The Centre for Latin America Solidarity and Studies (CLASS) invites you to celebrate 50 years of Revolutionary Cuba and its achievements in social justice, education, health and environment. Saturday June 20th from 6:30pm A night of celebration and entertainment Featuring report-back from workers solidarity May Day brigade to Cuba Hall […]
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Supporters of Aboriginal rights in Melbourne will be marking the two-year anniversary of the Northern Territory intervention with a solidarity rally in the CBD, followed by a public meeting at Trades Hall. The events will feature live music and a range of speakers, including a woman from the Alice Springs […]
Dutch Unions Challenge Unilever Shareholders on Repressive Employment Practices Behind Corporate Social Responsibility Spin Posted to the IUF website 18-May-2009 The Dutch national center FNV and the IUF-affiliated FNV Bondgenoten turned out in force for Unilever’s May 14 annual shareholder meeting in Rotterdam, highlighting the squalid social practices behind the […]
People for Human Rights and Equality (PHRE) and Darebin Ethnic Communities Council (DECC) invite you to a Public Meeting On Human Rights and Media Freedom in Sri Lanka And in remembrance of Lasantha Wickrematunge Editor, Sunday Leader & Winner, UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize 2009, brutally assassinated in January 2009 […]
UNION TOUR OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY Starting 15 June in Central Australia Visiting key organisations, town camps and communities Finishing in Darwin, visiting town camps and meeting with Yolngu leaders, community members and groups. FOLLOWED BY 18-19 JUNE MEETINGS OF PRESCRIBED AREA PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY Discussions and […]
A Step towards achieving the Right to Democratic Dissent The Supreme Court granted bail to Dr. Binayak Sen on 25 May 2009. Binayak was arrested by the government of Chhattisgarh on the 14 May 2007 and charged under sections of the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act (CSPSA), 2005, as well […]
Sri Lanka: The War is not Over The Sri Lankan government is reporting that the war in Sri Lanka is over because of the massacre and slaughter of the leadership of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. But the slaughter and massacres continue. And the question of Tamil rights is […]
For some years the Korean government has tried to smash KFCITU-KCTU, the main Korean Construction union. Most of their officials were jailed, some for months or years, for supporting illegal industrial action. Now most of the union officials are free, but there is still much repression against construction workers in […]
fight to win public meeting download leaflet The economy is collapsing and the world is in danger. Capitalists are not going to save us. They only care about profits. We need an economy and a society that is organised to fulfill peoples’ needs. Only workers have the interest and the […]
Tuesday 28 April 2009 International Workers Memorial Day Rally Rally 10 am, Trades Hall, Cnr. Victoria & Lygon Streets, Carlton South More information here May Day Film Night Democritus Workers League, 583 High Street Northcote Information: Marisol 0413 569 315 Thursday 30 April 2009 Wreath Laying Ceremony 5pm at the […]