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May Day March 2015 – Sat May 2 10:30am

Black Swan members will be there with our banner and book stall.

From the Facebook event:

‘Join us to March on May Day – The International Day of Workers!

This years theme is ‘Fight for your Rights’ – we fight for Worker’s Rights, Aboriginal Rights, Rights to Education, Welfare Rights, Women’s Rights, Rights for Asylum seekers and we fight against the many other inequalities that our government is perpetrating!

Bring your placards and noise makers and let us march together on May the 2nd!

Marching from Torrens Parade Ground to Light Square Music From Babylon Burning, food, drinks, stalls and fun for the kids!’

Starts at 10:30am for a march at 11am.

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Fundraiser dinner and quiz night Sat Dec 6

Black Swan is having a dinner and quiz night on Saturday December 6 at Mad Mouse. There will be prizes for the winners and games between rounds. Food will be South African themed and vegan.

One quarter of the money raised we will donate to Mad Mouse.

The rest will be donated to the South African ShackDweller’s Movement (Abahlahli baseMjondolo). This radical, mass, working-class, housing movement has recently been under brutal attack by the South African state with crime syndicates being used to assassinate organisers of the group.
More about the group: http://abahlali.org/node/1391/

Entry is $5 suggested donation with food by donation. 6pm for a 6.30pm start on the quiz. Group sizes will likely be around 5 people but this is flexible and will be adjusted at the event, however you can start arranging a group with your smartest friends if you want.

6pm Sat December 6, Mad Mouse Alley, behind 129 Currie St (enter off Light Square).

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Why I Became an Anarchist – Public Talk – Sat August 30

Having grown up under Communism in Bratislava, Slovakia (former Czechoslovakia), Don Baláž struggled as best he could for equality under a strict regime.

Upon arriving to Australia, he realised that Capitalism was also problematic and decided there had to be a different solution.

He’ll be joining us at The Co-op Coffee Shop to discuss why and how he became an Anarchist, the differences between western and eastern regimes, as well as how his former home has changed since the end of the Cold War. There will also be plenty of time for questions.

Nibbles will be provided, however please bring along a plate of food to share.

6.30pm Saturday August 30 at the Co-op Coffee Shop, 129 Currie St, Adelaide.

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May Day March Sat May 3

May Day is International Workers’ Day, a commemoration of those who died fighting for the eight hour work day. Black Swan will be marching (along with unions and other socialist and working-class organisations). Look for a red and black flag, our banners, or our book stall.

Meet 10.30 a.m. at the grassy knoll on the King William Road side of Torrens Parade Ground (opposite Festival Theatre).
March moves off at 11 a.m. Route: straight up King William Street, turn right into Currie Street and March down to Light Square. May Day Rally to be held at Light Square.

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Reading Group Sunday March 9

The next Black Swan reading group will be a newly written article on the direction of Australian capitalism, written by a Brisbane comrade.

The text we are reading is here.

We will have copies of the reading and will be reading it out loud and discussing it on the day, so you do not need to read it beforehand.

Anyone is welcome. 2 til 4PM Sunday March 9, Mad Mouse Alley, behind 129 Currie St (enter off Light Square).

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Reading Group Sunday Dec 22

The next Black Swan reading group will be three articles on Australia in 70’s and 80’s – on the Builders Labourer’s Federation, the Whitlam dismissal, and the Accord.

We will have copies of the reading and will be reading it out loud and discussing it on the day, so you do not need to read it beforehand.

Anyone is welcome. 2.30 til 4PM Sunday December 22, Mad Mouse Alley, behind 129 Currie St (enter off Light Square).