What’s on

Especial thanks to Vintage Reds and Justice for Palestine Magand-jin for this weeks What’s on

REMINDER:  Vintage Reds Meeting  – Thursday  10am, 5 June 2025

Meetings are held monthly onsite at the Queensland Council of Unions (QCU), Level 2 Auditorium  – 16 Peel Street, South Brisbane.

  1. 5 June 2025 10am, QCU 16 Peel Street South Brisbane. Presentation – Records wrangling 101 –  what to keep; what to let go!
    Marg Reid, retired archivist will lead us in a Q&A workshop to help us consider the importance of archiving, particularly for retired and current unionists. If you have been thinking about organising, donating,  or even culling some of your treasured records or mementos, this Q&A will be a good start. More details.
  2. Dr Mohammed Mustafa: Eyes on the ground in Gaza – 27 May 2025 
    Join with Senator David Pocock for a briefing about the situation on the ground in Gaza from Dr. Mohammed Mustafa,. 5-30-6:30pm, Tuesday 27th May, 2025 Online here
  3. Activism for Palestine Conference 2025, 30 May – 1 June.
    This conference will be an opportunity for all communities to come together to reflect on this critical work, and create collective strategies for ongoing, meaningful action on this continent in solidarity with the struggle for Palestinian liberation. Tickets and schedule. See Insta tile below.
  4. Stand with Palestine  – Fundraiser –  Concert – Dinner.  31 May 2025
    Saturday,  31 May, Elements Collective, 17 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley, Q.Featuring: Al Zayton Dabke Troupe, Phil Monsour, Pig City Censored, Sophie Nishizawa and more …Dinner from 6:00pm. Music 7:00pm. Tickets and details.


  5. BRIDGING NOW TO NEXT – National Reconciliation Week 27 May – 3 June 2025.
    First Nations Candlelight Vigil – 2025. 5:00pm 1st June, Adelaide Street Entrance, King George Square, Brisbane.
    Stand together with First Nations People as we mark National Reconciliation Week.  More details and RSVP
  6. Silent Protest –  State Library of Queensland, 2-4pm Saturday 31 May 2025.
    Last week the LNP Government directed the State Library of Queensland to rescind First Nation writer K A Ren Wyld’s literary award. If you are concerned by the escalating political intervention in awards and fellowships for artists who have spoken out against the ongoing genocide in Gaza, you are invited to join with readers, writers and activists in a silent protest outside the State Library of Queensland in the Knowledge Walk (near the bookshop), 2-4pm, Saturday 31st May. 
    Please bring signs supporting SLQ’s Black & Write! Writing Fellowship, solidarity with REN signs, and/or Free Palestine signs and a cushion or camping chair to sit on.  If you have the Readers and Writers Against Genocide T-shirt please wear! 

‘Vale to the martyr Sinwar’

NEWS

  1. The ACTU calls on the Australian Government to take immediate steps to secure peace and compliance with International law. ACTU Statement.
  2. Open Letter in Solidarity with Ren Wyld 
    First Nations story tellers have written an Open Letter to the State Library of Queensland and the Queensland Education and Arts Minister in solidarity with Ren Wyld, who had her Fellowship and prize money rescinded. 

    Invitation to First Nations storytellers and non First Nations allies to add their signature via the Overland website.
  3. Emergency Appeal APHEDA – Stand with the Palestinian People in Gaza and Lebanon. Take Action to provide access to water, food, hygiene kits and humanitarian aid to people in Gaza and Lebanon. Donate.
  4. Last Sky – Phil Monsour Album Launch at Stand with Palestine Concert 31 May  2025 Elements Collective
    To support the release of the album. Crowdfund.

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