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Rally to Stop the Blackshirts!
This is a call to endorse and help build a huge anti-Blackshirts protest
rally and march on March 29 in Brunswick. It is being organised by
Diversity in Safe Communities (DiSC), a coalition of residents,
grassroots activists and anti-fascist fighters that formed last August
out of widespread community opposition to these patriarchal thugs.
Hearkening back to Mussolini's fascist gangs, the Blackshirts stalk
women who leave often-violent relationships, win custody of the children
or may be in a lesbian relationship. They regularly demonstrate outside
the Family Court to harass women who are fighting custody battles and to
recruit like-minded brethren.
In September, a public meeting which packed out Brunswick Town Hall
launched DiSC to defend everyone's right to decide how they will live
and with whom and to enjoy that right in safety. The meeting voted to
set up a Rapid Response Network and organise a protest rally.
The March rally will follow on from DiSCB9s highly successful
counter-demonstration against the Blackshirts outside the Family Court
just before Christmas.
RALLY DETAILS:
Saturday, 29 March. Rally 12.00 noon at Brunswick Town Hall, corner of
Dawson St and Sydney Rd, Brunswick.
TO ENDORSE:
please contact Debbie on (03) 9386 3230 or email:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
DiSC is preparing the first rally leaflet for distribution at Pride on
Sunday, February 2. Endorsements received by this Tuesday, 28 January
will be included. If you can't send in your endorsement by then, that's
OK - the leaflet will be regularly updated.
To get involved, come to the next DiSC working group meeting on
Saturday, 15 February, 1.00 pm at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Rd,
Brunswick, or contact Debbie (details above) to let us know what you can do.
DiSC General Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month, 7.00
pm at Cafe Mingo, 600 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Next meeting is Tuesday, 11
February. Everyone is welcome.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DiSC:
contact Riki: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Paula: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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