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Community Announcements 14 September 2011

Posted 14 September 2011 by Ken Norling (Vic Division)

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Wednesday 14 September
SCREENING OF: BAG IT
“Is your life too plastic?” Environmentalist and co-founder of ‘Take 3’, Tim Silverwood will host screenings of the new, award-winning environmental documentary Bag It throughout September and October 2011. Tim recently returned from an expedition sailing across the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to Canada to research and document the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch. All proceeds from the event go towards ongoing initiatives to raise awareness about the consequences of plastic pollution and the simple things we can all do to reduce our single use plastic consumption. 7pm- 9pm, The Esplanade Hotel, 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda. Tickets: http://theespy.oztix.com.au/default.aspx?Event=2. Info: tim_silverwood@hotmail.com www.timsilverwood.com/events, www.take3.org.au

Wednesday 14 September
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE: TOWARDS A GREEN ECONOMY?
United Nations Association of Australia Earth Summit Series. Guest speaker Professor Rob Adams AM, Director City Design, City of Melbourne, followed by a forum discussion moderated by Rob Gell, President, Greening Australia, Sustainability and Media Consultant. The issues of sustainable development and infrastructure as they relate to transport, Melbourne’s CBD, metropolitan areas, regional Victoria and rural areas will be explored in this stimulating and thought provoking forum. RSVP and info: www.unaavictoria.org.au or  UNAA Victoria 9670 7878. 5.45pm, 530 Collins St, Melbourne. Free event, all welcome. RSVP Essential

Thursday 15 September
INTELLIGENCE SQUARED DEBATE: A TAX WON'T FIX CLIMATE CHANGE
No other issue has divided Australia like the current debate on the carbon tax. Come and hear panelists from both sides of the divide: politicians, scientists, academics and other well-known identities distil the issues and make their case. 6:30 – 8:30pm. Melbourne Town Hall, 90-120 Swanston St, City. Tickets & Bookings: $20 and $12 concession. Make a booking http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=13016

Thursday 15 September
CHILE - COLOMBIA OPEN FORUM
6:30pm to start 7pm, Latrobe University City Campus, 215 Franklin St. City. Main Speakers: Ralph Newmark, Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies from Latrobe University, Colombian and Chilean solidarity activists. Music and discussions. Entry by Donation. http://www.latinlasnet.org/

Thursday 15 September
THE PALESTINIAN ENDEAVORS FOR STATEHOOD; A DIPLOMATIC INTIFADA OR THE LAST BREATHS OF THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION?
After a two-year paralysis in negotiations with Israel, the Palestinian Authority is planning to gain recognition for a Palestinian state in the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital from the UN General Assembly on the 20th of September 2011. This public lecture aims to answer some of the big questions relating to this. Speaker biography: Yousef Alreemawi is a Melbourne-based Palestinian academic, translator, radio producer and refugee-activist. Like most Palestinian refugees, Yousef has never been to Palestine, and yet, feels deeply connected to Palestine; land and people. 6:30pm – 7:30pm, Elisabeth Murdoch – Theatre A, The University of Melbourne. For further information email nceis-office@unimelb.edu.au

Friday 16 September
RALLY: SHUT DOWN SERCO! END MANDATORY DETENTION! FREE THE REFUGEES!
Serco is the company that profits from the incarceration of asylum seekers. The Immigration Department privatises the running of Australia's network of inhumane prisons known as detention centres. 12:30pm. Serco Offices, cnr Bourke & William Sts, City (meet in the courtyard on the South-East corner). Called by Refugee Action Collective. For more info ph 0450 384 578 or visit http://rac-vic.org/

Friday16 September
FUNDRAISER: SAVE BALLERRT MOOROOP STRONG SPIRIT FESTIVAL
Join us for a very special night to celebrate Indigenous culture and raise awareness of the struggle to save Ballerrt Mooroop College, Melbourne's last Indigenous school. An amazing mix of some of the most gifted Indigenous performers in the country and the high energy, socially conscious music of Melbourne's best local talent. Bar, food available. 6:30pm. Northcote Uniting Church, 251 High St, Northcote. For more infor visit BMC. http://ballerrtmooroop.org/

Saturday, September 17
VICTORIAN CLIMATE ACTIVISTS MEET-UP
To discuss the many climate campaigns that are underway in the state. Suggested agenda items: Renewable energy; What the Baillieu government is doing or threatening to do to wind & solar industries; Coal and coal-seam gas; HRL dual-gas power station: latest on the campaign; Anglesea coal mine expansion & local campaign; Bacchus Marsh brown coal exploration moves; Campaigning to keep the coal seam gas industry out of Victoria Forests; Sylvia Creek blockade & other forest campaigns; Price on pollution; Update on the campaign supporting the carbon price. A more detailed agenda will be sent out closer to the date. Please email me with any further matters that you want to raise. 1-5pm. Climate Action Centre, Level 5, Trades Hall Annexe, cnr Victoria & Lygon Sts, Carlton. Afternoon tea will be supplied. We will be asking for donations to cover the afternoon tea and for the room booking (to contribute to the rent of the centre). For more info, ph Ben Courtice 9419 8700 or 0413 580 706 or email ben.courtice@foe.org.au.

Saturday, September 17
MEDIA SKILLS WORKSHOP FOR ACTIVISTS
Movement media veterans Marisa Sposaro and Alison Thorne will present an interactive workshop designed to help everyone, from complete novices to experienced operators, sharpen their skills. 1-5 pm. $20/$10. Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Proceeds will benefit the work of the host organisations. Presented by Indigenous Social Justice Association and Radical Women. For more info or to register email alison.thorne@ozemail.com.au or ph 9388 0062.

Saturday 17 September
THE POWER OF STORY, THE PASSION OF SONG
Arnold Zable, Kavisha Mazzella, Alice Garner, Majed Shoukor, Kate Atkinson, Robin Laurie & friends will perform extracts and reflect on the impact of Kan Yama. Kan & Actors for Refugees. 2pm. Multicultural Hub, cnr Elizabeth & Victoria Sts, City (near Victoria Markets). For more info visit http://www.justlikeus.org.au/ or ph Marie 0409 252 673.

Saturday 17 September
CLIMATE CHANGE & BIODIVERSITY
Public meeting with Steve Meacher, an environmental educator and climate activist, who since 2009 has been project officer for the Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action, a grouping of the councils of Boroondara, Knox, Monash, Maroondah, Yarra Ranges and Whitehorse, investigating how the management of bushland and biodiversity by councils will have to change to adapt to global warming. After a brief overview of the project Steve will talk about a case study on the effects of climate change on key plant species and significant Ecological Vegetation Classes in the local region. 5pm. Currawong Bush Park Conference Centre, entry at 277 Reynolds Rd, Warrandyte (Mel 34 H7). Presentation as a part of the Mulum Mullum Festival. For more info visit http://mullummullumfestival.org.au/ or ph Marie 0409 252 673.

Saturday 17 September
CLIMATE CHANGE, DESPAIR & EMPOWERMENT - VICTORIAN WORKSHOPS 2011
The Climate Change, Despair and Empowerment workshop series aims to support climate action groups and individuals to increase personal empowerment as well as climate action sustainability and effectiveness. Facilitator: John Seed OAM is an environmental activist who has been facilitating Despair and Empowerment for 25 years. For more about Despair and Empowerment see Joanna Macy’s Working Through Environmental Despair http://tinyurl.com/3beae6n. Also see more about Climate Change, Despair and Empowerment workshops http://tinyurl.com/3fu2y4q. Please bring a cushion to sit on and food to share for lunch. Tea and coffee provided. Bookings: johnseed1@ozemail.com.au Info: pablo@beyondzeroemissions.org. Kindness House 288 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. All welcome - need to book. Suggested donation $100 (or whatever you can afford). All proceeds to Beyond Zero Emissions, Australian Youth Climate Coalition, and 100% Renewables Campaign.

Sunday 18 September
CLIMATE CHANGE, DESPAIR & EMPOWERMENT - VICTORIAN WORKSHOPS 2011 (BALLARAT)
The Climate Change, Despair and Empowerment workshop series aims to support climate action groups and individuals to increase personal empowerment as well as climate action sustainability and effectiveness. Facilitator: John Seed OAM is an environmental activist who has been facilitating Despair and Empowerment for 25 years. For more about Despair and Empowerment see Joanna Macy’s Working Through Environmental Despair http://tinyurl.com/3beae6n. Also see more about Climate Change, Despair and Empowerment workshops http://tinyurl.com/3fu2y4q. Please bring a cushion to sit on and food to share for lunch. Tea and coffee provided. Bookings: admin@breaze.org.au, 5329 1730. Uni of Ballarat, PI Training Cntr, Cnr Gillies & Gregory Sts. All welcome - Need to book. All proceeds to BZE, AYCC, 100% Renewables Campaign, Zero Emissions Inc. and Breaze. Suggested donation $100 (or whatever you can afford) 

Sunday 18 September
MINI FESTIVAL FOR EAST AFRICA OXFAM FOOD APPEAL
10 am onward, 79 Carrington Rd, Box Hill. Featuring Dan Warner at 10am plus Tom Bolton, Leigh Sloggert and Chiara Browne, Box Hill Ballet Performance Group and many other great artists playing acoustic, rock, blues, jazz, pop etc, until 8pm. Stay all day or drop in. BYO drinks and a bite. Contact Bruce for more details 0417303567 or bruce.pumpa@hotmail.com. Check the event out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=271233159572650#!/events/create/?eid=271233159572650

Sunday 18 September
GREEN CARBON: OUR FORESTS & CLIMATE CHANGE
Public meeting with Peter Campbell, forest protection campaigner for 25 years. Forests store and remove carbon. Native forests, like those of the Mullum Mullum Valley, have an abundance of plant and animal species and are wonderful to visit. They also store large amounts of 'green carbon' in wood, vegetation, detritus and their soils. We have a great opportunity to protect our native forests to preserve their natural qualities and the carbon they store. 4pm. Currawong Bush Park Conference Centre, entry at 277 Reynolds Rd, Warrandyte (Mel 34 H7). Presentation as a part of the Mulum Mullum Festival. For more info visit Mullum Mullum or ph Marie 0409 252 673.

Tuesday 20 September
MOVING TOWARDS A DEMOCRACY IN ISRAEL/PALESTINE
Writer and peace activist Miko Peled offers an Israeli perspective on how to achieve peace in the Middle East. His father was one of Israel's most famous generals, Matti Peled, who went from Israeli war hero to peacemaker. 6:30 for 7pm. State Library Conference Centre, Entry 3, 179 La Trobe st, City. $5. Organised by Australians for Palestine. For bookings & info email info@australiansforpalestine.com

Wednesday 21 September
INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY - SHARING OUR ENVIRONMENT
Centre of Melbourne MultiFaith & Others Network proudly presents: A FUN & FREE family evening with a vegetarian meal provided for all to mark UN International peace day. Brunswick Town Hall, 233 Sydney Road, Brunswick – 5pm to 8:30pm. www.common.org.au. Please RSVP, Project Manager, Jamel Kaur Tel: 0413 425 912, info@common.org.au

Wednesday 21 September
IT'S TIME TO END THE MANDATORY DETENTION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS
Public meeting: speakers: Louise Newman & Robyn Samson. 6:30pm. The Multicultural Hub, cnr Elizabeth & Victoria Sts, City (near Victoria Markets). Organised by the Refugee Advocacy Network. For more info visit http://www.justlikeus.org.au/ or ph Marie 0409 252 673.

Wednesday 21 September
CHILD WISE CHARITY CONCERT
Child Wise, Australia’s leading international child protection charity committed to the prevention of sexual abuse and exploitation in Australia and across the globe is hosting a Charity Fundraiser from 7pm @ Esplanade Hotel, St Kilda. The line-up so far... Louis Tillett (ex-Wet Taxis), The Spoils, James Black (Rockwiz Orchestra), Brian Henry Hooper (Beasts of Bourbon), Cold Harbour, Tanya Lee Davies + band, Firebird, Nomadic Funk, Bailey Judd & Brian Nankervis. Tickets ON SALE NOW from www.espy.com.au OR www.oztix.com.au. To find out more, please visit www.childwise.net

Wednesday 21 September
BZE FILM NIGHT – FLOW: FOR LOVE OF WATER
Beyond Zero Emissions film nights continue this month at our new time of 6.30pm on every third Wednesday. Flow: For Love of Water is a 2008 documentary film directed by Irena Salina which focuses on the frightening absence of social justice surrounding water security and water supply. Water is big business and this film exposes countless examples of corporate disregard for communities. This engaging documentary features contributions from Vandana Shiva, Noam Chomsky and Maude Barlow, amongst others. At the end of the night we will open the floor to discussion. 6 pm for 6.30 start - 8.30pm, Kindness House, 288 Brunswick Street ,Fitzroy GOLD COIN donation appreciated, but anyone is welcome regardless of their ability to pay. More info: http://www.flowthefilm.com/

Wednesday 21 September
QUARTERLY ESSAY: BAD NEWS - MURDOCH'S 'AUSTRALIAN' AND THE SHAPING OF THE NATION
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 6:15PM - 7:15PM. This year has seen unprecedented scrutiny of Rupert Murdoch’s empire in Britain. There’s even been talk of the end of the empire. Some of that has spilled over as far as our shores – where it all began for the Murdochs. In Australia, News Limited market dominance is impressive: by its own admission, News Limited controls 70 per cent of Australia’s newspaper readership market. The empire’s flagship publication is The Australian, our only national masthead and – though a perennial loss-maker – a key weapon in News Limited’s arsenal of influence. In Bad News’ Robert Manne, one of Australia’s leading essayists, investigates how The Australian shapes debate in this country. This is a free event. Bookings recommended: http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=14665

Thursday 22 September
LUNCHBOX / SOAPBOX: ANNE MANNE ON DISABILITY: THE NEW FRONTIER OF JUSTICE
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 12:45PM - 1:15PM. Lunchbox/Soapbox is a simple idea: an old-fashioned Speakers’ Corner in the middle of the city, in the middle of the day. At the Wheeler Centre we’re keen to showcase our writers as thinkers and as artists, as people with passions and peccadilloes. So we’ve come up with Lunchbox/Soapbox: a weekly space for them to sound off on a topic of their choice. Think of it as a 20-minute piece of polemic to give lunching CBD folk something to chew on. This is a free event. No bookings required.

Thursday 22 September
SISTERS IN CRIME
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 6:15PM - 7:15PM. Ahead of SheKilda 2011, the Australian Women Crime Writers’ Convention, the Wheeler Centre welcomes some of Australia’s leading crime writers. They discuss why there’s such an appetite for women’s crime writing. Honey Brown, Lindy Cameron, Kerry Greenwood and Angela Savage – four writers at different stages of their careers – discuss all things criminally ladylike. This is a free event. Bookings recommended: http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=14518

Thursday 22 September
JUST ADD WATER
Water covers three quarters of our planet and makes up 70% of our bodies, but how much do we really know about it? Speaker: Dr Peter Wothers, Director of Studies in Chemistry, St Catharine’s College, Cambridge University. Dr Wothers is the UK’s answer to Dr Karl and has spent the past ten years passing on his knowledge and enthusiasm for science. He will present a thought-provoking, energetic and action-packed show. Info: Mick Moylan 8344 6465 or mmoylan@unimelb.edu.au. 5 -6 pm, Masson Theatre, Ground Floor, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne. All welcome, free.

Friday 23 September
FUNDRAISER: DINNER FOR THE 'BOYCOTT ISRAEL 19'
Defend the right to protest and support the campaign against Israeli apartheid. Solidarity needed to help pay legal costs. 6pm. Student Union Members' Lounge, Melbourne University. For bookings ph 0405 578 500.

Saturday 24 September
350.Org's MOVING PLANET DAY - HUMAN SIGN
Moving Planet will be a worldwide day to move beyond fossil fuels. Come on bike, on skates, on a board, or on foot. Come with your neighbours and your friends, your family and your co-workers. Come be part of something huge. It's time to get moving on the climate crisis. Come and join a giant human sign for a transition to 100% renewable energy! Questions? call Rufus on 0432 995 855 or rufus@youthclimatecoalition.org. http://www.moving-planet.org

Saturday 24 September
FINDING HOME, REFUGEES SHARE STORIES OF STRUGGLE, FRIENDSHIP & HOPE
Closing night of the Just Like Us community welcome project. Celebrating welcoming responses to refugees and asylum seekers during the past decade. 2pm. Multicultural Hub, cnr Elizabeth & Victoria Sts, City (near Victoria Markets). For more info visit http://www.justlikeus.org.au/ or ph Marie 0409 252 673.

Saturday 24 September
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
Abby Dobson from Leonardo’s Bride headlines a fundraiser for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation. With guests: Bernadette Carroll, Mandy Wragg, Amanda Grafanakis, Sally Chatfield, Ben Jackson and NEVA2L8. Doors 6:30 @ The Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. Tickets from www.thethornburytheatre.com

Tuesday 27 September
COAL SEAM GAS MINING: WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS AND HOW SHOULD THE INDUSTRY BE REGULATED?
Environmental Defenders Office Seminar Series 2011. Coal seam gas (CSG) extraction, which has been the subject of recent controversy in Queensland and NSW, is on its way to Victoria. The seminar will explain how the process works and what the environmental impacts are. It will also look at the Queensland experience, to provide a basis for discussing how CSG developments should proceed in Victoria. Speakers: Peter Stone, CSIRO; Cam Walker, Friends of the Earth; Sean Ryan, EDO Queensland. 5.45pm–7.30pm, Green building, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton. All welcome, RSVPs are essential. No cost. RSVPs: EDO Victoria (03) 8341 3100 or edovic@edo.org.au

Wednesday 28 September
SPECIAL SUPPORTER BRIEFING ON THE CAMPAIGN TO STOP HRL
Hear from our Safe Climate Campaigners and our legal team about our campaign to stop the proposed new coal-fired power station for Victoria, called HRL. We’ll outline our strategy, the legal implications of our work, and give you an opportunity to ask questions. We’ll also outline the future of coal in Victoria. The briefing will be held immediately following EV’s AGM (AGM 5.30pm–6.30pm). 6.30pm drinks for a 7pm start. RSVP admin@environmentvictoria.org.au or 9341 8112. Ground Floor, 60 Leicester St, Carlton. All welcome, RSVP is essential

Wednesday 28 – Friday 30 September
PECAN SUMMER - DRAMATIC OPERA FROM SHORT BLACK OPERA
'Sixty thousand years of Yorta Yorta history. 70 years of dispossession. The summer of 1939 will change the lives of the people of Cummeragunja forever.' The Arts Centre Playhouse. For more info visit http://www.theartscentre.com.au/whats-on/event.aspx?id=2623

Wednesday 28 September
RALLY: ACTION AGAINST GILLARD: NO MALAYSIAN 'SOLUTION'! NO OFFSHORE PROCESSING!
Speaking at the Park Hyatt on July 22, the Refugee Action Collective want to make sure Gillard can’t show her face in public in Melbourne without vocal and angry opposition to her attacks on the basic human rights of asylum seekers and refugees. Come to the Park Hyatt and voice your outrage. 11:30am. Park Hyatt Hotel, 1 Parliament Square, off Parliament Place. Organised by Refugee Action Collective.

Thursday 29 September
MICHAEL KIRBY
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 6:15PM - 7:15PM. When he retired from the High Court of Australia in February 2009, Kirby was Australia’s longest serving judge. In addition to his judicial duties, he has served on many national and international bodies, including the World Health Organisation’s Global Commission on AIDS, the International Commission of Jurists, the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee, the UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights, and the UNDP Global Commission on HIV and the Law. Kirby’s new book, A Private Life, is a very personal memoir in which he reflects on his early life, about being gay, about his 42-year relationship with Johan van Vloten, about his religious beliefs and even about his youthful infatuation with James Dean. This is a free event. Bookings recommended: http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=14542

Friday 30 September – Monday 3 October
CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIAL CHANGE CONFERENCE II - WORLD AT A CROSSROADS
Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Swanston St, Melbourne University. This is the second Climate Change-Social Change conference. It aims to contribute towards understanding and collective action, in Australia and internationally, to urgently address the climate and social emergencies that we must overcome if humanity and the planet are to not only survive, but thrive. The conference consists of three days of feature talks, panel discussions and more than 20 workshops to discuss solutions for a world in crisis. Special guest speakers: John Bellamy Foster (US economist and ecologist, editor of Monthly Review), Ian Angus (a founder of the Ecosocialist International Network, editor of Canadian online journal Climate and Capitalism), Derek Wall (by video link - author and activist with Green Left, an ecosocialist current within the UK Greens).  The conference will open on Friday evening with a special public meeting featuring John Bellamy Foster. For agenda updates visit http://climatechangesocialchange2011.wordpress.com/. Tickets: whole conference: $100 solidarity, $60 waged, $20 unwaged; Friday public meeting: $15/$10/$5; per day: $55/$35/$15. To book online visit tickets. Sponsored by the Office of Environmental Programs, Melbourne University. Organised by Green Left Weekly and the Socialist Alliance. For further information phone (02) 9690 2508 or email climatechangesocialchange2011@gmail.com.

Monday 3 October
BEYOND ZERO EMISSIONS DISCUSSION: 100% RENEWABLES
Dr. Harry Lehmann is General Director - "Environmental Planning and Sustainability Strategies" at the Federal Environment Agency of Germany. He is a member of the World Council for Renewable Energies and has over 25 years of experience in sustainability issues, leading 100% renewables projects in Germany, Spain, Japan and more. He has also advocated how South Australia could go 100% renewables. Dr Lehmann will present insights into his modelling research via Skype. 6.30pm - 8pm, Fritz Loewe Theatre (entry via level 2) McCoy Building University of Melbourne Cnr Elgin & Swanston Sts. Info: pablo@beyonzeroemissions.org, ph 8383 2232. All welcome, Gold coin Donation

Monday 3 – Friday 7 October
CSG ROADSHOW – WESTERN & CENTRAL VICTORIA
This spring Friend of the Eath is hosting a series of forums to highlight the threat posed by Coal Seam Gas (CSG), coal, and shale gas across rural Victoria. They will feature Drew Hutton, a leading figure in the campaign against CSG in Queensland, the key spokesperson for Friends of the Earth on the issue, and the president of the Lock the Gate Alliance. We hope to use the roadshow to highlight the risks of new fossil fuel expansion to landscapes, ground water, communities and food security. New fossil fuel operations will also have a massive climate change impact. Each forum will also feature a speaker who will outline landholders rights when it comes to CSG and coal exploration and mining. We hope to build on our call for the state government to ban all new fossil fuel projects.
Monday 3 October: Warrnambool
Tuesday 4 October: Colac
Wednesday 5 October: Ballarat
Thursday 6 October: Geelong
Friday 7 October: Melbourne
Full details on the tour and venues are available here: http://www.melbourne.foe.org.au/?q=node/992

Thursday 6 October
INAUGURAL NTEU ANNUAL LECTURE – “THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE IN AUSTRALIA”
Professor Ian Chubb AC, Australia’s Chief Scientist, will present the inaugural NTEU Annual Lecture. 6.30pm, Level 1, Law Building, University of Melbourne, cnr Pelham and Leicester Sts, Carlton. Refreshments from 6.30 – 7.15pm, Lecture from 7.15 – 8.30pm. Free entry, all welcome. The annual NTEU Lecture will provide a public forum for eminent Australians to present unique perspectives on aspects of higher education and its impact on the economic, social and cultural frameworks of Australian society. Please book a spot online at www.nteu.org.au/lecture by Friday 30 September. Further information available from Michael Evans at mevans@nteu.org.au or phone (03) 9254 1910.

Thursday 6 October
TALKING ABOUT AUSTRALIAN GENERATIONS: MAKING ORAL HISTORY
Learn about Australian Generations, an oral history project that involves interviewing 300 Australians born between 1930 and 1990 to explore changes in our everyday lives and the significance of generational memory and identity. A panel discussion featuring Al Thomson (Monash University), Kevin Bradley (National Library of Australia) and Michele Rayner (ABC Radio National). 5:30pm - 7:00pm, Village Roadshow Theatrette, State Library, Entry 3, La Trobe St, Melbourne. Free. Bookings: 03 8664 7099, bookings@slv.vic.gov.au

Friday 7 – Sunday 9 October
CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY – ANNOUNCING SHEKILDA 2011 – AUSTRALIAN WOMEN CRIME WRITERS’ CONVENTION
Sisters in Crime Australia celebrates its 20th anniversary with a giant criminal conspiracy – the Shekilda 2011 Australian Women Crime Writers’ Convention. Over the weekend, SheKilda 2011 will feature the talents of over 50 Australian women crime writers, three international authors Margie Orford (South Africa), Shamini Flint (Singapore) and Vanda Symon (New Zealand) as well as scholars, practitioners from the criminal justice system, screen producers, and publishers. Speakers include adult fiction writers Tara Moss, Kerry Greenwood, Kathryn Fox, Angela Savage, Katherine Howell, Marianne Delacourt, P D Martin, Leigh Redhead, Jaye Ford, Honey Brown and Malla Nunn, young adult fiction writers, Catherine Jinks and Nansi Kunze, and true crime authors Liz Porter, Colleen Egan and Rochelle Jackson. Also speaking are screen producers and writers Kris Wyld, Deb Cox, Karin Altmann, Deb Parsons and Kerry Lefever, former Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Sandra Nicholson and forensic specialists Mel Archer and Shelley Robertson. Rydges on Swanston (701 Swanston Street), Carlton. Men - or ‘brothers-in-law’ - welcome. Program and bookings: www.SheKilda.com.au. Ticketing enquiries: 0401 435 480. More info on Sisters in Crime: www.sistersincrime.org.au

Friday 7 – Saturday 15 October
FOLEY
Political agitator Gary Foley presents a swag of stories from a life lived in the spirit of resistance. From the frontlines of black activism to the halls of mainstream culture, he presents a colourful personal history and a dissident narrative of an Australian half-century. As activist, academic and actor, Gary’s been one of the key figures in ensuring that the Aboriginal experience is not written out of this land’s history. Entertaining and challenging, Foley is as much a personal narrative as it is an account of an untold Australian history. Presented by Ilbijerri Theatre Company, Melbourne Festival and Sydney Festival. Written, Performed & Co-devised by Gary Foley, directed by Rachael Maza Long. Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. More details: http://www.melbournefestival.com.au/program/production?id=3860&idx=1&max=12

Sunday 9 October
ART AUCTION FUNDRAISER
The Friends of the Earth Anti-nuclear and Clean Energy Collective (ACE) is holding its annual art auction. The auction is a fundraiser for the ACE campaign and to raise money for the keep Muckaty nuclear free campaign (BNI). We would also like to raise funds for the travel costs for International & Australian Indigenous people to attend the BHP AGM in Melbourne this year. Featured Artists Daniel Boyd, Kate Smith, Trevelyan Clay, Masato Takasaka, Christopher LG Hill, Jake Walker, Amber Wallis & more. Speaker: Dave Sweeney from Conservation Foundation Australia. Utopian Slumps, 33 Guildford Lane Melbourne. Viewing and drinks start 4pm, auction begins 5pm.