I doubt 7news will show time and places. Any link for that?
The Green Left website has filterable listings where you can often find activist events like this: www.greenleft.org.au/events?start_date=2026-02-09…
Their listings for this nationwide protest are currently incomplete, though, with listings for only 4 of 9 announced cities: Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth. The national poster also lists Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Cairns and Townsville.
So if you’re not in one of the cities you’ll need to find your local event/group yourself and check their channels, or I suppose wait for a listing to go up on Green Left.
guismo@aussie.zone 6 days ago
I thought it would be soon. Shouldn’t it be before he arrives?
Either way I might go to Brisbane on the day then. 3 hours from here but still…
I wish there was something practical I can do other than just leaving the country. Seeing how much Australia like to suck Israeli and American dicks make my blood boil… Living here I’m part of the problem. One of the supporters. One of American and Israelis dogs…
zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 5 days ago
There are also protests before he arrives, demanding his invitation be cancelled, that have been announced in Melbourne and Sydney.
But announcing big protests for when Herzog arrives is intended in part to incentivise the government to cancel the visit, though I don’t think they’ll be dissuaded.
There’s advocacy and activist groups who would love any help you can give, including donations.
You can look at it the opposite way. That our government and industries are contributing to the problem means that we are capable of making a difference through our activism in this country.
guismo@aussie.zone 5 days ago
Who should I donate to? I sent you a private message ages ago about that. That’s the biggest thing I can do, where my money goes to.
I don’t want to do activism anymore. I did a lot before and that just affected me. I’m old enough to know that nothing will ever change, it never did. Things just change hands some times.
I’ve seen so many israeli and american invasions in my life. Each one of them made me think “this is it, the world won’t accept this one”. And in return we get more movies where the hero saves the world from the terrorists and the tickets sale grows new records again and again. And if you talk to any australian, they will tell you about those chinese, spying on you, killing everyone, they are going to invade next week and eat your dog! Or is it the comunists? The terrorists? The antichrist?
I admire those who still have hope, but I don’t. I just don’t want to be part of the problem. And right now, living here, I am. If the next bondi incident have me as one of the killed, I wouldn’t find it unfair. But right now I can’t leave, and although I try I can’t ignore this shit I’m involved. So if I go to any protest or anything it’s because I feel kind of forced. It won’t change anything, I am still guilty like most australians, but it makes me pretend I’m doing something about it. I don’t know…
zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Sorry! Either I totally missed that, or wanted to have a think about it and forgot to get back to you, like I almost did with this one, haha
Political/Protest/Advocacy
If you’re looking for where to donate to help create political change, APAN is the peak body for Palestine advocacy in Australia. They do direct lobbying of politicians, media, advertising campaigns, free poster designs, etc. You can make a one-off donation, or set up a monthly donation (or become a paying member): apan.org.au
Unfortunately, donations to APAN are not tax deductible. It’d be nice if they were, because then a) you can afford to donate more because you’ll get some back on your tax return, and b) you can take some satisfaction in reducing the amount of tax you pay that our government uses to buy things from weapons manufacturers. Unfortunately, I think most groups that come under political lobbying and advocacy - at least for Palestine solely - aren’t going to be ‘Deductible Gift Recipients’ (DGRs).
Palestine Justice Movement Sydney is another political group (but also not a DGR): palestinejusticemovement.org.au
Free Palestine Printing give out free signs at protests, and they accept donations, so that’s a way you can help contribute to the protests even if you can’t get to them yourself. Again, they’re not a DGR, but they’re “100% volunteer-run and entirely not-for-profit”: freepalestineprinting.com
There’s obviously a bunch of local protest groups, you may find some that accept donations. Again, though, they won’t be DGRs (many won’t have any kind of formal structure at all).
The Australian Centre for International Justice has done a lot of good work on Palestine-related issues (most recently demanding an investigation of Herzog), but they work on human rights generally. Because of their wider scope, they are an endorsed DGR: acij.org.au
Direct Aid
There’s a whole lot of groups providing direct assistance to Palestinians. While we need to address the root causes of the problem through political change, I can also understand a lot of people prefer to focus on direct help to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian people right now. Most of these groups are endorsed DGRs.
Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association (PANZMA) provides medical aid, including medical missions, to Gaza: panzma.org
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) also provides medical aid to Palestine, with a focus on children: www.pcrf.net/australia
Olive Kids provides support to programs for children in Palestine: olivekids.org.au
Union Aid Abroad (APHEDA) has a specific fund for their work in Gaza: …raiselysite.com
Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) helps Palestinians get to Australia and get settled in: para.org.au
That’s fair enough, I get that it can be exhausting. Being around like-minded people does help me feel a bit more sane, though, when so many people are indifferent, or outright hostile, about the issue.
We can’t win unless we fight, and sometimes it’s going to take a long time. I think there has been so much progress in public perception of Israel, though, in Australia and worldwide.
You and me both!
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 5 days ago
This mob are fundraising for a information campaign, the amount seems about something you’d expect to pay for a full page add in a tabloid or similar but I’m not really sure that’s what it will be used for.
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 5 days ago
There’s some on Feb 1 www.greenleft.org.au/events?start_date=2026-02-01…
There’s a shitload of activism across the board. Kinda amazing. Where are you? I wanna see if I can find something close by for you. I wouldn’t be surprised.
guismo@aussie.zone 5 days ago
I’m close to sunshine coast. But I’m not much of an activist anymore. It’s just the american/israeli/military masturbation that is really hard to ignore.
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 5 days ago
This crew in that area has a how-to-make gluten-free sourdough fundraising workshop in a couple weeks. The two advocacy groups they are raising funds for a well known and respected. Dunno if there’s any tickets left.
Thinking about it is making me hungry.