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Month: May 2009

Indian Music Festival at West End in June

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Contact Sandra Kovac 0411 01 5991… Go to Article

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ANTaR Forum on Human Rights

Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) Qld warmly invites members of the Indigenous community to attend a forum on

HUMAN RIGHTS :

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Luncheon Discussion: Trade Union Exchange Program

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Sunday Luncheon You are invited to Adam’s Oriental Restaurant.

SUNDAY 31st May. 11.30 am

Speaker: Grace Grace Member for Brisbane Central .… Go to Article

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Foco Nuevo in May 2009

NADIA SUNDE ROSS CROW GRESHKA

JUMPING FENCES

Friday 29th May
8.00 p.m.


AHMISA HOUSE
26 Horan Street, West End

Meals, cakes, tea and coffee available

$10 / $7 concession

Foco Nuevo continues to bring great acoustic performances in the inviting atmosphere of Ahimsa House.… Go to Article

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Striking Teachers Rally in Brisbane

On May 18th, 2009,  Striking Teachers Rallied at the Brisbane convention centre, then marched to rally again outside Parliament House.

Click on 4PR Voice of the People live broadcast of Striking Teachers Rally outside Parliament House & Striking Teachers Rally at Convention Centre to hear the rallies.… Go to Article

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Sri Lanka, Stop shelling hospitals – Peaceful Protest in Brisbane

Sri Lanka, Stop shelling hospitals – Peaceful Protest in Brisbane

Monday the 18th May at 12noon- 2pm

Starting at the area in front of Queensland state parliament

Sunday, 10 May: “More than 2,000 innocent civilians have been killed in the last 24 hours.… Go to Article

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‘Framework of Flesh’ Book Launch at WorkLife

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An equal opportunity employer

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Meet the Author: Humphrey McQueen

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Humphrey McQueen is speaking at UQ about his book Health & Safety for Building Workers.

When: Wednesday 27 May: 10.30am – 11.30am

Where: Library Conference Room, Level 1, Duhig Building, UQ St Lucia
Cost: FREE!… Go to Article

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Reconciliation & Sorry Day

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Challenges and Hopes of Afghan Women

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Women under Siege

Challenges and Hopes of Afghan Women

Shazia

Revolutionary Afghan Women’s Association (RAWA)

You are clip_image010cordially invited to attend this human rights and community event.… Go to Article

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Committed to Change Expo

C2C Change ExpoThis event (3-5 July) will precede the Peace Convergence and will host workshops and information stalls about Shoalwater and the war games…

To my dear friends, family, colleagues, and members of the wider collective conscience!!… Go to Article

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Meltdown— a socialist view of the capitalist crisis.

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Tony Iltis, Lee Sustar, John Bellamy Foster, Phil Hearse, Adam Hanieh, Dave Holmes
Published by Resistance Books

7pm Friday, May 15
Brisbane Activist Centre, 74b Wickham St, Fortitude Valley
ph: Ewan – 0401234610 or 38312644
Introduction and toast by Dr Gary McLennan, academic, long term community activist and very dedicated Marxist.… Go to Article

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Remembering Al Nakba – Rally for Palestine

العودة الى الوطن

Arabic version of ‘Going Home’

“Today I went home for the first time in 61 years…I remember playing in the courtyard.

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Live Music at Maleny Community Hall

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The Lenin Problem — Social Movement versus Business Unionism

imageInaugural Alex Macdonald Lecture –

The Lenin Problem: Social Movement versus Business Unionism

to be presented by Professor Margaret Levi

Thursday 14 May

WILLIAM GALLOWAY AUDITORIUM
2nd Level
QCU Building
16 Peel Street, South Brisbane

Refreshments 6pm
Lecture commences 6.30pm

Entry by GOLD COIN DONATION.… Go to Article

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The Palestinian Kafiyeh

Letter from Palestinian Friends

Dear All,
Be aware that all the following Kafiyeh designs are not original  prints. These are not true Palestinian Kafiyehs, and are mostly made in Israel with an objective to reduce the popularity of the original one.… Go to Article

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May Forum: Collective Resistance, what will it mean?

All those interested in Union & Community Renewal are invited to participate in the …

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May Forum:

Collective Resistance, what will it mean?

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Detention as a means to Political Silencing: the case of theatre artist Samieh Jabbarin

The house-arrest for an indefinite period of time of Jaffa-based theatre artist Samieh Jabbarin signals a sharp escalation in the harassment of citizens engaged democratically and legally in expressing their political views.… Go to Article

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Refugee Debate

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Rebel Songs

rebel songsSocialist Alliance, CriminAll records and 4zzzfm present…

A special night of film, food and musical performances…… Go to Article

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One day, everyone will have always been against Israel’s genocide in Gaza – Omar El Akkad.

Letters

  1. Yet another ... on An angel in darkness

    An Indigenous man from a remote Cape York community was wrongly convicted of a traffic offence by a magistrate who…

  2. Sam and Suriya on The meaning of ‘from the river to the sea’

    In April I’m joining the Global Sumud Flotilla, with thousands of people from all over the world attempting to break…

  3. Constitutional challenge? on The meaning of ‘from the river to the sea’

    The Bar Association is mistaken if they think there will be a successful constitutional challenge to the repression the government…

  4. Follow up email to local councillor on They moved the earth with their hands

    Good afternoon Lucy, Since my first email, I was contacted by the Brisbane City Council. An engineer confirmed that there…

  5. Humphrey McQueen on The meaning of ‘from the river to the sea’

    The Editor The Canberra Times having declared the Dissent Bar a crime scene, why have the ACT police not done…

  6. J'Accuse on Protected: Shutdown Ferra

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  7. Public trial of Isaac Herzog on Protected: Shutdown Ferra

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  8. Jenni van Rooyen on Honouring Hind Rajab shutting down Ferra

    When will you be blockading Ferra again. I missed the one one Monday and would promote the next one widely…

  9. Ian D Curr on Protected: Shutdown Ferra

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  10. Attacks on Francesca Albanese on Democratic rights under attack

    The viscous and sustained campaign mounted against Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in…

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  • JFP Rally opposing Queensland genocide laws
    Two proposals supported by Justice for Palestine JFP rally at Speakers Corner in Brisbane Magand-jin on 12 February 2026 The rally resolved to : Collect signups to the JFP mailing list and send a cheat sheet on how to complete a submission to the Queensland Parliament opposing the proposed draconian laws (as soon as possible […]
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    Public trial of Isaac Herzog at the Supreme Court of Queensland in Brisbane
  • Laws of Hate
    The Home Affairs Minister can list organizations as prohibited hate groups via an administrative process. The aim is to: Tie activists up in legal processes and costs Deter participation in protests Silence dissent and allow a dominant zionist anti-semitismnarrative to prevail. The Australian government passed the 2026 Combating Anti-Semitism, Hate and Extremism, (Criminal and Migration) […]
  • Invasion Day 2026 Magandjin
    Uncle Dale Ruska (Stradbroke Island/Yuggerra) framed Australia as a crime scene, tracing colonial violence from Cook’s 1770 observations of Aboriginal fires and the false British claim of terra nullius through military incursions led by Oxley. He recounted the murder of an elder on Minjerribah and Ulipi’s retaliation, the Battle of Big Creek (Anugoray), the Moreton […]
  • Strike the Beast Hard
    Solidarity with struggles against imperialism in Venezuela, Cuba and Palestine. Speech given by Sue Monk from the Australia Cuba Friendship Society at a rally organised by the Australia Venezuela Solidarity Network on 16 January 2026. Music Pegale duro al fiero (Strike the Beast Hard) by Gaviota with Sue Monk

A Short History of the Australian Indigenous Resistance 1950 – 1990 by Garey Foley

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