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The monthly concert hosted by Jumping Fences, streaming during the Covid-19 pandemic. Guests this month are Duo Jade (Cuba) Toache (Mexico) and Silvio Alejandro (Cuba). Jumping Fences (Sue Monk and Lachlan Hurse) are joined by Robin Etter Cleave, Ovidio Orellana … Continue reading →

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Paradigm Shift (4ZZZ fm 102.1 Fridays at Noon) interview with Ken Davis – a long-time unionist and social justice campaigner. Ken is a member of the Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine in Sydney and works for Union Aid … Continue reading →

More than 70 years after the last Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir signed up his princely state to be part of India, the issue of Kashmir’s status has still not been resolved. Modi’s Indian government has given citizenship to Indian … Continue reading →

Foco Nuevo Streaming on 7th August 8pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. To start, click HERE. During these uncertain times we are continuing to stream Foco Nuevo via our Jumping Fences Facebook page and we are pleased to again feature contributions from … Continue reading →

We rode up to Green Mountain on Queensland’s Lamington Plateau yesterday. Fifty-three kilometers and one of Australia’s hardest climbs. My sister Pamela locked down in Melbourne, joked: Did we drive up or bike? We did Alberto Contador proud … although … Continue reading →

An update from Justice for Palestine (Brisbane) and BDS Australia…. More than 700 Australian academics and artists have signed a letter calling on Canberra to publicly oppose Israeli plans to annex large parts of the West Bank. Last month, Australia … Continue reading →

To Mr Mark Sofer, Israeli ambassador to Australia Dear Mr Sofer, Today I received the shocking news about the storming of the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music and the Yabous Cultural Centre in East Jerusalem on July 22 (https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-yabous-edward-said-centre-east-jerusalem-stormed). … Continue reading →

“La Révolution urbaine first appeared in 1970, in the aftermath of the May 1968 uprising in Paris. Cities around the world from Detroit to Tokyo, Prague to Mexico City, were the scene of major revolts … and …culminated in worldwide … Continue reading →

Friends, 75 years ago was the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. You are invited to listen and watch the online presentation of the webinar (see flyer below) exploring the impacts of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 … Continue reading →

Many of the cops who made political arrests in Queensland during the street march campaign were also corrupt. Some of the nastiest ones were drug or alcohol dependent, and had poor personal relationships. Prior to demonstrations senior police used to … Continue reading →

I have, let’s see,that I have learned to read,to count,I have that I have learned to write,and to think,and to laugh.– Nicolás Guillén Australia-Cuba Friendship Society (Brisbane) commemorates 26 July On my brother’s first birthday, the 26th July 1953, 160 … Continue reading →

In you the wars and the flights accumulated.From you the wings of the song birds rose.You swallowed everything, like distance.Like the sea, like time. In you everything sank! – Pablo Neruda It is July 26th. A good day for Latin … Continue reading →

This week (24 July 2020) the Paradigm Shift program was about “placemaking” with David Engwicht – what does it mean to create places designed for human and community flourishing? What are some examples? We also play some great songs about … Continue reading →

TOMORROW AT 3 PM – 6 PM POETRY IN MOTION XVIII Facebook Live Public · Hosted by Lachlan Hurse and Australia—Cuba Friendship Society (Brisbane) Facebook Live Join us for an online presentation of music and poetry to remember the beginning … Continue reading →

🚨 Content warning: Suicide If it was not already obvious, the Australian government is not going to change its mind about its cruel and unfair detention of refugees in Kangaroo Point Central Apartments. The government have detained 120 refugees in … Continue reading →

Despite the delay in Israel’s planned annexation of as much as 30 per cent of the West Bank, the prospect of the further erosion of their rights and territories often feels to Palestinians like a side-note when compared to the … Continue reading →

We are deeply concerned by the Australian government’s complicity in enabling the Israeli state to suppress the aspiration of the Palestinian people to self-determination. Last week, Australia was one of only two countries (with the Marshall Islands) to vote against … Continue reading →

This week we speak with a couple of the refugees locked up inside the Kangaroo Point central apartments about 7 years in detention and the power of solidarity from the 24-7 vigil that has been happening there the last month. … Continue reading →

Last night I went to listen to musicians playing to the refugees detained inside kangaroo point central apartments. Prior to the concert I had a long talk with Laurie from a band called Soy Division. Laurie has been down several … Continue reading →

On Sunday 50 people came together to plant our new garden in Kangaroo Point. In just under an hour all the beds were planted, fertilised, watered and mulched. We are growing nutritious food to give to refugees who are living … Continue reading →

We post this article that appeared in today’s Guardian written by BenSmeeMon 13 Jul 2020 03.30 AEST Toondah harbour wetlands: federal government faces legal action over secret details of donor meetings Australian Conservation Foundation has escalated FOI battle over development … Continue reading →

Hello everyone! we are hosting a Completada! (Chilean hotdog fundraiser) to raise funds to send financial assistance for Chilean families and soup kitchens in Chile that are suffering due to the pandemic. 100% of the funds will go to these … Continue reading →

Israel has a long history of sportwashing its brutal occupation and annexation of Palestine. This strategy is also used in the arts and entertainment industries. Israel bought Eurovision Song contest in 2019 despite Palestinian BDS efforts to prevent it. Continue reading →

Today is National Aboriginal Day known as NAIDOC (The acronym stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee). Forty-two years ago Sam Watson Jnr gave a speech in King George Square about the Queensland Acts which kept Aboriginal people … Continue reading →