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WE WILL TEACH IT! An historic turnout of teachers and school staff from across all sectors in Melbourne this weekend.

In The Age today

Teachers & School Staff for Palestine will march with the Union bloc this Sunday. Meet us at Trades Hall at 11am. Bring your subbranch banners and your comrades!

VICTORIAN EDUCATORS!!! This Wednesday, 7pm, join @fightthecrisis_vic for an urgent online meeting to discuss our EBA ‘NO’ campaign. We have an opportunity to send the officials back to the negotiating table to secure a deal that transforms our working conditions. IT’S TIME TO VOTE NO!

Fight the Crisis Councillors fought hard today for rank and file as a deal was put to Council to endorse. Some of our Fight The Crisis Primary and Secondary Councillors report back after a huge day of debate. This deal would fail to deliver what we know our members need and deserve - 35% over 3 years for teachers AND ES - and would do very little to alleviate the workload and burnout our members are facing. Lach, Ohad and Emilie report back on why Fight the Crisis Councillors all voted against the deal and why all members must VOTE NO.

WE ARE RESOLUTE: EDUCATION SUPPORT STAFF WILL NOT BE LEFT BEHIND! Paid lunches, position descriptions and pay rise parity. Anything less and it’s a no from us!

Nothing to lose but the crisis in our schools! Keep fighting for a watershed deal. WHEN WE FIGHT WE WIN!

Miya Miya Film Club, Habibi Hafla and Free Libnan are joining forces with Brunswick Picture House to present ‘Up to the South’ (1993). This is a special fundraising event, in solidarity with the steadfast people of Lebanon, with all proceeds after costs going directly towards grassroots initiatives providing critical aid on the ground. ‘Up to the South’ is an essayistic journey through occupied southern Lebanon belonging to a wave of 1990’s Lebanese experimental cinema that takes the South as its subject and grapples with the material reality of Israeli occupation and Lebanese resistance. Salloum and Ra’ad use fragments of interviews, interruption, voice and rolling landscapes to challenge the Lebanon of the Western political imaginary and call the process of representation itself into question. The evening will include music by @camille_musician and @mjhelal before the screening of the seminal film. Following the screening, an intimate interview between Jayce Salloum and Justine Makdessi will be shared as well as Arabic vinyl from the personal collection of @mzrizk . Food and drinks will be served with art and other items available for purchase. This is a gathering in opposition to escalating US/Israeli imperial occupation and violence. No to imperialism. No to sectarianism. Justice for Lebanon. Limited tickets 🔗 in bio

I’m in awe!! Free Libnan was a truly remarkable effort and memorable evening. A few hundred of you came through in support of a free Lebanon and in true Lebanese style we fed most of you and we fed you well. Funds will be distributed evenly to the following initiatives: @havenforartists @tanseqeye_shaabeye_lebanon @omar.meen @juliettejabra @cessez_faire_capitalism @politically_depressed @earthpreservationproject riverroserememberance theflowersofcarnage Eternal gratitude to the ~30 volunteers who gave up time, energy and resources to make this event happen with just three days notice. Thanks also to @dukkana.hardingst for hosting us, @mzrizk of @habibihafla and @luqman.music for the beautiful Arabic vinyl and @miyamiyafilmclub for the collab on the film program. Gratitude to @al.alamycoburg @beit.siti @frambieee @collegedropoutburgers @soofflash and all of the generous artists for the donations. I will continue raising funds through tote sales, see second slide. Stay tuned for the next instalment already in the works ✨

THIS SUNDAY! Show up for Lebanon ❤️ @luqman.music and @mzrizk will be sharing treasured Lebanese vinyl from 5-7pm, we will hear from @lebsociety.unimelb followed by a screening of the 1993 documentary ‘Up to the South’ Food, non-alcoholic drinks, SWANA focused foods (including halal and vegetarian options), and artworks will be available for purchase Supporting the critical work of: @havenforartists @tanseqeye_shaabeye_lebanon @juliettejabra @omar.meen @politically_depressed @cessez_faire_capitalism @earthpreservationproject riverroserememberance theflowersofcarange You can also donate to these initiatives directly. Many thanks to @dukkana.hardingst and @miyamiyafilmclub

As negotiations intensify, teachers and support staff remain militant: a fair deal for the ‘best teachers in the nation’ is a 35% pay increase. Anything less and there will be a push for more 24hr strikes and total bans on report writing. Get behind your local teachers! Today in The Age.

The Sydney Morning Herald today