Community Union Defence League - Melbourne

CUDL is taking a short 4 week break to regroup, and we’ll be back stronger than ever in May! 💪

Thanks to all the volunteers who have leant their hands to this cause since our last hiatus, and everyone who has signed up the last few weeks! The response to our recent calls has been incredible.

We look forward to getting back to feeding Naarm’s homeless and in-need population with fresh faces, hot coffee, good food and smiles.

👉 Tap the link in our bio to volunteer or donate today!

Cheers comrades, in struggle and hope, free Palestine! ✊🇵🇸

❤️ Thankyou to everyone who helped us out with another successful street kitchen program yesterday. We were able to successfully distribute roughly 80-100 serves of food to the community.

🇵🇸 Yesterday was also the monthly protest for Palestine, if you have not donated already and wish to help support the Palestinian people you can donate to our fundraiser here https://gofund.me/0d171559

The Community Protection Committee works directly on ground to deliver aid, such as food and water, across the border to those affected by the ongoing massacre.

Click the link above or on in our highlights to be directed to the fundraiser’s payment page, or donate directly to their PayPal account:
[email protected]

Visit the Palestinian Communist Youth Union’s Instagram page .c.y for more information.

Another beautiful day! Thanks to all our volunteers for making this kitchen possible each week ✊ if you’d like to help us get some food & drink out to those who need it, check out the link in our bio! You don’t have to be an extrovert either, we need help from cooks and drivers if you’re more of a behind-the-scenes kind of worker!

COOKS NEEDED! We’re looking for cooks for our street kitchens each weekend! Cook from home and we’ll pick up the meals, so dw if you’re not a social butterfly, If you are able to help out, check out the link in our bio to volunteer ✊💖

16 - 2 - 25 ✊ we need volunteers!
Every Sunday from 2:30 - 5:30 we run the CUDL street kitchen to feed those in need outside of the Victoria State Library. We are currently looking for volunteers to help us in this mission. The link to our signup sheet can be found in our bio.
thank you to each and every comrade that came down to help us this week.

Come help out! Link in bio if you’re interested.

✊ Some photos from our street kitchen at Melbourne State Library today! Thank you to everyone who came along to help, we couldn’t do this without each and every one of you

Come join us for a meal and some tea/coffee/cordial, every Sunday from 3-5! If you’re interested in joining CUDL please send us a dm, we’d love to hear from you!

🚩sign up to get involved with CUDL today at
https://www.cudl.org.au/vicbranch
There’s something for everyone to do!

The other week organisers Tahlia and Felix spoke with about our work. Thankyou Joseph and Kelly for having us on, it was a pleasure! ❤️❤️

“Since 2019 CUDL has been handing out home-cooked meals to anyone who needs one on the steps of the State Library, every single Sunday from 3pm to 6pm. Call them on 0480 039 002 if you would like to help out or find out more.

CUDL began life in Adelaide as support to a .sa official, with the community raising thousands of dollars to pay most of their fine. They now have branches in a few states and areas around Australia and support workers’ strikes and pickets. CUDL provides programs of solidarity and support within the capitalist system. They would also like to help other groups set themselves up for progressive activities.

Tahlia and Felix were great guests and we had fun chatting with them. As young activists, they also shared with us what they have learned about homelessness in Melbourne on Sunday afternoons during their meal times. Keep up the great work, Tahlia and Felix, and look after yourselves and each other.

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Listen to the episode here: https://omny.fm/shows/radical-australia/radical-australia-30-october-2024

🇵🇸 Help us provide relief for the people of Gaza.

The Community Protection Committee works directly on ground to deliver aid, such as food and water, across the border to those affected by the ongoing massacre.

Click the link below or on in our highlights to be directed to the fundraiser’s payment page, or donate directly to their PayPal account:
[email protected]

Visit the Palestinian Communist Youth Union’s Instagram page .c.y for more information.



https://gofund.me/5f05be99

There will be nation wide rallies in support for the CFMEU this week! Come out in support of workers rights and fighting unions!

BRISBANE
Tuesday the 17th - 11AM - Emma Miller Place

MELBOURNE
Wednesday the 18th - 11AM - Trades Hall

SYDNEY
Wednesday the 18th - 11AM - Belmore Park

Follow your local cfmeu, etu, ppteu and amwu pages to get the latest details, and share far and wide!

The history of the Community Union Defence League and its commitment to a more just society demand that we act now. At this very moment, federal and state governments are delivering a blow against what many regard as the most effective union in the country.

CUDL was formed in 2016 in response to a previous assault on the CFMEU. The Australian Building and Construction Commission sought to jail officials and organisers of that union and succeeded in hitting some with crippling fines. Outraged workers responded by raising funds to help with these fines and rallied community support for the union. These were the origins of CUDL. Since then, CUDL has expanded into other work such as the street kitchens that help many of the worst hit victims of the economic system imposed on us.

From the beginning, our street kitchens have been met with official harassment and police intervention. One after another, bureaucratic obstacles were placed in our way. Our brothers and sisters in the CFMEU rallied to our side to defend us. They know what it’s like to be obstructed and punished for helping those who need assistance; in their instance, to guarantee the right to a living wage and to come home from work in an industry where many have perished on dangerous building sites. The pressure on them never relaxes but they have stayed strong.

We are duty bound to repay their solidarity in whatever way we can. It is a time for networking and a lot of creativity and initiative to bring people together in opposition to what is happening. Equally important is a swift response given the impatience of the enemies of the working class to achieve their goals.

https://www.cudl.org.au/community-union-journal/2024/8/26/statement-from-cudl-re-the-attack-on-the-cfmeu-and-human-rights

✊ Photos from the last Sundays CUDL Melbournes street kitchen! Thankyou to everyone who helped, we could not do this without you each and everyone of you.

We will be running again at the State Library of Victoria next Sunday in the same spot from 2:30-6. If you’re interested in joining or supporting CUDL please send us a dm, we’d love to hear from you!

🚩 Sign up to involved with CUDL today at https://www.cudl.org.au/vicbranch there’s something for everyone to do!