The Adelaide Pride march snaked its way through the Adelaide CBD on November 10, bringing traffic to a standstill with blasting music, dancing and some wild outfits.
The annual march celebrates the opening night of the Feast festival but, according to some attendees, it is also an opportunity for self-expression.
鈥淚t allows us to be us. [We] don鈥檛 have to hide who we are,鈥 marcher Sasha Delight told 91自拍论坛 Weekly.
First-time marcher Chloe Bleakley said: 鈥淪eeing everyone in the same place reminds us we're not alone.鈥
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About 350 women took to the streets of Adelaide on October 26 as part of a Reclaim the Night protest. No march was held last year, so it was inspiring to see women of all ages marching through the central business and nightclub districts of Adelaide chanting, 鈥渨hatever we wear, wherever we go 鈥 yes means yes, no means no鈥, and 鈥渨omen united will never be defeated鈥.
The event was a women鈥檚 only space. Male supporters were encouraged to show support from the footpath along the march route.
Socialist Alliance activist and feminist Liah Lazarou gave the speech below to Adelaide鈥檚 Reclaim the Night rally on October 26.
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Fifteen hundred people rallied on September 30 in Adelaide to support solar thermal power in Port Augusta to replace the ageing coal stations, set to retire. They welcomed about 80 people who walked the 328-kilometre journey from Port Augusta to draw attention to the issue.
We are facing a climate emergency. The impacts of increasing extreme weather events are already being felt around the world and the unprecedented record Arctic sea ice melt highlights the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels.
Shamefully, it is in this context that new coal and gas projects continue to be approved, and the federal government plans to give $4.5 billion in free carbon permits to the country鈥檚 dirtiest coal-fired power stations. This money should be put into building large-scale renewable energy, like solar thermal power for Port Augusta.
The third Australia-wide gathering of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigners took place in Adelaide from September 21 to 23. The Australian Friends of Palestine Association (AFOPA) hosted the weekend of events.
A highlight of the three days was the appearance by London-based Israeli academic Ilan Pappe, who spoke twice. He spoke to 600 people at the annual Edward Said Memorial lecture, which is named for the late Palestinian academic.
Phil Monsour sings a pro-Palestine version of "Which side are you on" at the Adelaide Seacret protest prior to the national workshop weekend on September 21.
Repower Port Augusta, the historic campaign to have the South Australian town host Australia鈥檚 first solar-thermal power station, is gathering momentum, with formal endorsements from several health and union organisations.
The campaign has generated widespread public interest. In Port Augusta itself, a community vote in July resulted in one-third of residents voting for solar over gas. The result was 4053 votes to 43, a remarkable turnout for the voluntary exercise.
Compulsory income management must be opposed: this was the consensus from a lively August 29 community meeting hosted by the Socialist Alliance in Playford, northern Adelaide, where income management is being 鈥渢rialled鈥 for some welfare recipients.
This meeting included activists, locals, and representatives from community and welfare groups. People placed on income management have 50% to 70% of their payments put on a 鈥淏asics Card鈥, which can be used can be used to buy government-approved 鈥渆ssential鈥 items.
is the University of South Australia's (UniSA) 鈥渄emocratic organisation run by students鈥. But new changes to UniLife鈥檚 rules mean student members are no longer entitled to know what their representatives do.
This is the result of sweeping amendments to the UniLife constitution passed by student referendum on September 3. UniLife said the changes were designed to allow it to 鈥渙perate in compliance with relevant Commonwealth legislation鈥.
Adelaide's first Australia Israel Cultural Exchange (AICE) Israeli Film Festival (IFF) has been picketed by boycott, divestment and sanction (BDS) campaign activists.
Over September 5-9, more than a dozen activists took part in the pickets, organised by the Australian Friends of Palestine Association (AFOPA).
AFOPA's Margaret Cassar told 91自拍论坛 Weekly: 鈥淎FOPA held three protests outside the Palace Eastend Cinema to educate the public and Palace-Nova management about the cultural boycott against Israel.鈥
The newly formed Rainbow Youth Collective was officially launched in Adelaide at a social gathering at the activist centre on September 7. The event also marked Wear It Purple Day 鈥 a national youth day against homophobia.
About 50 young people from a variety of backgrounds attended throughout the evening.
The launch provided an excellent opportunity for networking between people involved in different queer groups in Adelaide with a rich variety of interests, contacts and specialty areas.
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