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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
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