Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Solidarity Salon113 Spring St
Reservoir, VIC 3073
Tel: 03-9388-0062
Email: RW.AUS@radicalwomen.org
Mailing address: PO BOX 2565, Regent West, VIC 3072
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Melbourne Radical Women Activities
Alternate Wednesdays, 4 October – 13 December, 7.00 pm
Study Circle
Building Unity Against Fascism
As the profit economy gets shakier and class tensions sharpen, these conditions can grow into fascism. The signs are showing around the world. In Australia, Nazis parade in the streets, rally against immigration and trans folks, threaten queer events, and disrupt First Nations commemorations. Fascists appear on electoral ballots.
What is fascism? What is its source and purpose? Who benefits? How do we stop it? This 6-session study circle will delve into writings of Marxists in the centre of anti-fascist struggle from the 1920s to the 1970s.
Solidarity Salon, 113 Spring St, Reservoir
A minute’s walk from Regent train station. Plenty of parking
Dinner served at 6.30 pm for $10 donation. Study circle sessions start at 7.00 pm.
Co-hosted by Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party. Everyone is welcome!
If participating online, check registration links for each session HERE.
To get a copy of the book Building Unity Against Fascism: Classic Marxist Writings ($10), the study guide or more information, drop by Solidarity Salon on Monday, Tuesday, Friday or Saturday, 11.00am - 5.00pm. Or contact RW: rw.aus@radicalwomen.org, 03-9388-0062
Sunday, 24 September, 4.00 pm
Homes for people, not profit!
How to fix the housing crisis
With rents and mortgages soaring, wages plummeting and public housing collapsing (literally), working people are desperately seeking solutions — especially the 56% of Australia’s homeless, who are women and children. We know we won’t find answers in the market or the actions of its parliamentary representatives.
Let’s come together to talk about actual solutions. We’ll hear from
Natalie Wallis, single mother fighting against a $200/week increase
Harry Millward, Renters and Housing Union delegate and retail worker
Amelia Kirk-Harkin, tenant, mother and member of Radical Women
Everyone is welcome!
Dinner will be served after the discussion for a $10 donation.
Solidarity Salon, 113 Spring Street, Reservoir.
Plenty of parking and one minute from Regent railway station.
For more information, contact Radical Women at 03-9388-0062 or rw.aus@radicalwomen.org.
Wednesday, June 28, 7:00 pm AEST
TERFS, Nazis and the fight for trans liberation
Join Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party for an online event in honour of Stonewall
Trans, non-binary and queer folks are facing relentless attack from rightwing bigots, outright fascists and some feminists. And they are standing up to it, backed by an outpouring of grassroots solidarity from many quarters. As we celebrate the 1969 Stonewall rebellion, let’s talk about how we can build an intersectional movement that unites us.
Discussion will follow speakers:
As one of the key organisers of Melbourne’s Trans Day of Visibility Reclaim the Streets rally, Austin Fabry-Jenkins will tell how more than 5,000 people came out on short notice, ready to take on “feminists” like Posie Parker, sieg-heiling Nazis and anyone else who would try to repress those challenging the rigid gender binary. Austin is a non-binary queer, union activist and current Co-Convener of the Victorian Pride Lobby.
Debbie Brennan, veteran anti-fascist organiser and Melbourne Radical Women Organiser, will explore how the far right is using transphobia to build its movement. She’ll examine how the flawed and blinkered ideology of trans-exclusionary radical feminism leaves its adherents open to being manipulated by these sinister types. She’ll also explain what fascism is and how we can stop it in its tracks.
The meeting will also feature a special tribute to Stonewall and the trans women of colour, butch dykes and other working-class queers who rebelled against police harassment. This sparked the global wave of queer liberation, which declared "Out of the closets and into the streets!" — the foundation of Pride which underpins the contemporary movement.
Register here.
Co-hosted by Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party
Contact: rw.aus@radicalwomen.org for more details.
Thursday, 25 May, 7.00 pm
Radical Women Discussion Circle, in person and online
Feminist revolutions in Iran and Afghanistan hold lessons for the world
“Women, Life, Freedom!” Originating in the Kurdish freedom movement, this is the rallying cry of Iranian women for revolt. Afghan women demand “Bread, Work, Freedom,” reminiscent of 1917 Russia, when women workers struck for “Peace, Land and Bread” and ignited the world’s first socialist revolution. These calls to action, coming from those rising up against the worst repression, resonate with women around the world.
Join this discussion of what we can learn from these fearless warriors for freedom. Based on two articles, “Iranian Women—Vanguard of the World Revolution” (Monica Hill, Freedom Socialist, 1979) and “Feminist revolutions in Iran and Afghanistan hold lessons for the world,” (Sarah Hall, Freedom Socialist Organiser, 2023), we will look into women’s leadership in Iran’s unfinished revolution of 1979, link it to today’s events in Iran and Afghanistan, and see what this teaches us about fighting systemic misogyny in Australia.
The discussion starts at 7.00 pm
• in person at Solidarity Salon, 113 Spring St, Reservoir, with a hearty dinner served at 6.30 pm for a $10 donation
• online via zoom, register here.
Everyone is welcome!
For more information and to get the readings, contact Radical Women at rw.aus@radicalwomen.org or call 03-9388-0062.
Wednesday, 8 March, 5.30 pm
March with Radical Women
on International Women’s Day
Over the world, women are resisting war, impoverishment, misogyny and racism, climate crisis, the collapsing of social services and rise of the far right. On this International Women’s Day, Radical Women will be marching with Women Life Freedom Melbourne. Come take part! There will be placards to share, or bring your own.
Old Treasury Building, Spring St, Melbourne
Meet at 5.30 pm directly across from Collins St. Look for Radical Women placards.
To let RW know you’re coming or for more info, contact rw.aus@radicalwomen.org
Sunday 26 March from 2 pm
Solidarity Salon Opening!
Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party are holding a housewarming at our new home in Reservoir! Come say hello, meet people or catch up. Browse the bookstore. Sign up to volunteer at Solidarity Salon.
Speakers at 3 pm and 5 pm • Delicious finger food buffet • Bring cash to donate
113 Spring Street, Reservoir
A minute’s walk from Regent train station. Plenty of parking.
Hosted by Radical Women and Freedom Socialist Party
For more information rw.aus@radicalwomen.org or freedom.socialist.party@ozemail.com.au"
Thursday, 26 January, 10:30 am AEDT
March with Radical Women & Freedom Socialist Party on Invasion Day
This year we’re marching on Invasion Day with Indigenous Social Justice Association – Melbourne and United for Reproductive Justice. We’ll march for First Nations sovereignty and real measures to stop the ongoing deaths in custody and theft of First Nations children; to redirect funds from police and prisons to culturally appropriate services, including birthing on Country; and more. Come join us!Meet 10:30 am at the corner of Spring & Little Bourke Streets, Melbourne.
Get in touch with either organisation: rw.aus@radicalwomen.org freedom.socialist.party@ozemail.com.au
We’ll have a placard for you, or bring your own.
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