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Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Monday, August 07, 2006
Darling Harbour East: The Hungry Mile
Unions NSW is backing an MUA push to have Darling Harbour East renamed in honour of thousands of waterfront workers. It is urging unions and supporters to petition the state government to adopt the longtime maritime monicker, the Hungry Mile.
Naming submissions need to be filed with Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, by this Friday.
The Hungry Mile would celebrate two centuries of maritime labour in the precinct where as many as 24,000 people were employed, prior to the advent of containerisation. The Hungry Mile has inspired film, verse, song and rebellion. It is the only name for the area that comes from the people who lived and worked their for generations.
Naming submissions need to be filed with Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, by this Friday.
To make submission on names for East Darling Harbour go to: http://www.newharbourheadland.com/EntryForm.cfm
The Hungry Mile would celebrate two centuries of maritime labour in the precinct where as many as 24,000 people were employed, prior to the advent of containerisation. The Hungry Mile has inspired film, verse, song and rebellion. It is the only name for the area that comes from the people who lived and worked their for generations.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Lawson: screening SuperSizeMyPay 20 August
Resistance, Green Left Weekly and the Blue Mountains Socialist Alliance are proud to be screening SuperSizeMyPay, Art Resistance TV's most recent documentary.
This film shows how young workers in New Zealand -- many of whom are also high school students -- are taking on multinational fast-food corporations to win better wages and conditions.
Since last November UNITE has been leading strikes in major fast-food chains including KFC, McDonald's, Starbucks, Wendys & Pizza Hut. The campaign is called SupersizeMyPay. This documentary is relevant in Australia as young workers are subject to extreme workplace exploitation under the Howard government's WorkChoices regime
SuperSizeMyPay -
Sunday, August 20, 2pm,
Mid Mountains Community Centre, Lawson
Sunday, August 20, 2pm,
Mid Mountains Community Centre, Lawson
This film shows how young workers in New Zealand -- many of whom are also high school students -- are taking on multinational fast-food corporations to win better wages and conditions.
Since last November UNITE has been leading strikes in major fast-food chains including KFC, McDonald's, Starbucks, Wendys & Pizza Hut. The campaign is called SupersizeMyPay. This documentary is relevant in Australia as young workers are subject to extreme workplace exploitation under the Howard government's WorkChoices regime
Hiroshima Day Rally: Sydney
No More Hiroshimas - Hiroshima Day Rally
No Nuclear Weapons, No War in the Middle East, No Nuclear Industry in Australia
Sunday August 6, 1pm, Hyde Park North
Speakers include: Sue Wareham, Richard Broinowski, Keysar Trad
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No Nuclear Weapons, No War in the Middle East, No Nuclear Industry in Australia
Sunday August 6, 1pm, Hyde Park North
Speakers include: Sue Wareham, Richard Broinowski, Keysar Trad
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Death in Lebanon ... and Iraq
Events in Lebanon are terrible. Hundreds of innocent civilians are dead. The daily media images are horrific. It's time for the US government to use its muscle to enforce a ceasefire.
Agreed. But in another corner of the Middle East the US is using its muscle – with these results:
If Lebanon is bad, Iraq is a hundred times worse. Literally.
Agreed. But in another corner of the Middle East the US is using its muscle – with these results:
January: 1,778 civilian deathsThousands of civilian deaths every month – 14,423 in the first half of the year – according to United Nations figures.
February: 2,165 civilian deaths
March: 2,378 civilian deaths
April: 2,284 civilian deaths
May: 2,669 civilian deaths
June: 3,149 civilian deaths
If Lebanon is bad, Iraq is a hundred times worse. Literally.
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