All are welcome at a New International Bookshop forum Contesting
Australia's future direction
Come and examine the contribution of Boris Frankel's remarkable new book
to debate about future directions in Australia. The book WHEN THE BOAT
COMES IN. TRANSFORMING AUSTRALIA IN THE AGE OF
Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Eureka Youth League
Camp Eureka
100 Tarrango Rd, Yarra Junction (mel ref 288 K10)
January 27th, 2002
10am till late
The Eureka Youth League (EYL) was a socialist youth organisation,
founded in December 1941 after the banning of its predecessor the League
PUBLIC LECTURE: CLIMATE CHANGE, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENERGY POLICY
Andrea Sharam Alan Pears
President of the Energy Action Group Director Sustainable Solutions
Wednesday 21 November 2001
5.45 for 6.00pm start (until 7.30pm)
Building 8,
6.00 Friday 17 December
BOOK LAUNCH - JOHN TULLY's DEATH IS THE COOL NIGHT
The book will be launched by Tony Dewberry.
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They were schoolfriends in a small Bavarian town, but during the early
1930s their lives took on different paths. Death is the
You may hate or love Christmas,
But it is a very important time for the volunteers and members of the
bookshop co-operative - those of us who are working to make the bookshop a
centre and resource for unionists, members of community groups, and
independent thinkers. We usually do a very good
8.00, Thursday 9 December
The Bookshop's CHRISTMAS BREAK-UP PARTY
All welcome to our break-up party - volunteers, customers, supporters,
inquisitive people, kids and pets
The break-up will follow the talk at 7.00pm by DICK GROSS, mayor of Port
Phillip, about his new book, THE GODLESS
Here comes an eventful December at the New International Bookshop. Hope to
see you there!
(ps We're a co-op non-profit bookshop with 400+ members and lots of
volunteers. You can help too by forwarding this message to others. Why not
print it out for display?)
2.00, Sunday 5 December
DAVID
Wendy Lowenstein on SELF-PUBLISHING WITHOUT PAIN
New International Bookshop
Trades Hall, cnr Victoria and Lygon Sts, Carlton South
2pm Sunday 21st November
How to publish your own works - and survive the experience! Wendy's books
include Weevils in the Flour, The Immigrants, Weevils at Work,
Marilyn Lake on GETTING EQUAL: AUSTRALIAN FEMINISM
2pm Sunday 14th November
Marilyn has written a long overdue history of the feminist movement in
Australia. Again, we are looking forward to hearing from some participants
in the many struggles. As well as being active herself in the womens
Here's a great one at the New International Bookshop
Paul Adams on FRANK HARDY
2pm Sunday 7th November
Paul will discuss his new book The Stranger from Melbourne: Frank Hardy - A
Literary Biography 1944 - 1975.
The blurb on the book says: "Frank Hardy is perhaps Australia's most famous
Costar, Economou and Hayward
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VICTORIAN POLITICS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY- WITHOUT JEFF!
Wednesday 27th October at 7.30 pm
Authors of 'The Kennett revolution', Brian Costar and Nicholas Economou,
and social commentator David Hayward will lead an insightful discussion
regarding Victorian
Dear friends of the New International Bookshop,
On Saturday 23rd October, the New International Bookshop is holding its
annual revolutionary, ribald quiz night. Plenty of everything will be on
offer - prizes, fun, chances to test your knowledge against others, and
plenty of
Dear members (and curious others)
This Sunday a very important meeting for the Co-op is on at 2pm, but
unfortunately it clashes with the East Timor rally. We would love it if you
could come to both! Why not drop in to the bookshop en route for Parliament
House (5-10 mins walk).
We have a
Dear Friends
This week at the New International Bookshop we have:
Anthony Elliott THE MOURNING OF JOHN LENNON
2:00 Sunday 1 August
Anthony will be talking about popular culture and celebrity, central themes
of his most recent book, The Mourning of John Lennon. Anthony has
previously published,
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Dear Friends
Coming up the New International Bookshop has events on self-publishing,
Marx and money and John Lennon. Join us to hear authors speak about their
work and to contribute your ideas about issues of
Please come if you can and bring others, at 9am or as soon as possible, to
the World Heritage Embassy which is protesting about mining at Jabiluka.
The embassy is in Fawkner Park (south east corner), near cnr Commercial
Road and St Kilda Road in Melbourne.
Police directed the embassy to camp
GREEN ELECTRCITY AND COMPETITION
FROM ANDREA SHARAM, eag
Oct. 22, 1998
New Report Shows California Consumers Deceived by "Green" Electricity
Marketing Claims
Ratepayers Pay Extra Dollars for Sham Benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A ground-breaking new study released today by Public
Citizen shows
2:00 Sunday 20 June
Hear Peter Brain talk about BEYOND MELTDOWN: THE GLOBAL BATTLE FOR
SUSTAINED GROWTH at the New International Bookshop
Peter's new book of this title presents a compelling argument for different
economic policies to be pursued in Australia. Peter is also author of The
2:00 Sunday 13 June
Andrew Markus THE STRUGGLE FOR ABORIGINAL RIGHTS
Andrew will draw on material from the book he has recently co-edited with
Bain Attwood, The struggle for Aboriginal rights. His earlier works as
author and co-editor include Fear and hatred: purifying Australia and
California
2:00 Sunday 30 May at the New International Bookshop
Allan Wendy Scarfe on REBELS
Hear Allan talk about Biographies: Reformers and Revolutionaries, and Wendy
on Novels: Artists and Anarchists. Wendy's novels include The day they shot
Edward, Laura, my alter ego and the recently published
WINE FUND-RAISER
As a fund-raiser to help the New International Bookshop Co-operative
through the lean and cold winter months, we are offering some terrific
wines for sale. Your support will make a great deal of difference ... and
we're sure it will please your palate as well. Postage anywhere
EXHIBITION OPENING 5.30, Tuesday, 18 May
Join us at the opening of a new exhibition of Kathleen McCann's paintings
from Belfast. There will be Irish fare on offer.
For Kathleen, the works fuse together memories of her early life in Belfast
with her responses to the city during a recent visit.
2pm Sunday 16th May at the New International Bookshop
Anne Hall ... Forest Friendly Building Timbers ... The book that the forest
industry association wants withdrawn from sale!
Come and hear Anne talk about the book she recently co-authored with Alan
Grey, and the attempts to withdraw the
St George, St Joan the Eight Hour Day are now on display
in the coffee lounge at the New International Bookshop.
They are just some of Mark Dober's watercolours and prints
of scenes from around central Melbourne. The Trades Hall
is depicted as well.
Definitely worth dropping in for a look.
The book that the forest industry association wants withdrawn from
sale!
Alan Gray, Forest Friendly Building Timbers Earth Garden Books
Copies are in today's mail to the New International Bookshop. Drop in to
the shop in Melbourne's Trades Hall and pick your copy up for only $9.95;
or ring the
Here's a topical request made recently to the New International Bookshop
for children's adventure books with a peace message.
Please forward us your ideas, and the age level the books are pitched at.
It would be a great help if you also specified author, title, publisher,
year of publication.
Tim Costello Streets of hope
Tims book is a personal account of his journey from theological training
in pristine Switzerland to his first ministry on the streets of St Kilda to
his prominent role in defending local democracy.
2.30, Sunday 14 February (please note the later starting time for
3pm Saturday December 5th at the New International Bookshop
Bookworkers Press and the Maritime Union of Australia (Victorian Branch)
invite you to celebrate the new updated, enlarged edition of
UNDER THE HOOK - MELBOURNE WATERSIDE WORKERS REMEMBER 1900 - 1998
by Wendy Lowenstein and Tom
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