Sunday 16th Jun , until Saturday 22nd Jun
REFUGEE WEEK
beyond description
Refugee Week is Australia's peak annual activity to raise awareness about the issues affecting refugees and celebrate the positive contributions made by refugees to Australian society.
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Sunday 16th Jun , until Sunday 30th Jun
EARTHSHIP WORKSHOP
camp, seminar, workshop, course
We are very excited to announce the finishes workshop for Australias first Earthship in Queensland, Australia. The Earthship design concept and systems have been applied to the subtropical climate of the area. Come and see the rammed earth tyres, the can walls, the earth berm, the hempcrete roof and all other components of this Earthship.
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Saturday 22nd Jun , until Saturday 20th Jul
LYREBIRD DAWN SURVEY
wildlife monitoring
Each winter, with the assistance of Parks Victoria, three surveys are conducted in Sherbrooke Forest to estimate the size of the male lyrebird population. Join in!
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Saturday 22nd Jun , until Sunday 23rd Jun
CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT, NSW
conference
The Australian Climate Action Summit will bring together campaigners from around Australia. The theme of this year's conference is Winning Through Community Activism
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Sunday 23rd Jun , until Thursday 18th Jul
COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING DAYS
action, revegetation
TreeProject, a not-for-profit environmental organisation that assists regional Victorian landholders to revegetate their land, is looking for volunteers to plant trees through June-July.
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Wednesday 26th Jun , until Thursday 27th Jun
RISE ANTI-RACISM WORKSHOPS
workshop
Racism is a reality for many people in Australia and its negative effects are felt everywhere from the workplace to
the home. Being able to identify and address racism are the first steps to creating an inclusive and safe society for all of us.
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Saturday 29th Jun
CONCERT TO SAVE THE TARKINE
gig, performance, information night, benefit
7.30pm Saturday 29 June
Montsalvat, 7 Hillcrest Av, Eltham
The Tarkine is a massive wilderness in the North-West corner of Tasmania, with a rich indigenous heritage. Boasting wild beaches, rugged mountains and the largest temperate rainforest in the southern hemisphere. Its remoteness shelters the last disease-free Tasmanian Devils. The Tarkine is under siege: threatened by rampant mining exploration and TEN proposed new mines (nine Pilbara-style open cut mines!). The campaign to prevent this onslaught is heating up. Find out more, and enjoy great music, great company and stunning visuals of this unique wilderness
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THIRSTY FOR MORE?
OTHER CALENDERS IN MELBOURNE:
VICTORIAN CLIMATE ACTION CALENDAR vcac.org.au/calendar
(to inform people of events they can learn from, participate in, be inspired by, use as example, and to simply take heart from)
INDYMEDIA indymedia.org.au/melbourne
(social and environmental activism)
SLF CALENDAR www.slf.org.au
(events and activities across Australia which educate, promote and celebrate
sustainable living)
WISEWORLD www.wiseworld.com.au
(social change, personal growth and sustainability)
