Solidarity meets in cities all around the country. Check here for details of the latest upcoming meetings.
MELBOURNE
Melbourne Solidarity meets 6:30pm every Tuesday at the New International Bookshop, Trades Hall, corner of Victoria Parade and Lygon Street, Carlton. All welcome. For more information contact David on 0418 316 310 or melbourne<at>solidarity.net.au
Tuesday March 9
Public meeting at Melbourne University at lunchtime and later the same evening at Trades Hall
WHY CARBON TRADING WILL FAIL
GAGGED CSIRO ECONOMIST CLIVE SPASH SPEAKS OUT
on why Rudd ’s CPRS will fail the climate
1pm Melbourne University
Physiotherapy Th, rm 219, 2nd floor, 200 berkeley st
Sponsored by Solidarity, Postgraduate Environment Network, Office for Environmental Programs.
And also that evening
6.30pm tuesday trades hall meeting room 1
(Cnr Lygon and Victoria st, Carlton enter via Victoria st)
Sponsored by Solidarity and Climate Action Centre
Tuesday March 16
Haiti: The humanitarian myth
The US spent $85 billion bailing out insurance company AIG, but won’t cancel Haiti’s debt
of $1 billion, to help with earthquake relief. They have sent 20,000 troops, while aid missions
have been turned away - what’s going on?
Tuesday March 23
Labor in Power: How Bob Hawke and Paul Keating introduced neo-liberalism
From deregulation of the banks, to privatisation and enterprise bargaining, why did Labor in Australia
mirror the rightwing attacks of the Tories and US Rebuplicans overseas? From attacks on unions, to
carbon trading, to pushing the market further into education and health - why is Rudd continuing their
legacy today?
Tuesday March 23
Should The Climate movement support the Green’s carbon tax proposal?
With Rudd’s CPRS stalled in the Senate, and support for the scheme falling, the debate about solutions to climate change has opened up. The Greens have proposed an interim two year carbon tax, based on the CPRS framework. But this proposal will be just as ineffective. Instead of a carbon tax The Greens should be demanding “No New Coal”, regulation of emisssions and direct government investment in renewable energy and public transport.
SYDNEY
Labor and neo-liberalism: Hawke, Keating and the Accord
Kevin Rudd responded to the global economic crisis by denouncing the “failure of neo-liberalism”. Yet the Hawke-Keating Labor government pioneered these policies in Australia during the 1980s and 1990s. At the centre of this was their Accord between the government and the trade unions. It was responsible for cutting real wages and increasing inequality in order to boost business profitability. This forum will discuss how the period gives important insights into the way Labor governs, and helps us understand the influences in shaping Rudd’s own economic policies.
7pm Thursday March 18
Brown St Hall, Brown St, Newtown
Sydney Solidarity meets 7pm every Thursday at the Brown st hall, on Brown st above the Newtown library, just off King st. All welcome.
For more information contact Jean on 0449 646 593 or sydney<at>solidarity.net.au
PERTH
For more information contact Trish on 0405 597 598 or 08 9339 7128 or perth<at>solidarity.net.au
BRISBANE
Brisbane Solidarity meets 7pm every Tuesday. Meetings are held at the the Trades and Labour Council Building, Level 2, 16 Peel St, South Brisbane (unless otherwise listed). All welcome. For more information contact Rob on 0424 265 730 or brisbane<at>solidarity.net.au