks, Venezuela has brought to life the possibility of revolution.This is a unique opportunity to hear from a leader of the Venezuelan Bolivarian Revolution. The New Ballroom 6:30pm Thursday, September 11th Tickets $8 Full/ $5 Conc - More Info Ph: 9639 8622 or 9279 1829 - CHILE 1973 - THE OTHER SEPTEMBER 11 A Chilean Cultural Evening and Pena - Following September 11th, 2001, much of the world has been involved in the war on terror. The September 11th, 1973 military coup in Chile (and the complicity of the US State Department, the Central Intellegence Agency and US multinationals) has been conveniently forgotten. The coup d'etat resulted in over 10 000 people (men, women and children) being assassinated. This year, Australia's Chilean community, many of whom were forced into exile during the decades of terror, together with Australians who have worked in solidarity since the coup d'etat, will remember the 30th anniversary of the coup. A commemorative cultural eveing is being held at Trades Hall including music, exhibitions, films, dance, and Chilean food. To find out more about other events visit www.theotherseptember11chile1973.net http://www.theotherseptember11chile1973.net Trades Hall Bar, Annex New Ballroom 7pm until late - Saturday, September 13th Tickets: $10 Full/ $5 Conc/ Children under 12 FREE - IMAGE TEXT SOUND: CHANGE AND CONTINUITY RMIT Creative Media Conference 2003 - School of Creative Media is conducting its fourth annual conference en-compassing the areas of writing, photography, animation and sound. This conference will bring together new and leading practitioners in a forum of cross-disciplinary exchange. The conference has established it's place amongst the leading events that showcase emergent and innovative research into the communication media. Please join the published writers, photographers, filmmakers and digital artists who constitute the Image, Text Sound 2003 circle of innovation. The New Council Chambers 9:30am - 5pm Tues Weds, Sept 16th 17th RMIT students School of Creative Media staff FREE, Other RMIT staff $40 per day General Admission $80 per day / $140 for both days/ Conc $40 per day GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au/events/events.htm - TAO TE CHING (The Way and its Virtue) 31. Maintaining Peace Weapons of war are instruments of fear, and are abhorred by those who follow the Tao. The leader who follows the natural way does not abide them. The warrior king leans to his right, from whence there comes his generals' advice, but the peaceful king looks to his left, where sits his counsellor of peace. When he looks to his left, it is a time of peace, and when to the right, a time for sorrow. Weapons of war are instruments of fear, and are not favoured by the wise, who use them only when there is no choice, for peace and stillness are dear to their hearts, and victory causes them no rejoicing. To rejoice in
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . Commonplace Productions presents THE ISHMAEL CLUB The Ishmael Club is a new play about Melbourne Bohemians in the early 1900's. It is the story of the intense friendship between artists Will Dyson, Norman Lindsay and Ruby Lind. These artists gather at Mrs Maggia's cafe where garlic, red wine and impromptu theatrics keep the night at bay. The cafe is home to the Ishmael Club - the outsiders club. Melbourne has long exhibited an argumentative spirit, a tradition of fiercely frank speaking, a delight in no-holds-barred having-it-out in public. The audience will recognise the debates about art, morality and politics vividly brought to life in The Ishmael Club because they still rage here today. The Old Council Chambers 8pm Tues - Sat, until Sept 13 + 2pm Saturday matinees Tickets $25 Full/ $20 Conc Bookings Ph: 9534 5984 or Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- WILD SPACES FILM FESTIVAL: GLOBAL HOPE Presented by Friends of the Earth -- Now in its 8th year Wild Spaces is Australia's only national film festival focused entirely on environmental, social justice and human rights issues. This years theme is Global Hope. This film festival plays a vital role in building awareness of local, national and international issues, and inspiring audiences into action. Wild Spaces showcases a broad range of documentaries, animations and short films, exploring issues that may not be seen on mainstream media. It is a new media forum that is uncensored and committed to screening films that explore and depict real people from around the world, the issues they face, and the work they are doing to build stronger communities and a healthier planet. New Council Chambers 7-10pm Friday, August 29th 3-6pm, 7-10pm Saturday, August 30th Single Session: $15 Full/$12 Conc - Saturday Special: $25 Full/$20 Conc - All Sessions: $40 Full/$30 Conc Tickets available from FOE Food Co-op (Smith St, Collingwood) or at the venue on the day -- HALF BENT WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL Presented by some Hep Cats -- This years Festival will involve more than 75 performers in over 16 groups and food stalls serving throughout the day. The line-up includes: Scope (feat. Jamie Oehlers, Sam Keevers, Ian Chaplin) . Cameron Deyell Jasper Leak Group (Sydney), Metalanguage, Kadoonka (feat. Dan West), Rusty Tank Wind Qtet, Prrim (feat. Adrian Sherriff), Ish Ish (CD launch - feat. Ronny Ferella, Julien Wilson Eugene Ball), Will Guthrie Darren Moore, Adam Simmons Toy Band, The Pleazure, Te-hai, Facelifter (feat. Stephen Magnussen), Happy Noise Club, Tim Shawcross Septet, FuT, Tony Hicks Qtet, Kageki, Phil Bywater's Buried Treasure (CD launch). Half Bent http://www.halfbent.org/ - the next wave of exciting, creative music in Melbourne. Trades Hall 2pm until late - Sunday, August 31st Tickets $35 Full/ $25 Conc Available from Polyester Records (Brunswick St, Fitzroy), Greville St Bookstore (Prahan) or at the venue on the day - REFORMIST, REBEL AND REVOLUTIONARY SONGS A Fabian Society Fundraiser - Make Your Voice Heard - In Song!! A Memorably Nostalgic, Inspirational and Energising Sing-along of REFORMIST, REBEL AND REVOLUTIONARY SONGS. No Talent Required - Supported by the Songing the Sing Choir. The New Ballroom 2pm until late - Sunday, August 31st Tickets: AFS Members $20, Non-Members $25, Concession $15 Bookings Ph: 9553 8442 GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au/events/events.htm - -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . Commonplace Productions presents THE ISHMAEL CLUB The Ishmael Club is a new play about Melbourne Bohemians in the early 1900's. It is the story of the intense friendship between artists Will Dyson, Norman Lindsay and Ruby Lind. These artists gather at Mrs Maggia's cafe where garlic, red wine and impromptu theatrics keep the night at bay. The cafe is home to the Ishmael Club - the outsiders club. Melbourne has long exhibited an argumentative spirit, a tradition of fiercely frank speaking, a delight in no-holds-barred having-it-out in public. The audience will recognise the debates about art, morality and politics vividly brought to life in The Ishmael Club because they still rage here today. Written by Bill Garner Sue Gore, Directed by Denis Moore, Performed by Brett Climo, Robert Menzies, Asher Keddie Faye Bendrups, Set Design by Shaun Gurton, Lighting Design by Nick Merrylees The Old Council Chambers 8pm Tues - Sat, Aug 26th until Sept 13 + 2pm Saturday matinees Preview August 25th - Discount tickets $20 Full/ $15 conc Season Tickets $25 Full/ $20 Conc Bookings Ph: 9534 5984 or Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - THE ANTI-CORPORATE MOVEMENT AND THE FUTURE OF RADICAL POLITICS with Verity Burgmann -- New International Books presents Verity Burgmann - activist and radical academic - speaking on directions for the anti-corporate movement in the wake of the Iraq war. Verity's publications include Revolutionary Industrial Unionism (on the IWW), Green Bans, Red Union (on the BLF) and the recent Power, Profit and Protest (on Australian social movements). The talk will be followed by discussion from the floor. New International Bookshop 6:30pm Wednesday, August 20th $6 Full/ $5 Members/ $2 Conc FRANK HARDY AND THE LITERATURE OF COMMITMENT Published by Vulgar Press - Book Launch A great new book to be launched by Tony Birch, with readings and stories by Allan Hardy, Mavis Robertson, Ralph De Boissiere and more. . . This is the first collection of major critical essays on 'the most Australian Australian'. Contributing writers include John Frow, John McLaren, David Carter, Cath Ellis, Nathan Hollier and many more. The editors have gathered material from a broad and impressive variety of sources and critical perspectives. This long awaited collection also features a posthumously published essay by Frank Hardy, David Nadel's controversial ket to Power Without Glory and Tony Morphett's revealing Spectrum interview. Trades Hall Bar 2-4pm Sunday, August 24th FREE Event -- WILD SPACES FILM FESTIVAL: GLOBAL HOPE Presented by Friends of the Earth -- Now in its 8th year Wild Spaces is Australia's only national film festival focused entirely on environmental, social justice and human rights issues. This years theme is Global Hope. This film festival plays a vital role in building awareness of local, national and international issues, and inspiring audiences into action. Wild Spaces showcases a broad range of documentaries, animations and short films, exploring issues that may not be seen on mainstream media. It is a new media forum that is uncensored and committed to screening films that explore and depict real people from around the world, the issues they face, and the work they are doing to build stronger communities and a healthier planet. New Council Chambers 7-10pm Friday, August 29th 3-6pm, 7-10pm Saturday, August 30th Single Session: $15 Full/$12 Conc - Saturday Special: $25 Full/$20 Conc - All Sessions: $40 Full/$30 Conc -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- A HOT AUGUST ARVO with CHRIS FALK and BAND --- Chris Falk has put together a new ensemble of some of the finest musical and vocal talent in town, with each band member bringing a stunning music history to the outfit . . . Paul Hester (Crowded House), Justin Brady (Things of Stone and Wood), Chris Scallan (David Bridie Band) and Angela Falk. Take the winter chill off with a Hot August Arvo. Well known for her solo work and performance with Swish and The Big Easy, Chris's honey vocals and sophisticated guitar work are as exciting as ever. With 20 years experience to guide her, Chris knows how to draw up music from the soul, warm the room and leave the audience feeling alright! Chris Falk and Band's new CD It's Alright is out now. Trades Hall Bar 3 - 6pm Sunday, August 10th Tickets $10 Full/ $8 Conc (kids FREE) @ the door on the day MYSTERIES, THE BLIND MEN THE WOMEN AT THE TOMB A La Trobe Student Union Theatre Triple (yes, triple!!) Bill MYSTERIES - In the middle of the summer of 1891 the most extraordinary things began happening in a small Norwegian coastal town, A stranger by the name of Nagel appeared, a singular character who shook the town by his eccentric behaviour and then vanished as suddenly as he had come. At one point he had a visitor, a mysterious young lady who came for God knows what reason and dare stay only a few hours. Written by Knut Hamsun (earning him the 1892 Nobel Prize for Literature), Adapted by Adam Cass, Directed by Bob Pavlich August 12, 14, 16, 20 22 at 8pm - August 23 at 6pm THE BLIND MEN - Three blind men are walking to Rome. One behind the other, they squabble over who is the leader, and bicker over who sees best. They are going to ask a little favour of the Pope . . . if they get there. Talk about the blind leading the blind . . . THE WOMEN AT THE TOMB - The moon is extinguished. The streets are full of brawling drinks and praying fanatics. Ten women find themselves sheltering together in a deserted house. One man's death has sent the city into chaos . . . Written by Michel de Ghelderode, Directed by Melissa Coffey August 13, 15, 19 21 at 8pm - August 16 17 at 6pm - August 23 at 9pm The New Ballroom August 12th until 23rd Tickets: $13 Full/ $8 Conc for each show : : OR : : $20 Full/ $15 Conc for all shows Bookings Info Ph: 9479 1198 --- THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED presented by Green Left Weekly and Committees in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean --- The Revolution Will Not be Televised is a feature length documentary about Hugo Chavez, President of Venezula. Over the course of 7 months, from January to July 2002, the film makers secured unprecendented access to film Chavez in his daily life. During this time there was a coup and the film makers were the only crew inside the presedential palace at the time. They were also the first there for his triumphant return some 48 later. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised recently recieved the Global Televison Grand Prize and was acclaimed by the international jury as the best televison program in the world this year. This film is a thrilling insight into President Chavez and the power of the globalised media. Rated PG - Running time: 74 minutes The New Council Chamber 6:30pm Wedsnesday, August 14th Tickets: $10 Full/ $7 Conc Bookings Ph: 9639 8622 or just role up on the night BLACKLINES: Contemporary Critical Writing by Indigenous Australians Book Launch presented by Melbourne University Press Written by established and emerging Indigenous intellectuals from a variety of positions, perspectives and places, these essays generate new ways of seeing and understanding Indigenous Australian history, culture, identity and knowledge in both national and global contexts. The essays offer provocative insights and compelling argument around the historical and contemporary issues confronting Indigenous Australians today. The book will be launched by Professor Lynette Russell, Director of the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies - Monash Univeristy. Contributers include: - Ian Anderson, Fabienne Bayet-Charlton, Jeannie Bell, Tony Birch, Mick Dodson, Jackie Huggins, Sonja Kurtzer, Marcia Langton, Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Philip Morrissey, Martin Nakata, Margo Neale, Lin Onus, Hetti Perkins and more. Blacklines: Contemporary Critical Writing by Indigenous Australians published by Melbourne
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- A HOT AUGUST ARVO with CHRIS FALK and BAND --- Chris Falk has put together a new ensemble of some of the finest musical and vocal talent in town, with each band member bringing a stunning music history to the outfit . . . Paul Hester (Crowded House), Justin Brady (Things of Stone and Wood), Chris Scallan (David Bridie Band) and Angela Falk. Take the winter chill off with a Hot August Arvo. Well known for her solo work and performance with Swish and The Big Easy, Chris's honey vocals and sophisticated guitar work are as exciting as ever. With 20 years experience to guide her, Chris knows how to draw up music from the soul, warm the room and leave the audience feeling alright! Chris Falk and Band's new CD It's Alright is out now. Trades Hall Bar 3 - 6pm Sunday, August 10th Tickets $10 Full/ $8 Conc (kids FREE) At the door on the day --- THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED presented by Green Left Weekly and Committees in Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean --- The Revolution Will Not be Televised is a feature length documentary about Hugo Chavez, President of Venezula. Over the course of 7 months, from January to July 2002, the film makers secured unprecendented access to film Chavez in his daily life. During this time there was a coup and the film makers were the only crew inside the presedential palace at the time. They were also the first there for his triumphant return some 48 later. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised recently recieved the Global Televison Grand Prize and was acclaimed by the international jury as the best televison program in the world this year. This film is a thrilling insight into President Chavez and the power of the globalised media. Rated PG - Running time: 74 minutes The New Council Chamber 6:30pm Wedsnesday, August 14th Tickets: $10 Full/ $7 Conc Bookings Ph: 9639 8622 or just role up on the night BLACKLINES: Contemporary Critical Writing by Indigenous Australians Book Launch presented by Melbourne University Press Written by established and emerging Indigenous intellectuals from a variety of positions, perspectives and places, these essays generate new ways of seeing and understanding Indigenous Australian history, culture, identity and knowledge in both national and global contexts. The essays offer provocative insights and compelling argument around the historical and contemporary issues confronting Indigenous Australians today. The book will be launched by Professor Lynette Russell, Director of the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies - Monash Univeristy. Contributers include: - Ian Anderson, Fabienne Bayet-Charlton, Jeannie Bell, Tony Birch, Mick Dodson, Jackie Huggins, Sonja Kurtzer, Marcia Langton, Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Philip Morrissey, Martin Nakata, Margo Neale, Lin Onus, Hetti Perkins and more. Blacklines: Contemporary Critical Writing by Indigenous Australians published by Melbourne University Press, Paper Back 260 pages ISBN: 0-522-85069-3 Price $34.95 Trades Hall Bar 6:30 - 8pm Wednesday, August 20th FREE Event GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au/events/events.htm - During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. - George Orwell -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- Terra Incognita presents MR PUNTILA HIS MAN MAN MATTI --- Final performances - season must end July 26th A night of Brecht that is bound to bring a smile to your face. This cleverly crafted comedy plays with gentry and peasant alike. Brecht uses humour, music and a dash of cynicism to explore the irreconcilable differences between classes. Mr Puntila owns a sawmill, a Studebaker, a forest and 90 cows. If only he wasn't afflicted by senseless bouts of sobriety. He deviates between being a nasty, inhumane capitalist pig who mistreats his workers when he is sober, to a reformed human being when he is drunk. It is his chauffeur Matti who bears the brunt of Puntila's sober and drunken outbursts and who must decide in the end whether to continue to be compromised by the Dr Jeckle and Mr Hyde performance of Puntila. The New Ballroom 7:30pm Weds - Sat, July 10th - 26th Tickets: $24 Full/ $17 Conc Union Members Bookings Ph: 9537 3844 --- JOHN HOWARDS' RETIREMENT PARTY --- Finally, the Prime Miniature has decided to call it a day . . . After years of blatantly lying to the Australian public Honest John has spun the furphy that he will actually be staying on in office beyond his 64th Birthday. The unsuspecting Australian public has, once again, taken his word as true . . . when, oh when will they learn? The Trades Hall Arts mob, with the assistance of sculptor Martin Moore, will be celebrating this much anticipated retirement and invite everybody glad to see the back of the little cretin to come and join us in the revelry. (No gold watches please) Martin Moore graduated from the Royal College of Arts (London) and has worked with Jim Hensons Creature Workshop, Spitting Image and the BBCs Walking With Cavemen. He has previously sculpted Jack Nicholson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Naomi Campbell and Elizabeth Windsor. He will be sculptor (of John Howard) on the Night. Trades Hall Bar 7pm Saturday, July 26th FREE Event --- AN EPIC TALE OF HUMAN ENDURANCE with Sue Fear --- Sydney mountaineer, Sue Fear, is the first Australian-born woman to conquer Mt Everest. She achieved her lifelong ambition when she reached the 8850m peak during 50th anniversary celebrations of the first ascent of the world's highest mountain. She wil be speaking about her experiences. A professional trek and mountain guide for more than 10 years, Ms Fear is now the first Australian woman to have climbed three 8,000m plus peaks, all in the Himalayas. In 1998, she became the first Australian woman to climb the world's sixth highest peak, Cho Oyu, and last year scaled the summit of Mt Shishapangma. Presented by World Expeditions and Moutain Designs The New Council Chambers 7pm Wednesday, July 30th Tickets $15 Full/ $10 Conc At the door on the night GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au/events/events.htm - No problem can be solved by the same consiousness that created it. - Albert Einstein -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- Terra Incognita presents MR PUNTILA HIS MAN MAN MATTI --- A night of Brecht that is bound to bring a smile to your face. This cleverly crafted comedy plays with gentry and peasant alike. Brecht uses humour, music and a dash of cynicism to explore the irreconcilable differences between classes. Mr Puntila owns a sawmill, a Studebaker, a forest and 90 cows. If only he wasn't afflicted by senseless bouts of sobriety. He deviates between being a nasty, inhumane capitalist pig who mistreats his workers when he is sober, to a reformed human being when he is drunk. It is his chauffeur Matti who bears the brunt of Puntila's sober and drunken outbursts and who must decide in the end whether to continue to be compromised by the Dr Jeckle and Mr Hyde performance of Puntila. Set in the Finish countryside, Brecht's provocative comedy is about the necessity of principles. Stars Richie Akers as 'Puntila' Thomas Papathanassiou as 'Matti'. Directed by Steve Gome. The New Ballroom 7:30pm Weds - Sat, July 10th - 26th Tickets: $24 Full/ $17 Conc Union Members Bookings Ph: 9537 3844 BROKEN PROMISES OF LIBERATION FOR AFGHAN AND IRAQI WOMEN Presented by the Global Sisterhood Network Tahmeena Faryal, from the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), and Surma Hamid, from the Committee in Defence of Iraqi Women's Rights (CDIWR), address the implications of the Shariat democracies established in US-missle-ravaged Afghanistan and Iraq. The New Council Chambers 7 - 10pm, July 17th Entry $12 Full/ $9 Conc - Bookings Ph: 9738 2176 All proceeds go to RAWA CDIWR --- Stormfront Productions presents MARK TEMPANY - THE LONG HIGHWAY TOUR --- Golden Saddle Award Grand Finalist Mark Tempany is about to amaze us with his first ever Melbourne performance. Mark is now firmly established as one of Australia's leading independent recording artists - having had his music broadcast and toured all over Australia, as well as North America and Europe. Mark's unique music combines emotive lyric with passionate performance and pure melody - and is guaranteed to leave an enduring impression. His soaring tenor vocals truly sing from the soul and are stunning in live performance. With album sales of over 10,000 units, and a huge respect within the music industry itself - Mark and his Australian music tell an intimate and powerful story of places, people and life. Mark's new fifth album - The Long Highway released in early 2003 - adds yet another step in this musical journey - a continuing from the brilliant Far Away (2000) and reflective Summer Dreams (1998). Trades Hall Bar from 2 pm Sunday, July 20th Entry $10 - Bookings Ph: 0418 700 819 or 07) 3216 9055 or tickets at the door on the day --- JOHN HOWARDS' RETIREMENT PARTY --- Finally, the Prime Miniature has decided to call it a day . . . After years of blatantly lying to the Australian public Honest John has spun the furphy that he will actually be staying on in office beyond his 64th Birthday. The unsuspecting Australian public has, once again, taken his word as true . . . when, oh when will they learn? Howard's birthday ruse is in keeping with his natural tendency to lie, lie and lie some more. The Trades Hall Arts mob, with the assistance of sculptor Martin Moore, will be celebrating this much anticipated retirement and invite everybody glad to see the back of the little cretin to come and join us in the revelry. (No gold watches please) -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . -- THE WISDOM, THE POWER, THE PROPHECY World Peace Pray Day Benefit -- For one night only in Melbourne, Chief Arvol Looking Horse (Spiritual Leader of the Great Sioux Nation) will share the wisdom of the White Buffalo Calf Prophecy. Join us in an extraordinary evening to experience the ancient ways of the People of Lakota, Nakota and Dakota Nations collectively know as the Sioux Nation. Chief Arvol Looking Horse is the President and founder of World Peace and Prayer Day. He is also the 19th generation keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle and holds the responsibility of Spiritual Leader among the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota People. He will share the wisdom that embellishes the tradition of the White Buffalo Calf. Chief Arvol Looking Horse will be joined by Native American Elders and performers of the World Peace And Prayer Day Delegation. Together they will share their knowledge and culture through talks, dance, song and music. The New Ballroom 7pm - 9pm - Wednesday, June 18th Tickets $20 - Bookings essential, limited seating, be early. Previous WPPD benefits have sold out. Bookings - Ph: 03) 9844 5379, 03) 9534 1262 or Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All proceeds support the World Peace and Prayer Day gathering. Overland 171 Lecture Launch MARGARET SIMONS presents MYTH, EVIDENCE CULTURE WARS Simons talks about Australia's 'culture warriors' and their recent claims against ideological bias and calls for scholarly 'evidence'. Taking on media heavyweights including Piers Ackerman, Ron Brunton and Christopher Pearson, she talks about the media fallout from her explosive book, The Meeting of the Waters, which documents what has come to be known as the 'Hindmarsh Island Bridge Affair'. Ron Brunton, Piers Ackerman and Christopher Pearson, says Simons, were key players in the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Affair. Simons explains how their actions, along with evidence buried and withheld from the Royal Commission, led to a dramatic miscarriage of justice. In both Aboriginal culture and in our own, information follows the lines of power, and secrets are the inevitable accompaniment to power. Overland 171 - 'OLD WOUNDS' - focuses on the contemporary 'culture wars' of black and white Australia, and includes also Jeff Sparrow on the media's part in the 'war on terror', Claire Tuke's dramatic account of life at Melbourne University's Ormond College, Michael Wilding on the Sydney 'push', fiction, poetry, reviews and opinion. The New Ballroom 6:30pm Wednesday, June 25th Tickets: $10 Full/ $6 Conc Entry includes copy of Overland 171 - SONGLINES MUSIC FESTIVAL presented by Songlines Aboriginal Music Corporation In conjunction with the City of Melbourne - A night showcasing some of Australia's finest Indigenous performers . . .. Looking after our people, our land, our music! Featuring . . . SHANN DOOLAN LITTLE G - Talented rap artist Georgina Chrisanthopoulos, aka Little G, is wowing audiences with her rapping, beat boxing and break dancing style. Little G is no novice when it comes to rapping either, she has been hard at it for three years DENIECE - Her name is Deniece Hudson and she's rocking Victoria with her groovy contemporary sounds and crowd-pleasing looks. She likes her music to touch people and make them feel good. ARCHIE ROACH RUBY HUNTER - Archie Roach; artist, poet, storyteller, singer, songwriter . . . Ruby Hunter; enjoys the distinction of being the first Aboriginal woman to record solo in the history of Australian music... Archie Roach Ruby Hunter are one of Australia's most respected singer/songwriter teams. Often cited by other musicians as a source of great inspiration, both Archie Ruby have become legends in the Australian music industry. PROPAGANDA KLANN - Ancient sounds combined with the rhythms of new technology, smart lyrics and deadly production values to result in some of the newest amd best contemporary music currently being laid down. WHYLY J and the ROYAL OG's .. The New Ballroom Doors open 7:30pm - Saturday, June 28th Tickets $10 Full/ $8 Conc - Enquiries Ph: 9696 2022 -- FREE TO BE AUSTRALIAN Trade Agreements are threatening our culture -- Our film, television, broadcast print media, and performing arts are vitally important to Australians. However, our small population and geographic diversity mean that in order not only to thrive but also to survive, clear industry regulation and financial support are essential.
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- NAKED COMMUNIST TERRORIST HIPPIES FROM OUTER SPACE presented by Keep Left Theatre --- ARRR! THEY'RE HERE!! AND THEY DON'T LIKE JOHN HOWARD!!! Naked Communist Terrorist Hippies from Outer Space tells the story of a group of aliens who land on Earth after they are shocked to observe our wars, poverty, pollution and general insanity. In their naive, well-intentioned manner they attempt to show the people of Earth a simple solution to our problems. Presented in THEATRERAMA: An exciting new 3D process that leads you to believe that you are in the same room as the actors! Keep Left Theatre - satire at its natural best from a left-wing perspective. Naked Communist Terrorist Hippies from Outer Space is from the very same Keep Left Theatre team that brought you S11 - The Dividing Line, Complicity, and WTO - The Musical. The Old Council Chambers 8pm Wed - Sat, June 5 - 14 $15 Full/ $10 Conc Bookings Ph: 9318 5271 - Gypsy Music by CZARDAS Black Friday - One Night Only - Czardas (pronounced: zar darsh) play a panoply of gypsy music from Russia and Hungary, a touch of klezmer, a bit of Balkan and the occasional venture into flamenco. Czardas also play original material inspired by Eastern European music. Their music is romantic, full of passion and pathos. They add to their concerts, a sprinkle of gypsy swing revealing the lighter whimsical side gypsy music. Czardas are Marjorie Gadd on violin, Steve Gadd on Guitar and bazouki, and Erin Collins on vocals. Marjorie is a professional string teacher and co-director of The Tasmanian Heritage String Ensemble. Steve is a composer, folklorist and collector and is known nationally for his playing in Shake Sugaree and for his solo performances. Erin has taught singing, in particular folk songs and rhythm, to upper primary students for the past 12 years. Trades Hall Bar 7pm: 1st set - 9pm: 2nd set Friday, June 13th FREE Event SONGLINES MUSIC FESTIVAL Presented by Songlines Aboriginal Music Corporation In conjunction with the City of Melbourne A night showcasing some of Australia's finest Indigenous performers . . .. Looking after our people, our land, our music! LITTLE G - Talented rap artist Georgina Chrisanthopoulos, aka Little G, is wowing audiences with her rapping, beat boxing and break dancing style. Little G is no novice when it comes to rapping either, she has been hard at it for three years DENIECE - Her name is Deniece Hudson and she's rocking Victoria with her groovy contemporary sounds and crowd-pleasing looks. She likes her music to touch people and make them feel good. ARCHIE ROACH RUBY HUNTER - Archie Roach; artist, poet, storyteller, singer, songwriter . . . Ruby Hunter; enjoys the distinction of being the first Aboriginal woman to record solo in the history of Australian music.. Archie Roach Ruby Hunter are one of Australia's most respected singer/ songwriter teams. Often cited by other musicians as a source of great inspiration, both Archie Ruby have become legends in the Australian music industry. PROPAGANDA KLANN - Ancient sounds combined with the rhythms of new technology, smart lyrics and deadly production values to result in some of the newest and best contemporary music currently being laid down. And much, much more!! The New Ballroom Doors open 7:30pm - Saturday, June 28th Tickets $10 Full/ $8 Conc - Enquiries Ph: 9696 2022 --- WRITE FOR REFUGEES --- Pick up your pens and write for refugees! Join Arnold Zable, Mary Manning, Paddy OíReilly and a host of other writers for a day of fun and creativity .. . . make a bit of a difference to someoneís world. WHAT CAN YOU DO? - Register to participate. Forms available at all Readings stores or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or turn up on the day, sponsor someone and provide moral support. HOW THE WRITEATHON WORKS - Participants agree to write for two hours on the day. Nine writers will be working together at any given time. After two hours, we blow the whistle and the next lot of nine writers take the hotseats. Writers are arranged into nine teams of six and prizes will be awarded at the end of the day for the team which has raised the most sponsorship. Weíll let you know prior to the day what time you are scheduled to write. All money collected goes to the Refugee Action Collective (www.rac-vic.org). All enquiries and correspondence to be directed to Philippa Keaney, Organiser, Write for Refugees, PO Box 280 Flinders Lane Melbourne VIC 8009. Mobile 0422 467 212 Proudly supported by Readings Books Music. 9am to 9pm - Saturday, June
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- NAKED COMMUNIST TERRORIST HIPPIES FROM OUTER SPACE presented by Keep Left Theatre --- ARRR! THEY'RE HERE!! AND THEY DON'T LIKE JOHN HOWARD!!! Naked Communist Terrorist Hippies from Outer Space tells the story of a group of aliens who land on Earth after they are shocked to observe our wars, poverty, pollution and general insanity. In their naive, well-intentioned manner they attempt to show the people of Earth a simple solution to our problems. Presented in THEATRERAMA: An exciting new 3D process that leads you to believe that you are in the same room as the actors! Keep Left Theatre - satire at its natural best from a left-wing perspective. Naked Communist Terrorist Hippies from Outer Space is from the very same Keep Left Theatre team that brought you S11 - The Dividing Line, Complicity, and WTO - The Musical. The Old Council Chambers 8pm Wed - Sat, June 5 - 14 $15 Full/ $10 Conc Bookings Ph: 9318 5271 -- ALTERNATIVE FILM NIGHT 3CR RADIOTHON BENEFIT -- MICHAEL MOORE'S TV NATION - The acclaimed director of Bowling For Columbine takes on the KKK, Michigan Militia, Aryan Nations and various homophobes in the infamous Love Night episode of his 1996 U.S. TV show. Never before aired in Melbourne. Rated M - Running Time 20 mins MARK THOMAS: WEAPONS INSPECTOR - Left wing British comedian Mark Thomas turns the tables on the British authorities by conducting his own weapons inspections of hallowed institutions such as Buckingham Palace as well as British and US war bases. Neither this program nor this episode have been shown before in Australia. Rated G - Running Time 45 mins QUEERUPTION 2002 - This British documentary follows the 5 days of Queer chaos that exploded during the 2002 London Queeruption festival. Australian debut. Rated M - Running Time 20 mins FOOD NOT BOMBS - A recent documentary that follows the Melbourne Food Not Bombs crew through a typical day of preparing and delivering free food to the homeless. Rated G - Running Time 20 mins All proceeds benefit 3CR Radio and the Squatters Unwaged Workers Airwaves show. New Ballroom 7pm Friday, June 6th $5 Full/ Gold Coin 4 Unwaged Tickets available at the door on the night --- Book Launch of Graham Hastings Histroy of Australian Student Activism IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE --- Graham Hastings long awaited history of student activism, It Can't Happen Here will be launched at the New International Bookshop. There will be a Panel with lively anecdotes from the annals of the student activism: GRAHAM HASTINGS - former campus activist, currently research officer at the Melbourne national office of the National Union of Students; TOM CARGILL - was General Secretary of the Flinders University Students' Association, currently has been working a a staffer for various ALP MPs. KEN McALPINE - Known as 'Red Ken' during his student politics days in NSW and SA in the 70's 80'S's, currently the national industrial officer of the NTEU. CAMILLE BARBAGELLO - a leading student activist in the Queensland, very active in recent anti-capitalist and Baxter protests, National Education Officer of NUS in 2002, currently is the co-ordinator of the Victorian Young Unionist Network Chaired by JEFF SPARROW - as well as being the co-ordinator of the NIBS collective Jeff was active in the Victorian student activism in the 1990s and was one of the infamous Austudy 5. The book, the first comprehensive history of Australian student activism, covers the Vietnam/Springbok protests, the wave of campus occupations in 1973/4 - including the 29 day occupation at Flinders University, a history of national student unionism from the 1920s till now, VSU, the free education movement and the recent anti-capitalist protests. Copies of the book, literally hot off the press, will be available for $25. New International Bookshop 6:30pm - Wednesday, June 4th FREE Event - Gypsy Music by CZARDAS One Night Only - Czardas (pronounced: zar darsh) play a panoply of gypsy music from Russia and Hungary, a touch of klezmer, a bit of Balkan and the occasional venture into flamenco. Czardas also play original material inspired by Eastern European music. Their music is romantic, full of passion and pathos. They add to their concerts, a sprinkle of gypsy swing revealing the lighter whimsical side gypsy music. Czardas are Marjorie Gadd on violin, Steve Gadd on Guitar and bazouki, and Erin Collins on vocals. Marjorie is a professional string teacher and co-director of The Tasmanian Heritage String Ensemble. Steve is a composer, folklorist and collector and is known nationally for
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . 2 GREAT COMEDY FESTIVAL PRODUCTIONS NOW SHOWING . . . --- CANNIBAL FARM - a play by Alex Barker A Comedy Festival Show --- Revolution, Burgers and Contradiction! Competition is fierce in the fast-food industry. An inter-franchise profit war has broken out and meat supplies are critically low. In reponse, the McRussalds staff seize control from their tyrannical manager in a communist coup! But how do they hide the evidence? Cannibal Farm is a manic satire that pays homage to George Orwellís Animal Farm, Clerks, Delicatessen, The Smurfs, Macbeth and many many more. Featuring all your favorite socialists and special-guest starring Death as himself. Written and directed by Alex Barker, Cannibal Farm re-works the greatest social-experiment of all time . . . in a sesame-seed bun. After returning from an exciting season at the WA Fringe Festival, Cannibal Farm will make its home state debut at the Melbourne International Comedy festival. 7pm - The Old Council Chambers Weds to Sat, April 2 to April 19 (Previews March 27, 28 29) Tickets: $26 Full/ $14 Conc - Bookings Ph: 1300 136 166 or www.ticketmaster7.com Department 39 presents MR AL AND MR NICK'S CHILDREN'S HOUR* A Comedy Festival Show From the creators of Das Uber Show comes a dark and debonair, yet disturbingly hilarious journey into the alleyways of childhood. Mr Al Mr Nick (along with the delightful Miss Token) invite you to enjoy a glorious evening of fun and frivolity for all the familyÖespecially hot single mums! Since the debacle at the kindergarten and an unfair and damning report on The Investigators, Mr Al Mr Nick have been forced to lie low. But now with litigation clearing and the death of a so-called Judge, Mr Al Mr Nick make their triumphant return in a comedy show that will have you laughing for at least an hour and screaming No Mr Nick, not in the eyes! Join them, and their very special friends, for a tormentingly funny childrenís show? For kids you donít like! Mr Al Mr Nicks Childrenís Hour ? Itís like Play School with knives! 9:30pm - The Old Council Chambers Weds to Sat, April 2 to April 19 (Previews March 27, 28 29) Tickets: $14 Full/ $12 Conc - Bookings Ph: 8344 7447 *Absolutely NOT suitable for children in sooo many ways - WORLD SEASON SCREENING: FEMME FOCUS presented by Access News - TACTICAL FRIVOLITY (UK): An on the road, behind the scenes journey with a mostly femme British protest group, dedicated to making the world a better and fluffier place. They are notorious in Europe for their antics and costumes of hot pink and silver. See the girls take on the riot police in Prague as they demonstrate against the IMF and World Bank. Followed by . . . RISE UP: A feminist exploration of the convergence of art and political action. Rise up features womens collectives applying song, dance, circuis, fire and theatre to street activism. Featuring:- Movement for mass movements, the rice girls, emma said dance collective, power to the people road show, harmonic intervention, the radical cheerleaders and the shelanagig freakshow. 7pm - Trades Hall Bar Monday, April 7th FREE entry - donations welcome SUPPORT YA LOCAL INDEPENDANT MEDIA SOURCES -- BAXTER 2003 PUBLIC MEETING -- A public meeting to discuss racism, war, refugees, border control and the upcoming baxter protest this easter arpil 18-21: a convergence of compassion and action. The evening will also feature a collective of footage of previous refugee actions by SKA TV. Make the journey :: their freedom is ours. 7:30pm - Trades Hall Bar Tuesday, April 8th FREE Entry FRANKLY MINTED Series 2 Exhibition Unbelievable memorabilia for you to cherish and pass down the generations. By a dozen assorted artists. New International Bookshop Gallery, Monday - Friday 10am - 6:30pm Saturday 11am - 5pm For more info Ph: 9662 3744 GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au - RALLY FOR PEACE, HUMAN RIGHTS JUSTICE Palm Sunday, April 13th 2pm Ecumenical Service at Federation Square or 2pm Assembly at Treasury Gardens, then joining together for rally, speakers music. For more info: Victorian Peace
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- 1st Overland Lecture for 2003 HUMPHREY McQUEEN - MAKING CAPITAL TICK --- Renowned historian and social critic Humphrey McQueen examines the 'ratcheting up' of the pace of life within modern society. His lecture, 'Making Capital Tick', follows on from his ground-breaking and very successful study of Coca-Cola, an archetypal corporation of contemporary capitalism. McQueen moves into a consideration of the demand for longer and more intense working hours facing most people today. He mounts the provocative argument that this intensification of labour is an inevitable and necessary feature of a society in which different 'capitals' must compete against each other in order to survive. Intriguing personal and cultural implications follow from this analysis. Overland 170: BLUDGERS - In their debut issue of Overland, editors Nathan Hollier and Kath Wilson continues the journalís tradition of publishing radical, hard-hitting articles that shed new light on issues of public concern. Released on 26 March, 6:30pm - The New Ballroom Wednesday, March 26th Tickets: $10 Full/ $6 Conc - includes copy of latest issue --- CANNIBAL FARM - a play by Alex Barker A Comedy Festival Show --- Revolution, Burgers and Contradiction! Competition is fierce in the fast-food industry. An inter-franchise profit war has broken out and meat supplies are critically low. In reponse, the McRussalds staff seize control from their tyrannical manager in a communist coup! But how do they hide the evidence? Cannibal Farm is a manic satire that pays homage to George Orwellís Animal Farm, Clerks, Delicatessen, The Smurfs, Macbeth and many many more. Featuring all your favorite socialists and special-guest starring Death as himself. Written and directed by Alex Barker, Cannibal Farm re-works the greatest social-experiment of all time . . . in a sesame-seed bun. After returning from an exciting season at the WA Fringe Festival, Cannibal Farm will make its home state debut at the Melbourne International Comedy festival. 7pm - The Old Council Chambers Weds to Sat, April 2 to April 19 (Previews March 27, 28 29) Tickets: $26 Full/ $14 Conc - Bookings Ph: 1300 136 166 or www.ticketmaster7.com Department 39 presents MR AL AND MR NICK'S CHILDREN'S HOUR* A Comedy Festival Show From the creators of Das Uber Show comes a dark and debonair, yet disturbingly hilarious journey into the alleyways of childhood. Mr Al Mr Nick (along with the delightful Miss Token) invite you to enjoy a glorious evening of fun and frivolity for all the familyÖespecially hot single mums! Since the debacle at the kindergarten and an unfair and damning report on The Investigators, Mr Al Mr Nick have been forced to lie low. But now with litigation clearing and the death of a so-called Judge, Mr Al Mr Nick make their triumphant return in a comedy show that will have you laughing for at least an hour and screaming No Mr Nick, not in the eyes! Join them, and their very special friends, for a tormentingly funny childrenís show ? for kids you donít like! Mr Al Mr Nicks Childrenís Hour ? Itís like Play School with knives! ëCalm down Mr Al, we donít want to frighten the children do we?í. . . ëNo Mr Nick, we do not.í 9:30pm - The Old Council Chambers $10 ONLY Previews - March 27, 28 29 Weds to Sat, April 2 to April 19 Tickets: $14 Full/ $12 Conc - Bookings Ph: 8344 7447 *Absolutely NOT suitable for children in sooo many ways -- PUBLIC MEETING GATS AND US/AUST FREE TRADE AGREEMENT -- Senator Gavin Marshall wishes to invite organisations and members of the community to attend an informal public meeting to canvass opinions and sentiment about Australiaís participation in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the Australian-US Free Trade Agreement. Senator Gavin Marshall is a Labor member of the Senateís Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee, which throughout 2003 will be holding a formal Senate inquiry in to the GATS and also an Australian/US Free Trade Agreement. The views and opinions gathered at this meeting will assist with Senator Marshallís preparation for this wide-ranging inquiry. 6pm - The New Balllroom Tuesday, April 1st FREE Entry For more information Ph: 03) 9347 9533 -- Special Offer for Friends of Trades Hall Arts . . . . As parts of the Comedy Festival Token Events
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- Eye Witness Reports: INDONESIA'S WAR ON THE PEOPLE OF ACEH Keynote speakers include:- Dr Lesley McCulloch - researcher and academic. She was imprisoned in Aceh by the Indonesian government from September 2002 until January 2003 for alleged visa violations. Nurdin - an Acehnese activist. He is a former political prisoner and former director of RATA (The Aceh Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims). Organised by Action in Solidarity with Asia and the Pacific - www.asia-pacific.org Sponsered by the Globalism Institute and Green Left Weekly, Assisted by Trades Hall 6:30pm - The New Ballroom Thursday, March 20th Entry $5 Full/ $3 Conc - enquiries Ph: 9639 8622 or 0407 023 672 NOT IN OUR NAME Premier Peace Film Screening SKA TV will be screening Not In Our Name, the film of the Melbourne anti-war rallies of February 14th, and the events around the world in the following days. The 40 minute video will be preceded by speakers, including Senator Lyn Ellison, and videos will be on sale on the night. On February 14th, 2003, over 150,000 people converged on central Melbourne to voice their opposition to a possible conflict with Iraq. Religous, union and political leaders, young and old, spoke of their united determination to halt the march to war.The event was the first in a weekend of mass public action around the globe. Unprecedented both in volume and unity, tens of millions participated in similar protests from Baghdad to Bangkok, sending a clear and simple message of their desire for peace. This video documents the events in Melbourne and around the world over this momentous weekend. 7pm - The New Council Chambers Friday, March 21st Entry $5 Full/ $3 Conc - tickets available at the door on the night --- DICK GAUGHAN - The Bard of Edinburgh plays Trades Hall for One Night Only!!! --- Gaughan is one of the world's most admired guitarists and songwriters and is a troubadour for Freedom, Hope and Glory. He continues the grand folk tradition of rallying against injustice and the suppression of the will hopes of downtrodden peoples worldwide. Dick Gaughan turns a clear eye on history and on present-day human struggles, as he calls for a true rising of the poor and disenfranchised. Working mainly in the areas now known as Folk or Celtic music he has recorded extensively, and has worked as a session musician in a wide variety of musical styles. His songs have been recorded by, among others, Billy Bragg, Mary Black and Capercaillie. Gaughan's greatest musical love is for the ancient traditional Scots ballads. Also known as The Muckle Sangs (the big songs), these are the big story songs which form a substantial part of Scotland's living wealth of traditional song. Seek out Gaughan's blast furnace performances to hear how music from the gut really sounds . . . He takes 'folk' and shakes it until it rattles, making songs from 1707 as relevant as today's rap rants..- The Guardian His vocal style is unique; both stirring and spine chilling. - Rock 'n' Reel troubadour with attitude - The List BOOK NOW! This show will sell out! This is an extremely rare Australian tour, by one of the UK's most sort after musicians. 7:30pm - The New Ballroom Tuesday, March 25th Tickets: $28 Full/ $20 Conc Bookings Ph: 03) 9388 1460 www.dickgaughan.com - 1st Overland Lecture for 2003 HUMPHREY McQUEEN - MAKING CAPITALISM TICK - Renowned historian and social critic Humphrey McQueen examines the 'ratcheting up' of the pace of life within modern society. His lecture, 'Making Capital Tick', follows on from his ground-breaking and very successful study of Coca-Cola, an archetypal corporation of contemporary capitalism. McQueen moves into a consideration of the demand for longer and more intense working hours facing most people today. He mounts the provocative argument that this intensification of labour is an inevitable and necessary feature of a society in which different 'capitals' must compete against each other in order to survive. Intriguing personal and cultural implications follow from this analysis. Overland 170: BLUDGERS - In their debut issue of Overland, editors Nathan Hollier and Kath Wilson continues the journalís tradition of publishing radical, hard-hitting articles that shed new light on issues of public concern. Released on 26 March, 6:30pm - The New Ballroom Wednesday, March 26th Tickets: $10 Full/ $6 Conc - includes copy of latest issue Get a sneak peak at
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . - TELEK (Papua New Guinea) and BLACK PARADISE (West Papua) with Glen Lox, Phil Wales David Bridie - George Mamua Telek, or TELEK as he is known to his legion of fans in Papua New Guinea, has long been at the forefront of the PNG music scene. Telek comes from the village of Raluana, near Rabaul in the Papua New Guinean island province of East New Britain Telek's songs and his hauntingly beautiful voice, traverse many musical styles perfectly capturing the spirit of the proud cultural heritage of the Tolai people of Papua New Guinea. Telek performs in Melbourne with bass player Glen Low, from Rabaul who plays with the famous PNG band BARIKE, and long time Australian collaborator David Bridie (Not Drowning, Waving My Friend the Chocolate Cake). This is also the final appearance of BLACK PARADISE - the hit of The Morning Star Concert For West Papua - before they return to their troubled home of West Papua. If you haven't been able to catch this unique band yet this is one of your final chances! Black Paradiseís lyrics paint pictures of liberation. In fact, all the members of Black Paradise work for the amnesty international-type organisation Elsham (Institute for the Study and Advocacy of Human Rights) who investigate human rights in the troubled territory and educate the rest of the world about the beauty of West Papuan culture. Like East Timor, the West Papuan story is one whose time has come. The New Ballroom 8pm Friday, MARCH14th Tickets - $15 Full/ $12 Conc - Tickets at the door on the night GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au - PASS IT ON -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . KEV CARMODY with TONCHI McINTOSH One Night Only Kev Carmody has established himself as one of the most respected singer/songwriters in the country. Carmody lives out the life of a modern troubadour. He is a travelling songsmith with an itinerary which finds him touring the world. He regularly tours Australian goals, works with street kids, plays at a Greenpeace rally or fund-raiser, a world music celebration, an Aboriginal musical festival, on a university campus, or at Trades Hall. Kev will be accompanied by Tonchi McIntosh - a voice full of warmth and emotion, of a clear-sighted passion for the land and its traditional owners, moving from acoustic folk/rock to electric and touches of reggae and country. One of McIntosh's strengths is the meshing of imagery, be it allegorical or as raw and rich as the red earth of the outback. It gives his music an originality, that in Australia, is something to savour. The New Ballroom 8:30pm - Thursday, March 6th $20 Full/ $15 Conc - at the door on the night A CRACKER EVENING WITH JIMMY McGOVERN presented by the Australian Writers Guild Lovers of British drama and fans of television's Cracker, this is your chance to get up close and personal with screenwriter Jimmy McGovern. McGovern is something of an icon and hero in his hometown of Liverpool. He enjoys a reputation as a warm and gregarious individual. McGovern's success as a writer for stage and screen reads an impressive list of credits, including the award winning Cracker series staring Robbie Coltrane, the haunting British drama The Lakes and feature films including the controversial Priest and heart breaking Liam. Jimmy McGovern has generously agreed to this one off, unique event where he will enjoy a live interview with guild member Stella Kinsella and share clips and stories from his screen repertoire. This is a rare and valuable opportunity for writers and lovers of screen drama to participate in what promises to be an evening of insight and laughter. Come chew the fat with McGovern and enjoy some wine, music and a good old yarn from one of Britain's best practitioners. This is the first of a series of special Guild the Lily cabaret/panel events presented by the Victorian branch of the Australian Writers Guild. The Old Council Chambers 7:30pm Thursday, March 6th Bookings through Annie O'Hanlon of AWG on Ph: 03) 9328 5671 WHITE SETTLEMENT IN AUSTRALIA Violent Conquest or Benign Colonisation? Keith Windschuttle debates Pat Grimshaw In his recent book The Fabrication of Aboriginal History, Keith Windschuttle charges academic historians with a series of wilful misrepresentations intended to portray Australia as a society marked by atrocities against Aboriginies. In this important debate, Keith Windschuttle and Pat Grimshaw outline competing accounts of white settlement, and explain what is at stake in the dispute. In addition to The Fabrication of Aboriginal History (2002), Keith Windschuttle is the author of six other books on contemporary social issues, including The Killing of History: How Literary Critics and Social Theorists Are Murdering Our Past (2000). He is also publisher and a frequent contributor to The New Criterion and Quadrant. Pat Grimshaw holds the Max Crawford Chair of History at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of Women's Suffrage in New Zealand (revised edition 1987) and co-author of Creating a Nation (1994). A co-authored comparative study of the place of indigenous peoples in the political structures of British settler colonies is currently in press. The New Council Chambers 6:30pm Wednesday, March 5th Entry: $10 Full/ $5 Conc/ RMIT Students FREE This event is being presented by the RMIT Community Advocacy Unit The New International Bookshop - WORLD SEASON Film Screenings presented by Access News SKA TV - SIMON JONES MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN (UK): Simon Jones was killed on his first day as a casual worker at the Shoreham dock of Euromin, after being sent by their employment agency Personnel Selection. While campaigning to bring those responsible for Simon's death to justice, his family and friends have faced a systematic Government cover-up of the human cost of casualisation. And it happens in Australia too! . . . Learn about the very similar story of Anthony Carrick here and help stop corporate killing. 7pm Monday, March 3rd Trades Hall Bar FREE event - donations welcome
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . - RALLY FOR PEACE - Send a message to the Howard Government that Australians are opposed to a war in Iraq. Join the international weekend of action against the US plans for war. Union members assemble at Trades Hall 4:30pm Mass Rally assemble at The State Library of Victoria, cnr Swanston St LaTrobe St March to Federation Square for music (Mark Seymour, Crawfish Dave, Richard Frankland Andy Balour, Skaz), street theatre (butoh and more) and speeches - For more info visit the Victorian Peace Network website -- MAKE LOVE NOT WAR A Gig for Peace -- After the Valentine's Day Peace Rally get yourself, your family and friends up to Trades Hall for a jumpin' and pumpin' gig! Some of Melbourne's brightest and best new bands will be playing a concert dedicated to peace and goodwill. With band members from all over the globe and music that is equally eclectic it is sure to be a great night. Knuf (8pm - 9:15pm) Tzu (9:30pm - 10:15pm) Offcuts (10:30pm - 11:15pm) followed by DJ Fanta Pants spinning and scratching discs in the Trades Hall Bar until the small hours. The perfect way to finish a big day with a big message. Trades Hall Bar New Ballroom 8pm Friday, February 14th Tickets: $5 Full/ $3 Conc - at the door on the night WTO - THE MUSICAL A Keep Left Theatre Benefit Fundriaser More Phantastic than the Phantom . . . More Caustic than Cabaret . . . More Chutzpah than Chicago . . . Now, bigger and better than ever - WTO: The Musical! Keep Left Theatre brings you a night of music, laughter and exploitation. Come and play Union Musical Chairs, join the Jerry Springer audience, meet an authentic WTO protester from Channel 9 and win a chance to Beat the System. With music from Spotswood Swing 7:30pm Thursday, February 20th Trades Hall Bar Tickets: $12 Full/ $8 Conc - Enquiries Ph: 9318 5271 - WORLD SEASON Film Screenings presented by Access News SKA TV - VOCES ARGENTINA (Argentina): a lyrical documentary that covers the proto-revolutionary events of 2001 - popular assemblies, barter markets, worker occupations of factories and more. BOOM AND BUST (UK): known on the streets of the UK for his cheeky and political artwork, Banksy takes us on a tour of his world and the forces that motivate and inspire him. SUBVERTISING WORKSHOP (UK): Crew at the Okasional Cafe in Manchester take us through some of the skills and ideas behind creating political street arts. 7pm - Monday, February 17th Trades Hall Bar FREE event - donations welcome - PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER by Gary Parkinson - A rationale for an ancient art form. Paintings and other traditional art forms like printing, drawing, sculpture and the like have a physical presence and immediacy that no other art form can hope to achieve. The intention of the artist can be seen and is laid bare. Traditional painting has the power to transcend cultural barriers that no other art form can. If it is a good art work the painting will communicate directly with the viewer in a way that is unique and personal. NIBS Gallery, Trades Hall Until Saturday 8 March 2003. Open: 10:00am-6: 30pm Monday-Friday 11:00am-5:00pm Saturday. GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4 - 7pm DRINK OF THE MONTH: SUNBURNT COUNTRY (Vodka, Peach Schnapps Cranberry Juice ) ONLY $6 more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au - war is expensive - peace is priceless PASS IT ON -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- THE WALL presented by Janine J. Cowie Management --- A young woman books into room number eleven in a decrepit hotel room in the hope of finding her father. Her only clue is that her mother stayed in this room 26 years ago, and that night saved her life. By sheer coincidence, Phil and his brother Peter have booked into the same room. Phil also stayed in room number eleven 26 years ago, and that night saved his life. What unfolds is a story of people being thrown together by coincidence, and by learning the truth about their lives, they learn to trust in their own destiny. The Wall explores the relationship between coincidence and destiny spanning three time frames, (1976, 2002, 2012). The Wall is a comedy/drama written by Melbourne actor and writer Kirsty White, and runs for 60 minutes. The Old Council Chambers 8:30pm Wednesday - Saturday, February 5th - 8th Tickets - $15 Full/ $10 Conc Bookings via CUB Malthouse Ph: 9685 5111 or at the door on the night -- AUSTRALIA'S PACIFIC SOLUTION Film screening -- THE DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED FOR 4 CORNERS THAT THE ABC REFUSED TO SCREEN!! Australia's Pacific Solution is a documentary about the Nauru Detention Camps and will be followed by a presentation by the film-maker, Kate Durham. In June 2002, Kate Durham assisted the BBC documentary maker Sarah MacDonald to portray the Pacific Solution for a world audience, and for the ABC's Four Corners program. The ABC declined to show the documentary, in spite of great reviews and the strong public reaction when it was broadcast on British and European networks at the end of September. The program reveals the squalor of the Nauru detention camps, as well as the brutality - and even torture - perpetrated by our defence forces on shipwrecked asylum seekers. It introduces the opposition party of Nauru, and survivors who lost family members at sea. It also speaks of Kate's arrest and assault by the manager of the camps in Nauru. A recent showing at RMIT sold out. Don't miss this special repeat screening at Trades Hall. 6:30pm - Wednesday, February 5th New Council Chambers All Tickets $5 - available at the door on the night -- WORLD SEASON SCREENINGS presented by access news -- A season of documentaries from the many corners of the globe investigating social justice issues . . . BARBED WIRE EUROPE (UK): an overview of a successful campaign to close Campsfield refugee detention centre in the UK. DISSOBEDIENTTI (Italy): activists dismantle a refugee detention centre before it has the chance to become a place of torment and misery for asylum seekers. NO ONE IS ILLEGAL (Europe): overview of the actions in Europe against strict border control and including an expose on the support given by airline Lufthansa, in the deportation of refugees. 7pm Monday, Feb 10th Trades Hall Bar FREE Entry - Donations welcome GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm DRINK OF THE MONTH: SUNBURNT COUNTRY (Vodka, Peach Schnapps Cranberry Juice ) ONLY $6 more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au - Tough Leadership - to the tune of Onward Christian Soldiers Onward token army. You have naught to fear. Warlike Johnny Howard leads you from the rear. Hear his sabre rattle, clear our warship's decks. See the lust for battle gleam behind his specs. See the smoke of battle, hear the bugle's notes. Watch the man who leads us trade your lives for votes See the flare of rockets, hear the roar of guns. See the man who leads us sacrifice our sons. Forward Aussie soldiers, naught your aim can spoil. Helping Bush's cronies to Iraqi oil. Forward token army, You have naught to fear. Gallant Johnny Howard leads you from the rear. - Maurice Fairfield. PASS IT ON -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- IN THE BEGINNING . . . THE ODD TESTAMENT presented by Short Attention Span --- In the Beginning . . . The Odd Testament is a highly entertaining and very funny three person physical theatre/ cabaret. Inspired by some stories from the Old Testament, it is the compelling story of two tragic-comic characters; homeless, isolated, displaced and impoverished, living in an indeterminate time and place. The work is a unique combination of theatrical styles from Brechtian songs to bouffon clowning telling the story of these two imperfect souls and their 'biblical' journey, coupled with the perfection of some of the greatest literature ever set down. From the creators of the incredibly popular Hamlet in One Hour, (winner of the Melbourne Fringe Theatre award) and Cabaret Tingel Tangel, (winner of the Green Room award for Best Cabaret). Performed by Alice Carter, Krisztian Bagin Tania Kyriakou, Accompanied by Steven Lindsay Directed by John Bolton The Old Council Chambers 8pm Wednesday - Saturday, December 11th - 21st Tickets - $17 Full/ $14 Conc Bookings Ph: 9885 5111 or on the door on the night --- ARGENTINA IN REVOLT film screening --- In Commemoration of Argentina's popular rebellion of December 19 20th, 2001 In Solidarity with the mass grassroots mobilisations of December 19 20th, 2002 The inspiring popular rebellion of 19 and 20 December 2001 in Argentina, and subsequent events, have provided a glimpse of a possible future where the people who toil decide the country's priorities and direction. It's either that or a worsening of the repression, unemployment, hunger and illness that's decimating Argentina's, Latin America's and the Third World's millions of poor. The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo support group invites you to show your solidarity with the people of Argentina's struggle for major social change at the presentation of this video on the country's radical grassroots movements. Further Info: MOTHERS OF PLAZA DE MAYO SUPPORT GROUP [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Ph: 03) 9370 4298 6:30pm, Friday December 20th New Council Chambers FREE EVENT - Donations welcome -- THE MORNING STAR CONCERT FOR WEST PAPUA -- Bring them from Violence to Peace, Injustice to Justice, Despair to Love - Jacob Rumbiak Featuring:- Alex Lloyd, Paul Mac, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Lisa Gerrard, Andrew Denton, Sandman Flacco, Black Paradise (from West Papua) , Dave O'Neill, Not Drowning Waving, Telek and more . . . February 28th, 2003 - Melbourne Concert Hall For concert updates and more information about West Papua visit: www.morningstarconcert.com GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm DRINK OF THE MONTH: SUNBURNT COUNTRY (Vodka, Peach Schnapps Cranberry Juice ) ONLY $6 more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au - We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of NOW. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there IS such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. THIS IS A TIME FOR VIGOROUS AND POSITIVE ACTION. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Trades Hall Arts would like to wish all our supporters and patrons a safe and happy Festive Season and a New Year filled with peace, love and unity. Trades Hall Arts will be closed from Saturday, December 21st 2002 until Monday, January 13th 2003. We would like to invite all of our comrades to savour our calender of loud, proud and boisterous events in 2003. -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- IN THE BEGINNING . . . THE ODD TESTAMENT presented by Short Attention Span --- In the Beginning . . . The Odd Testament is a highly entertaining and very funny three person physical theatre/ cabaret. Inspired by some stories from the Old Testament, it is the compelling story of two tragic-comic characters; homeless, isolated, displaced and impoverished, living in an indeterminate time and place. The work is a unique combination of theatrical styles ? from Brechtian songs to bouffon clowning ? telling the story of these two imperfect souls and their 'biblical' journey, coupled with the perfection of some of the greatest literature ever set down. From the creators of the incredibly popular Hamlet in One Hour, (winner of the Melbourne Fringe Theatre award) and Cabaret Tingel Tangel, (winner of the Green Room award for Best Cabaret). Performed by Alice Carter, Krisztian Bagin Tania Kyriakou, Accompanied by Steven Lindsay Directed by John Bolton The Old Council Chambers 8pm Wednesday - Saturday, December 11th - 21st Tickets - $17 Full/ $14 Conc Previews Friday, Dec 6th Saturday, Dec 7th - $12 Bookings Ph: 9885 5111 or on the door on the night --- THE DIVINE LOTUS - FILM SCREENING presented by the Buoyancy Foundation --- The lotus flower is an important symbol in the Buddhist religion, which signifies purity as well as birth, beauty and transcendence. Though its roots are anchored in muddy waters, this beautiful still flower blooms and thrives. For us, it embodies the growth and strength of many young Vietnamese women who are undergoing resettlement and reintegration into their new life and culture as Australians. The Divine Lotus, is a 26-min documentary based on the life of Linh: a young Vietnamese woman and her journey through the drug culture over the past 7 years. This provides Linh with a platform to express her insights into how her commitment to heroin has affected her life and that of others without sensationalism and manipulation. Moreover, it puts Linh into context as a member of our community- she is someoneís daughter, mother and sister - someone who still has the possibility to bloom as a person rather than as a refuse of society. The New Council Chambers 8:30pm Friday, December 6th FREE EVENT - Donations welcome --- WHITE NIGHT BENEFIT CONCERT --- A fundraising event for women fighting legal cases against the 'Blackshirts' a militant men's group. White night is a community fundraising event for local women who are fighting legal cases against the 'Blackshirts' a militant group who have been operating in the eastern suburbs. Money raised from the event will be used to assist clients from the Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) to pay for the ever-increasing legal expenses. The night's entertainment includes Cuban music and dance by Kenny Lopez Havana Connection, comedy by Trevor 4 Ever and Dave Piggott, jazz music by Shenko, Guest Speaker Phil Cleary and the women who will talk about their experiences. Finger food and silent auction included. Tickets on sale NOW! Trades Hall Bar New Ballroom 8pm Saturday, December 7th Entry: $25 Full/ $20 Conc - from ECLC Ph: 9877 6634 -- THE MORNING STAR CONCERT FOR WEST PAPUA -- Bring them from Violence to Peace, Injustice to Justice, Despair to Love - Jacob Rumbiak Featuring:- Alex Lloyd, Paul Mac, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Lisa Gerrard, Andrew Denton, Sandman Flacco, Black Paradise (from West Papua) , Dave O'Neill, Not Drowning Waving, Telek and more . . . February 28th, 2003 - Melbourne Concert Hall For concert updates and more information about West Papua visit: www.morningstarconcert.com GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm DRINK OF THE MONTH: SUNBURNT COUNTRY (Vodka, Peach Schnapps Cranberry Juice ) ONLY $6 more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au - People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions, and have a tremendous impact on history - George W Bush, 1998 -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . BOB ELLIS - THE AGE OF SPIN Final 2002 Overland Lecture At the height of election fever, public commentator, essayist and raconteur Bob Ellis will deliver his customary blend of anger and humour in a powerful polemic against the agents of spin. Bob Ellis has been lately impersonated by Max Gillies and is now a kind of dusty national icon reverenced, affectionately mocked and sometimes disliked by literate Australians of all ages. He carries, amongst his baggage, his experience as a playwright, film director, political speechwriter, mob orator, songwriter, novelist, actor, film critic, essayist, historian and poet. Bob Ellis is the Magazine Publishers Association 2002 Columnist of the Year. This Overland Lecture will be preceded by the Barrett Reid Memorial poetry performances featuring John Jenkins, Shelton Lea, Ashlley Morgan-Shea and Eric Beach, with a special announcement by Richard Llewellyn - presented by Overland and Heide at 6pm. The New Ballroom 7pm Wednesday, November 27th Entry - $10 Full/ $6 Conc (includes copy of Overland 169) -- RMIT ASYLUM SEEKER CONFERENCE presented by RMIT Community Advocacy Unit -- Thursday 28 November, 7pm - Refugees and the Lucky Country Conference Opening, featuring a panel discussion on the theme of refugees and the impacts on Australian society. New Council Chambers Friday 29 November, 9am - 5pm - Asylum Seekers and Australian Society, exploring the history and politics of refugees in Australia. Featuring keynote presentations from Peter Mares, author of Borderline: Australia's Treatement of Refugees and Asylum Seekers; James Goodman, lecturer at UTS and author of Protest and Globalisation; and Paul James, Director of the RMIT Globalism Institute. New Council Chambers Saturday 30 November, 9am - 5pm - Asylum Seekers and Australian Activism, exploring the rise of the refugee rights movement and debating which way forward. Featuring presentations from Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria; ChilOut; Labor4Refugees; Refugee Action Collective; Rural Australians for Refugees; and the Catholic Commission for Justice, Development and Peace. For further information or to register: visit http://advocacy.tce.rmit.edu.au or contact Gillian at the RMIT Community Advocacy Unit, on 9925 2910 or at [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Council Chambers Thurs - Sat, November 28th - 30th Registration Details: Opening - FREE, One day - $20 Full/$10 Conc, Two days - $35 Full/$15 Conc --- THE DEVINE LOTUS - FILM SCREENING presented by the Buoyancy Foundation --- The lotus flower is an important symbol in the Buddhist religion, which signifies purity as well as birth, beauty and transcendence. Though its roots are anchored in muddy waters, this beautiful still flower blooms and thrives. For us, it embodies the growth and strength of many young Vietnamese women who are undergoing resettlement and reintegration into their new life and culture as Australians. The Divine Lotus, is a 26-min documentary based on the life of Linh: a young Vietnamese woman and her journey through the drug culture over the past 7 years. This provides Linh with a platform to express her insights into how her commitment to heroin has affected her life and that of others without sensationalism and manipulation. Moreover, it puts Linh into context as a member of our community- she is someoneís daughter, mother and sister- someone who still has the possibility to bloom as a person rather than as a refuse of society. The New Council Chambers 8:30pm Friday, December 6th FREE EVENT - Donations welcome --- WHITE NIGHT BENEFIT CONCERT --- A fundraising event for women fighting legal cases against the 'Blackshirts' a militant men's group. White night is a community fundraising event for local women who are fighting legal cases against the 'Blackshirts' a militant group who have been operating in the eastern suburbs. Money raised from the event will be used to assist clients from the Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) to pay for the ever-increasing legal expenses. The night's entertainment includes Cuban music and dance by Kenny Lopez Havana Connection, comedy by Trevor 4 Ever and Dave Piggott, jazz music by Shenko, Guest Speaker Phil Cleary and the women who will talk about their experiences. Finger food and silent auction included. Tickets on sale NOW! Trades Hall Bar New Ballroom 8pm Saturday, December 7th Entry: $25 Full/ $20 Conc - from ECLC Ph: 9877 6634
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . - BENEFIT CONCERT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS - Wear your heart on your sleave, put those sleaves in your pockets and support families fleeing persecution and despotism in their own countries and seeking a better life in Australia. And you get to jump and jive too! Music by Ruby's Grace, Akasa, Eucalypso, 3's Company, Tierra Dulce, Tehai, Isis, Elbow Skin Robbie Greig Speakers including Diana Greentree from Actors for Refugees All proceeds go directly to Given the Chance Project for Refugees Trades Hall Bar 7:30pm Thursday, November 21st Tickets $12 Full/ $10 Conc - available at the door on the night Enquirees Ph: 9437 0931 VULGAR WORKING CLASSICS MELBOURNE LAUNCH Vulgar Press and Montpelier Press have pleasure in announcing the Melbourne launch of the latest Vulgar Working Classics:- Amanda Lohrey's The Morality of Gentlemen, to be launched by Martin Kingham (CFMEU, Victorian Secretary), Jean Devanny's Sugar Heaven, to be launched by Amanda Lohrey. Established in 1999 The Vulgar Press is dedicated to the publication of working-class and other radical forms of writing. Visit the Vulgar Press web site for further information about these and other great titles. Trades Hall Bar 6:30pm Friday, November 22nd FREE EVENT -- THE OVERLAND AUCTION and sloshfest -- The cartoons Johnny doesn't want you to see . . . 20 celebrated Australian cartoonists have donated some of their most prized and contentious artwork for Overland's fundraising auction. With Rod Quantock as auctioneer, this riotous event will raise funds to support the publication of dissenting essays on human rights, social justice and equity issues. This is your chance to rub shoulders with literary dissenters and holler out your bid for original artwork by Rick Amour, Judy Horacek, Hinze, Bill leak, Michael Leunig, Peter Nicholson, John Spooner, Ron Tanberg and many other big names. Historical cultural artefacts will also go under the hammer including signed first-edition books from literary greats and a first pressing cover of Frank Hardy's contraversial Power Without Glory. This is your chance to secure very original Christmas presents . . . Extravagent spending encouraged, but bargains to be found for artworks and artefacts large and small. Bring cash, your cheque book, and credit cards! Trades Hall Bar Annex Viewing from 4pm - Auction starts 5:30pm, Sunday November 24th Entry $8 BOB ELLIS - THE AGE OF SPIN Final 2002 Overland Lecture At the height of election fever, public commentator, essayist and raconteur Bob Ellis will deliver his customary blend of anger and humour in a powerful polemic against the agents of spin. Bob Ellis has been lately impersonated by Max Gillies and is now a kind of dusty national icon reverenced, affectionately mocked and sometimes disliked by literate Australians of all ages. He carries, amongst his baggage, his experience as a playwright, film director, political speechwriter, mob orator, songwriter, novelist, actor, film critic, essayist, historian and poet. Bob Ellis is the Magazine Publishers Association 2002 Columnist of the Year. This Overland Lecture will be preceded by the Barrett Reid Memorial poetry performances featuring John Jenkins, Shelton Lea, Ashlley Morgan-Shea and Eric Beach, with a special announcement by Richard Llewellyn - presented by Overland and Heide at 6pm. The New Ballroom 7pm Wednesday, November 27th Entry - $10 Full/ $6 Conc (includes copy of Overland 169) -- RMIT ASYLUM SEEKER CONFERENCE presented by RMIT Community Advocacy Unit -- Thursday 28 November, 7pm - Refugees and the Lucky Country Conference Opening, featuring a panel discussion on the theme of refugees and the impacts on Australian society. New Council Chambers Friday 29 November, 9am - 5pm - Asylum Seekers and Australian Society, exploring the history and politics of refugees in Australia. Featuring keynote presentations from Peter Mares, author of Borderline: Australia's Treatement of Refugees and Asylum Seekers; James Goodman, lecturer at UTS and author of Protest and Globalisation; and Paul James, Director of the RMIT Globalism Institute. New Council Chambers Saturday 30 November, 9am - 5pm - Asylum Seekers and Australian Activism, exploring the rise of the refugee rights movement and debating which way forward.
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISER AMANDA GEORGE - INDEPENDANT Come to a fabulous Fundraiser For the independent candidate for the seat of Kororoit . . . Amanda George. BUILD COMMUNITIES NOT PRISONS! - Building a strong community builds a safe community . . . Amanda is challenging Andre Haermeyer, the Minister for Police, Corrections and Emergency Services. He is moving from his marginal seat to Kororoit in the Western Suburbs. With:- Sue Ingleton, comedienne extraordinaire! Old time blue grass band (Craig, Brett Matt), Francia and Leah, Acoustic Duo Be there and bring your friends!! Trades Hall Bar 7pm Thursday, November 14th Entry: $10 - for more info Ph: 0419 519 252 - BENEFIT CONCERT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS - Wear your heart on your sleave, put those sleaves in your pockets and support families fleeing persecution and despotism in their own countries and seeking a better life in Australia. And you get to jump and jive too! Music by Ruby's Grace, Akasa, Eucalypso, 3's Company, Tierra Dulce, Tehai, Isis, Elbow Skin Robbie Greig Speakers including Diana Greentree from Actors for Refugees All proceeds go directly to Given the Chance Project for Refugees Trades Hall Bar 7:30pm Thursday, November 21st Tickets $12 Full/ $10 Conc - available at the door on the night Enquirees Ph: 9437 0931 VULGAR WORKING CLASSICS MELBOURNE LAUNCH Vulgar Press and Montpelier Press have pleasure in announcing the Melbourne launch of the latest Vulgar Working Classics:- Amanda Lohrey's The Morality of Gentlemen, to be launched by Martin Kingham (CFMEU, Victorian Secretary), Jean Devanny's Sugar Heaven, to be launched by Amanda Lohrey Nothing more intense or convincing has been written about ëworkí in Australia than Jean Devannyís description of the cutting of the cane. - Daily Telegraph Established in 1999 The Vulgar Press is dedicated to the publication of working-class and other radical forms of writing. Visit the Vulgar Press web site for further information about these and other great titles. Trades Hall Bar 6:30pm Friday, November 22nd -- THE OVERLAND AUCTION and sloshfest -- The cartoons Johnny doesn't want you to see . . . 20 celebrated Australian cartoonists have donated some of their most prized and contentious artwork for Overland's fundraising auction. With Rod Quantock as auctioneer, this riotous event will raise funds to support the publication of dissenting essays on human rights, social justice and equity issues. This is your chance to rub shoulders with literary dissenters and holler out your bid for original artwork by Rick Amour, Judy Horacek, Hinze, Bill leak, Michael Leunig, Peter Nicholson, John Spooner, Ron Tanberg and many other big names. Historical cultural artefacts will also go under the hammer including signed first-edition books from literary greats and a first pressing cover of Frank Hardy's contraversial Power Without Glory. This is your chance to secure very original Christmas presents . . . Extravagent spending encouraged, but bargains to be found for artworks and artefacts large and small. Bring cash, your cheque book, and credit cards! Trades Hall Bar Annex Viewing from 4pm - Auction starts 5:30pm, Sunday November 24th Entry $8 GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm DRINK OF THE MONTH: ALCOHOLIC GINGER BEER (it's new, its green and it's YUMMY!) ONLY $5 more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au - VALE ABRAHAM AMATERSTEIN It is with much sorrow that we report that that Abe - one of the New International Bookshop's keenest supporters - is no longer with us. He died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday morning (3/11/2002). Abe became a Communist in fascist Poland in the 1930s. He escaped to the Soviet Union but lost most of his immediate family to the Nazis. During World War II, he served as a war correspondent and was wounded in the defence of Stalingrad. He emigrated to Australia, where he joined the Communist Party of Australia, and remained a committed socialist to the end of his life. In the last couple of years, Abe spent as much time as he could in and around the shop. All of us here came to greatly appreciate him,
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . --- MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL AT TRADES HALL DISCOUNT PREVIEW SHOWS THIS WEEKEND!! --- PROFANE PRIMA DONNAS Two opera singers who moonlight as ballerinas lampoon serious theatre as never before...heck, they do to opera ballet what Caligula did to his mum! Shaula and Helen are entertainers extrordinaire - with crazy lyrics to the world's best loved melodies these two will have opera-phobics in stitches and balletomanes reaching for oxygen. Titles include:- Too Big For A Ballerina, Opera Plots Are Appalling, Dying In Opera Takes Soo Long and Carmen Get It! Two ballet dancers who learned to sing with notes that soar and legs that fling, we will amuse! 7pm - The Old Council Chambers Tues - Sat, Sept 27 - Oct 19 (Previews Sept 27th 28th) $15 Full/ $12.50 Conc Previews Bookings Ph: 9416 3888 THE BRINK A candid and raucous one-and-a-half woman show! A slick, witty hour spent with a chick and her provocative confidante. The Brink is a labyrinth of unsettling, hyperbolic, and comical experiences, at once surprising and yet familiar. A show for anyone whos ever looked over the edge, thought better of it, and opted for a cup of tea instead. Written directed by Antonia Pont, performed by Anne Gollan and Sara Mae Libero. 7:15pm - The Annex Tues - Sat, Sept 27 - Oct 19 (Previews Sept 27th 28th) $14 Full/ $11 Conc/ $10 Previews Bookings Ph: 9416 3888 THE ANGINA MONOLOGUES Heart attacks and other great ways to die! Creator of the alarmingly successful Melbourne Comedy Festival show Fishing for Cigars, Simon Kennedy brings you THE ANGINA MONOLOGUES, an hilarious one man show about avoiding a premature trip to the other side. There are many exciting ways to kick the bucket. THE ANGINA MONOLOGUES explores death by cardiac arrest, death by serial killer, death by Big Mac, death by sex... you name it, you can die from it! Simon is hilarious... or so he tells us Merrick Rosso The Old Council Chambers 7pm Mon, 8:15pm Tues - Sat, Sept 27 - Oct 19 (Previews Sept 27th 28th) $20 Full/ $16 Conc, Previews Mondays Bookings Ph: 9416 3888 DIAL EM AND M FOR MURDER Direct from the City of Churches oops, murders comes this brutally funny stand up show! South Australia's funniest female, Emily O'Loughlin, teams up with comic book writer turned stand-up comedian, Martin Reilly. Martin is overwhelmed to be doing a show with a comedic superstar like Em O'Loughlin - sure, she's mean to him - but aren't all superstars a bit temperamental? All she wants is $1, 000, 000 and a show of her own . . . All he wants is not to be axed . . . and to work for Steven Spielberg! The Annex 8:45pm Tues - Sat, Sept 27th ? Oct 12th (Previews Sept 27th 28th) $15 Full/ $12 Conc/ $5 Previews Bookings Ph: 9416 3888 THE STACKHAT IMPERATIVE The final sorry chapter in the guerrilla comediocre trilogy . . . Advertising pays for the programs you watch. Advertising is about choice. Without advertising, you would be living in a cave and eating slugs. So lets all hold tightly to our genitals as we pay tribute to the soldiers of fortune behind TV ads! MEET! the morally and intellectually bankrupt maniacs who churn out wood-heater ads. SEE! how you are sucked in to their schemes to sell you total crapola. GNASH! your teeth as they face the final assignment which may bury us all. A mix of slapstick, music, video and fierce satire you can be assured that this is one trilogy that is going out with a bang! The Old Council Chambers 9:45pm Weds - Sat, Sept 27th ? Oct 19th (Previews Sept 27th 28th) $15 Full/ $12 Conc Bookings Ph: 9416 3888 PICTURES OF PROTEST: YOURS NOT THEIRS - Anita Jawary journeys through the visual world of protest: subtle, brutal absurd Exhibition to be launched by Arnold Zable Rod Quantock, 6pm Thursday Sept 26 Trades Hall Bar 5pm 'til late, Sept 26 - Oct 20 and much, much more! Take a peak at the Trades Hall Arts Fringe Festival programme on our website or in the Fringe Festival programme .. . . AND THEN GET YOURSELF SOME TICKETS!! QUICK!! DO IT!! DO IT NOW!! Tickets available from 239 Brunswick St, Fitzroy or make a Booking Ph: 9416 3888 - FEVER - presented by Melbourne Workers Theatre - Where does the FEVER of the nation burn hottest? FEVER aims to uncover aspects of our society that are complex, difficult and painful to comprehend. It is vital that we count the cost of current behaviour, explore the darker nature of our past and call to account those who are responsible. FEVER pushes beyond the boundaries of realism, staking out its territory in another direction entirely; one that uses allegory, epic theatre, surrealism and music-theatre to investigate the
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . - RAMSEY STREET REJECTS RECYCLED presented by Gap Productions - A bunch of people you have never heard of before in . . . RAMSAY STREET REJECTS. There I am! See! Behind Toadie . . . holding the Fanta. On the journey toward elite drama schools, Colgate commercials and of course, a much sought after residency in Ramsay Street, this group of rejects give you an exclusive behind the scenes (past the star trailers, down the back path, still waiting out in the parking lot) expose on the highs and lows (and pitfalls and potholes) along the unsealed road to fame. Behind every great actor . . . there is a great extra! RAMSEY STREET REJECTS RECYCLED - After a hugely successful run at the 2001 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, GAP Productions is pleased to announce the return season of Ramsay St. Rejects. This is your chance to see the show that had Comedy Festival audiences in hysterics. And this time it even has its own cocktail! The Actor's Equity - available from the Trades Hall Bar at a price even the long-term unemployed actor can afford! The Old Council Chambers 8pm Weds - Sat, August 30 - September 14 Tickets $18 Full/ $15 Conc - Bookings Ph: 9531 2942 - CHILE: THE OTHER SEPTEMBER 11 Ocean Press Book Launch - Chile ? The Other September 11 is an anthology of reflections and commentaries on the 1973 coup in Chile. This is a night commemorating all victims of terror! The programme features:- ï Chilean music and dance ï Poetry ï Book Launch ï Speaches by Pilar Aguilera Ricardo Fredes: Chilean activists and editors of Chile - The Other September 11. Come along if you can't handle all the hype about September 11 . . . Help us reclaim this date for Chileans and all victims of US-sponsored terror. Join us in taking a stand against imperialism! In 1973 the US government/ CIA backed a bloody coup in Chile, bringing a brutal dictatorship into power. This dictatorship was in power for 17 years and was responsible for the deaths and dissappearances of thousands of Chileans. This book reclaims the historical significance of the other September 11 for all those who oppose U.S. interventionism and seek a more just world. Included are articles, essays, speeches and poems by Ariel Dorfman, Salvador Allende, Joan Jara, Beatriz Allende, Pablo Neruda, Victor Jara and Fidel Castro. Trades Hall Bar 7:30pm, Wednesday September 11th for more information phone Ocean Press on 9326 4280 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the great titles published by Ocean Press at www.oceanbooks.com.au --- VOICEWORKS MAGAZINE 50TH EDITION LAUNCH --- Get TRASHed with Voiceworks! Put on your trashiest gladrags for the 50th issue launch celebrations, with special guests, spoken word, random mind-dumps and a burlesque gypsy romp with six-piece ensemble Croquemonsieur. Voiceworks is a national, quarterly magazine that features exciting new writing by Australian young writers. It is a unique opportunity for young writers and artists (under 25) to publish their poetry, short stories, articles and comics, illustrations, drawings and photos. It is produced entirely by young people and relies totally on contributions from the readers to make up the content. Trades Hall Bar from 7pm, Friday September 13th Tickets: $5 or $7 with a copy of the 50th edition - Bookings Ph: 9326 8371 Check out the great work done by VoiceWorks Magazine - FEVER - presented by Melbourne Workers Theatre - Where does the FEVER of the nation burn hottest? FEVER reunites the team that created the multi award-winning Whoís Afraid of the Working Class? ? writers Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves and Christos Tsiolkas, composer Irine Vela and director Julian Meyrick. Produced by Melbourne Workers Theatre in 1998, Whoís Afraid of the Working Class? toured nationally the following year and won numerous awards, including the Gold Awgie, the Jill Blewitt Award, a Victorian Green Room Award and the Queensland Premierís Literary Award. FEVER is about the way humanity consumes that which nutures it. Set against a landscape marked by a sense of turmoil and deprivation, the connecting image in FEVER's 4 plays is the river as a line of demarcation that separates people; as a body of water that must be crossed to reach the promise of the other side; as a means of escape from turmoil and delivery to what is unknown. It is a stinking rotten sewer poisoning all who take from it and the source of renewal
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the class struggle . . . HURRY . . . 3 GREAT SHOWS MUST FINISH THIS WEEKEND!! - ROD QUANTOCKíS BOREDOM PROTECTION POLICY: An Inaugural State of the Nation Address and Evening of Comic Vengeance - Must end this Friday . . . 'Brilliant observations only whet our appetite for more, like the description of Ruddock's cryogenic charm . . . Once again, Quantock delivers telling blows to the right with disarming humour, cunningly disguised intelligence and idiosyncratic charm.' - Hellen Thomson, The Age Monday 5/8/02 Direct from his 2002 Comedy Festival triumph, ëScum Nationí, Melbourne comedy legend and the comedian they said killed Kennett is ready to take up his hatchet-of-humour once more and get stuck into everything from our Incredible Shrinking P.M. to The War on Trevor. Rod Quantock applies himself to the geo-eco-socio-political post-S11 landscape. . . because a comedian has to do what a comedian has to do. The New Council Chambers 8:15pm Thursday Friday, Aug 22 23 Tickets: $30 Full/ $22.50 Conc Bookings Ph: 1300 136 166, visit www.ticketmaster7.com.au or buy at the door on the night Stage Left Review FAINTING 33 TIMES presented by La Trobe University Student Theatre Must end this Sunday . . . Fainting 33 Times explores the last five years of the life of the great Russian director, Vsevelod Meyerhold - one of the 20th century's greatest theatrical innovators and the pioneer of Biomechanics. It begins with his 1935 production of 33 Swoons, which comprised three short farces by Anton Chekhov. The production follows his struggles with the Soviet authorities, the closure of his theatre and ends with his trial, torture and execution by the NKVD in 1940. Fainting 33 Times will evoke the spirit of the cultural explosion that occurred in Russia in years following the revolution. Written by Adam Cass, Directed by Bob Pavlich The New Ballroom 8pm Wed - Sat 6pm Sundays, until August 25th Tickets: $14 Full/ $8 Conc Bookings Ph: 9479 1198 - FEMALE PARTS presented by Difficult Women Theatre Company - Must end this Sunday . . . Welcome to a funny night at the theatre . . . Female Parts is a production which draws attention to female oppression but is, at the same time, shamelessly entertaining. Drawing on the traditions of Brecht, Burlesque, Performance art and Day-time television, Female Parts promises to take audiences on an exciting and wicked adventure into hyper domesticity. Female Parts shines a comic light onto the reality of working women and mothersí lives. It explores the daily domestic chaos of a woman preparing herself for work and her baby for childcare, the dilemmas of a middle class house-wife who is trapped and abused, and the struggles of an articulate, upwardly mobile newly pregnant intellectual woman. WAKING UP: daily domestic chaos winds itself into the beginning of a revolution. THE SAME OLD STORY: a late in the day, left wing, intellectual pregnancy becomes a twisted fairy-tale. A WOMAN ALONE: trapped cabin fever housewife armed with an iron attempts to wrest control of her oppressive environment. THIS IS FEMINIST FARCE! Fast, funny, smart and sexy. They may be chained to the kitchen sink, but beware! The drawers are full of sharp things! The Old Council Chambers 7.30pm Tues - Sat, 6pm Sunday Aug 20 - 25 Tickets: $18.50 Full/ $13 Conc Bookings Ph: 9417 0776 --- THE PARTY ROOM - A Keep Left Theatre Benefit Fundraiser --- Everything is stuffed . . . so, for one night only, The Keep Left Theatre Company is turning the Trades Hall Bar into THE PARTY ROOM! Featuring new and pre-loved comedy skits from Frank Otis, scenes from (and news of the return of) Safe Haven, a sneak preview of the new Keep Left Theatre full length play, music from Spotswood Swing and The Keep Left Quartet plus much, much more. Money raised will assist the funding the next Keep Left Theatre production which will be announced on the night. Remember . . . Keep Angry, Keep Active, Keep Left! Here is what famous people think about Keep Left Theatre:- They put the T in Terror - George W Bush They should lighten up and call themselves The Give Way To The Right Theatre Company - Meg Lees I heard some of them even shower in the nude - George Pell What they are doing is illegal and it is threatening
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL, the home of conscience culture ... Fitzroy Learning Network present KAN YAMA KAN . . . (ONCE UPON A TIME . . .) Once upon a time . . . there was a king with a stone for a heart . . . soldiers walked a war torn land . . . a father kissed a child goodbye . . .a boat set sail on a dark dark sea . . . children played in the desert sand . . . a singer sang songs of a land of hope . . . Kan Yama Kan is a 21st Century One Thousand And One Arabian Nights. Newly arrived refugees from Central Asia and the Middle East tell their personal stories: their families, their hopes and dreams, reasons for their flight, their journey to Australia, their reception and incarceration in detention, and their lives in the community since their release. Plus professional actors Alice Garner (Seachange Secret Life of Us) and Majed Shoukor, singer/songwriter Kavisha Mazella, Dursan Acar, Kurdish musicians and The Boat People Choir. Written by Arnold Zable, Ramez Tabit, Jo McIntyre, Carmel Davies and the performers. Directed by Robin Laurie. The New Ballroom Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm, July 18 - 27 Matinees 2pm Saturday, July 20 27 4 School Shows - 11am Tues - Fri, July 23 - 26 Bookings: 9417 6357 or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] $20 Full/ $12 Conc OVERLAND CONFERENCE: RULING CLASS RULING CULTURE: 25 YEARS ON . . . Who is in control? Marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of RW Connell's ground breaking book, Ruling Class Ruling Culture, 30 writers and intellectuals from Australia and around the globe will converge to partake in a three-day conference of the same name. Hosted by overland, Ruling Class Ruling Culture will feature a keynote address by Connell, in which he will update his study to look at the operation of the Australian ruling class in the last quarter of a century. At a time when classic models of class analysis have become fashionable, Ruling Class Ruling Culture will take a fresh look at cultural, economic and political agents of power and their relevance in understanding class dynamics today. The facts of massive and rapidly worsening income inequality in Australia are clear and startling. An increasing number of people are feeling insecure and pressured in their work and life. Rarely considered, though, is the prospect that those at the top of society may be involved in the perpetration of this state of affairs. Overland's robust voice, based on the ethos of fraternity and social justice, is eminently valuable to our culture and community - Tom Keneally, Booker Prize winner (1982) Further details at www.overlandexpress.org/rcrc.html SKA TV - ACCESS NEWS Relaunch Access News is an alternative news program that focuses on environmental, political and social justice issues. Media without the mainstream! Access News is produced by volunteers - video activists, culture saboteurs, mischief makers + others who want to see some 'real' news on television. ACCESS NEWS = REAL NEWS. Rather than just playing a thirty-second clip of a rally as other news services do - half of which contains opinion from the journalist and the other half a summary from the cops - access news talks to community activists and tries to capture the mood and the intention of a demonstration - the act of broadcasting itself becomes an act of protest said access news's Nitennis Davies. Trades Hall Bar 8pm Monday, July 22 * FREE EVENT * www.accessnews.skatv.org.au ROD QUANTOCKíS BOREDOM PROTECTION POLICY: An Inaugural State of the Nation Address and Evening of Comic Vengeance Direct from his 2002 Comedy Festival triumph, ëScum Nationí, Melbourne comedy legend and the comedian they said killed Kennett is ready to take up his hatchet-of-humour once more and get stuck into everything from our Incredible Shrinking P.M. to The War on Trevor. Rod Quantock applies himself to the geo-eco-socio-political post-S11 landscape. . . because a comedian has to do what a comedian has to do. 'Rod Quantock is our best political comedian. He may even be our best comedian.í - The Herald Sun (of all places!) 'A living Melbourne treasure' - The Age 'Sophisticated satire, unpretentious, daffy. His easy rambling fills the stage. Clever, simple and acidic ... a comedian for thinkers' - The Melbourne Times 'A gloriously shambling style, punctuated by sudden gags and proposals of Swiftian excess... He is the archetypal wise fool adrift in a dark dangerous world.' - The Australian The New Council Chambers 8:15pm Tuesday - Saturday, July 30 - August 23 Tuesday Wednesday All Tickets $20, Thursday - Saturday $30 Full/ $22.50 Conc Bookings Ph: 1300 136 166, visit www.ticketmaster7.com.au or buy at the door on the night TRADES HALL - THE PEOPLES PALACE 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: COSMONAUT - ONLY $6 aka: Cosmopolitan Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL, the home of conscience culture . . . NUTS presented by SOUL THEATRE, written by Tom Topor We will raise awareness about the playís themes of mental illness, family dysfunction and sexual abuse. Soul Theatre aims to enhance the voice of the disadvantaged via this production. Our plan is to entertainingly engage people to examine their attitudes of judging one another. The lead character, Claudia Faith Draper (played by Alicia Liley) is in a proceeding to ascertain whether she is mentally fit to stand trial on the charge of manslaughter, first degree. Ironically, as the court case proceeds, she is the most competent out of the entire courtroom! The prosecutor believes that she is mentally ill as Claudia comes from a well-to-do, middle class family yet her behaviour is unacceptable to the usual expectation. Tuesday - Saturdayís at 8pm June 27 until July 13 at 8 pm Sundayís at 7pm - June30, July 7 and July 14, at 7 pm. Bookings: 9625 2626 Price: Full $28; Conc. Union members $20; Group of 10+ $20 each WILD POLITICS by SUSAN HAWTHORNE LAUNCH presented by Spinifex Press and the New International Bookshop Offering an exciting ride into how the world could be, this challenging book is the one we have been waiting for. For a long time feminists have been saying we could do life differently, here is a local and global exploration of what needs to change, what must go, and how together we can make a new reality. Synthesising issues that are at the forefront of local and global politics and social movements of the twenty-first century, Wild Politics presents a powerful critique of global western culture, challenging many of its central assumptions and institutions. Susan Hawthorne unpicks the structures of power and knowledge, law and international trade rules, as well as probing into the issues that intimately affect us in our daily lives, such as our perception of land, how food is produced and the changing shape of work. Wild Politics concludes with a compelling vision for a world inspire by biodiversity, and organised around the principal of diversity. The New Ballroom 6:30pm Thursday, June 27 *FREE Event* www.spinifexpress.com.au SAND PEBBLES CD LAUNCH - EASTERN TERRACE supported by Clare Moore Her Speckled Band The Sand Pebbles are renowned at both setting sail on adventurous studio explorations to the boundaries of pop and soundtrack rock, and playing engaging and memorable live shows. They've played everywhere from alt. country festivals to rave chill out rooms. Special studio and stage guests have included high profile fans like ex-Coral Snake Dave Graney, guitarist Matt Walker, and Casanovas' wild man Tommy Love. ...falsetto vocals and easy guitar riffing make me think of Pavement playing the Stones playing Smokey Robinson... - Nick Bensen, Free City Media Trades Hall Bar, 2pm until 6pm - Sunday, June 30th Tickets $5 - at the door www.cameraobscura.com.au WORLD CUP FINAL LIVE on a screen sooo big you'll think you're playing as well. The truly Internationalist game is in our time zone so lets make the most of it. Round ball round heads come out to play . . . All the other teams are in the bin and now we are left with the two international power houses of international football - Brazil VS Germany. Between them they've won the title seven times and one of these teams has played in every World Cup Final since WWII (except 1978). The amazing thing is, they've never played each other in the 72 year history of the World Cup. This will be THE title fight of soccer history! Get your studs on, get your balls out and get amongst the worlds BIGGEST sporting event!! Trades Hall Bar from 7pm, game starts 9pm, Sunday June 30th ** FREE ** SONGLINES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2002 Welcome NAIDOC Week with this fantastic annual gig . . . Each year Songlines produces a showcase concert of the best brightest indigenous music makers from across the continent. The Songlines Music Festival is one of the must see events of the year and you'll be guaranteed of having a hugely enjoyable evening. Featured artists for the 2002 Concert will be:- ACES Choir, Liz Cavanagh, Bob Wilson, Chris Jones, Richard Frankland Andy Baylor, King Kadu, Gumbadda, Monica Weightman, Little G, Deneice Hudson Band and Kutcha Edwards Band. Two big rooms and one huge night of the best music being produced today. BE THERE!! The New Ballroom Trades Hall Bar 8pm Saturday, July 6th $10 Full/ $8 Conc Tickets at the door Doors open 7pm GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au Quote of the week: Howard is an arse-licker. He went over there, kissed some bums and got patted on the head - Mark Latham, on Howard's US trip - Pass it on -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL, the home of conscience culture ... Bloomsday in Melbourne presents JAMES JOYCE HITS TRADES HALL; their 9th annual celebration of Ulysses Bloomsday tramps the worn steps of the Trades Hall to follow the progress of James Joyce's enterprise bargaining case. Listen to what the workers at Trades Hall and some from the slums of Dublin have to say to him. This one-day festival will raise many questions in different media: theatricals, music, mime, seminar papers, and even in the form of a musical (Ulysses Cantabile, a musical in four movements) in the evening. It employs a cast of several dozen professional actors, musicians, theatre directors, as well as a legion of once-a-year readers. The seminar will feature papers by Ross McMullin (on the first Labor government anywhere in the world in Australia in 1904, the auspicious year of the setting of Ulysses), Jim Cusack (on Union conditions in Ireland in 1904), and Philip Harvey (on Joyce and work in Ulysses). Time to Re-Joyce! from 10:30am until late, Sunday June 16 All Day Tickets $65, tickets also available for individual events Bookings Ph: 9819 0209 http://arts.deakin.edu.au/Bloomsite/Program.htm WEST PAPUA: TROPICAL PARADISE SOAKED IN BLOOD Public meeting - West Papua is another East Timor. An eye witness report by Kel Dummett including a slide presentation and 5 minute film screening. Benny Wenda, West Papuan Resistance Leader Secretary-General of Koteka Tribal Assembly, was arrested last Saturday by Indonesain military forces. Wenda was taken by force without anyone showing him a Letter of Order or telling him why he was being arrested. His arrest comes after Papuan resistance leader, Dortheys Hiyo Eluay was kidnapped and assassinated last year, allegedly by Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus). Indonesia gained control of West Papua in 1963 from its Dutch colonisers. An estimated 300,000 Papuans have been killed or disappeared under Indonesian rule. A struggle for independence from Indonesia and against multinational mining corporations, has been long and ongoing. 6:30pm Thursday, June 20th The New Ballroom FREE Event - all welcome supported by: Free West Papua Collective, Asia Pacific Human Rights Network www.koteka.net/ - Koteka Assembly of Tribes WAKING UP THE NATION - Journal from the Freedom Bus Film Screening presented by No One Is Illegal in support of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre In the summer of 2002 a group of people, concerned about the mistreatment of asylum seekers inside Australia's detention centres decided to embark on a 2 months/15 000 kilometres journey around the continent Villawood Maribyrnong Woomera Perth Port Hedland Curtain . . . and back!! THE MISSION - Visiting people inside the camps and creating more awareness among the population, especially in rural towns. THE FILM - Waking Up The Nation takes you on this inspiring journey, and introduces you to many of the hundreds of people still incarcerated. It also exposes some of the mistreatments at the hands of the private corporation, which runs the camps, and the government who supports it. One of the most significant events for people in their time in detention. Psychiatrist, Dr. Zachary Steele describing the Freedom Bus journey. 8pm Thursday, June 20th The New Council Chambers Tickets $10 Full/ $7 Conc - Tickets at the door on the night www.angry.at/videoteppista BIG RED BOOK FAIR The Big Red Book Fair is the major fund-raiser for Trades Hall's New International Bookshop, one of Australia's last remaining left-wing book co-operatives. It's a bonanza of Bolshevik book-selling, transforming for a weekend the historic corridors of Trades Hall into an emporium of pre-loved books. The Big Red Book Fair featuring a gourmet barbecue, raffle of signed literature and more books that you can poke a sickle at! 11am - 5pm Saturday Sunday, June 22nd 23rd Victoria St entry - Trades Hall www.nibs.org.au FOOD NOT BOMBS BENEFIT ART AUCTION Throughout the book fair Food Not Bombs will be exhibiting artwork by some of Melbourne's brightest up and coming visual artists in the Trades Hall Bar. The works will be auctioned in the Trades Hall Bar at 6:30pm Monday June 24th. GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns - that is to say, there are things that we now know we don't know but there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don't know . . . And each year we discover a few more of those unknown unknowns. - Donald Rumsfeld, United States Defence Secretary Huh? - Pass it on -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL, the home of conscience culture ... BREAD AND ROSES - A Film Directed by KEN LOACH A 3CR Radiothon Benefit Event presented by Union Promotions and The Squatters Unwaged Workers Airwaves crew, Fridays 5.30-6.30pm. 3CR 855 on your AM Dial Bread And Roses is a movie about the struggle of invisible office cleaners to gain dignity and respect at work. Fiery Mexican sisters Maya and Rosa work as cleaners in a downtown office block. A fated meeting with Sam, a passionate American activist, leads to a guerilla campaign against their employers. The fight threatens their livelihood, family and risks their expulsion from the country. Bread and Roses is a story about the most marginalized of LA communities daring to take on their corporate bosses against all odds. Inspired by the real life Justice for Janitors campaign led by immigrant cleaners, mostly women, Loach unravels the events centering his tale on the spirited Latin American community who dare to take on the corporate powers and find a sense of dignity. Ken Loach's film continues his catalogue of work that deals with the lives of working people. His previous films include Riff Raff (1991), Ladybird Ladybird (1994), Carla's Song (1996) My Name Is Joe (1998). Written and Directed by Ken Loach, Cast - Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Elpidia Carrillo, Benicio Del Toro. Duration: 110 minutes Tickets $5 The New Ballroom 8pm, Friday June 7th Bookings Ph: 9354 6883 or buy on the door on the night www.3cr.org.au THE WAITING ROOM presented by Melbourne Workers Theatre and Platform 27 Why does Australia fear the world's most helpless and vulnerable citizens? Do you dare you to look past the razor wire into the white face of of Australia's refugee policy. THE WAITING ROOM is hard-hitting political theatre that aims to debunk the racist myths about refugees and confront audiences with the reality of existence inside detention centres. 'This is intensely committed theatre ... the sheer energy of the performers is what is impressive ... it is a vivid committed work. - Helen Thompson, The Age (May 18th) you should see this play. Yes, it's a message play, but it's a message the detainees (in refugee detention centres) cannot deliver in person . . . Yet. - Andrew Shaw, Melbourne Community Voice (May 17th) The Waiting Room is a carefully constructed and challenging theatre experience on a number of different levels ... tightly directed by Lagarto, with superb performances from Moussa, Mouzakis and Berry - David Crofts, The Melbourne Times (May 22nd) 6:30pm Mondays Tuesdays - 8pm Wednesday - Saturday, May 15 - June 1 The New Ballroom $20 Full/ $13 Conc/ $10 Groups 10+ Bookings Ph: 9326 8371 www.melbourneworkerstheatre.com TARIQ ALI: AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 - THE CRISIS IN PALESTINE presented by The New International Bookshop and Friends of Palestine Sixties student radical, New Left Review editor, novelist and film maker, Tariq Ali has written over a dozen books on world history and politics, five novels and scripts for both stage and screen. He is now the spearhead of the campaign against the war in Afghanistan and one of the most important figures of the British Left. An electrifying speaker, Ali will be speaking on the current crisis in Palestine and will be introduced by Taimor Hazou, Co-Secretary - Friends of Palestine. Tariq Ali's appearance at Trades Hall is certain to be memorable and copies of his latest book THE CLASH OF FUNDAMENTALISM'S: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity will be on sale on the night. The New Council Chambers Entry by Donation 6:30pm, Tuesday June 4th NEW INTERNATIONAL BOOKSHOP GALLERY SING THE COUNTRY by JEANNE' BROWNE - Natural History mixed media drawings (1992 - 2002). Local seasonal calendar drawings from this place: from the Lower Yarra River environs, to Fregon in the Simpson Desert and Broome, in the Kimberley, W. A. Natural History Drawings by Jeanne Browne, 1992-2002. This project is a bid to document the local seasons particular to this place, in the environs of the lower Yarra River and Merri Creek. It is a response to inspirational time spent over the last ten years with the Goolarabooloo people, traditional owners for coastal territory north from Broome, WA, whose land knowledge remains dynamic and alive. Friday May 24th until Monday June 17th GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Cocktail of the Month: C - - - Sucking Capitalist ONLY $6 Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au If I were a factory employee, a labourer on the railroad, or a wage earner of any sort, I would undoubtedly join the union of my trade. If I were opposed to the policy of the union, I would join for no other reason than to help rectify that mistake. If I took exception to a dishonest leader, I would join the union to help remove him. In short, I believe in the union, and I believe that all men who
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL, the home of conscience culture ... BED presented by Syntax Theatre Company Do you know what you Nana is doing tonight? In one giant BED lay seven elderly people, all tucked in tight. As all seven drift in and out of sleep, all is not as it seems behind their elderly facade . . . Transported back to their youths through their dreams. Mundane situations become surreal, even the simplest task of getting a glass of water becomes a great Great Escape. BED offers a visual feast of exotic bra jugglers, acrobats and a traumatic voyage under the sea . . . all taking place in one BED! Jim Cartwright is one of the mavericks of British theatre - Daily Telegraph Cartwright writes better about old people than anyone I know, except perhaps Beckett. This is an odd, harrowing and hilarious piece, entirely without sentimentality, sturdy but moving. - John Peter, Sunday Times Directed by Renee Palmer - Performed by Kurt Mottershead, Clare Danahur, Clinton Ahern, Germaine Wattis, Jennifer Natale, Mark Bruin, Emma Valenta 8pm, Wed - Sat May 8th - 11th The Old Council Chambers * 4 SHOWS ONLY * $15 Full/ $12 Conc - Bookings Ph: 9685 5111 WOOMERA CD LAUNCH The exciting, new Melbourne band Little Red Look are launching their first single WOOMERA at Trades Hall. This song is sure to become one of the great Australian social justice tunes. Little Red Look will be joined by Aiden Roche for this great evening of new music. Some of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Refugee Action Collective and the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre. 7:30pm, Friday May 10th Trades Hall Bar $15 Full/ $12 Conc - includes a copy of the CD single WOOMERA THE WAITING ROOM presented by Melbourne Workers Theatre and Platform 27 Why does Australia fear the world's most helpless and vulnerable citizens? MWT Platform 27 dare you to look past the razor wire into the white face of of Australia's refugee policy. THE WAITING ROOM is hardhitting political theatre that aims to debunk the racist myths about refugees and confront audiences with the reality of existence inside detention centres. The Waiting Room is a limbo existence where there is no belonging, no identity and no known future. It is the destination of many of today's asylum seekers, who survive terror and war only to be incarcerated by unfriendly bureaucratic systems. Through text, multimedia and physical theatre, this Kafka-esque parable exposes the fundamental xenophobia of Australia's policies. Previews May 13, 14 @ 6:30pm - Tickets ONLY $10 6:30pm Mondays Tuesdays - 8pm Wednesday - Saturday, May 15 - June 1 The New Ballroom $20 Full/ $13 Conc/ $10 Previews groups 10+ Bookings Ph: 9326 8371 www.melbourneworkerstheatre.com NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL EVENTS @ TRADES HALL www.nextwave.org.au LIFE OF THE CITY - Large scale projections onto Trades Hall. Workers build the infrastructure of the city, and young people bring it to life. This project is the result of a series of artist run workshops with young people. Life of the City is part of Next Wave's committment to young people's creative engagement with public spaces. Artists: Ian Corcoran Simon Maidment www.lifeofthecity.cjb.net 6pm - May 18th, 19th, 20th *FREE EVENT* SEIZE THE PRESS presented by The Victorian Writers Centre - Forum for young and would be publishers. A wide range of established professionals, young publishers and editors will discuss the issues surrounding small, electronic and alternative publishers. Participants include Sophie Cunningham (publisher with Allen Unwin), Ian Syson (publisher with Vulgar Press, editor of Overland Magazine), Antoni Jach (novelist and teacher of Small Press, RMIT) and Steve Grinwade (freelance editor and small press publisher). The Annex - 6pm, Monday May 20th *FREE EVENT* Bookings Ph: 9326 4619 OF FLESH AND STONE - Chalk drawing performances. The pavement in the interactive city. With chalk drawing, the artists engage public participation in an ongoing record of the marks that make a city. Artists: Martin Burns, Selby Ginn, Ry Haskings, Nicole Haverfield, Robert Julian, Mark Misic, Asim Memishi, Gigi Panopoulos, Sean Samon, Rene' van Kan Paul Waycott. 3pm - 6pm, Saturday May 18 - Trades Hall, Lygon St Carlton *FREE EVENT* GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au - Pass it on -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL, the home of conscience culture ... M1 2002 FILM SCREENING - presented SKA TV Come see the footage from Melbourne May Day 2002 - hot from the edit suite. Sure to grab your attention . . . 8pm, Monday May 6th Trades Hall Bar FREE Event - donations to SKA TV more than welcome BED presented by Syntax Theatre Company Do you know what you Nana is doing tonight? In one giant BED lay seven elderly people, all tucked in tight. As all seven drift in and out of sleep, all is not as it seems behind their elderly facade . . . Transported back to their youths through their dreams. Mundane situations become surreal, even the simplest task of getting a glass of water becomes a great Great Escape. BED offers a visual feast of exotic bra jugglers, acrobats and a traumatic voyage under the sea . . . all taking place in one BED! Jim Cartwright is one of the mavericks of British theatre - Daily Telegraph Cartwright writes better about old people than anyone I know, except perhaps Beckett. This is an odd, harrowing and hilarious piece, entirely without sentimentality, sturdy but moving. - John Peter, Sunday Times Directed by Renee Palmer - Performed by Kurt Mottershead, Clare Danahur, Clinton Ahern, Germaine Wattis, Jennifer Natale, Mark Bruin, Emma Valenta 8pm, Wed - Sat May 8th - 11th The Old Council Chambers * 3 SHOWS ONLY * $15 Full/ $12 Conc - Bookings Ph: 9685 5111 WOOMERA CD LAUNCH The exciting, new Melbourne band Little Red Look are launching their first single WOOMERA at Trades Hall. This song is sure to become one of the great Australian social justice tunes. Little Red Look will be joined by Aiden Roche for this great evening of new music. Some of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Refugee Action Collective and the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre. 7:30pm, Friday May 10th Trades Hall Bar Entry $15 - includes a copy of the CD single WOOMERA THE WAITING ROOM presented by Melbourne Workers Theatre and Platform 27 Why does Australia fear the world's most helpless and vulnerable citizens? MWT Platform 27 dare you to look past the razor wire into the white face of of Australia's refugee policy. THE WAITING ROOM is hardhitting political theatre that aims to debunk the racist myths about refugees and confront audiences with the reality of existence inside detention centres. Melbourne Workers Theatre, Melbourne's workshop for new writing and theatre, celebrates its 15th birthday this year with a continuing committment to working class issues and struggles and those of people from disadvantaged and disenfranchised communities. THE WAITING ROOM is the first partnership between Melbourne Workers Theatre and Platform 27. Previews May 13, 14 @ 6:30pm - Tickets ONLY $10 6:30pm Mondays Tuesdays - 8pm Wednesday - Saturday, May 15 - June 1 The New Ballroom $20 Full/ $13 Conc/ $10 Previews groups 10+ Bookings Ph: 9326 8371 www.melbourneworkerstheatre.com GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au - Pass it on -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
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GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL: the home of conscience culture ... LUCIE THORNE BOTTICELLI BLUE EYES CD LAUNCH Lucie Thorne is an independent singer-songwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Born in Tasmania in 1976, Lucie is a popular performer on the music circuit. She has been performing her blend of folk/pop around Australia for several years ? her beautiful voice ensuring her a loyal following. Her carefully crafted and compelling songs cover a range of topics from love to socio-political issues, which are conveyed in energetic, passionate performances. lucie performs with a variety of line-ups, from guitar duo to five piece band, but usually appears solo, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar. Lucie has two albums to date, little secret rockstars (1998), and the EP window seat (2000). Her much anticipated new full-length album botticelli blue eyes will be launched with the assistance of special guests Kim Dellavedova, Tom Hall Will Guthrie. Trades Hall Bar 8:30pm, Friday April 19th $8 Full/ $5 Concession - CD available at special launch price of $20 www.luciethorne.com REFUGEE ACTION COLLECTIVE TEACH IN A series of panel discussions and workshops that will give a background to the rich history of resistance to racism in Australia and will endeavor to show a way forward from the current state sanctioned jingoism and xenophobia. The Teach-In will cover topics such as Alternatives to Mandatory Detention, Options Other than Temporary Visas, the Implications of the Pacific Solution, and Refugees and Globalisation. Be sure to bring your ideas and have your say . . . 9:30 - 3:30PM SATURDAY APRIL 27 For more info phone RAC - Victoria on 9659 3505 or visit www.rac-vic.org SAFE HAVEN presented by KEEP LEFT THEATRE Safe Haven traces the refugee experience of flight from terror in leaky boats to the shores of Australia and on to the detention camps. This is not the story of a refugee, but of how the Howard Government used this refugee crisis for their own sordid political ends. The show blends the drama of the refugees with scenes of the pollies, which produces very funny satire. Written by Frank Otis and Directed by Chris Gaffney, the same team that brought you the very successful S11 - The Dividing Line. The New Ballroom 8pm, Friday April 20th $12 Full/ $8 Concession Bookings Ph: 9318 5271 KEEPER OF THE FAITH - A BIOGRAPHY OF JIM CAIRNS by PAUL STRANGIO *LAUNCH* presented by The New International Bookshop Melbourne University Press Until recently, Jim Cairns was a familiar sight around the markets of Melbourne, seated at a table stacked with copies of his latest book. It seems an unlikely occupation for a man who was once the major thinker and driving force of the Labor Party Left, and who reached the positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer in Australia's most reformist government under Gough Whitlam. But Cairns was never a conventional politician. In this mature and sophisticated biography, Paul Strangio reveals a consistent thread running through the apparent contradictions of Cairns' public career, as well as drawing a compelling picture of the inner man. Both highly readable and carefully researched, Keeper of the Faith reassesses the part Cairns played in shaping Australian public life. Drawing on a rich range of archival and oral sources, this is a masterly portrait of one of those rare people who never stop in their search for truth. The New Ballroom 2pm, Sunday April 28th RSVP Imogen Bannister at MUP by 24th April, 2002 Ph: 03 9342 0300 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DAS UBER SHOW - presented by Dept 39 Definitely your LAST CHANCE to see this zany circus spectacular!! Fresh from a sold-out tour of Europe, Das Uber Show now fulfills a commitment made in 1953- they're finally coming to Australia for a farewell tour! See the magic! The wonder! The excitement! Das Uber Show doesn?t just have magic, live animals, freaks, clowning and death defying trapeze acts*, it is also the worlds only all singing, all dancing circus riot! (With music provided by the last surviving member of ?Kraftwerk?!) Das Uber Show? the greatest example of German cultural imperialism since the death of Walt Disney! (* acts may vary due to lack of actual circus skills) The Old Council Chambers 8:30pm Wed - Sat, until April 20th Full $12/ Conc $10 Bookings Ph: 9685 5111 GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au - - - - - Please forward to people you think would be interested -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
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Get it live - Get it at Trades Hall, the home of conscience culture ... DAS UBER SHOW - a Comedy Festival event presented by Department 39 Previews this weekend - nice, healthy $9 tix - get in quick Fresh from a sold-out tour of Europe, Das Uber Show now fulfills a commitment made in 1953- they're finally coming to Australia for a farewell tour! See the magic! The wonder! The excitement! Das Uber Show doesn't just have magic, live animals, freaks, clowning and death defying trapeze acts*, it is also the worlds only all singing, all dancing circus riot! (With music provided by the last surviving member of 'Kraftwerk'!) Das Uber Show? the greatest example of German cultural imperialism since the death of Walt Disney! (* acts may vary due to lack of actual circus skills) The Old Council Chambers 8:30pm Wed - Sat, March 28th to April 20th Full $12/ Conc $10 Bookings Ph: 9685 5111 $9 Previews March 28, 29, 30, 31 THE LANDLESS MOVEMENT of BRAZIL - a FOE Public Meeting Featuring Roberto Baggio and Amelia Franz, Leaders of the Movement of Landless Rural Workers The Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST) is the largest social movement in Latin America and one of the most successful grassroots movements in the world. Hundreds of thousands of landless peasants have taken onto themselves the task of carrying out a long-overdue land reform. Less than 3% of the population owns two-thirds of Brazil's arable land. Please join us for an inspirational evening: hear about the work of the MST, and ways to support its projects. 5pm Saturday, April 6th The New Council Chambers Entry by donation: $8/5 concession. Funds raised will go towards MST projects in Brazil Melbourne visit organised by Committee in Solidarity with Latin America The Caribbean, and Friends of the Earth RED CLYDESIDE with ALISTAIR HULETT Singer/songer writer and interpreter of traditional song, ALISTAIR HULETT returns from Scotland for a very special, once only performance in support of his new recording RED CLYDESIDE. Based on a workers' revolt in the city of Glasgow that broke out with the Declaration of War in 1914. It follows the tale of the workers and their leader, John Maclean, through a time of great unrest. Eventually the rulers of Britain sent troops and tanks into Glasgow, in January 1919, to prevent a full-blown revolution they feared would engulf the entire country. Hulett has painstakingly researched the background to the story over two years and the end result is a CD release of nine original songs with extensive booklet notes, and the extraordinary full concert version of RED CLYDESIDE. CD's available at the gig. This performance is the one and only Melbourne performance. AN ABSOLUTE MUST SEE! His songs stand as masterpieces of the songwriter's craft - The Canberra Times ...songs equal to anything Billy Bragg has done - Rock 'N' Reel 8:30pm Wednesday, April 10th The New Ballroom Tickets $20 Full/ $15 Conc/ $15 Groups of 10+ Bookings Ph: 9662 3555 BEST VALUE SEMINAR RMIT University and KPMG are pleased to announce an interactive seminar looking at approaches to delivering Best Value in Victoria. The session will draw heavily on the key lessons learned about progress and approach from the first five years of Best Value in the UK. The intention is to help managers and policy planners avoid a number of the pitfalls encountered by UK local authorities in designing and evaluating their approaches to Best Value. Drawing heavily on case study examples, the session aims to identify common barriers to implementing Best Value and highlight a number of manageable solutions for authorities to progress in designing their approaches. 9am - 5pm Friday, April 5th The New Council Chambers For more info contact: the Best Value Co-ordinator Centre for Management Quality Research at RMIT University, Ph: (03) 9925-7513, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ART in The New International Bookshop Gallery Cactus! Leafy Lady Leaving from March 15 presents the distinctive paintings of Linda Cottrell, who is leaving Victoria. This departure exhibiton and sale presents a chance to see representative work of one of our most immediately recognisable artists. Goughing, going...gone. GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL 54 Victoria St (Cnr Lygon St) Carlton Ph: 9662 3555 + much, much more Trades Hall Bar - open nightly from 5pm 'til late Friday Happy Hours 4-7pm more info visit www.tradeshallarts.com.au http://www.tradeshallarts.com.au . -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
