Non-violence Films and Peace Exhibition at UNE

by | 12 May 2011 | Event, SLAM

We have recently witnessed another remarkable success for nonviolence, when an Egyptian uprising toppled the entrenched dictator Hosni Mubarak, who had held onto power for 30 years, propped up by US financial and military support. At the core of this uprising was a...

May Open Forum showing the film State of Siege

by | 3 May 2011 | Event, Monthly Forum, SLAM

The state Labor government is gone, but the legislation is still there. The hard-hitting new documentary State of Siege, which raises some very serious questions about the power of developers under current NSW legislation, is to be screened at the next Thursday Forum...

Progressive Cinema at the Armidale Club

by | 30 Apr 2011 | SLAM

John Pilger’s new film, a powerful investigation of the media’s role in war, inaugurates a monthly films series held the second Wednesday of every month: THE ARMIDALE CLUB Wednesday, May 11th at 7:30 Everyone is welcome. The aim of Progressive Cinema; is...

“Talking about Weather” climate conference

by | 28 Apr 2011 | Event, Local Food, SLAM

Border Rivers-Gwydir CMA Climate Conference May 18-19 at the Inverell RSL Take part in this conference to understand the risks to farms and families and find out how you can take control of your future, in town and on the land. We will be talking about the weather,...

Climate Change: Ross Garnaut in Armidale

by | 12 Apr 2011 | Event, SLAM

Prof Ross Garnaut will give a public address on climate change at Lazenby Hall at 7:30 PM on April 14, 2011. Prof Garnaut is a well-known economist whose career has been built around the analysis of and practice of policy connected to development, economic policy and...

Carbon tax woes

by | 7 Apr 2011 | SLAM

Economist Geoff Carmody favours a carbon tax over an emissions trading scheme but says choosing between the two is ‘a tenth order issue’. Far more important is the choice between a consumption model and a production model. Listen:...

What Japan’s disaster tells us about peak oil

by | 7 Apr 2011 | SLAM

Life for survivors after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami gives a clue to what a peak oil world would look like. Article source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/apr/04/japan-disaster-peak-oil

ALF Meeting April 2011

by | 30 Mar 2011 | Event, Local Food, SLAM

The next ALF meeting will be held on Saturday, April 2 2011 at 2 pm at the Community Cottage, 3 Alexander St Girraween. New participants are always very welcome, so come along and join us. We try to keep the business side of the meetings as brief as possible, and then...

SLA win best community float

by | 29 Mar 2011 | SLAM

IMG_0712A, a photo by slaati on Flickr. Thanks to all involved braving the drizzly conditions of this year’s Autumn Parade. On the banner in this photo it asks ‘Where in the world does our food come from?’. Even in a consumer society, we still have...