The Nominees are :
Disability Liberation Front
On the twenty-fourth of September, 1997, the Disability
Liberation Front
(DLF) gate-crashed the launch of the Disability Services Directory for the
City of Brimbank.
The guest speaker, Minister for Youth and Community Services, Denis Napthine,
didn't quite know what to do, thinking if he ignored the protest, it might
go away.
No such luck.
The DLF continue to campaign for rights for people with disabilities, and funding to be used for services for greater access, rather than institutions.
Superconductor - 'The Full
Monty'
Friday 15th May 1998
A group of Melbourne tram conductors scheduled for
replacement by machines danced while one went the
full monty for an appreciative audience in Bourke St Mall
He later emerged as Superconductor, vowing to fight
against the state government's plans to
rationalise public transport.
Friends Of the Earth - Marie
Tehan Blockade
Environmental activists gave Marie Tehan a particularly hard time leaving one day.
Unhappy with the ability of her minders to shield her effectively
from the
heckling crowd, the minister for Conservation and Land Management
eventually lost her cool, but not so the protesters.
Friends Of the Earth Anti-Uranium Collective - Arts Spire Banner Drop
One of Melbournes Icons became a billboard for the struggle
against uranium mining when activists from Jabiluka Action Group
climbed the Arts Centre Spire and performed a banner drop.
This action gained wide exposure as mainstream media
gathered to capture the action.
Streets for People - Do-It-Yourself
Bike Lane
Cyclists who finally became sick of dodging aggressive car drivers and sick of waiting for a slow and unsympathetic beaurocracy to provide them with bike lanes took matters into their own hands with some white paint, a couple of pairs of white overalls and a little sheer audacity.
Sustainable transport now claims a larger stake on our roads.
Goongerah Environment Centre Office
Eden mill action 20th - 23rd April
Eden, home to one of Australia's largest woodchipping
facilities,is also home to some of the most agressive timber
workers and unsympathetic police forces in the country.
Local activists staged a gruelling three-day blockade
at the mill, stopping 60 log trucks a day from entering,
and enduring fists, arrests and jail.
Mill owners Daishowa were shown that, despite the red-carpet treatment they have recieved from the government, environmentalists won't allow them such an easy ride.
Reclaim the Streets
Originating from the anti-roads movement in the UK, Reclaim the Streets have been appropriating street space from cars and corporations for petrol-free parties, promoting a vision of better public transport, more urban leisure space and improved conditions for pedestrians and cyclists.
In March, 500 people took this message to the intersection
of Russell St and Victoria Pde for a day.
And the winner is :
The Disability Liberation Front
accepted by Katie Ball - founding member
