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This Friday 6 September, 5:30pm at 808 Bourke St Docklands. Take a stand for refugees! ✊
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Emma Black
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Emma Black
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@Vic_Socialists @RedFlag_SA
Melbourne, VIC Katılım Haziran 2020
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The view from Trades Hall right now. A wonderful sight - tens of thousands of construction workers out to defend their hard won union rights! ✊
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Victorian Socialists is proud to announce that bane of landlords and real estate agents everywhere Jordan van den Lamb aka. @purplepingers will be the party's lead senate candidate for the next federal election.
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Victorian Socialists members were there when workers marched in their tens of thousands to 'change the rules' back in 2018-2019. We'll be there again at the State Library this Tuesday 11am marching alongside CFMEU members and others fighting to defend our union movement. ✊
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Another nail in the coffin for the 'construction worker wages cause high housing costs' argument. It's the construction industry bosses, big developers, and banks that are profiting most from the housing crisis, not the people doing the hard work of actually building houses.
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We see construction workers' contribution to society every day in things like the new Sydney Metro. They deserve every (hard won) penny they get. The overpaid windbags in parliament who are leading the charge against their union - not so much. Solidarity with CFMEU members. ✊
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What a shameful decision by the MSO.
Samah Sabawi@gazaheart
BREAKING: spread the word. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra #MSO just canceled a musician because he played a piece dedicated to Palestinian journalists killed in #Gaza in his previous performance. This is the email they sent to those who wished to attend his upcoming concert in two days on why they cancelled him: "During Jayson Gillham's performance yesterday (Sunday 11 August) Mr Gillham made a series of introductory remarks prior to giving the world premiere of the Conor D'Netto piece Witness, a late addition to the advertised programme. Witness was accepted for performance at the request of Mr Gillham on the basis that it was a short meditative piece. Mr Gillham made his personal remarks without seeking the MSO’s approval or sanction. They were an intrusion of personal political views on what should have been a morning focused on a program of works for solo piano. The MSO does not condone the use of our stage as a platform for expressing personal views. Mr Gillham will not be performing in the advertised concert with the MSO this Thursday night at Melbourne Town Hall. Customers will be advised of this change to Thursday's program as soon as possible. The MSO was at no point made aware of the content of the remarks Mr Gillham was intending to make. They were made completely without authority. The MSO understands that his remarks have caused offence and distress and offers a sincere apology. It has been a priority for us to address this difficult situation today. The MSO’s values are Respectful, Collaborative, Innovative and Diverse and they are at the heart of what we do and how we act. They guided why we accepted the work to be performed, and why we’ve acted as a result of the unauthorised statements. Music brings people together and that is why one of our guiding principles is “We unite our individual strengths and celebrate our unifying love of music, fostering understanding and belonging”. In standing for humanity and peace we seek for every one of our performances to be a welcome and safe place for all" Yours in music, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra #Palestine #Israel #Gaza_genocide
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And it's not just housing either. Hundreds of millions go hungry under capitalism at the same time as around a third of all food produced is wasted. We're taught to believe it's an efficient system but in reality it's a complete disaster for all but the wealthiest few.
Purplepingers ☭@purplepingers
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Local council elections are coming up this October. Over the next few weeks, we'll be introducing some of the more than 70 Victorian Socialists candidates who are running in councils across the state. Today we introduce Merri-bek, Bulleke-bek Ward candidate Louisa Bassini. 🧵
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Congratulations to Fatima Payman for having the courage to take a principled stand and stay strong despite the abuse she's been subject to. We need more people in parliament who are prepared to put personal advancement and power aside and take a stand on issues that matter.
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Short video explainer from VS comrades who are involved in the campaign targeting Electromold Thomastown - a company producing parts for fighter jets being used in Israel's war on Gaza. Another picket is planned for next Thursday morning 6am at 202 Holt Parade Thomastown.
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State Labor gov. summed up: "key lobby groups Property Council Australia [big landholders and builders] and the Urban Development Institute of Australia [big developers] were prominent in the diaries of multiple ministers". Renters? Public housing tenants? Homelessness orgs? GTFO
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The likely impact of Labor's budget on the cost of living crisis is summed up by the fact they're spruiking a 10% increase in Rent Assistance at a time when rents went up, on average, by 11.5% in 2023 (13% in capital cities). A cut, in real terms, is not a win for renters.
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If possible please be at camp 5PM Monday. They are expecting to face a large counter-protest, as Monash Uni is hosting an IDF memorial event with former IDF soldiers as security guards. Camp will likely face counter protest, so we ask people to come down to peacefully defend it.
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The VS Brunswick crew out and about on Sydney Rd this afternoon talking to locals in Merri-bek. As well as continuing our Palestine solidarity campaign work, we're gearing up for council elections this October. Get involved! victoriansocialists.org.au/campaigns/coun…
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Trade Unionists for Palestine added their endorsement to the open letter to Monash University condemning their attempts to silence students on their Clayton campus who are acting in solidarity with Palestine.
email studentsforpalestinemonash@gmail.com to add your voice.
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One part of our task today is to work, with everything we’ve got, to spread, maintain and build the Palestine solidarity encampments. Another task is to fight for clarity, and out of that to build hope.
redflag.org.au/article/six-le…
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Conservatives went from 'people saying things some ppl find offensive on uni campuses is the essence of freedom and must be protected' to 'people saying things some ppl find offensive on uni campuses is LITERALLY LIKE HITLER and must be violently suppressed' pretty quickly hey
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Unless the idea is to raise a generation of Dickensian street urchins we might want to consider actually having a system where people can afford a place to live first. Just a thought.
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A message relevant to the Australian government too.
Jeremy Corbyn@jeremycorbyn
The assault on Rafah is another utterly despicable war crime. As bombs rain down on a trapped and terrified population, we implore our government to find an ounce of humanity and end its complicity in this senseless massacre. Wake up. This is not war. This is genocide.
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