LL:ART: All the News That Fits
This week's stories: Drug Squad Misunderstood Why It Was Called That...It's Not The Colour of Your Skin, It's the Colour of Your Money...Why They Always Stuff Your Bill Up. (Last week's All the News That Fits reported that Peter Hollingworth received a $310,000 salary while he was Governor-General. We neglected to report that this salary was also tax-free). Prison authorities have set up a new protection unit, because of the large number of police officers in the drug squad who have been charged with selling heroin or other forms of corruption. (The Age, May 31). A man charged with insider trading in the Philippines was allowed to settle in Australia on the personal intervention of the Immigration Minister Phillip Ruddock, after he made a $10,000 donation to the Liberal Party. Dante Tan sent the donation directly to Mr Ruddock's postal address. Refugee advocates have compared the treatment of Mr Tan with that of other immigrants. The government has only recently abandoned plans to deport roughly 1500 East Timorese asylum seekers, some of whom have been living in Australia for over 10 years. (Sydney Morning Herald, June 4). Wollongong call centre employees are losing bonuses of up to $5000 for taking unauthorised toilet breaks, or for using their sick leave, according to the Community and Public Sector Union. The employees of Stellar call centres earn only $25,000 a year - workers in the same jobs earned $35,000 before the jobs were outsourced from Telstra. Employees also say that some managers require employees to be at work before their official start time. Stellar is the largest outsourced call centre company in Australia. Late last year they became the first such company to negotiate an award with a union - but the CPSU says they aren't telling their employees that they have a right to go on the award. (Workers Online website, May 4, Australian Financial Review, April 28). anarchist news service write to James, PO Box 503, Newtown NSW 2042 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] contact us to get ATNTF emailed directly to you. If you like All the News That Fits, forward it on to people or lists who might be interested in it, or post it on your local Indymedia http://www.indymedia.org. Some other Australian anarchist contacts: Love and Rage is an anarchist, non-profit record label. Our CD is available by mail order. 20 songs for $10 within Australia, $15 in New Zealand, $10 in the USA, $10 in Canada, 5 pounds in Britain, or 10 euros in the rest of Europe. Other countries, or enquiries from shops and distroes, email us and ask. Address for orders is PO Box 1191, Richmond North VIC 3121 (Australia). Please make cheques or money orders out to J. Hutchings. http://www.loveandrage.rocks.it http://www.angry.at/thegovernment - anarchist website with fliers for download, contacts etc. http://www.angry.at/racists - Anarchist/anti-racist music site with free mp3s, Real Audio, Real Video, internet radio, band interviews etc. Also includes the text of 'Escape', an anarchist novel - http://www.geocities.com/skipnewborn/novel.doc http://www.dolearmy.org - information for unemployed people. http://www.activate.8m.com - anarchist magazine aimed at teenagers. All the News That Fits appears in the Anarchist Age Weekly Review (http://www.vicnet.net.au/~anarch - PO Box 20 Parkville VIC 3052) and The Ham (http://www.theham.cat.org.au). Media outlets mentioned in All the News That Fits are sources - items are not direct quotes from news media. Background information may have been gathered from sources in addition to media outlets cited. Where no source is cited, the information has been gathered from direct sources. .. -- -- 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]
LL:DDV: Coming soon at Trades Hall
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
LL:DDN: Sydney, Socialism from Below
Socialism From Below Monday 16 June 2003 6:30 pm Trades Hall Room 1A 4 Goulburn Street Sydney A Marxism discussion series sponsored by Workers Liberty, Sydney Sixth self-contained session: Trade unions and class from Karl Marxs Theory of Revolution By US Marxist Hal Draper Contact WL for copies of reading: 0419 493 421 or Just come along and join in Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://workersliberty.org/australia -- -- 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]
LL:DDV: Cuba and the US
With Cuba being added to the US list of evil states, Socialist Worker invites you to a Marxist Forum on: Cuba, Castro and US imperialism This will be held twice: Thursday, June 12, at 7pm, RMIT, Swanston St, city (follow signs from Swanston St) and Thursday, June 19, at 7pm at Caffe Mingo, 600 Sydney Rd, Brunswick All welcome. Please forward. For information, ring Tom on 0408 619 152 or visit www.iso.org.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]
LL:PR: Celebrity Playreading for World Refugee Day
RACNSW Media Release Monday June 9, 2003 Celebrity Playreading at the Sydney Opera House to support World Refugee Day A Celebrity Playreading starring John Howard, Tony Martin, Jenny Baird and Tina Bursill of a new Australian Comedy Purgatory Down Under by Jon Williams and Stephen Klinder will be held at the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House at 8pm on Sunday June 22nd to aid refugees recently released from the Villawood Detention Centre. The reading, directed by Alex Broun, is taking place as a part of Sydney's official celebrations for World Refugee Day and all artists involved in the reading our donating their time free of charge. Described as a biting new satire about our Government's treatment of refugees, Purgatory Down Under mixes comedy, tragedy and a hint of absurdity to uncover the plight of innocent asylum seekers trapped in the hellish world of Australia's Mandatory Detention laws. An Ubu-esque style allegory, the play follows an asylum seeker Dante and a group of refugees who are saved from the hell of the high seas and taken to the purgatory of Paradise Island for processing by the managers of the Island, Mike and Mal. They are put through a series of tests, often with hysterical results, to determine whether they are indeed fit to enter into Paradise. But just how far do you have to go to get into Paradise? Star of Always Greener and one of Australia's most acclaimed actors, Howard feels the playreading is a perfect way to communicate the message of a more tolerant attitude in Australia towards refugees. The fundamental idea you have to remember is that refugees have a legal right to seek refuge in our country under UN guidelines explained Howard. Reading this play for World Refugee Day is a great way of using theatre to educate and inform people of how innocent people are being treated by our Government. I am sure if most Australians actually knew what was happening in our country to legal refugees they would be horrified. On top of that this is a great new Australian play so you can support Australian theatre and a better deal for refugees all at the same time. Tickets for the reading are $15 ($10 concession) and can be purchased through the Opera House Box Office on 02 9250 . The reading will follow a mass rally for World Refugee Day beginning at the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park North at 12 noon on Sunday June 22nd. For more information please call Jon Williams on 0402 300 137 or Alex Broun on 0408 268 043. EVENT INFO WHAT:Celebrity Playreading for World Refugee Day starring John Howard and Tony Martin WHERE:Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House WHEN:Sunday June 22nd, 8pm BOOKINGS:Sydney Opera House Box Office 9250 -- -- 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]
