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International Women’s Day Rally – Melbourne
Spread the word–this year’s International Women’s Day rally will take place WEDNESDAY, 8 MARCH 2017 at 5:30PM at PARLIAMENT HOUSE on Spring Street. #IWD2017
The IWD Melbourne Collective’s 2017 demands are as follows.
We value the full diversity of women and all the amazing qualities that diverse women offer. We demand:
Decolonisation
Decolonise Australia. Decolonise the world. Sovereignty and self-determination for First Nations peoples. Treaty Now. Justice for the Stolen Generations. Stop child removals. Pay back stolen wages. End the NT intervention. Stop the forced closure of Aboriginal communities. Stop Aboriginal deaths in custody. End child detention.
An end to racism
End all wars and make reparations. End racist oppression, Islamophobia, and white supremacy. End Australia’s racist immigration policies. Open the borders. Close the camps. Free the refugees. Bring Them Here. Let Them Stay. Combat the rise of fascism in all its forms in Australia and worldwide.
Economic justice
A liveable income for all women. Security in employment and an end to precarious work. Increase the minimum wage, protect a strong safety net of minimum conditions, and maintain penalty rates. Equal pay for equal or comparable work, paid parental leave, and free and accessible childcare. Affirmative action to ensure equality in women’s retirement income. The right to join and contribute to unions and organise free from harassment and intimidation.
Comprehensive income support for the unemployed, parents of children up to the age of 18, the aged, carers, and people with disabilities. An end to work for the dole and all forms of income management.
The right for women to work in any industry, free from stigma, criminalisation, and harassment, including sex work.
Recognition and compensation of women’s unpaid labour. Protection from discrimination, free healthcare, and affordable housing for all.
Reproductive justice
Full reproductive rights and justice for all women, irrespective of class, race, sexuality, and ability. Reproductive choice controlled by women for women. Free, accessible abortion on demand. The right for lesbian and single women to access reproductive treatment. An end to forced sterilisation. The freedom and resources to raise our children in safety.
Sexual liberation
The right to be, live, and express our sexual orientation; to have total respect for all aspects of our sexuality; and to be free from coercion in all aspects of sexual orientation and sexuality. An end to all forms of discrimination and full legal equality for people of all sexual orientations. An end to discrimination and violence against queer youth.
Transgender rights
The right to be our gender identity and express our gender free from discrimination, harassment, and violence. Full legal equality and recognition of people’s affirmed gender.
An end to violence against women
An end to all forms of violence against women, including sexual, physical, psychological, social, and financial abuse. Fund and support family violence leave and support at work for workers experiencing domestic violence. Restore and increase funding to domestic violence, crisis prevention, legal, and support services.
Disability rights
Equality, justice, and visibility for women of all and varying abilities at all ages. The end to discrimination in work and education, and access to housing and health services for women with disabilities. An end to violence, abuse, and oppression of people with disabilities, including those in institutions or under the care of others.
Immediate action to stop environmental destruction
Stop climate change, hold the corporations to account, and compensate all victims worldwide. Move towards a just transition to a sustainable world. Full compensation and justice for climate refugees. Free, accessible education
Make Education Free Again. End the privatisation and corporatisation of all levels of education. Restore full government funding to TAFEs, adult, and community education, and not-for-profit organisations. Abolish student debt. Education is a Right, Not a Privilege.
No More Secrets, No More Lies: Julian Assange
Think Inc. presents No More Secrets, No More Lies: Julian Assange in a rare opportunity for a real time interview and Q&A. From the Embassy of Ecuador in London, Assange will be transported back to Oz via video link.
Champion for truth and transparency or dangerous terrorist? Martyr to political conspiracy or traitor? Courageous exile or “fugitive from justice”? Hero or villain? Whatever he is, Julian Assange is certainly a divisive subject.
Never one to shy away from controversy, Assange has been riling up global governments since founding WikiLeaks in 2006, squirreling out secret dossiers and classified information. This reached a crescendo with the 2010 release of the Iraq War Logs. Charged with serious crimes by Swedish authorities, Assange applied to Ecuador for political asylum and has been living in its London embassy since 2012, despite the United Nation’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention finding that he has been “arbitrarily detained”. And he isn’t easing off—during the 2016 US presidential election, Assange took aim at Hillary Clinton (who he has called a “liberal war hawk”) with the release of thousands of documents leaked from the Democratic National Committee, garnering him a pro-Trump stigma in social and political circles.
Assange has said of his polemical approach that, “It is the role of good journalism to take on powerful abusers, and when powerful abusers are taken on, there’s always a bad reaction. So we see that controversy, and we believe that is a good thing to engage in.”
Join Assange in an evening of intrigue and shocking revelations as he challenges audiences from all political leanings to take serious consideration of journalistic freedoms and the implications of a silenced media.
Purchase your tickets here – http://www.eventopia.co/event/Julian-Assange-No-more-secrets-no-more-lies/338359
~ FUTURE THINKERS SESSIONS ~
Future Thinkers Sessions for the Zeitgeist Movement Australia
SCIENCE – TECHNOLOGY – NATURE – SUSTAINABILITY
An open platform to meet and chat with other ‘self-proclaimed’ controversial deep thinkers, scientists and philosophers… basically anyone who likes to think about anything. This is a realistic, fun and empowering meet-up about applying science to social concern. Don’t worry, we don’t put you on the spot… there’s no expectation to explain your position, and no expectation of any qualification. It’s not in our ‘cynical yet idealistic, atheist, technocratic anarchistic activist’ nature. 😉 😛
We provide…
• Free vegan brain-food (otherwise known as snacks!)
• Short presentations on human behaviour, society, new crazy technologies and cool ideas for hacking life!!
• Study groups and panel discussions on philosophical questions like “How do we engage people resistant to logic and reason?” or “Does wealth provide happiness?”
• Awesome socially-aware music, podcasts and radio shows
• Insightful and hilarious pointed videos for social concern
Please feel free to sit at the back and hide in the corner, or announce your opinion of some particular policy, or share your understanding of a scientific discovery or discuss your general thoughts on a particular topic. 😀 😉 We’d love that. We look forward to meeting you!
Discussion/Introduction Night
Come join us in Richmond for the first of many regular meet ups this year. Perfect for new and old members alike. The nights discussion topic is TRANSITION
Is TZM doing enough as an educational movement, or does it need to focus on exploring methods of transition into a new socioeconomic system? What even constitutes a viable transition? Bring your thoughts to the table and help contribute to a strong Melbourne chapter. We will likely be situated in one of the comfy booths opposite near the front of the venue. This particular place doesn’t do food, but you’re allowed to bring your own food in, or order takeaway from somewhere near by.
Any questions feel free to contact me on 0432 127 077