LL:DDN: Rock 4 Refugees concert - Oct 27 (Sydney)
*** PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL SUPPORTERS OF REFUGEE RIGHTS *** ROCK 4 REFUGEES An all-ages, alcohol-free concert to raise funds for refugees and the campaign against mandatory detention. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 12noon - 7pm Henson Park, cnr Sydenham Rd Holmesdale St Marrickville, Sydney $12 Tickets available from all Fish Records outlets, Ticketek lastminute.com, or at the gate on the day. FEATURING: Hung Le John Howard, and performances by: The Stiff Gins, Urban Guerillas, MC Trey Maya Jupiter, The Glee Club,Gas the General, Ajay, My Name is John, Dominique Fraissard, Outlier, Jerry Salvador, Starless, Athron, Wicker Plus other celebrity guests. If you can help distribute posters and leaflets to publicise the event among your own networks, please ring (02)9690 1977 to arrange pick-up. www.rock4refugees.com -- -- 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
LL:DDV: Symposium on Australian Capitalism
From Australian Capitalism to Global Capitalism: A retrospective on Playford and Kirsner (eds) Australian Capitalism 1972-2002. A One-Day Symposium Friday October 18, 2002 Deakin University, Toorak Campus, 336 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, Melbourne, 3144 Organised by the Research Priority Area: Citizenship and Globalisation Faculty of Arts, Deakin University It is now thirty years since the publication of Australian Capitalism, edited by John Playford and Douglas Kirsner. This one-day symposium at Deakin University will bring together original contributors and other commentators to discuss the Then and Now of Australian capitalism 1972-2002. Participants will be reflecting upon the significance of the book, the subsequent development of Australian capitalism and a range of contemporary perspectives on the debates, theories and political problems addressed in 1972. Invited Speakers will include:Douglas Kirsner, Humphrey McQueen, John Hooker, Kelvin Rowley, Helen Hill, Doug White, Peter Beilharz, Boris Frankel, and Sue Kenny. See http://www.arts.deakin.edu.au/cchr/SympOct02/ for further details or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Dr. Michael Leach Research Fellow Faculty of Arts Deakin University Burwood Victoria 3125 Australia Ph.:(61-3) 9244 3923 Fax: (61-3) 9244 6755 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]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:REM: Direct Action Collective of the NoWTO network formed
(forwarded message) As people may be aware, there is a WTO mini-ministerial being organised in Sydney, November 14-15. This only gives us six weeks or so to organise the biggest and broadest protests against this illegitimate organisation and its drive to enforce ``free trade'', immiseration and environmental destruction on the world's people. There are a range of different protests already being organised. Some of these include a ``Free movement of people'' march on November 13, 5pm at Town Hall, and a unity march starting at 12 noon on November 14 at Hyde Park. In addition, we would like to announce the launch of a new collective. We're calling ourselves the Direct Action Collective, and see ourselves as a part of the NoWTO network. We are committed to shutting the WTO mini-ministerial down, and want to facilitate the biggest and most accessible direct action space around the meeting. We want this to be action that non-networked people can find and participate in, and that existing activists can organise around. We speak for no one but ourselves, but we intend to speak really really loudly. We have had confirmation that the Stamford Plaza Hotel in Double Bay is going to accommodate the WTO delegates while they are in Sydney. In the absence of a confirmed venue for the meeting itself we are calling for a convergence of people who want to shut the meeting down at 7am, Stamford Plaza Hotel, Double Bay, on November 14. [ You can find it at 33 Cross St. See circle on MAP at http://www.NoWTO.cat.org.au/map.gif ] We are going to meet weekly, Wednesday 6pm at UTS Student's Association (Level 3, Tower Building). We call on anyone who wants to be involved in this, or existing affinity groups working around similar ideas, to get in touch with us or to come along Wednesdays. We would also like to remind people that there is a spokescouncil coming up on Wednesday October 16, 6pm at UTS. Everyone interested in informing others of actions they are organising, or discussing common actions with others should consider coming along. The Direct Action Collective of the No WTO network. Check out the website at http://www.NoWTO.cat.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]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:INFO: IWW Melbourne Letter to Big Issue Management
Hello, There is an ongoing dispute between vendors/street sellers of the Big Issue magazine and management. The Big Issue originated in London but now operates in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and is about to begin in Perth. Vendoring is yet more more international poverty development: casual, unwaged work in this case street selling. While begging by poor folks is banned from many City streets and shopping centres, a named and numbered unemployed person; in a visible uniform, is tolerated. Thus they're an easily monitored example of caring Corproate sponsorship. While it has the greenwash image of Body Shop helping the homeless unemployed help themselves and Progressive sponsors etc in reality it is anti-union. Last year we finally got a toilet for the vendors after hassling the Management. If you have any health and safety experience/example arguments or other useful suggestions please let me know. Can you please take the time to talk to any vendors you see or protest to the management! Help us challenge this situation. yours for solidarity, organise the unorganised! Margaret Creagh Industrial Workers of the World Melbourne IU 660 Distribution Big Issue vendors. PO Box 145, Moreland 3058 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday 4th October Mr. Bill Mallanack, The Big Issue, 148 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000 Tel 03 9663 4496 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Mr. Mallanack, As per our organisation's phone conversations and visit of Friday 4th October, we are following up with a written list of grievances that Big Issue vendors have asked us to bring to your attention. Some vendors feel they are not treated as equal with the staff. There are no amenities for vendors e.g. access to lockers, staff room/kitchen and shelter from the rain/inclement weather. (We are following this issue up with the Ron Norman-Property Manager from Wesley Mission.) There have been pitch disputes as none are permanent. There seem to be no negotiating with vendors, and solutions are taken by staff members without any consistency. A health and safety issue is of grave concern to us as one of our members has allegedly been subject to intimidatory tactics by another vendor. No access to rear door except for staff. Uniforms/bags/badges should be provided free to vendors. We hope a meeting can be set up soon with the vendors, yourselves and ourselves so these issues can be addressed. Please ring as on as possible on mobile 0403 139 818. Yours faithfully, Margaret Creagh Delegate for the IWW Copies: Graham Wise-Body Shop Advertising Manager Simon Castle- Editor, Big Issue .. -- -- 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
