In the lead up to M1...
you are invited to the launch of the new book
Blue Army: Paramilitary policing in Australia
by Jude McCulloch
to be launched by Dr Ian Freckleton (barrister, academic and former counsel
assisting the controversial and short lived Victorian Police Complaints
Authority)
New at New International Books
Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain, George Monbiot,
Macmillan, $40
The influential account of corporate skullduggery, by the man rapidly
becoming one of the leading theorists of the anti-capitalist movement.
Blue Army: Paramilitary Policing in
Wednesday 9th May 6.30 pm
'Police, power and protest'
In the wake of S11 and M1, legal activist Jude McCulloch discusses Blue
Army, her new book about the militarisation of the Victoria Police.
Members/subscribers $5, others $5.
Jeff Sparrow
Coordinator
New International Book Co-operative
Now available at New International Books
True Believers: The Story of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party, Stuart
Macintyre John Faulkner (eds), AllenUnwin, $35
The definitive history of the ALP's federal Caucus. Includes chapters by
Macintyre, Verity Burgmann, Terry Irving, Paul Kelly,
Appeal for support for the Melbourne Uni occupiers
At present, fifty-nine Melbourne uni students are facing expulsion
following a peaceful occupation of the Vice Chancellor's office on April 5.
One student has already been suspended for six months!
Those who participated in the occupation -- as
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WEEK'S MAX GILLIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE NEW
INTERNATIONAL BOOKSHOP EVENT HAS HAD TO BE POSTPONED, DUE TO THE EXTENSION
OF THE CURRENT GILLIES SMASH HIT COMEDY SEASON.
This week's event will now be a discussion by Arena Publication editor John
Hinkson and Age essayist and
Wednesday night at the New International Bookshop is a regular discussion
series, brought to you by the combined talents of Arena, Overland, New
International Bookshop, Labour History Society, Australian Fabian Society
and the Institute for Social Research.
Next Wednesday at July 11th, Michael
A Labour History Society Event in the weekly 'Wednesday Night at the New
International Bookshop' series
REVIVING DEMOCRACY
Prominent citizenship and democracy scholar and advocate Michael Salvaris
discusses the parlous state of democracy in Australia today and suggests
some ways it might be
Who owns the anti-globalisation movement? How can socialists,
environmentalists, anarchists and other activists most effectively work
together?
As part of the regular 'Wednesday night at the New International Bookshop'
series, NIBS hosts a forum of activists featuring:
* Alex Kelly, one
Hotham Mission asylum seeker project co-ordinator Grant Mitchell speaks on
public policy on asylum-seeking and refugees, followed by an open discussion.
6.30 pm at New International Bookshop, Trades Hall
Wednesday 22 August
for more info, call 9 662 3744
Jeff Sparrow
Coordinator
New
on History, Howard Zinn, Seven Stories, $34.95
Three new books from America's foremost radical historian.
Jeff Sparrow
Coordinator
New International Book Co-operative
Box 18
Trades Hall
54 Victoria St
Carlton Sth 3053
tel 03 9662 3744 fax 03 9663 4755
For regular updates about new books or NIBS events
Please circulate widely.
No war
No racism
No Australian involvement
Defend democratic rights
Rally 2pm Sunday 7th October City Square
initiated by ANSWER
leaflets/posters stockpiled at New International Bookshop, Trades Hall
call 96623744
Jeff Sparrow
Coordinator
New International Book
New books at New International Books
1,2,3 -- What are we fighting for?: The Australian student movement from
its origins to the 1970s, Mick Armstrong, Socialist Alternative, $15.00
An examination of the formative years of student radicalism in this country.
Machos, maricones and gays: Cuba
Jeff Sparrow and Jill Sparrow have produced a brilliantly original, long
overdue unveiling of a great city's true past. Behind Melbourne's old and
new mercantile facade, they have unearthed a people's story of struggle,
despair and triumph. John Pilger
You are invited to join VTHC Secretary
National Day of Protest Against US/Australian War on Afghanistan
Stop the War
Sunday December 9
Rally 12 pm City Square (cnr Swanston Collins Sts)
Bring the Troops Home
Defend Democratic Rights
No to Racism
Let the Refugees Land
Organised by ANSWER -- Act Now to Stop War and End Racism
As part of the regular Wednesday evening series at the New International
Bookshop, the Australian Fabian Society presents Julia Gillard -- ALP
Shadow Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs -- speaking on
population, immigration and asylum seekers.
Wednesday 6th February
6pm for 6.30 pm
ambience of the Trades Hall Bar. Bookings essential.
Tables of six (or else we can make a table for you).
Jeff Sparrow
Coordinator
New International Book Co-operative
Box 18
Trades Hall
54 Victoria St
Carlton Sth 3053
tel 03 9662 3744 fax 03 9663 4755
For regular updates about new books or NIBS
this had for its
inhabitants.
Jeff Sparrow
Coordinator
New International Book Co-operative
Box 18
Trades Hall
54 Victoria St
Carlton Sth 3053
tel 03 9662 3744 fax 03 9663 4755
For regular updates about new books or NIBS events, send message to the
address below.
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1. NEW TITLES
Michael Albert, co-founder of the Boston based Z magazine and Znet
http://www.zmag.org/ is coming to Melbourne. He will be speaking at a
one day seminar at Trades Hall on Saturday 23rd March (contact FOE for
details). The titles below give some idea of his work.
Looking Forward:
Below is the program for the forthcoming HR Nicholls Society conference.
Peter Reith will be receiving a medal from John 'Flat Tax' Stone. Brian
Welch from the Master Builders Association is speaking on the Royal
Commission witch hunt into the building industry. Andrew Bolt --
propagandist in
Leaflets advertising M1 (May Day) and endorsed by the CFMEU, AMWU,
Friends of the Earth and Refugee Action are available for distribution
in New International Bookshop, Trades Hall.
Jeff Sparrow
Coordinator
New International Book Co-operative
Box 18
Trades Hall
54 Victoria St
Carlton Sth 3053
Wednesday 17 April 6.30 pm
Trades Hall secretary Leigh Hubbard and Martin Foley from the Australian
Services Union speak about their attitudes to Labor in the wake of the
recent debates about the party's future.
New International Books
Trades Hall
Carlton Sth ph 9662 3744 for more info
Jeff
Some books that might be of interest to those in or studying the Trotskyist
movement:
Trotsky and the Origins of Trotskyism, Alfred Rosmer at al, Francis Boutle,
$41.70
An interesting account of the so-called 'first-wave' of Trotskyism, as well
as rare material concerning Trotsky's biography.
British anti-war activist Tariq Ali speaks on
After September 11: The Crisis in Palestine
Tariq Ali is an acclaimed political theorist, activist, novelist and film
maker. An editor of New Left Review, he has written over a dozen books on
world history and politics. His new book The Clash of
The Rise and Fall of a Working Class Region
Meredith Fletcher (Director of Centre for Gippsland Studies) talks about
her new book 'Digging People Up for Coal: A History of Yallourn'.
Designed in the 1920s as a garden town laid out on 'hygienic and aesthetic
principles', it became a
TARIQ ALI: AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 - THE CRISIS IN PALESTINE
presented by The New International Bookshop and Friends of Palestine
Sixties student radical, New Left Review editor, novelist and film maker,
Tariq Ali has written over a dozen books on world history and politics,
five novels and scripts
The military base in Pine Gap will play a crucial role in the US attack
upon Iraq.
Demonstrations are planned at the site for October 5-7.
Meetings to organise a Melbourne contingent take place at 6pm each Monday
in the Evatt room in Trades Hall. All welcome.
For further info, go to
6.30 pm 24 July
Social and Environmental Responsiveness or Greenwash?
Two of the biggest names in Australian globalisation studies clash
over the important question of whether corporations can be made
accountable. Dr James Goodman is the editor of the new collection
Protest and Globalisation;
SPECIAL PANEL ON THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE EAST TIMOR INDEPENDENCE
BALLOT
Wednesday 28th August 6.30 pm
New International Bookshop Meeting Room
Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St, Carlton Sth
As part of the regular Wednesday night at the New International Bookshop
series, NIBS presents
Wednesday Night at the NIB: Nairn on Blair
The New International Bookshop presents Tom Nairn -- New Left Review
editor and Professor of Nationalism and Cultural Diversity at RMIT --
speaking about his new book Pariah: Misfortunes of the British Kingdom.
In a blistering polemic against the
** Wednesday Night at the New International Bookshop
6.30 pm, 16 October
Remembering the Freedom Rides
NIB event: Historian and author Ann Curthoys discusses her new book
on the legendary 1965 anti-racist bus trip into rural NSW.
New International Books
Trades Hall
54 Victoria St
Carlton Sth
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
6.30 pm Wednesday 4th December
The Greens: Tasks and Prospects After the Victorian Election
NIBS presents the Green candidate for Northcote, Sarah Nicholson,
speaking about the Green breakthrough in the Victorian election and what
it means for politics in the future.
New International
AUSTRALIA'S PACIFIC SOLUTION
a documentary about the
NAURU DETENTION CAMPS
6.30 pm Wednesday, 5 February
Followed by a presentation from film-maker Kate Durham
Trades Hall
Cnr Victoria and Lygon Sts
Carlton Sth, 3053
$5 entry
In June 2002, Kate Durham assisted the BBC documentary maker Sarah
Meeting to establish a inner city based direct action activist group
While the Victorian Peace Network is successfully organising the big
demonstrations against the war, we need a diversity of actions to
develop a strong response against the war. We hope to build a group that
can plan civil
Wednesday night at the New International Bookshop
A series of presentations and discussions. All welcome!
6.30 pm 5 February Special Film Screening: Australia's Pacific
Solution Kate Durham screens and discusses her acclaimed documentary
unveiling the truth behind the Nauru detention centres.
Last night, about thirty-five people met to form the Melbourne Anti-War
Action Collective, intended as a central body through which activists
can organise publicity stunts, civil disobedience and other anti-war
activities. AWAC has called a demonstration against Melbourne's oil
companies on
SPECIAL FILM SCREENING:
AUSTRALIA'S PACIFIC SOLUTION
a documentary about the
NAURU DETENTION CAMPS
6.30 pm Wednesday, 5 February
The film will be introduced by journalist Jill Singer -- Kate Durham
will reveal new information about the current sitaution in Afghanistan.
Trades Hall
Cnr Victoria
Urgent! Activists needed!
The Melbourne Anti-War Activist Collective has called a rally outside BP
Oil on Friday 21 February -- the week after the major Victorian Peace
Network rally. We're holding planning meetings every Monday night at 6.30
pm in Trades Hall. Time is short, and we need as many
'Aceh: Is Peace Sustainable?'
NIBS presents Damien Kingsbury from Deakin University talking on prospects
for peace and justice in Aceh.
Trades Hall
Cnr Lygon and Victoria St
Carlton Sth
ph 9662 3744 for more info
Jeff Sparrow
Coordinator
New International Book Co-operative
Trades Hall
Box 18
54
Please circulate
White settlement in Australia: violent conquest or benign colonisation?
Two of Australia's high-profile historians go head-to-head in
Melbourne's Trades Hall.
KEITH WINDSCHUTTLE debates PAT GRIMSHAW
WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH @ 6.30PM
New Council Chamber, Trades Hall
Last year, the
As many people will now have heard, the Big Red Quiz night -- the New
International Bookshop's major fund raiser -- has been postponed, since
we didn't think many people on the Left would be feeling like a festive
occasion at present. The new details are as follows:
7.30 pm, Saturday 24 May
The latest issue of Socialist Alternative is available at SA Online:
http://www.sa.org.au
Highlights from the latest issue:
IRAQ'S OCCUPATION
The US occupation is revealing that twenty-first century imperialism
differs from its earlier incarnations only in that it is more brutal,
more
Sparrow - as well as being the co-ordinator of the NIBS
collective Jeff was active in the Victorian student activism in the 1990s
and was one of the infamous Austudy 5.
The book, the first comprehensive history of Australian student activism,
covers the Vietnam/Springbok protests, the wave
Wednesday Night at the New International Bookshop
Series 3: July-September 2003
6.30 pm
members/subscribers $5; others $6; concession $2
Trades Hall cnr Lygon and Victoria Sts Carlton
2 July
NIB event
Human Shield In Baghdad
Retired Melbourne academic, Dr Patricia Moynihan, shares her
Big Red Book Fair
11 am to 4pm
Saturday 28 June and Sunday 29 June
Thousands of second-hand books at bargain prices.
Trades Hall, Cnr Victoria St and Lygon St, Carlton Sth
for more info, 9662 3744
Jeff Sparrow
Coordinator
New International Book Co-operative
Trades Hall
Box 18
54 Victoria St
New International Books presents Verity Burgmann -- activist and radical
academic -- speaking on directions for the anti-corporate movement in
the wake of the Iraq war.
Verity's publications include Revolutionary Industrial Unionism (on the
IWW), Green Bans, Red Union (on the BLF) and the
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