MAC announce list and opening times
If you'd like to know about upcoming events at the space, please feel free to join the MAC Announce list at Google Groups here.
MAC is open to the public on Saturdays, 11am—5pm [AS OF AUGUST 2012 MAC IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM MIDDAY TO 5PM].
Come check out the library, the bookshop, or watch a radical DVD. We've also got copies of our publication Black Light as well as many other anarchist and radical zines available. If you're interested in getting involved in MAC, Sundays is a good day to drop in to talk to other members of the club about using the space or getting involved.
MAC is located at 62 St Georges Rd, Northcote.
Black Light Issue Zero
At the Paris Commune Anniversary event, MAC launched Black Light #0. Black Light will be our new publication, and we did a pilot issue to work out the bugs. You can download it for yourself.
Articles include:
- Anarchism in Indonesia: a history and update of current struggles, including first-hand info on Kulon Progo
- Voina / ?????: The Russian art group in trouble
- A Home for the Far Right: An overview of the attempts of the Australian far right to find political acceptance
- Plus articles confronting common myths of anarchism, a brief history of the Paris Commune and anarcha-feminism
Print-ready PDF
Please note we trimmed 10mm off the creep (right side after it's folded) and 5mm from the top and bottom.
We also printed it on grey paper.
Interactive PDF
Ideal for viewing on screen. Includes bookmarks and hyperlinks. Looks nice.
140th Anniversary Celebration of the Paris Commune
Featuring a dramatic reading from Bertolt Brecht's The Days Of The Commune
An acoustic set of music by Brendan McGloin
A DJ set by Hamburger Lady
The launch of a new anarchist publication
And more.
Melbourne Anarchist Club
7pm–12:30am, Saturday March 19th
62 St Georges Rd, Northcote
Free / Donation
December 2010
Plans are afoot to hold a wild weekend at some point in December. We think? Otherwise, another meeting of the 'Fantin Reading Group', probably on Sunday, December 19, to discuss the question of violence and social change, with readings to be posted later this week. Also, we will be continuing to clean and paint the front room, while Anarres Books is planning on re-launching early next year.
Stay tuned for more details on all the above.
Is One Day of Democracy Enough?
This Sunday from 5pm some of the comrades have decided to start up the Fantin Reading Group again, with a session on the topic of voting and state elections. Very topical! I'm sure we'll all be ready for a dose of political reality after Saturday's election. The readings aren't on the blog just yet, but can be found on the MARC Announce list (including a funny one by Adam Bandt, check it out). All welcome.
Coming up in November…
November 6. On Saturday afternoon we'll be showing some films documenting ecological and social struggles in Chile. The films have been produced by the anarchist filmmaking collective Sinapsis from Santiago, and include English subtitles.
November 12—14. Over the weekend, the Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET) is holding a conference at Trades Hall. The themes of the conference are 'Defending Workers and Indigenous Rights' and 'Building Bridges and Global Resistance against Multinational Corporations' and it will feature many speakers from Australia and overseas.
Later in the month we'll be holding an Open Day at the space.
November 12. There's the End the Housing Crisis! No More Band-Aid Solutions rally presented by City Is Ours on Friday. Meet at Housing Minister Richard Wynne's office, 112 Smith Street, Collingwood at 4:30pm.
Events Friday/Saturday October 22/23
FRIDAY
7:00pm, Friday, October 22
Melbourne Freedom Club presents film screening, performance, talk.
SATURDAY
7:00pm, Saturday, October 23
Dutch Squatting Info Night
New anti-squatting law introduced on October 1, 2010. Film and disco re resistances.
‘Melbourne Rising’ S11 film screening : POSTPONED
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCREENING SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9.
MAC presents a screening of the documentary film Melbourne Rising @ 7pm, Saturday, October 2 @ the 'Melbourne Anarchist Resource Centre' (MARC), 62 St Georges Rd, Northcote. The film documents 'S11': the protests and carnival against the Asia-Pacific summit meeting of the 'World Economic Forum' in Melbourne, September 11-13, 2000. The screening is a benefit for the Indonesian radical zine Amor Fati.
For more information on the protests, see Reflections on S11 and AWOL.