Hi LeftLinkers
Can you please pass this on to any CPSU activists you know?
Thanks
Alison Thorne
Dear CPSU activists and members
A group of CPSU members in Melbourne were recently
discussing issues which impact on all CPSU members.
One disturbing trend we noticed was increased
restrictions
Radical Women Freedom Socialist Party joint meeting
Thursday 11 December, 2003, 7 pm
Socialists in the Seattle City Elections: Lessons for Australia
Linda Averill, Freedom Socialist candidate in the recent Seattle
elections, came in fourth in a field of six candidates, scoring more
than 10% of
-- Socialist Feminist Study Group --
The Feminine Mystique and Its Relevance Today
Thursday 13 November -- Woman as leader!
Join us for a lively discussion of how to vanquish the feminine mystique
once and for all!!
Dinner at 6.30 pm ($6.50 donation) Sessions run from 7 - 8.45 pm
Solidarity
News Release
Contact: Alison Thorne 03-9386-5065, 03-9388-0062
For release: immediately
Lyndon LaRouche Exposed
In Lyndon LaRouche: Fascism Restyled for the New Millennium, author
Helen Gilbert provides a highly revealing look at the background and
politics of the LaRouche movement, which
Do you want to wipe the smile off John Howard's face?
Wills Branch of Socialist Alliance invites you to
Curry to Kick Out Howard!
Saturday 8 November, 7 pm
Lazzat Kadah
61 - 63 Sydney Road Coburg
* Tickets $25/$20 * BYO drinks
Enjoy a lively evening with like-minded locals. And, at the same
-- Socialist Feminist Study Group --
The Feminine Mystique and Its Relevance Today
Thursday 30 October -- The new face of the feminine mystique
Does the feminine mystique still exist today? Discussion based on
chapter 1, Blame it on feminism from Susan Faludi's ground breaking
book,
Freedom Socialist Party -- International Executive Committee
* Solidarity Salon: 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick Vic 3056 AUSTRALIA
* Phone/fax: 61-3-9388-0062
* Coordinator, Alison Thorne: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
12 October, 2003
Dear friends around the global
Below is a statement issued by the U.S
in the Blackshirts.
I hope you can come and enjoy some very fine social comment art.
Alison Thorne
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other days of the week (call 9388-0062 first to check).
To order by mail (add $1 postage for the first title and 50 cents for
each additional title) send cheques payable to Feminist Education
Association [Australian Distributor of RLP titles], PO Box 266 West
Brunswick 3055.
Enjoy!
Alison
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The Feminine Mystique and Its Relevance Today
Thursday 2 October -- Goodbye to Freud, functionalism and Margaret Mead.
Come and take part in a lively discussion about the collection of
sceintific ideas used to convince women in the 50s and 60s that
.
This resolution is included in a new Trade union pamphlet published by
Socialist Alliance which includes articles by CPSU members Judy McVey
and Alison Thorne. McVey addresses the importance of the union movement
challenging racism and Thorne takes up the importance of resisting
sexism
Socialist Feminist Study Group The Feminine Mystique and Its Relevance
Today.
Thursday 18 September -- Is that all there is? Beyond the Happy
Housewife Heroine.
Recommended reading:
* Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique, Chapter 2 The Happy Housewife
Heroine
* Betty Friedan, The Feminine
Socialist Feminist Study Group - starts Thursday 4 September.
The Feminine Mystique and Its Relevance Today!
In 1963 The Feminine Mystique by U.S. feminist pioneer, Betty Friedan,
was published. The book was a major inspiration for the second wave of
feminism. Friedan observed how the empty
Hi Left Linkers
Please take action today in your workplaces, on campus and by bombarding
Telstra to support CPSU member, Ann-Marie who is fighting gross sexist
discrimination by her employer, Telstra.
Please help by circulate this message and act now.
Alison Thorne
Melbourne Freedom Socialist
Permanent War
Wills branch of Socialist Alliance invites you to discuss our society
today, a society of permanent war!
Speakers
David Glanz - David recently attended the Jakarta Peace Conference. He
will be talking about the tasks for the anti-war movement in coming months.
Vanessa Hearman -
to
mobilise around the slogan Stonewall Was a Riot -- Now We Need A
Revolution.
Alison Thorne
Melbourne Freedom Socialist Party Branch Organiser
Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women Gay Pride Statement
Act Up for Civil Liberties! Resist Macho Militarism at Home and Abroad
Just weeks ago, George W
Celebrate the 34th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots
at a Rad Movie Night at Solidarity Salon
Saturday 28 June - Black Is ... Black Ain't
In his final film, Black Is ... Black Ain't, Marlon Riggs, renowned
Black gay producer/director, explores African American identity and
fearlessly
Rad Movie Nite @ Solidarity Salon
Saturday 31 May -- Deacons for Defense. This fascinating film, reviewed
in the current issue of the Freedom Socialist newspaper (see below) is
an Australian premier. The movie challenges pacifism with its
examination of armed defense by Blacks during the
Victory to the Iraqis over U.S. imperialism!
Working people have the power to end the bloodshed
The hope that a U.S.-led war of mass destruction against Iraq could be
averted has evaporated like a water droplet in the Saudi desert. Over
the protest of millions of people here, in the U.S. and
Hi Left Linkers
After the demonstration against the Blackshirts and attending the DISC
Street Party in Percey Street on 29 March come and enjoy a relaxing
dinner and movie night at the first of our monthly Rad Movie Nights At
Solidarity Salon
Cheers
Alison Thorne
Rad Movie Nights
. Tickets will be on sale from 6.45.
BUT . we would appreciate a phone call [9386-5065] to let us know
you plan on coming so that we can have enough wine and supper for all of
us.
Kick of the IWD season with a fun evening to get you in the mood for the
action ahead!
Cheers
Alison Thorne
Freedom
See you on Saturday!
Public Forum
Opportunities for Revolt: Socialist feminists organise to rid the planet
of U.S. Imperialism.
News from the November 2002 Freedom Socialist Party Convention.
This U.S. gathering of socialist feminists from different parts of the
globe focused on the dramatic
Statement to the media from the Freedom Socialist Party
in Australia phone: 03-9388-0062, 03-9386-5065 or e-mail:
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Decoding Bush's State of the Union address by Andrea Bauer January 31, 2003
In his January 28 State of the Union address, George W. Bush presented
Congress and the
Celebrate International Women's Day with Radical Women and the Freedom
Socialist Party at a Gala Movie Night
THE HOURS
Sunday, 2 March, 7.15 pm
Upstairs, Westgarth Theatre, 89 High Street, Northcote
Based on a Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Michael Cunningham, the film
employs as its foundation
call Alison on 9386-5065 or drop me an e-mail.
Alison Thorne
Convener Wills Branch of Socialist Alliance
PS: Please note that I have given notice that I will be stepping down
from the branch convenership in 2003 so we'll elect a new convener in
January. If you think you might be interested
Public memorial for
Delia Maxwell
Socialist Feminist,
author educator,
grassroots union organiser
1932 - 2002
A feisty feminist and lifelong rebel, Delia began campaigning for civil
liberties on campus in the '50s. After raising three children, she
returned to teaching in the '70s and,
No War Study Group - Saturday 14 September, 2002
Topic: Origins of the conflict in the Middle East - Palestinian and
anti-Zionist Jewish women fight back!
Lunch will be served at 1.30 pm for a $6.50 donation. The sessions will
run from 2 - 3.30 pm.
Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road,
is visiting Melbourne and will speak
about the refusenik movement.
Guests are welcome at Socialist Alliance branch meetings.
Alison Thorne
Convener, Wills Socialist Alliance
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No War Study Group - Saturday 31 August
Topic: Road to fascism - the attack on our civil liberties
Lunch will be served at 1.30 pm for a $6.50 donation. The sessions will
run from 2 - 3.30 pm.
Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick.
For more information, call 9386-5065.
Sponsored by
No War Study Group - Saturday 24 August
Topic: The ABCs of War and the Working Class
Lunch will be served at 1.30 pm for a $6.50 donation. The sessions will
run from 2 - 3.30 pm.
Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick.
For more information, call 9386-5065.
Sponsored by Radical Women
Thursday, 22 August, 6.30 pm
Freedom Socialist Party meeting
Bougainville: A struggle undefeated
Take part in a special tribute to the strong, resourceful and defiant women
and men of Bougainville whose ongoing struggle for independence has not
been
defeated despite fierce resistance by both
Reminder!
No War Study Group starts next Saturday
Saturday 17 August
Topic: What is behind George Bush's Dirty War?
Lunch will be served at 1.30 pm for a $6.50 donation. The sessions will run
from 2 - 3.30 pm.
Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick.
For more information, call
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To endorse the protest, to organise to speak or for more information call
9388-0062, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This event is part of a Socialist Alliance National weekend of protest
against these dangerous measures.
Thanks
Alison Thorne
Wills Branch Convener
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6 week Marxist feminist No War study group commences 17 August
Take part in a reading circle about the growing opposition to the global
war on terror and the crack down on civil liberties of workers and
immigrants. Explore lessons from past movements against U.S. imperialist
wars for profit and
are welcome! For more information: 9388-0062
Alison Thorne
Convener, Socialist Alliance Wills Branch
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Just out from Red Letter Press
The New War Order: Notes from the Front Lines of Resistance
Are you starved for some truth-based commentary to share with coworkers
and friends? The New War Order, the fourth title in the Red Banner Reader
series, provides a powerful counterpunch to the propaganda
The Wills Branch of Socialist Alliance presents
Dinner to Defend Democratic Rights At Home and Abroad
Saturday 8 June, 7 pm
Lazzat Kadah, Indian and Pakistani cuisine, 63 Sydney Road, Coburg
Since the World Trade Centre attack on September 11, Governments around the
world have launched a
Freedom Socialist Party meeting - Thursday 30 May
Organising for the Final Conflict: Why the Vanguard Party is an essential
tool for struggle in the 21st century
Dinner served at 6.30 pm for a $6.50 donation, program at 7 pm
Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick
A hundred years ago the
Hello Left Linkers
Make a committment to celebrate Stonewall this year. Mark this date in your
diary now! The doco is fascinating
Cheers
Alison Thorne
Stonewall at Solidarity Salon - Thursday 27 June, 7 pm
Special premier screening of The Gay Pioneers
This 2001 documentary produced by WHYY
how many and which seats Wills Branch
will contest at the State Election
* proposal for a branch fundraising dinner on 8 June
* report on membership renewals/recruitment campaign
Be there!
Guests and potential members are welcome.
For more information call Alison on 9388-0062.
Alison Thorne
Please note: start time revised to 6.30 pm to be followed by a dinner
and reception for Irene Xavier and Mabel Au
Freedom Socialist Party May Day Celebration, dinner reception
Monday 29 April, 6.30 pm, Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick
A salute to the irrepressible working women of
Freedom Socialist Party
Calendar May Day 2002
Freedom Socialist Party May Day Celebration
A salute to the irrepressible working women of Asia
Monday 29 April, 6.30 pm,
Solidarity Salon,
580 Sydney Road, Brunswick (just north of Blyth Street)
Join us for a lively panel discussion about how to
and gripping footage, this film chronicles the reality of Israeli 'urban
planning', including the division of Palestinian families and forced
relocation of households. The video will be introduced by Freedom
Socialist Party International Executive Committee Coordinator, Alison
Thorne.
Monday 4 March
the contingent in mail outs or distribute
them at community events, please contact Alison Thorne on:
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Pride March policy: FYI, Pride March has a policy of not allowing the
sale of merchandise in the assembly area without prior permission (they
actively enforce this policy
Special Freedom Socialist Party meeting
A tribute to Colombia='s defiant unionists, peasants Indigenous people
Featuring
- La Madician del Dorado a film about the Colombian Mining Union
- Introduced by special guest Rosemary Jimenez from the Australian
Solidarity Network with Colombia
-
, Socialist Alliance Candidate for Merri Ward on 0418-347-374
Jonathan Sherlock, Socialist Alliance Candidate for Hoffman Ward on
9383-3147
Alison Thorne, Convener Wills Branch of Socialist Alliance on 9388-0062
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Alliance is group Q, ticket Alison Thorne, Sarah Peart and Tony Dewberry.
So, if you can help distribute leaflets and posters in your networks,
please contact Peter Murray, Socialist Alliance Senate Campaign Coordinator
on 03-9386-5065.
The Senate campaign has three stalls planned
Statement on the
U.S. WAR ON AFGHANISTAN
from the FREEDOM SOCIALIST PARTY
International Committee
www.socialism.com
21 October 2001
High-tech murder, as real as the World Trade Center attack and much more
deadly, is underway in Afghanistan as U.S. bombs continue to fall in the
third week of
, by forwarding this message.
Thanks
Alison Thorne
Socialist Alliance Senate Candidate
Vote NO to war and racism
VOTE SOCIALIST ALLIANCE
Get the Liberals out! Welfare not warfare!
John Howard hopes to ride a wave of anti-refugee racism and pro-war
hysteria to get the Liberals re-elected in a few
. foreign policy? on Wednesday 19 September. Speakers include: Ali
Kazak, Head of the General Palestinian delegation to Australia and
Palestinian Ambassador to Vanuatu, Surma Hamid, Political refugee and
Representative of Worker Communist Party of Iraq and Alison Thorne,
Socialist Alliance Senate
Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women present a study seminar on Leon
Trotsky's Against Individual Terrorism.
In New York and Washington DC thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of
working people have lost their lives. This event is tragic. But despite the
total lack of political context
Socialist Alliance
News Release
Sunday 9 September 2001
Socialist Alliance Preselects Victorian Senate Ticket
The 8 September Victorian state conference of the Socialist Alliance has
preselected a Senate team of two to contest the upcoming Federal Election.
Alison Thorne, Melbourne Organiser
Freedom Socialist Party special meeting
Count down to CHOGM: How the Queer Bloc can advance and strengthen
the anticapitalist movement
Thursday 23 August, 7 pm @ Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) takes place in
Brisbane this
Q.U.E.E.R. is having an
Open Organising meeting to discuss a National Queer Block at protests
against the Commonwelth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in October.
Interested lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgendered people and queers are
invited to discuss what CHOGM is, why queer activists
The next Wills Socialist Alliance branch meeting will discuss Why we
support teachers striking for increased education funding, 7pm Thursday 14
June at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick. All potential members
welcome. Details: 9388-0062.
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University and former
Queer Officer.
* Alison Thorne - founder of Melbourne Radical Women, member of the CPSU
and gay movement veteran who won a precedent setting 1986 EO case.
* Melissa Venville - young feminist and current National Union of Students
Queer Officer.
* Graham Willett - author
Wills/Melbourne North West Branch of Socialist Alliance meeting, Thursday 31
May at 7 pm, Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, West Brunswick. The meeting
will discuss Why thousands of families in Wills face the threat of a Family
Tax Benefit Debt. Prospective members welcome. For more information
The Wills/Melbourne North West Branch of Socialist Alliance will hold its
next meeting
Thursday 3 May, 7 pm @ Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road Brunswick.
Come along and get involved in the growing campaign to finish off Howard AND
build a much needed left alternative to the ALP.
Check out
recognition of same-sex couples. . .
too progressive for victoria?
Demonstrate on the opening day of State Parliament, 4.30 - 7 pm, Parliament
House.
Called by Q.U.E.E.R. (queers united to eradicate economic rationalism)
"We'll fight for you" (remember the Liberal Party advertisement in the
Announcement to LGBT media and relevent e-lists
QUEER (Queers United to Erradicate Economic Rationalism) has changed its
meeting venue.
We will now meet at the Queer Space at RMIT. The easiest way to find the
Queers Space is to enter Bowen Street (which runs through the centre of the
RMIT City
Hi everyone
More IWD happenings.
Alison
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To: Alison Thorne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: UAW IWD in the city
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 21:37:18 -0500
Alison,
For some reason the UAW is having difficulty posting to LL at present -
could you please cut
Feminist Education Association
Radical Women
Freedom Socialist Party
Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056
03-9388-0062
News release
Monday 19 February 2001
Contact: Alison Thorne, 03-9386-5065, 03-9388-0062
Do not use after 10 March 2001
Socialist feminists launch new
Hey, red readers
Get your copy of "Socialism for Skeptics" by Clara Fraser, the second
booklet in the Red Banner Reader series. "S for S" is a delightful
44-page collection of witty, imaginative and pithy essays that skewer
misconceptions about socialism. It's a zestful introduction to radical
International Women's Day 2001
Celebrate a new multi-cultural socialist feminist
organising centre!
Radical Women, Freedom Socialist Party and
the Feminist Education Association invite you to
the official opening of
Solidarity Salon
580 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Saturday 10 March
Doors open 5 pm
Q.U.E.E.R. members stand by their actions at Pride March
QUEER (Queers United to Eradicate Economic Rationalism) is proud of
the contingent we built at Melbourne's Pride March. Over 100 activists
from QUEER, UNITE, Feminist Avengers, Radical Women and campus queer
groups made a united, lively
Study group: International Women's Day - A day to spark revolution!
Wednesday evenings, 21 February and 28 February 2001
March 8 is celebrated around the world as International Women's Day. Find
out about the socialist origins of IWD. Be inspired by the women workers
whose strike on IWD
QUEER (Queers United to Eradicate Economic Rationalism) is holding an end of
year party.
It is on Saturday 16 December from 8 pm.
It's at the home of QUEER activists Nase and Robert, 24 Kipling Street,
North Melbourne. Phone 9348-9187.
All queer and queer friendly lefties are invited to come
Speak Out on World AIDS Day 2000 - Activism Matters
Today is WORLD AIDS Day. We demand that global corporations be taxed to
fund quality education and prevention strategies, health care and provide
HIV/AIDS drugs to all who need them in every corner of the globe!
In Australia, we demand:
*
Freedom Socialist Party
International Executive Committee - PO Box 266 West Brunswick Vic 3055
AUSTRALIA - Phone/fax 61-3-9386-5065 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The following statement was originally issued jointly by the U.S section
of the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women
Protest
Study Group: A Worker's Guide to the 20th Century:
The '80s and 90s - greed and reaction sparks new revolt!
Thursday 26 October @ 7pm
Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Cres, West Brunswick
Dinner served at 6.30 pm for a $6 donation
For more information call (03) 9386-5065
Sponsored jointly by Freedom
in the TAFE sector. In 1999 we fought a case in the Victorian Civil and
Administrative Tribunal to win the reinstatment of one of those teackers,
Alison Thorne.
Although we did not get Alison re-instated to her teaching position at
NMIT, because the legal system is stacked against complainants, we
Study Group: A Worker's Guide to the 20th Century:
The '60s and '70s =8B Freedom Now!
Thursday 19 October @ 7pm
Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Cres, West Brunswick
Dinner served at 6.30 pm for a $6 donation
For more information call (03) 9386-5065
Sponsored jointly by Freedom Socialist Party the
work to make sure it
is reliable.
Thank you.
Alison Thorne
Freedom Socialist Party
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Study Group: A Worker's Guide to the 20th Century:
Hot war, cold war and irrepressible revolution
Thursday 12 October @ 7pm
Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Cres, West Brunswick
Dinner served at 6.30 pm for a $6 donation
For more information call (03) 9386-5065
Sponsored jointly by Freedom Socialist
Study Group:
A Worker's Guide to the 20th Century
The dream of socialism comes alive in Russia
Thursday 28 September @ 7 pm
Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Cres, West Brunswick
Dinner served at 6.30 pm for a $6 donation
Required reading:
* Peter Murray, "A Worker's Guide the 20th Century Part
Study Group
A Worker's Guide to the 20th Century
Session # 1, Thursday 21 September, from 7 - 8.45 pm
From the ashes of the old century, a better world=B9s in birth
Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Cres, West Brunswick
Dinner served at 6.30 pm for a $6 donation
For information call 9386-5065
Freedom Socialist Party meeting
Crisis and leadership lessons for today from the explosive '60s
Wednesday 6 September, 7 pm
Come to the kick-off of the Australian campaign to promote the new Red
Letter Press book, Crisis and Leadership. Written in 1965 by veteran
socialists, Clara Fraser and
Freedom Socialist Party meeting - Wednesday 9 August, 7 pm
Marxism and direct action - ideas and tactics to fight capitalist
globalisation
The current wave of protest against the ravages of globalisation has
shattered the myth that everyone is happy or that capitalism is accepted as
the only
August to remember Joe and his
contribution to the working class movement.
If any of you would like to send a message, please e-mail Harry Paine direct.
Yours in solidarity
Alison Thorne
Freedom Socialist Party
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You are invited to participate in a Freedom Socialist Party sponsored study
group on Leon Trotsky's Transitional Program for Socialist Revolution.
This week, Thursday 15 June, the topic is:
Turn to Young People and Women Workers
Venue: Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Cres, West Brunswick.
Session
You are invited to participate in a Freedom Socialist Party sponsored study
group on Leon Trotsky's Transitional Program for Socialist Revolution.
This week, Thursday 1 June, the topic is
Workers, Farmers and War
Venue: Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Cres, West Brunswick.
Session 7 pm - 8.30 pm
Freedom Socialist Party study group =8B Leon Trotsky=B9s Transitional
Program for Socialist Revolution:
Session # 2: Overcoming the Historical Crisis of Leadership.
Thursday 18 May at 7 pm.
Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Cres, West Brunswick
Dinner served at 6.15 pm for a $6 donation.
Book
Special Radical Women
A tribute to Pat Parker and radical dykes everywhere!
Wednesday 7 June
Pat Parker was a Black revolutionary, feminist, lesbian and poet. Parker,
who died of breast cancer, was an activist and leader in all of the
movements for radical change. To celebrate the 31st
Weekly Study Group - Leon Trotsky's Transitional Program for Socialist
Revolution - starts this Thursday.
11 May An introduction to the Transitional Program then and now
18 May Overcoming the historical crisis of leadership
25 May Transitional demands for workplace
to NMIT Unionists Campaign Committee to PO Box 266 West
Brunswick Vic 3055
Tickets will be on sale at the May Day march from the Freedom Socialist
Party and Radical Women stall or from Alison Thorne or Delia Maxwell. So buy
a ticket or kick in to help clear the debt.
Background:
In 1997, Alison Thorne
Weekly Study Group - Leon Trotsky's Transitional Program for Socialist
Revolution.
Russian revolutionary leader, Leon Trotsky wrote the Transitional Program
in 1938. It has as much to teach contemporary activists for radical change
as it did socialists on the eve of World War Two. The key
The Victorian Women's Caucus of the Progressive Labour Party presents
A International Women's Day tribute to working class heroines of the 20th
century from working class leaders of the 21st century.
When: Wednesday 8 March, 7 pm
Where: Lebanese House, 268 Russell Street, Melbourne
Delicious
Hello Leftlinkers
Can you help spread the word about this exciting visit by Will Roscoe?
His work makes a very important contribution to socialist feminism.
Thanks
Alison Thorne
Freedom Socialist Party Radical Women
News release
Date: 23 January 2000
From
The next meeting of the Melbourne Millions for Mumia Committee will take
place on
Thursday 6 January @ 6 pm
Venue: Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Cres, West Brunswick
The agenda will include:
* 12 January International Free Mumia Delegation to Washington DC
* Future plans
All welcome
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WTO sent packing! Mass protests in Seattle a "teach-in" on the nature of
capitalism
Thursday 27 January 2000 @ 7 pm
What a way to ring out the old millennium! The huge demonstrations against
the World Trade Organisation herald a thrilling new era of solidarity.
warrant for 2 December. This is URGENT.
Be there!
Alison Thorne
for Melbourne Millions for Mumia Worldwide Committee
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efforts
behind any organising which has already commenced.
Yours in solidarity
Alison Thorne
Melbourne Freedom Socialist Party Organiser
Ph: 03-9386-5065
PS: What about LeftLinkers in other states organising an action on the same
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No More Intimidation of Teacher Unionists presents:
The Turn to Turn The Tide
* Cheer our achievements
* Jeer the legal obstacles
* Fill our coffers
Featuring:
* Maureen Daly, solicitor for Alison Thorne's discrimination case;
* Carlo Carli, MHR for Coburg;
* Alison Thorne, anti-discrimination
Victorian Left Linkers are invited to participate in a
6 Week Study Group
Mondays, September 20 - October 29 from 7 pm - 8.30 pm
A Rebel's Guide to the Communist Manifesto
Take part in a fascinating discussion group on Karl Marx's classic hand
book, still relevant 150 years after it was first
The case of Alison Thorne versus Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE has
been adjourned until Monday 21 June when the hearing will recommence for a
further five days.
The case is being heard by tribunal member, Ms Fran Millane, from the
Anti-Discrimination Panel of the Victorian Civil
hing about Raymond's whereabouts please advise by
return e-mail.
You can ask him to ring me on 9386-5065 or 0411586435.
Thank you comrade LeftLinkers!!
Yours in solidarity
Alison Thorne
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of Merle Woo, an Asian-American lesbian teacher who twice beat
the University of California;
* the campaign for the right of Sandy Nelson to be an openly radical
journalist;
* the precedent-setting case of Alison Thorne who won reinstatement to a
teaching position after being victimised because of her
The Democratic Socialist Party, Freedom Socialist Party, Progressive
Labour Party and Australian supporters of the Fourth International
invite all LeftLinkers to a public meeting:
NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LEFT
Speaker: Adam Novak, editor of "International Viewpoint"
"International
Solidarity Salon, 1 Appleby Cres, West Brunswick.
And in April
* Mumia film night at Barricade Bookshop
* Meetings on campuses including Monash and Latrobe.
Alison Thorne
Freedom Socialist Party
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