In a US Presidential election year it may do well to revisit the role of the secret state in our lives.… Go to Article
Month: January 2008
Counter Terrorist Cops, Special Branch and Paradigm Shifts on the Road to St. Brigid’s Well!
by Ciaron O’Reilly
This past Saturday, a van load of pilgrims en route to the Festival of St Brigid in Kildare were stopped by the Irish Special Branch.… Go to Article
No Uranium Mines in Queensland
January 8, 2008
Re: ‘No Uranium Mines in Queensland” fact-finding and awareness raising Tour
Dear friends and colleagues,
Australia is at a critical crossroads of deciding whether it will increase its involvement in the global nuclear industry or support the development of peaceful and sustainable technology.… Go to Article
Where now for Palestine?
… Go to ArticleAfter US president Bush’s visit to Palestine in in January 2008 Israel cut power and fuel in its siege of the Gaza strip yet again .
The other 9/11: Chile 1973
My worst moment: remember September 11th … 1973
The morning of 11th September 1973 will remain forever fixed in the memory of Julio Jorquera Muñoz.Julio… Go to Article
Brisbane Labour History Association (BLHA) news
The BLHA newsletter is available by clicking here: blha-newsletter-jan-08.pdf
Welcome to 2008 – may it be a good one.
BLHA have hit the ground running with 3 great events planned for the next 3 months:
- Saturday 9 February – Worth Fighting For!
‘Liberating Pine Gap’ Book Launch
A wide cross-section of the peace movement and supporters attended the launch of ‘Liberating Pine Gap’.About 60 people turned up at AHIMSA (meaning Peace) house to hear speeches from PG4 activists Adele Goldie and Jim Dowling with supporting comment from Ann Rampa and Sean O’Reilly among others.… Go to Article
BOOK LAUNCH: Iraqi Icicle by Bernie Dowling
BOOK LAUNCH
Thursday, 4 – 6 PM
28 February 2008
West End Library
Address:
178-180 Boundary Street
West End Q 4101
[Just next to the Pensioners League Building]
“QUEENSLAND journalist Bernie Dowling launches his first novel, the detective thriller Iraqi Icicle at West End Library on 28 February 2008.… Go to Article
‘A cage lined with silk is still a cage’ – detained Iranian refugee
Villawood Death in Custody Demands Ministerial Action
… Go to Article“The tragic death of a 62 year old Iranian immigration detainee is yet another disgraceful and entirely preventable cost of the ongoing mandatory detention policy” said Pamela Curr, of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC).
LeftPress Printing Society
LeftPress Printing Society
Workers Printing & Publishing
Recently there have been a number of queries about LeftPress resources. We are an unincorporated association registered with the Qld Department of Fair Trading and the Australian Taxation Office.… Go to Article
On Democratic Rights and the Work Ethic
1977 is not that far from 2007
“Those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it.”… Go to Article