Community Announcements 9 November 2011
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Wednesday 9 November
RALLY IN SUPPORT OF A CARBON PRICE
To be held at the Federal Government’s “Community Cabinet” meeting. Ministers and their advisors will be arriving early and the rally will commence by 4.30pm – please spread the word and let the Cabinet ministers know that we strongly support moves to put a price on carbon emissions and to promote a substantially accelerated renewable energy program. 4.30pm onwards, Werribee Primary School, Werribee, cnr Deutgam and Werribee Streets, Werribee.
Wednesday 9 November
FILM PREMIERE: DIRT CHEAP 30 YEARS ON
An updated version of the 1980 film tells the story of how the Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu was imposed on the Mirarr people in the late 1970s. The film also provides contemporary insight into the Mirarr's experience with Ranger and Jabiluka. Speakers including representatives from Gundjeihmi and the Environment Centre NT. 6:30pm. State Library Theatrette, cnr Swanston & Latrobe Sts, City (entry from Latrobe St).
Wednesday 9 November
KATHY KELLY: VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS USA & PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Described as probably the most respected leader in the American peace movement, Kathy has invested her life in search of non-military solutions to end wars, often at great personal cost. Kathy has lived in war zones, sharing the dangers with civilians in Nicaragua, Gaza, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. 6:30 pm. Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton. $15/$10). For more info ph 0408 299 981 or email Kathy Kelly tour. info@kathykellytour.org
Wednesday 9 November
GARI SULLIVAN & CITIZEN JOURNALISM
Gari is a UK citizen journalist who has recently returned from reporting on the conflict in Syria; at times working as the only Western reporter on the ground in Damascus. He runs a citizen journalism brokerage website called NoozDesk and is in Australia to give talks on citizen journalism: the practice of non-media professionals and independent media makers recording and writing on events from the ground up, and distributing or selling their work to larger broadcasters and media organisations. Gari will give a presentation on citizen journalism, how it works and how it can be done. 6.30 - 7.30 pm, New International Bookshop Meeting Room, Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St Carlton. Entry is by $2/$5 donation to the shop.
Thursday 10 November
OCCUPY MELBOURNE: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON LEFT POLITICS AND STRATEGY
A panel discussion of left activists, writers and unionists on the subjects of strategies for creating change and what they see as necessary for a successful Occupy Melbourne movement. The discussion will be moderated by Julia Dehm, an anti-capitalist climate activist who works to support movements against coal and deforestation. Panellists on the night will be: Ben Convey - an organiser for the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance; Anthony Main – a Socialist Party Councillor for the City of Yarra, and the Secretary of Unite, the fighting union for fast food and retail workers; Corey Oakley – an active member of Socialist Alternative and the Refugee Action Collective; and Jordy Silverstein – an independent activist who teaches and researches in histories of sexualities and Jewish identities. Please note: this is not an official Occupy Melbourne event. It is not a decision-making forum nor an alternate organising space. 6.30 - 7.30 pm, New International Bookshop Meeting Room, Trades Hall, 54 Victoria St Carlton. Entry is by $2/$5 donation to the shop.
Thursday 10 November
LAW & ORDER WEEK: ABOVE THE LAW
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, 6:15PM - 7:15PM. Stuart Littlemore and PM Newton both have serious form, as a lawyer and police officer respectively. Now they’ve traded that for the world of fiction. Far from the glamorous world of private eyes with cigarettes dangling from the lips, these two masters of the worlds of law and order, respectively, will speak on bridging the gap between the real world and the printed word. This event will be chaired by Angela Savage. More info: http://wheelercentre.com/calendar This is a free event. Bookings recommended. Make a booking: http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=14661
Thursday 10 November
CONVERSATIONS WITH KATHY KELLY
Pace e Bene Australia presents Kathy Kelly, an American peace activist, pacifist and three times Nobel Peace Prize nominee, in conversation along with Afghan youth peace volunteers. 7:30 pm. Collins St Baptist Church, 174 Collins St, City. $15/$10. For more info ph Dale Hess 9592 5247 or email d.hess@ozemail.com.au
Thursday 10 November
KAZ COOKE
Athenaeum Theatre,188 Collins St, 7:30PM - 8:30PM. There’s barely a house in Melbourne with a small child that doesn’t have a well-thumbed copy of Kaz Cooke’s Up the Duff or Kidwrangling adorning a bookshelf. Now, written in consultation with more than 100 medical, psychological and other practical experts, and informed by over 7,000 real women who responded to an online research survey, Kaz is back with Women’s Stuff, a definitive bible for all things woman. Join her for one big night with her former radio colleague, the incomparable Judith Lucy, to discuss confidence, body image, eating, health, hormones, bosoms, hairy bits, love, heartbreak, sex, mental health, wrinkle creams, cosmetic surgery, friends, sleep, home, false eyelashes, menopause and whatever else takes their fancy. $20 and $12 concession. Make a booking: http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=14639 More info: www.wheelercentre.com.
Thursday 10 November
FRIENDS OF PUBLIC HOUSING LAUNCH
Catherine Deveney will be thought-provoking and amusing. Free food. 10am-12 noon. Jika Jika Community Centre, cnr Plant & Union Sts, Northcote (near Westgarth Station). (FoPH is not identical to Defend and Extend Public Housing but there is some overlap of membership between the groups and their aims are compatible.)
Friday 11 November
WEEKLY TOWERS OF POWER TOUR
Everyone knows about the Arts Centre spire and Melbourne's laneways, but did you also know Melbourne is home to some of Australia's biggest corporate 1%-ers? Every week we will do a peaceful 'sight-seeing' march through the CBD visiting some of the worst offenders. Who's your nomination? Is it a company who attacks their workers, or a company that makes billions by trashing our environment? Or a CEO who pays themselves millions while outsourcing your jobs? 5:30pm. Every Friday. City Square, cnr Collins & Swanston Sts, City.
Friday 11 November
THE LIONEL BOPAGE STORY: REBELLION, REPRESSION AND THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE IN SRI LANKA
Damien Kingsbury (professor, School of International Studies, Deakin University) will be launching Michael Cooke's book. Join the author and Lionel Bopage for a celebration of the book's release. 5:45pm. Readings Bookshop, Palmer Hall, State Library of Victoria, cnr Latrobe & Swanston Sts, City. Entry free. RSVP Michael by November 9 on 0403 412 773 or reification@optusnet.com.au
Friday 11 November
FILM SCREENING: THE PEOPLE SPEAK
A beautiful and moving film inspired by Howard Zinn's books on US history. The film features the actual words (in letters, songs, poems, speeches, and manifestoes) of rebels, dissenters, and visionaries from our past and present including Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Bob Dylan, Langston Hughes, Chief Joseph, Muhammad Ali, and unknown veterans, union workers, abolitionists, and many others never featured in high school textbooks. These dramatic moments from our history are brought to life by a group of remarkable musicians and actors. 6pm (food 6pm; screening 7pm). Loophole Community Centre, 670 High St, Thornbury. This a benefit for Melbourne IWW Canopy San who is undergoing stomach cancer treatment.
Friday 11 November
OCCUPY MELBOURNE FORUM: EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT GENERAL STRIKES
Why is Occupy Oakland now the hot topic on the lips of everyone in the global Occupy movement? Two words: general strike! On 2 November 2011, Occupy Oakland made history by bringing this underutilised form of resistance back into the arsenal of the 99% This was the first general strike in the United States since 1946! With the violent evictions of Occupy Melbourne and Occupy Sydney proving that Australia is far from immune to the attacks on freedom of speech and assembly, as well as the growing confidence in people power to change the world arising from the Occupy movement, how long will it be before the general strike is back on the agenda for the Australian 99%? 7pm (or after the Towers of Power march finishes). New International Bookshop, Basement, Trades Hall, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South. Hosted by Occupy Melbourne's Community and Union Outreach Group. For more info email occupyworkplaces@gmail.com.
Friday 11 November
RECEPTION FOR CHILEAN CONVERGENCIA ESTUDIANTIL REPRESENTATIVE
Get together and drinks to welcome Cristian Milla Curinanco, representative of the Chilean grassroots students organisation, Convergencia Estudiantil, fighting for a free and quality public education in Chile. Drinks and food available. 7-10:30pm. LASNET Space, Basement, Trades Hall, cnr Victoria & Lygon Sts, Carlton. Hosted by LASNET.
Friday 11 November
SYMPOSIUM ON ABORIGINAL RECOGNITION IN THE CONSTITUTION
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM, RMIT Graduate School of Law Building 13, Cnr Victoria and Russell St, Melbourne. The RMIT Law Students’ Society presents our end of exams event facilitated by ABC journalist Jeff Waters. Join us for a discussion on Indigenous constitutional recognition is it Reconciliation, Recognition or Rhetoric? Speaking to the proposal will be the Hon Adam Bandt MP, Magistrate Ann Collins, Indigenous barrister Munya Andrews, Jody Broun Co Chair of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Gunditjimara Elder Aunty Joan Vickery AO amongst others, drinks and canapes will be provided. To book your spot http://rmitlss.eventbrite.com/ For more info: www.rmitlss.com
Saturday 12 November
PRE-LAUNCH-LAUNCH FOR UNDER THE HAMMER
6:30pm-8:00pm, The Sit-In, 158 Sydney Rd, Coburg. We are launching Under the Hammer’s Sit-In, an arts space that isn’t simply an arts space but a site of political struggle. We want to provide a platform for progressive artists to present, perform, debate and collaborate with a range of groups and individuals to assert activist art as a multi-platform genre. Come and discuss with us how you and your collaborators can engage with us to build this exciting project. See the space pre-renovations and help us shape it from the ground up. Performances from: Toby Halligan (Comedian with Political Asylum); Khepa Markhno (Spoken word artists); 3oB DJ set (Agency Dub Collective). Speakers include: Rose Godde (Platform Theatre); Kim Bullimore (Revolutionary Socialist Party); Van Rudd (Visual Artist); and James Crafti (Under the Hammer Collective). Drinks and snacks provided free although donations to support the project will be greatly appreciated on the night. Email underthehammerartists@gmail.com by November 10 to RSVP. More info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=127368590700082
Sunday 13 November
JOIN THE BACKWARDS MARCH AND CALL ON THE PREMIER TO STOP TAKING VICTORIA BACKWARDS!
In just one year Premier Baillieu has taken Victoria decades backwards on the environment: Cattle trampling our national parks; new wind farms blocked; CO2 emissions target ignored; Endangered species habitat logged; new coal-fired power station approved; green wedges threatened; Westernport destruction fast-tracked. Premier Baillieu said he would 'fix the problems, and build the future', but when it comes to our environment his government has created new problems and is threatening out future! 1-2:30pm. Parliament House, Spring St, City. Organised by Victorian National Parks Association, The Wilderness Society, Environment Victoria & Friends of the Earth.
Sunday 13 November
LATIN AMERICAN ACOUSTIC CONCERT: PENA FOLKLORICA
Fundraising in support of the Chilean students in their struggle for public and quality education. Music, poetry, dancing and typical food. Doors open 3pm. Copacabana International, 132 Smith st, Fitzroy. $10. Organised by Latin American Renaissance Collective, The Pablo Neruda Cultural Centre & Latin American Forum (Victoria). For more info ph 0431 600 215 or 0439 884 004.
Sunday 13 November
POLITICAL ASYLUM: BROUGHT TO YOU BY AUSTRALIA'S NEW #1 AIRLINE, VIRGIN
It's summer season at Political Asylum, which means a later start time and lots of big summer laughs. Our massive lineup this month: Dave O'Niel; Kate McLennan; Mathew Kenneally; Telia Neville; Scott Abbot; Dingo & Wolf; Morven Smith; Jennifer Wong; & hosted by Ben McKenzie. 7:30pm. The Brunswick Green, 313 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. $10/$5.
Tuesday 15 November
SCREENING OF MICHAEL MOORE'S CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY
As the corporate system takes us toward yet another economic crisis, where the poor pay while the rich are bailed out, Moore uses both humour and outrage to ask 'What is the price we pay for capitalism?' From a hilarious history lesson through to today's struggles of working people to keep hold of our homes and jobs, the film helps us step back and ask whether a world where people and planet are slaves to profit has any future and what alternatives could be created? 6:30pm (meal from 6pm). Resistance Centre, level 5, 407 Swanston st, City (opposite RMIT). $10/$6. Organised by Socialist Alliance. For more info ph 9639 8622 or 0413 377 978.
Tuesday 15 November
INTELLIGENCE SQUARED DEBATES: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS A FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD
Melbourne Town Hall, 6:30PM - 8:30PM. For almost two millennia, the Catholic Church has been the author and repository of some of the highest ideals of humanity. Yet, as humanity is flawed, so is the Church. Few would deny that the Catholic Church has dark chapters in its history. So much is expected of an institution that claims to bridge the sacred and the secular. Do these darker moments unfairly obscure the light? Or is the Catholic Church simply the most ancient of wolves in sheep’s clothing? Speaking for the proposition will be Helen Coonan, Julian McMahon and Sister Libby Rogerson. Speaking against the proposition will be Father Peter Kennedy, Anne Summers and David Marr. $20 and $12 concession. Make a booking: http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=14664
Tuesday 15 November
PUBLIC MEETING: ONGOING TRAUMA: REFLECTIONS ON THE ONGOING EFFECT OF REFUGEE EXPERIENCES AFTER RE-SETTLEMENT IN AUSTRALIA
Speakers: Ellena Savage; Cecilia Sequeira Goncalves & Clovis Mwamba. 6:30pm. Dexter Cafe & Bar, 123 Queens Pde, Clifton Hill. Organised by Melbourne Free University. For more info visit MFU. http://melbournefreeuniversity.org/
Tuesday 15 November
THE STRUGGLE FOR FREE & QUALITY EDUCATION IN CHILE
International speaker representing the Chilean students grassroots movement 'Convergencia Estudiantil' fighting for a fair, just and quality education system in Chile. 7pm. Trades Hall Basement, cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton South. Organised by Latin American Solidarity Network. For more info visit www.latinlasnet.org. Supported by Chile Solidarity Melbourne.
Wednesday 16 November
TRADITIONAL OWNERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST BHP
Come along to meet and hear from traditional owners who are fighting to protect their homelands from being mined by BHP Billiton. Also meet the people who work closely with traditional owners in building the campaigns and public awareness of the environmental and health affects caused by mining coal and uranium. There will be a Q & A panel of traditonal owners, who will be entering the BHP Billiton AGM on November 17, including Peter Watts (Arabunna), Donna Jackson (Larrakia Nation), Richard Evans (Koara Gwa-da tribal leader) & Felipe Ustate from Manatial Columbia. 6:30pm. Meeting room 1, Trades Hall, cnr Victoria & Lygon Sts, Carlton South.
Wednesday 16 November – Sunday 27 November
CORANDERRK: WE WILL SHOW THE COUNTRY
Performed by Syd Brisbane, Jack Charles, Jim Daly, Peter Finlay, Greg Fryer, Liz Jones, Tom Long, Melodie Reynolds, & Glenn Shea. VICTORIA, 1881: the men and women of the ‘Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve’ take on the Board for the Protection of Aborigines in a fight for justice, dignity and self-determination. For the first time, we bring back to life Coranderrk’s voices – both black and white – through a re-enactment of their official testimonies before the 1881 Government Inquiry into Coranderrk. Produced by ILBIJERRI THEATRE COMPANY and the Minutes of Evidence Project. Wed, Sun 6:30pm | Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm | Matinees Sat 4pm. La Mama Courthouse, 349 Drummond Street Carlton. $25 Full | $15 Concession. More info: info@ilbijerri.com.au Bookings 9347 6142, http://lamama.com.au/
Thursday 17 November
OCCUPY MELBOURNE PROTEST: EVICT ROBERT DOYLE
Occupy Melbourne's Indigenous Working Group serves an eviction notice on Melbourne City Council and Lord Mayor Robert Doyle. In response to the violent attack on the democratic right to protest, including the brutal attack on several Indigenous activists, we invite the 99% to join us in this action to defend our human rights and cultural dignity. We are demanding a treaty with the whole of the Kamerra Nation. Let's recognise the true sovereigns of this land. Let's stop the racist NT Intervention. 12:30pm. City Square, cnr Collins & Swanston Sts, City (marching over the road to Town Hall).
Thursday 17 November
SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY: PAY JUSTICE ACTION BIG NIGHT OUT DINNER
Be inspired by rousing tales from the ongoing battle for equal pay. You'll hear from an activist in the state public service where workers are battling the Ballieu government's miserable 2.5% offer that would see wages go backwards! You'll also get an update by a workplace delegate from the ASU about the tenacious campaign by community sector workers for equal pay. 7pm. Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road Brunswick. $20/$10 & $25 solidarity. Bookings appreciated to assist with catering. To book ph 9388 0062 or email pay.justice.action@iinet.net.au.
Thursday 17 November
PROTEST AT BHP BILLITON AGM
BHP Billiton have just been given environmental approval to expand their Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. It will be the largest open cut mine in the world. BHP Billiton are the worlds largest mining company resourcing the dirty energy sector. This financial year BHP Billiton have registered an 85% increase in profits to an incomprehensible annual figure of US$23.6 billion. The mine is set to be 1km deep, 4.5km long & 3km wide, with 5 years of excavation before they even reach the uranium ore body. The estimated 70 million tonnes of radioactive waste materials from the mine will be dumped over a 44km square area next to the mine site. 10:30am. Melbourne Convention Centre, 2 Clarendon St, South Wharf, City. To get involved contact tully.mcintyre@foe.org.au or ph 0410 388 187.
Thursday 17 November
LUNCHBOX / SOAPBOX: NINA FUNNELL ON THE TEEN SEXTING PANIC
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, 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. Nina Funnell is a researcher in the Journalism and Media Research Centre at the University of NSW. This is a free event. No bookings required. More info: www.wheelercentre.com.
Thursday 17 November
THE CENTENARY OF WOMEN VOTING IN VICTORIA
EVENT POSTPONED – please contact Marg Lewis lewis@gcom.net.au for further information.
Friday 18 November
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN NATURAL DISASTERS
Diamond Valley Oxfam with the support of Eltham Bookshop present a discussion with Anouk Ride (journalist) and Diane Bretherton (peace pyschologist) about their new book, Community Resilience in Natural Disasters. Told through the voices of community leaders, this book analyses how communities respond to natural disasters and how outsiders contribute positively and negatively to their response, promoting debate on the role of aid and the media in times of crisis. Entry by gold coin donation to the East Africa Food Crisis Appeal. 7.30 pm, Eltham Living and Learning Centre, 739 Main Rd, Eltham.
Friday 18 – Sunday 20 November
COMMONGROUND FESTIVAL
Commonground Festival is an intimate new community music festival, celebrating the social change movement. Just one hour north of Melbourne on beautiful regenerated bushland of the Commonground Resource Centre. Featuring: The Band Who Knew Too Much; Flap!; The Tiger and Me; The Shivering Timbers; The Stetson Family; April Maze; Beth King; Stephen Pigram; The Grenadines; The Nymphs; Sun Hyland Band. Plus workshops on activism, co-housing, working collaboratively and greenthumb garden action. Visit https://www.groupwork.com.au/commonground/festival to find out more and to purchase tickets. Funds raised support Commonground and their work resourcing the social change movement.
Saturday 19 November
OCCUPY MELBOURNE: DARE TO SHARE TEDDY BEARS PICNIC
Across the planet 800 million people suffer from hunger and malnutrition, 1.1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water and, every hour, 1200 children die from preventable diseases. In Australia the number living in poverty is 2.2 million, while homelessness is at 100,000. Currently, in Victoria funding is being cut to 9000 'take a break' occasional care places, impacting on shift workers, single parents and families in crisis. Meanwhile the 1% continues to grow richer. Join us, the 99%, for a day of fun and kids activities at Occupy Melbourne's 'Dare to share teddy bears picnic'. Bring a blanket and some snacks and let's show the 1% how this 'strange concept' called sharing is done. At this teddy bear picnic, we all get a slice of the pie! 11:30am. Venue TBC. Look for the balloons! For more info visit http://occupymelbourne.org/.
Sunday 20 November
TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
You are invited to join Ygender in commemoration on the Transgender Day of Remembrance. We ask that you join us to pay respects to the memory of some of our communities most vulnerable citizens in a day of reflection and remembrance. The event will include guest speakers, performance and a space for discussion. We look forward to seeing you there, please RSVP by November 10 for catering and venue capacity. 1pm. Grattan Gardens Community Centre (Community Hall), 40 Grattan St, Prahran. (Please note that car parking spaces are extremely limited.) Organised by Ygender Melbourne.
Sunday 20 November
PEACEFUL LAW REFORM RALLY TO LEGALISE CANNABIS
There will be several live music acts performing throughout the day, including Mr DNA and AOI (hip hop) Jahmakn'It'Funky (reggae) & acoustic sets by Jamal Moyle and Armado. Speakers: The Australian Sex Party, Greg Denham (LEAP Australia), Brett Lothian and more to be announced. 1pm. Flagstaff Gardens, Between William & King Sts, City (200 metres from Flagstaff Station lawn).
Wednesday 23 November
QUARTERLY ESSAY - MAN-MADE WORLD: CHOOSING BETWEEN PROGRESS AND PLANET
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, 6:15PM - 7:15PM. Is the world split between those who want to save the planet and those who want to save themselves? In Quarterly Essay 44, Andrew Charlton exposes the rift that will shape our future: progress versus planet, rich versus poor. Across the globe, economists and environmentalists are locked in a struggle over who has the right response to climate change, population and food security issues. In this groundbreaking essay, Charlton argues that our descendants will only thank us if we find a way to preserve both the natural world and human progress. This is a free event. Bookings recommended. Make a booking: http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=14666 More info: www.wheelercentre.com.
Thursday 24 – Friday 25 November
THE 150 YEARS’ CRISIS: REVISITING TERRITORIAL SEPARATISM IN WORLD POLITICS
The Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights, Deakin University, is sponsoring a workshop offering a contemporary overview of the secessionist phenomenon. The themes of the workshop include (re)investigation of the causes of territorial separatism, (re)assessment of peace processes as well as (re)consideration of the role of justice in resolving secessionist cases. Deakin University Melbourne City Centre, Level 3, 550 Bourke Street, Melbourne. TO REGISTER www.deakin.edu.au/ccdhr asap as there are limited places Enquiries: Ph: 03 5227 2113 Email: ccdhr@deakin.edu.au
Friday 25 November
BID FOR CHANGE ART AUCTION
Former MONA Director Mark Fraser will conduct a fundraising art auction including works by Shaun Tan, Kaz Cooke, Barry Dickins and Judy Horacek in support of International Women's Development Agency (IWDA) on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. 46 River St, South Yarra, 6 pm on. Come along and pick up a wonderful piece of art, and support women’s equality across Asia and the Pacific. Make your Bid for Change! Reservations are essential. Email: rsvp@iwda.org.au or call 1300 661 812. To view the works for auction visit the IWDA website. http://www.iwda.org.au/2011/11/04/bid-for-change-art-auction-251111-south-yarra-vic-gallery/
Friday 25 November
NOT1MORE EVENT - WHITE RIBBON DAY
Remembering Victims of Family Violence Homicide. White Ribbon is the only national violence against women prevention campaign. 12:00pm - 2:30pm: official lunch hosted by White Ribbon Chairman Andrew O'Keefe and Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle. Melbourne Town Hall – contact Wendy.Sturgess@whiteribbon.org.au. 2:30pm - 3:00pm: Walk Against Family Violence. Join support services, sports stars, celebrities and Victoria Police in their annual Walk Against Family Violence. Info: Gaewynne.old@aus.salvationarmy.org. 3:00pm - 6:00pm: Not1More - Performances from leading Indigenous musicians and other top performers, Federation Square. 6:00pm - 10:00pm: BRAVE (Bands Rock Against Violence Events), Transport Bar - Federation Square.
Tuesday 29 November
TOOMELAH SCREENING
Come along to the Indigenous Law Students and Lawyers Association of Victoria - Tarwirri's fundraiser screening of Toomelah, a new film by Ivan Sen and produced by David Jowsey. Toomelah is about a ten year old boy called Daniel, who wants to be a gangster, and his daily life growing up in a remote Aboriginal community – a provocative and yet comic story that transports audiences inside the community, creating an authentic world and way of life that is Toomelah. Tarwirri is a not-for-profit organization striving to enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal professionals to realize their full potential. For more information on Tarwirri visit their website at: http://tarwirri.com.au/index.php/. 7pm (Time of 7pm is approximate. Please check exact session time on the day and arrive 15 minutes prior.) Cinema Nova, Level 1, 380 Lygon Street, Carlton. $20 per ticket. Drinks and snacks available at own cost. Registration enquiries: (03) 9607 9474, amartin@liv.asn.au
Monday 5 – Tuesday 6 December
SAFE AT HOME, SAFE AT WORK CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP
The Domestic Violence Workplace Rights & Entitlements Project and Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse invite you to their inaugural Conference and Workshop. The Conference will bring together advocates from the fields of domestic violence and workplace relations, employers, unions, academics and policymakers to discuss domestic/family violence prevention in the workplace context, through enterprise bargaining and labour law reform. Robyn Dale, an experienced trainer and Project Officer at the Domestic Violence Workplace Rights & Entitlements Project will facilitate the workshop component of the conference. The workshop is open to all conference participants. Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, 210 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. For all enquiries regarding the Conference and Workshop, please contact the organisers: Ludo McFerran: (02) 9385 1806 / 0412 231 058, ludo.mcferran@unsw.edu.au, Robyn Dale: (030 9663 4555 / 0414 706 148, robyn@urcot.org.au
