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Saturday, 18 September, 1.00 pm Learn about unionist campaigning for equal pay and other revolutionary organising Join Radical Women members in examining the exciting potential of union activism around equal pay and conditions in the public sector. Other important issues will also be on the table. Get a firsthand look at revolutionary feminism in action. Community sisters and brothers are welcome to jump in and contribute. The meeting will be held at Solidarity Salon. 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick (easily accessible on Tram #19, near Blyth or Stewart Street stops, and Upfield train line, near Anstey station; plenty of parking off Staley Street). Snacks available for a $4.00 donation. For information, contact Radical Women at radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au or else phone 03-9388-0062. Thursdays, 6:30pm August 5 & 19 - September 2, 16 & 30 Organising Meetings for Melbourne's National Day of Action for Abortion Rights! Want to work with like-minded pro-choice activists? Determined to keep abortion legal in Victoria and to see the Cairns abortion charges dropped? Keen to put your energy and talent into making Melbourne's participation in the October 9 national rallies for abortion rights huge, diverse and powerful? Then this is the place for you! Come to Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick. Take Tram #19 to Blyth or Stewart Street stops or the Upfield train to Anstey station; there is plenty of parking off Staley Street. For more information about the National Day of Action, click here. Phone 03-9388-0062 or email radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au. Saturday, 28 August, 10.00 am Defend the Fertility Control Clinic On the fourth Saturday each month, pro-choicers defend the East Melbourne clinic from harassment by the "Helpers of God's Precious Infants." These anti-abortion fanatics are part of a rightwing push to overturn Victoria's 2008 legislation that legalised abortion. Come to the Fertility Control Clinic, 118 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. For more information, contact Radical Women: 03-9388-0062 or radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au. Thursday, 17 June, 7.00 pm Reportback from national Abortion Rights Rally in Sydney Many individuals and organisations supported this first-time event and helped Victorian pro-choicers to be part of it. Come along and hear eyewitness accounts, enjoy a visual presentation and find out about future actions to get involved in. The gathering is hosted by Radical Women and Campaign for Women’s Reproductive Rights and will be held at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick (easily accessible on Tram #19, near Blyth or Stewart Street stops, and Upfield train line, near Anstey station; plenty of parking off Staley Street). Share a cosy winter dinner beforehand at 6.30 pm for an $8.00 donation. For information, contact Radical Women at radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au or Campaign for Women’s Reproductive Rights at cwrr.solidarity@hotmail.com or else phone 03-9388-0062. Thursday, 10 June, 11.00 am Join the Equal Pay Day of Action The Australian Services Union is leading an equal pay campaign of community sector employees across the country. In April, an alliance of unions launched the first national pay equity case that will impact 200,000 workers. Obscenely underpaid, this overwhelmingly female industry is standing up to sexist exploitation and saying No More! Radical Women endorses this historic union campaign. Hope to see you at the June 10 rally! Let’s make this day the beginning of a campaign by community workers, other unionists and our communities that won’t stop until equal pay is a reality for all women. Interested? Let’s talk. Federation Square, Melbourne (Swanston & Flinders Streets, opposite Flinders Street train station) For information about the campaign, click onto http://www.payup.org.au Thursday, 15 April, 7.00 pm Take action for abortion rights: Women Must Decide Their Fate! On May 29 & 30, Victorian pro-choice activists will be in Sydney, joining those from other states in the first national rally for abortion rights. The occasion is an international conference of the far-rightwing, misogynist Right to Life, which chose Sydney as its meeting place. Want to be part of the Victorian contingent? Or help build it by offering your skills and pro-choice passion? Then come to this planning meeting! Radical Women will also report on the F Conference, organised by young women and held in Sydney over the April 10-11 weekend - the first national feminist gathering in 10 years, where RW and other grassroots abortion rights campaigners from New South Wales and Queensland are holding workshops. The meeting is free and will be held at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick (easily accessible on Tram #19, near Blyth or Stewart Street stops, and Upfield train line, near Anstey station; plenty of parking off Staley Street). Dinner, with a vegetarian option, will be served at 6.30 pm for an $8.00 donation. For information, phone 03-9388-0062 or email radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au. Thursday, 18 March, 7.00 pm Abortion Rights Under Attack-- Join Interstate Activists, Fight Back! The successful fight to decriminalise abortion in Victoria put abortion rights back onto the national stage. No sooner was Victoria's reform passed in October 2008 than the Catholic Church began preparations to challenge it. Six months later, the Queensland police charged a 19-year-old Cairns woman and her partner under the state's 1899 Criminal Code for procuring her abortion. This year, through February and March, an orchestrated targeting by religious zealots of clinics in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane further signals a resurgence of coordinated assaults on women's rights. The abortion wars have reignited. Last month, Radical Women and other grassroots abortion rights activists from Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland met in Sydney to analyse developments and chart a course for a coordinated national campaign. RW will report back from this historic gathering. Come along to hear about it, share your ideas and be part of the action! The discussion will be held at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick (easily accessible on Tram #19, near Blyth or Stewart Street stops, and Upfield train line, near Anstey station; plenty of parking off Staley Street). A refreshing dinner, with vegetarian option, will be served at 6.30 pm for an $8.00 donation. For more information, phone 03-9388-0062 or email radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au. Alternate Thursdays, 11 & 25 March, 8 April at 7.00 pm Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the declaration of International Women's Day Join this 3-part discussion series: The Radical Women Manifesto: Action guide for today's rebellious women Are you fed up with living in a world where CEOs get billion-dollar handshakes while working people and the poor lose their jobs, services and homes? Where being a woman, a person of colour and/or queer means the deck is stacked against you? Do you dream of overhauling society from the ground up? Then join like-minded people in exploring this unique and valuable sourcebook for socialist feminist organising and thinking. Discover how women's leadership is crucial to achieving a world we fantasise about - where people, peace and the planet are the highest priorities. The discussion will be held at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick (easily accessible on Tram #19, near Blyth or Stewart Street stops, and Upfield train line, near Anstey station; plenty of parking off Staley Street). Dinner will be served at 6.30 pm for an $8.00 donation. For information or to get an advance copy of The Radical Women Manifesto ($12.00), phone 03-0388-0062 or email radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au. Or you can buy a copy on the night. Thursday, 18 February, 7.00 pm Women, system change & becoming the leaders we've been waiting for! Working class women organising as women: is this separatist? Does it divide the working class? This is still a contentious issue in the socialist movement worldwide. Radical Women believes that women - united with men to transform this society into one that is just and equal - strengthen this struggle by independently building ourselves and others as leaders and connecting back with other movements of the oppressed to fight the common enemy: capitalism. This discussion is for all social justice fighters, seasoned and new. It will include a perspective within the Revolutionary Workers Party of Costa Rica that women workers organising autonomously will develop the leadership needed for making revolutionary change. Come along and share your ideas. All genders are welcome! The meeting is free and will be held at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick (easily accessible on Tram #19, near Blyth or Stewart Street stops, and Upfield train line, near Anstey station; plenty of parking off Staley Street). A refreshing summertime dinner will be served at 6.30 pm for an $8.00 donation. Wednesday, 16 December, 7.00 pm Revolutionary Feminist Organising Meeting If you're interested in socialist feminist ideas and collaborating with sister rebels, this is a chance to learn about Radical Women's current activities, like defending abortion rights against a rightwing backlash. A refreshing summer dinner, with vegetarian option, will be served at 6.30 pm for a $7.00 donation. The meeting will be held at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick. Easily accessible on Tram #19, near Blyth or Stewart Street stops, and Upfield train line, near Anstey station. Plenty of parking off Staley Street. For more information, phone Radical Women on 03-9388-0062 or email radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au Wednesday, 2 December, 7.00 pm Women's Rights in Mexico - Viewed by socialist feminist sisters on the ground Radical Women hosts a discussion on a groundbreaking new booklet, Notes from the Female Reality in Mexico, by Leda Silva Victoria and Angélica Garcia Olivares. The authors paint a stark portrait of Mexican women's lives, from rising violence and the criminalisation of abortion to the feminisation of poverty. But they share good news, too - women are mobilising! The writers are leaders of the Partido Obrero Socialista (Socialist Workers Party) of Mexico and are on the front line in developing a socialist program for women's liberation. Bring your observations and contributions to this vital discussion about our Latina sisters. The English version of the pamphlet was issued by Radical Women Publications at the request of the authors. For a copy of the document in English or Spanish, go to http://www.radicalwomen.org/feminist_solidarity.html A Mexican buffet, with vegetarian option, will be served at 6.30 pm for a $7.00 donation. The meeting will be held at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick. Easily accessible on Tram #19, near Blyth or Stewart Street stops, and Upfield train line, near Anstey station. Plenty of parking off Staley Street. For more information, phone Radical Women on 03-9388-0062 or email radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au Saturday, 28 November, 1.00 pm Rally and March for Same-Sex Marriage Rights! While mobilisation for same-sex relationship equality has resulted in some reforms, the government continues to pander to the religious right by refusing to recognise same-sex marriage - even though there is a great deal of public support for it, especially among young people! Demonstrate your backing of full equality for queers at this mass march that will launch a year of action for same-sex marriage rights. Hook up with Radical Women and march with a radical contingent! We will rally at the State Library at the corner of Swanston and Latrobe Streets in Melbourne. Call Alison on 03-9388-0062 for more information, or look for RW's placards. Wednesday, 14 October, 6.00 pm Women & Revolution — Alive & Inseparable Inspiring words from Nellie Wong, U.S. feminist writer and anti-racism fighter. An acclaimed San Francisco poet and Chinese American radical, Wong is a veteran activist in mobilisations for reproductive freedom, queer liberation, immigrant rights, decent healthcare and housing, and an end to war and corporate bailouts. A Radical Women leader and former secretarial worker, she brings an internationalist message that women's militancy has a world-altering impact. Doors open at 6.00 pm for a 6.30 pm start. International finger food will be provided. Entry donation: Full $8.00, Concession $5.00 — Plus Bar. The venue is the Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne (corner Therry & Elizabeth Sts, opposite Queen Victoria Market). Easily accessible by tram or train, and there is plenty of parking. For more information, call 03-9388-0062 or email radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au Sunday, 27 September, 5:00pm Global Rebel Voices: Poetry & rhythms of resistance Poetry reading featuring special international guest from San Francisco, Nellie Wong. Wong is a widely published and acclaimed writer, socialist feminist firebrand, unionist and organiser. She will be joined by local artists, Pam Sidney and Hidayet Ceylan. Pam is a passionate supporter of Palestine, performance poet extraordinaire and creator of Pam's Poetry Pitch. Hidayet is an Alevi community activist, teacher and multi-lingual wordsmith who migrated from Turkey. Doors open at 5:00pm for an opportunity to mingle and meet Nellie. The program will kick off at 5:30pm and be followed at 7:00pm by an Australian Asian fusion buffet. Door donation: $5, buffet donation $10 (Concession dinner and door $10). The venue is at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick. Catch a Sydney Road tram or Upfield Line train. Plenty of free parking at rear, enter from Staley Street. For more information call 9388-0062 or e-mail: freedom.socialist.party@ozemail.com.au or radicalwomen@optusnet.com.au |
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