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BALLARAT BLACK BLOCK
Ballarat Black Block is a non-hierachial society, based in regional Victoria, that fights neoliberal globalisation and pathetic, ignorant corporations like Nike, McDonalds and especially Shell Petroleum!
www.websitegalaxy.com/ballaratblackblock
ballaratblackblock@hotmail.com

 

BORDERLANDS COOPERATIVE
Borderlands is a place where people can meet, talk, reflect, learn, teach, read, study, and organise, administer and manage their networks or activities in and from.
Street address: 1 CanterburyRoad, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia
Postal address: PO Box 8018,North Camberwell, Victoria 3124,Australia
Phone: (03) 98826887 Fax: (03) 9882 6601
www.borderlands.org.au
borders@borderlands.org.au

 

CRITICAL MASS
Critical Mass bike rides started in San Francisco in 1992 as a way of bringing people together in a festive reclaiming of public space. The first Mass attracted 60 cyclists, now thousands ride every month in hundreds of cities around the globe. Critical Mass is a celebration, not a protest, declaring, 'We don't block the traffic, we are the traffic!' Melbourne Critical Mass meets outside the State Library in Swanston Walk at 5:30 p.m. on the last Friday of every month. And through critical mass you can find Cranky Mary's, a monthly women's ride in Melbourne, and (I)Xpress, a bike courier network which provides services for street-based actions.
www.criticalmass.org.au

 

DATA
Dorks Advocating Total Anarchy/Dorks Against The Authority are revolutionary nerds offering online technical advice to activists. DATA are always seeking expressions of interest from people with some web skills wanting to learn programming. We are also looking for skilled recruits for interesting future projects. Contact us if you are a nerd or want to be. And if you have a dumb computer related question write to the list and a dork will help you.
www.antimedia.net/data
data@lists.myspinach.org
karen@antimedia.net

 

FOOD NOT BOMBS
Cooks and provide free organic Vegan food on the streets, at activist events and benefits. Part of an international movement, FNB currently has a regular kitchen on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Always in need people to cook/give out food and are always looking for cooking equipment and donations of ingredients. At time of publication they are based at Barricade bookshop.
P.O. Box 1158 Fitzroy North, Vic 3068 or via Barricade Books.

 

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH - FITZROY
Friends of the Earth (FoE) is an international, community-based activist organisation which works towards an ecologically sustainable and socially equitable society. Fitzroy's FOE is home of many campaigns ranging from anti-uranium to trade issues to forest issues. Located on Smith Street, FoE features an extensive bookshop, food co-op and cafe.
www.melbourne.foe.org.au
office@melbourne.foe.org.au
312 Smith Street Collingwood VIC 3066
PO Box 222 Fitzroy 3065 AU
+61 2 9419 8700

 

GRASSLAND GROCERY AND INFO SHOP
Grasslands provides oganic food deliveries, low allergenic cleaning and personal products, books for sale and loan. It also has a meeting space, with web access and information resources.
Monday to Saturday 10am- 6pm
205 Nicholson St Footscray
Tel: 03 9362 0830 Fax: 03 9362 0810

 

GREEN NET AUSTRALIA
Green Net Australia is run by a group of volunteers and so far have provided over 200 indigenous, community and environmental organisations with various free Internet services. GreenNet offer many grants to 'alternative culture movement' groups in a wide range of internet and related resources. GreenNet provides hosting services to many progressive projects and always welcome volunteer help and assistance.
www.green.net.au
home@green.net.au

 

LOCAL EXCHANGE TRADING SYSTEM (LETS)
A LETS system is a trading network supported by its own internal currency. It provides a framework for its users to trade goods and services without the restrictions of money. There is a growing network of LETS groups throughout Victoria, providing a means for local communities to reclaim control of their economic lives.
www.borderlands.org.au/viclets/letscontacts.htm
www.gmlets.u-net.com

 

RADIO 3CR
3CR has been operating for over 25 years and has over 400 volunteers producing content every week. 3CR is a volunteer run radio station which has an incredibly diverse range of programmers going to air including squat- ters and unwaged workers, women, queers and Kooris. 3CR produces several programs which go nationally over COMRADSAT including Earth Matters - a weekly environmental program - and Undercurrents - alternative current affairs. 3CR music programs go from brass to reggae, nostalgia to country, world music to blues, indigenous music to classical. 3CR offers training courses for new volunteers!
855 on your AM dial.
+61 3 9419 8377
staff3cr@vicnet.net.au
21 Smith Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3066, Australia
P.O. Box 1277 Collingwood Victoria 3066

 

SKA TV-CH 31
SKA TV (St Kilda Access TV) produces programs on local issues that document our diverse communities. We give a voice to Melbourne's artists, campaign groups, young people, and indigenous and ethnic communities, among others. SKA is committed to providing a voice for the voiceless. Currently, SKA produces the weekly Access News current affairs program broadcast on community channel 31 and shown on the big screen at Trades Hall Bar every Monday at 8pm. Contact us for more info.
www.skatv.org.au
1st floor Trades Hall corner Lygon & Victoria Streets Carlton
+61 3 9663 6976

 

SYN FM
Based at RMIT University City Campus, SYN (Student Youth Network) FM is an aspirant broadcaster formed via a merger of 3TD and SRA radios.
Studio: Building 12 Level 4, RMIT City Campus
61 3 9925 2414

 

TOY SATELLITE
Toy Satellite is a not-for-profit, multidisciplinary production house producing original and collaborative works for the web, radio, print, theatre, DVD, CD-ROM and film. A partner of Community Communications Online (c2o), it works primarily in the Pacific Rim, collaborating with cultural and social media organisations. Toy Satellite and c2o are producers of The Wok, a HTML-free content management tool for the Web (http://wok.c2o.org) Toy Satellite publishes critical audio works through its label, Secession Records, and provides an infrastructure for short-term residencies and international collaborations.
www.toysatellite.org
studio@toysatellite.org
PO BOX 1681, Collingwood VIC 3066, AUSTRALIA
T: +61 3 9486 5425
F: +61 3 9486 5426

 

THE PAPER
The Paper aims to be a forum for critical thought, a forum where content and presentation of ideas remain unaffected by corporate/governmental influence. While it strives to be non-partisan, it does attempt to give space to issues that are under or mis-represented by other, more commercial media outlets. The Paper is produced every fortnight and has 8 pages printed on tabloid size newsprint. It features a general news and issues section as well as media, art and culture coverage. It has a print run of 4 000 and is distributed in Melbourne and throughout Australia. The Paper is always on the lookout for new people to help out with writing, editing and distribution.
www.thepaper.org.au
info@thepaper.org.au
PO Box 1733, Collingwood, 3066 AU

 

VOICEWORKS
Voiceworks is an independent magazine based in Melbourne that publishes the work of people under 25: non-fiction, interviews, reviews, poetry, fiction, artwork. Has a content focus on independent media culture and is run for and by people under 25.
www.expressmedia.org.au
voiceworks@expressmedia.org.au
156 George St Fitzroy Vic 3065
(03) 9416 3305

 

WISEWORLD
Wiseworld aims to encourage people to actively engage in the process of positive social change in an enjoyable, responsible fashion. It does this primarily through producing a calendar of events and activities which used to be distributed physically, but is currently sent out via an email list. Wiseworld Studio is available for like-minded organisations to use the space for activities such as workshops, meetings and performance nights.
www.wiseworld.com.au
info@wiseworld.com.au
Level 1, 284 Smith St, Collingwood VIC 3066, AU
+61 3 9417 2025.

 

WWOOF
Willing Workers On Organic Farms (WWOOF) is a form of cultural exchange in which WWOOFers live and work on host farms where they learn about the skills of organic growing, permaculture, and much more. WWOOF Australia and their hosts make WWOOFing in Australia an easy, safe and fun way for both Australian and overseas visitors to engage with organic farming.
www.wwoof.com.au