Alternate Democracy Events

$600 to get into a Democracy Conference! Can't something be done?

Anarchy Spirit! Image conceived by Stack and Nic.

Six-hundred dollars to get in the door of a Democracy conference? Holy budget-busters, Batman! With a price tag that excludes most of the community from entering, we started to wonder if this is a celebration of the Eureka and Rebel Spirits or the high-rollers room at Crown? We thought this sky-high price-tag was a bit over the top, so a few of us have got together to do our own thing- an Alternative Democracy Event.

This will be a democracy conference that is sure to examine, test and act within the processes of Democracy!

The Alternative Democracy Open Forums:

25-26-27 November 4 pm to 8 pm
At Grainery Lane Theatre

Open Microphone- Challenging Minds, - Passionate Voices, Loving Hearts.

Beyond alienation and dis-enfranchisement in reaction to the high cost of attending the Eureka 150 Democracy Conference thes low cost events have a life of their own - a space for concerns and analyses not taken on fully or "being stamped out" by dominating cultures ISSUES: more than Structural creation of poverty, suppression of dissent, destruction of nature and the dangers of "anything goes" capitalism.

Hosted by Culture Lab
Peacebus.com
Community Theatre Project
$3/$2 concession

From 8 am on Friday 26th Other groups [Contact Jon 5368 9194] are organising a DIRECT DEMOCRACY RALLY outside the Caro Convention Centre, Mt Helen Campus, Ballarat University
Free!

History snaps:
In 1854 500 working Australians swore "by the Southern Cross to stand truly by each other and fight to defend our rights and liberties."

Dr Joseph Toscano, a noted political critic, claims that "If we don't reclaim the radical spirit, the 150th anniversary celebrations could degenerate into a soulless exercise that marks the event but doesn't acknowledge the radical spirit behind the rebellion".

THE IMPORTANT DATES!
Thursday 25th Friday 26th and Saturday 27th Open Mike at Grainery Lane from 4pm, Speakers include, TBA

Early 8:30 am, Friday 26th of November, till 1 pm. A PEOPLES'a SOAP BOX FORUM at Mt. Helen University Campus, outside the CATO conference centre, organised by Jon Lawrence and mates in Anarchist network.

Watch this space - now updated every couple of days.