The Nominees are :
Food not Bombs
'Food not Bombs' has been providing free vegan and organic
food
on the streets of Melbourne's inner suburbs for two years
- without religious proselytising.
The project was initiated and run by a group of young volunteers
who operate
on a zero-budget. Other activities include catering at cultural events and
actions
and food for activists taking part in blockades. As the name suggests,
members of the collective maintain a philosophy of anti-militarism.
Green Left Weekly
Green Left Weekly is an independent voice committed to
social justice, environmental
sustainability and democracy. It is an ambitious grassroots project that
aims to provide a
much-needed forum for discussion and debate about changing the world.
By giving a voice to a range of progressive ideas, linking issues,
campaigns and
activists together, and by involving thousands of people through all stages
of writing,
production and distribution, GLW helps to empower and organise people
in active opposition to injustice.
The Big Issue
The Big Issue is an independent current affairs magazine - but one with a sense of humour.
The magazine was set up to help homeless and unemployed people get back on their feet.
The Big Issue is now available in Melbourne, Sydney and
Brisbane where it is sold
for two dollars, one dollar of which goes to the vendor.
Any profits go back towards helping disadvantaged people
.
Save Albert Park Vigil
The Save Albert Park Vigil - identified by the familiar yellow tent and accompanying banners and posters - has stood defiantly acrossfrom the Australian Grand Prix Corporation for over four years.
Through rain, hail, heat and hecklers, the vigil has stood
firmly as a symbol that the community will not accept the
erosion of democratic process,the commercialisation
of public parklands, and the misinformation
disseminated by government and mass media organisations.
Critical Mass
Critical Mass is an international monthly coincidence
of cyclists meeting and riding together.
Every last Friday of the month at 5:30 in the afternoon,
cyclists gather outside the Museum and ride through the
city to celebrate and show there is a more
people-friendly, non-polluting form of transport.
Melbourne's first Critical Mass 'happened' three years
ago and has steadily grown, sometimes peaking
to about a thousand cyclists.
Save Our Suburbs
Save Our Suburbs aims to protect suburban residents from the inroads of an increasingly dehumanised planning system. The body is less than a year old, but has developed a membership base of thousands of people, and has already exerted considerable influence upon planning policy in Victoria. Save Our Suburbs was formed when it was recognised that a grass roots organisation could help bring together the many people fighting the same battles in different suburbs and make all their campaigns more powerful.
Housing Crisis Week
On Monday 1st September 1997, People for Public Housing
established a cardboard city in Bourke St Mall in protest against federal
budget cuts to public housing. The group inhabited their 'emergency housing'
for a week, giving out information and consolidating opposition to the cuts
throughout the community.
And the winner is :
Critical Mass
Accepted by Jennifer Macey
