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| Monash ALP Labor Club | |
|---|---|
 Monash ALP Labor Club Logo | |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Ideology | Democratic Socialism, Social Democracy, Progressivism, Unionism, Feminism, Fabianism, Centre-Left. |
| Mother party | Australian Labor Party |
| State party | Victorian Labor Party |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| Website | https://clubs.msa.monash.edu/organisation/7302/ |
The Monash ALP Labor Club is a political student club at Monash University's Clayton Campus. It is one of the oldest clubs at Monash University, being founded in the early 1960's. It serves as a platform for student who are interested in progressive politics, social justice, and the values of the Australian Labor Party.
Members of the club engage in a range of activities, including on-campus events, debates, and campaigns supporting the Australian Labor Party at local, state, and federal levels. The club also facilitates networking opportunities with Labor politicians and figures, fostering student involvement in political discourse and encouraging broader engagement with labour movement.
History
[edit]The Monash ALP Labor Club has been involved in the political fabric of Monash University and the broader labour movement since it's founding, it key involvment includes:
'How to Catch a Prime Minister' Film
[edit]The Monash ALP Labor Club was actively involved in protests following the dismissal of Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, and the Vietnam War.
During August 1976, Monash was visited by then-Prime Minister Malcom Fraser, to the Clayton campus. During Fraser's visit protests erupted on campus, which led to the entrapment of Prime Minister Fraser in The Ian Potter for Performing Arts Centre, by surrounding the centre.[1]
This has been heavily documented by Gary Newman, a documentary journalist, who's notable work includes 'State of the Union' which documented the 2003 Melbourne University Student Union election.[2]
This Place Will Always Be Open Sculpture
[edit]The Monash ALP Labor Club has a statue dedicated to it on the campus, 'This Place Will Always Be Open' by Emily Floyd, which features outside of Building 55, which was a 2012 commission sculpture by the Monash University Museum of Art. The following is an extract from MUMA's website on the piece:
"This Place Will Always Be Open explores the role and legacy of the university campus as a site of political potential. The artwork draws its title and conceptual framework from the history of the student movement at Monash University during the 1960s and ’70s, when students active in the Monash Labor Club opened their new headquarters proclaiming: ‘This place (as soon as it’s fixed up) will always be open for people to drop round and do some revolutionary work.’ Responding to this notion, Floyd’s letters create a series of spaces for discussion, debate and the exchange of ideas."[3]
'The Bakery' located at 120 Greville Street in Prahran, which acted as the headquarters for the Monash ALP Club to organise campaigns was the heart of the Labor Club during this period of organising.
Factional Alignment
[edit]The Monash ALP Labor Club has been controlled by a variety of factions within the ALP, the club is currently controlled by the Socialist Left faction of the Labor Party party.
Alumni
[edit]The Monash ALP Labor Club has produced a number of Alumni including:
- Daniel Andrews AC, 48th Premier of Victoria, former State Member for Mulgrave
- Mathew Hilikari, Labor State Member for Point Cook
- Luke Hilikari[4], Secretary of the Victorian Trades Hall Council
- Gabrielle Williams, State Member for Dandenong
- Julian Hill, Federal Member for Bruce
- Bill Shorten[5], former Leader of the Opposition, former Federal Member for Maribynong
- Will Fowles, Independent Labor State member for Ringwood[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Wright, Tony (2023-11-10). "How November 11, 1975, sparked a siege that imprisoned a prime minister". The Age. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Hugh, Sebastian; Vlahiotis, Arielle. "Notes on a Scandal: Conversations and Reflections on Gary Newman's 'The State of the Union'". farragomagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Monash University Museum of Art. "This Place Will Always Be Open 2012". Monash University.
- ^ Editors, Lot's Wife (2013-08-01). "How Labor Stole The Greens". Lot's Wife Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Snow, Deborah (2019-05-11). "Bill Shorten's final dash in the long road to the top". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ Eddie, Rachel (2024-01-30). "Premier won't bring Will Fowles back to Labor caucus after police drop investigation". The Age. Retrieved 2024-10-01.