Sydney
Australia-Cuba Friendship Society meeting
The Australia-Cuba Friendship Society aims to promote and encourage friendship, understanding, trade and other exchange between the people of Australia and Cuba.
We organise a variety of politico-cultural events during the year culminating in the December-January Work/Study Brigade to Cuba. This is a three-week visit to Cuba focusing on political, economic, cultural and social aspects of Cuba. The ACFS supports humanitarian projects in Cuba. An ACFS priority is to end the US blockade of Cuba.
The ACFS meets at 6.30pm on the first Thursday of every month (except January) at the NSW Teachers' Federation building, Level 1, 33 Mary Street, Surry Hills. Meetings are open to all friends of Cuba and those interested in finding out more about Cuba.
Membership of the ACFS is $20 ($10 unwaged) per year. Here is our membership form. There is also a western suburbs branch whose meetings are conducted in Spanish. There are also many other branches of the ACFS around Australia. See below for their contact details.
To contact us, write to secretary@sydney-acfs.org or PO Box K364, Haymarket NSW 1240.
The next meeting of the ACFS is Thursday August 5, 6.30pm, NSW Teachers' Federation building, Level 1, 33 Mary Street, Surry Hills.
Hiroshima Day Candle Light Procession
Friday August 6, 5.30pm
Belmore Park, cnr Elizabeth Street and Eddy Avenue, city
Rally for refugee rights
STAND UP FOR REFUGEES - PROTEST
LET THE BOATS LAND, CLOSE ALL DETENTION CENTRES
On World Refugee Day in June thousands of us marched through the streets of Melbourne other capital cities to "Say no to another Tampa election". But that is just what we are getting. Instead of welcoming refugees to this country as we should, both major parties are bickering about how we can "stop the boats" - boats of people fleeing persecution and misery that in many cases Australia had a role in causing.
We need to take to the streets again. The "stand up for refugees" rallies in the lead up to the election will be a chance for us to provide an alternative to the racist, inhumane policies being put forward by the Liberals and Labor. We will be demanding that refugee boats should be allowed to land in Australia, which should be welcoming people seeking asylum, not locking them up in hellish detention camps.
Don't let the racists be the only ones who are heard in this election. Join the rally, bring your friends, family and co-workers. Send a message that there are people in this country prepared to take a stand in defense of refugee rights.
Rally Sat Aug 7, 1pm
Town Hall, city
Walk against warming
* Make the polluters pay by putting a price on carbon
* Replace our most polluting power stations with clean energy
* Create new clean jobs and industries
* Guarantee to cut pollution over the next term of government
* Support poor and vulnerable countries to tackle the impacts of climate change and invest in sustainable development.
Sun Aug 8, 12 noon
Belmore Park
Rally for same-sex marriage rights
On August 13, 2004, same-sex marriage was banned in Australia. This made Australia the only first world industrialised nation to have banned same-sex marriage. As a result, homosexuals are considered second-class citizens in Australia. These federal laws discriminating on the basis of sexual preference are a disgrace.
Repeal the ban on same sex marriage!
Rally Sat Aug 14, 1pm
Sydney Town Hall
For more info ph Ben Cooper 0412 325 231 or Cat Rose 0405 770 302.
Cuba & Venezuela: two countries, one revolution: youth & student tour reportback
Fresh from their tour of revolutionary Cuba and Venezuela, students and young people from Sydney will present their experience of these inspirational peoples. having met with their contemporaries in each country, tour participants will present their unique, first-hand knowledge of the Cuba and Venezuela's battle for socialism in the 21st century. With a multimedia presentation it's sure to inspire!
Friday Aug 27, 6pm
@ the Direct Action Centre, suite 72, 65 Myrtle St, Chippendale
Organised by the Sydney Uni Cuba Venezuela Solidarity Club. Endorsed by the CFMEU Construction & General Division NSW, the Maritime Union of Australia & the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society Sydney.
For more information call Marce on 0413 158 480, Rosie on 0433 290 847 or 9114 5883.
Support the Revolutionary Socialists' run against Abbott
The Revolutionary Socialist Party is standing Refugee Action Coalition member Kerry Vernon against federal Liberal Party leader Tony Abbott in his Sydney north-shore seat of Warringah. To do so we need the name, enrolled address and signature of 50 Warringah-enrolled people to nominate us. Do you know anyone enrolled in Allambie, Allambie Heights, Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Balmoral, Beacon Hill, Beauty Point, Brookvale, Cremorne, Curl Curl, Fairlight, Forestville, Freshwater, Killarney Heights, Manly, Manly Vale, Mosman, Queenscliff, Seaforth or the Warringah parts of Beacon Hill, Dee Why, Frenchs Forest or Narraweena who might support a revolutionary socialist voice in the upcoming election? If so please contact us on 9114 5882, on 0400 986 709 (Marcus) or email sydney@rsp.org.au.
A victory for all humanity! Vietnam 1965-75 Seminar – Poster exhibition – Film festival
Sat September 25, 1pm @ the Direct Action Centre, Suite 72/65 Myrtle St, Chippendale.
2010 is an important anniversary year for many events in Vietnam's history:
• the 35th anniversary of Vietnam’s final liberation and reunification;
• the 65th anniversary of Vietnamese independence;
• the 80th anniversary of the Indochinese Communist Party.
• the 45th anniversary of the first demonstrations against the war, and
• the 40th anniversary of the big Moratorium demonstrations.
Panel discussions on:
1. Vietnam's long struggle for liberation;
2. The Australian campaign against the war in
Vietnam;
3. Vietnam Today – Reconstruction and Solidarity.
Speakers: Vietnamese representatives; Sylvia Hale, Greens MP in the NSW
Upper House; Warren Smith, Assistant national secretary MUA, CPA (tbc); Jack
Mundey, former BLF leader, Green Bans activist (tbc); John Percy, RSP national
secretary; Hamish Chitts, RSP, Standfast; Doug Lorimer, RSP, editor Direct
Action; Bob Gould, Founder of Vietnam Action Campaign; Harry Black, CPA,
former wharfie involved in stopping the Jeparit.
The poster exhibition includes 80 posters from the antiwar campaign, mostly
Sydney demo posters, and about 40 reprints of Vietnamese posters, as well as badges,
pamphlets, books and magazines.
In the evening of the seminar there’ll be dinner, followed by a film night, showing
“In the Year of the Pig,” the antiwar film by Emile Di Antonio which we screened
extensively in Australia in 1970 and 1971, and the 1978 documentary by John Pilger,
“Do You Remember Vietnam”.
Organised by the Revolutionary Socialist Party & Direct Action.
More info: 9114 5882, 0419 989 720 (John). Cost: $10, $6 concession for seminar, meal, films.
Southern Cross work & study tour to revolutionary Cuba: Dec 27-Jan 20
See www.cubabrigade.org.au. Sydney: Phone Chela on 0422 665 099 or email chela.weitzel@gmail.com. Sydney West: Phone Hugo on 9822 5891 or email hnardini2@bigpond.com.
