This VII edition of the May Day International Brigade is dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the founding of the International Camp Julio Antonio Mella. Activities of the brigade will be carried out from April 22 nd to May 6th, 2012 in Havana, Artemisa and Pinar del Rio provinces. The full program is available here.

Thursday March 8
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Level 6, CSA Building, 445 Hay St, Perth

UnionsWA invites you to celebrate IWD with a sundowner.

The event will be addressed by guest speaker Professor Alison Preston, Director, Curtin Graduate School of Business, Women in Social and Economic Research.

Drinks and snacks will be served.

Strong Women need Strong Unions. Strong Unions need Strong Women.

For more information and to RSVP contact Madeleine at mholme@unionswa.com.au

Rally

Tuesday February 14
10:30am
Go to the fence line where TJ was impaled, cnr George & Phillips St, Waterloo. March to the block.

Demand a memorial place in the block to remember TJ Hickey and all other Aborigines who have died in custody!

Enquiries: Ray Jackson 0450 651 063, Raul Bassi 0403 037 376 or isja01@internode.on.net

Organised by: Indigenous Social Justice Association (ISJA), Aboriginal Leaders from Sydney and Australia, and community organisations. Supported by: unions, Latin America Social Forum, STICS, Socialist Alliance and Socialist Alternative.

Forum

Friday February 17
6:30pm - 8:15pm
University of Technology, Sydney Room 13 (Building 2) Entrance level, UTS Tower, Broadway

WikiLeaks, a free press publishing and media organisation, has revealed human rights abuses, war crimes and corruption in governments across the world. Yet the US Administration wants to close WikiLeaks down and prosecute its founder Julian Assange. International financial services organisations have blocked payments to WikiLeaks, denying them vital income. The Australian government has failed to take a stand against the political persecution of Assange. Australian Prime Minister Gillard’s assertion that WikiLeaks’ activities were illegal was proved to be false by an Australian Federal Police investigation.

What does this say about our democracy?

Speakers:

• Scott Ludlam, Australian Greens Senator
• Christine Assange, mother of Julian Assange
• Humphrey McQueen, historian, ANU

Chaired by: Mary Kostakidis, journalist and Australia’s first primetime anchorwoman

Presented by the Support Assange & WikiLeaks Coalition

Gold coin donation

For more information: Anne 0404 090 710 / Helen 0413 381 408

Friday
6:00pm - 7:45pm

Gaelic Club Level 1 / 64 Devonshire Street Surry Hills
(ph the Gaelic Cub on 02 9212 1587)

visit: www.politicsinthepub.org.au
email: odl_bradley@pacific.net.au (Charles Bradley)
phone: 02 9692 0005 (Charles Bradley)