About 50 local residents at a community forum in Buranda collected money and passed a resolution supporting the 107 West Australian construction workers facing individual fines of up to $28,600 for going on strike to defend a union delegate.… Go to Article
Month: October 2006
Not Guilty
People often criticise me for living in the 1970s.
Perhaps I do dwell on the past, but that is where I was and where I come from, the 1970s.… Go to Article
Vale Wendy Lowenstein
I met Wendy Lowenstein a few times and corresponded with her occasionally about publishing workers literature.
Wendy displayed the qualities of old communists in Australia whose roots lay in the depression in the 1930s— committment to workers struggle and organisation.… Go to Article
Words of Mass Deception by the Maniacs of Spin
The Pine Gap Spy Base
Given the rulings by the Judge Sally Thomas in the Pine Gap Four pre-trial to protect the Defence Minister decaring places like Pine Gap prohibited under the Defence Special Undertakings Act (1952), the PG4 defence team should advance another (yet to be tested argument) concerning the DSU Act 1952.… Go to Article
Muslims for Peace
Southside Peace Group presents… Public meeting 3pm 28th October 2006 @ Yeronga SHS – Keysar Trad
Keysar Trad from the Isamic Friendship Association of Australia will be speaking on Oct 28 2006 at 3pm on recent attacks on Islam and the “Australian Values” debate
Auditorium, Yeronga State High
Villa Street Yeronga
For more info call Adrian on 0418715803
Endorsed by Southside Peace Group, Al-Nisa, Fair Go For Palestine, Socialist Worker, Rally for Peace… Go to Article
Gretley Mine Tragedy
In 1996, four miners died when a rush of water from an old mine broke into the tunnel where they were digging.… Go to Article
Palm Petition
A Meeting was held on Friday 6 October 2006 AT THE JAGARA HALL MUSGRAVE PARK to organise the ongoing campaign for Justice for Aboriginees in Brisbane and Queensland
… Go to ArticleMurrinyi Doomadgee, 36, died in the Palm Island watchhouse on November 19, 2004, just hours after his arrest after he had said words critical of police (see sidebar for article: Black Deaths in custody — what has the Beattie Government ever done?
Black Deaths in Custody — what have Australian governments ever done?
RIVER OF TEARS
There’s a cold rain on the Autumn wind
A brother murdered in Sydney Town
Marrickville brother under supposed legal cover
In his home they gunned him down
We say oh oh oh oh oh ooooooh
Gunned him down
Sad river of tears
Two hundred years in the river of fear
Gunned him down —Kev Carmody
About 150 people rallied in Queens Park and then marched to parliament on 10th October 2006 tp present a petition of 1160 names to the Premier of Queensland, Peter Beattie.… Go to Article