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 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 30

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

After Obama’s election:
Racism in the US today

The election of Barack Obama, the first black President, caused some to ask whether racism is the US had finally been overcome. Obama presented himself as the heir of Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement and spoke out against racism during his election campaign.  It is true that without the civil rights movement, there would have been no hope for anyone who is not white becoming US President. But only a small number of blacks have made it into the middle class in the US. Most African Americans are still victims of poverty and racist oppression—as the scenes of devastation after Hurricane Katrina showed, where it was poor black Americans who were unable to escape the city. This meeting will discuss how far there still is to go in fighting for an end to racism in the US.

7pm Thursday April 1
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