LL:INFO: more revolutionary history in stock

[NIBS]

We've just received more copies of the popular Revolutionary History
journal, including:
Mutiny: Disaffection and Unrest in the Armed Forces
The Hidden Pearl of the Caribbean: Trotskyism in Cuba
The Comintern and its Critics
Blows Against the Empire: Trotskyism in Ceylon
Victor Serge: The Century of the Unexpected.

They are all about $30.


Jeff Sparrow
Coordinator
New International Book Co-operative
Trades Hall
Box 18
54 Victoria St
Carlton Sth 3053
Mon-Fri 9am-6.30 pm Sat 11am-5pm
tel 03 9662 3744 fax 03 9662 4755
www.nibs.org.au

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"Comrades, cling to your principles! Be men and women! We are fighting 
for freedom; why should we falter?"
J.W.Fleming, 1889


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LL:DDV: Coming Soon at Trades Hall

[Trades Hall Arts]

GET IT LIVE - GET IT AT TRADES HALL ARTS, bringing class back into the
class struggle . . .

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BENEFIT CONCERT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
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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


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THE OVERLAND AUCTION and sloshfest
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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)


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RMIT ASYLUM SEEKER CONFERENCE
presented by RMIT Community Advocacy Unit
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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 

LL:ART: All the News That Fits

[Hutchings, James]

This week's stories:  Government Ignored Rape...Nursing Home Crisis
Impacting On Public Hospital System...Another Liberal Party...It's Not
Terror When Our Government Does It...


An asylum seeker was gang raped in an Australian jail and this was 
ignored by authorities, who later sent him to the same jail.
The 23-year-old Angolan man had been returned by the Immigration 
Department to the same remand centre in Sydney where he claimed he was 
raped by five prisoners.
In a letter written eight months after the alleged rape, he begged to be
removed from Australia because of fear of other inmates.
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has found the 
Immigration Department had breached the human rights of asylum seekers 
by putting them in prisons with hardened criminals.
The most serious finding was that the Immigration Department ignored the
rape claims of the Angolan, listed only as 'Mr AB'.
Mr AB had claimed he was raped at knifepoint at Silverwater in April 1998.
He told immigration authorities in July, but in August was returned to
Silverwater where he was held until he was deported in April 2000.
An investigation failed to substantiate the allegation, but the 
commissioner said there was enough evidence to believe his story.
In a letter to the Immigration Department in February 1999, Mr AB said: 
"I just want to get away from people who want to put my future in danger 
here in an Australian jail."
Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock attacked the commission's 
"gratuitous advice".
(Herald Sun, November 15).


Victoria's public hospital system is being further overstretched by the
crisis in nursing homes - on any given day, an average of 614 public
hospital beds are taken up by people waiting for nursing home places.
Hospitals say that waiting lists have gotten longer and surgery has been
delayed as a result.
(The Age, November 17).


A political analyst has said that the Labor and Liberal parties are
virtually identical.  Looking at the upcoming Victorian election, Dr 
David Hayward of Swinburne University's Institute for Social Research 
says that the differences are comparable to the differences between Coke 
and Pepsi.
(The Age, November 7).


According to a new report by British health professionals, a war against
Iraq could kill half a million people, mostly civilians. 260,000 are 
likely to die in the conflict and its immediate aftermath, with a 
further 200,000 dying later from famine and disease - the US will target 
bombs on water systems and other infrastructure to cripple the country 
and will ensure these deaths. In the report's worst case scenario, 
nuclear weapons are fired on Iraq in response to a chemical or 
biological attack on Kuwait or Israel, leaving a massive 3.9 million
people dead.
(SchNEWS).


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Some other Australian anarchist websites:

www.angry.at/racists - Anarchist/anti-racist music site with free mp3s, 
Real Audio, Real Video, band interviews etc.  Now with internet radio.

www.dolearmy.org - information for unemployed people.

www.activate.8m.com - anarchist magazine aimed at teenagers.

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LL:DDV: 'Decent Jobs For Women' Forum

[lrose]

Good afternoon,

It is my pleasure to invite you to the 'Decent Jobs For Women: What Can
State Governments Do' forum on Tuesday 26 November, 3 to 5pm. (Please
find flyer attached).

This forum has been organised by WELVIC and sponsored by YWCA Victoria
and VCOSS Victoria and supported by a donation to WELVIC from Gwen
Goedeke and the Sunshine Women's Committee. This forum will be held at
the YWCA Victoria, 489 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, in the Ground Floor 
Function Room. This will be followed by a panel discussion and
questions.

For catering purposes, please RSVP to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call Michelle
MacDonald, WYCA Victoria on 03 9326 9622 (ext 314).

Please feel free to forward this email on.

Very best wishes,

Lauren Rosewarne
Centre Manager


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Lauren Rosewarne
Centre Manager
Centre for Public Policy
University of Melbourne 3010
Phone : 8344 9482
Fax : 9349 4442
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LL:DDV: The Refugee question: where do your candidates stand?

[Graham Matthews]

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Refugee Action Collective - state election forum

THE REFUGEE QUESTION:
Where do your candidates stand ?

future visions, current practice and debates

A forum and discussion exploring the position of the candidates for the
seat of Brunswick, on the burning political question of refugee rights
in Australia. An opportunity for voters to quiz candidates and discuss
the way forward in the development of a just refugee policy.

Speakers:
  - Carlo Carli ( Labor MP for Coburg)
  -  Pamela Curr (Greens, Brunswick candidate)
  - Judy McVey (Socialist Alliance Brunswick candidate)
   others to be announced

6.30pm, Thursday, November 21st

Brunswick Town Hall, crn Glenlyon & Sydney Rd
Organised by the Refugee Action Collective
Ph 0438 191 768 or 9659 3505 for more info.
www.rac-vic.org

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