john pat apology by wa plt. and the sydney nda
around australia, on the stolen lands of the traditional owners, actions were held to support and incorporate the call for justice for not only the mother of john pat, mavis pat and her family, but for all the families who have died in custody.… Go to Article
… Go to ArticleWhy was Peter Clarkes death not treated as an Aboriginal Death-in- Custody
Did any member of the Government bodies such as:
- The Dept of Corrections N.T.
Kick off the long weekend with another great night of music! Come along and enjoy performances by Tim and Mia O’Brien, Rumba Sol and Jumping Fences in a special rhythmic mode!… Go to Article
[Editor’s Note: This forum was put on by Caxton Legal Centre Inc, Queensland University of Technology, Griffith University and The University of Queensland]
Thursday, 26 September 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Banco Court
415 George Street
#Ground floor
Brisbane, QLD 4000
Australia
G20: dissent, police powers and international reviews of security implementation – You need to register at http://g20.eventbrite.com.au/… Go to Article
from Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy
Saturday, Sept 28th, 12 pm at Qld Parliament on the corner of Alice and George Streets … Rally to stop Black Deaths in Custody on the anniversary of John Pat’s death in police custody.… Go to Article
The Australia–Cuba Friendship Society (Brisbane) invites you to a video showing:
The Trial: The Untold Story
Wednesday 25 September 2013
6.30 p.m.… Go to Article
find below a copy of the letter to the dpp, for the second time, urging his office to proceed the matters of adam salter, roberto laudisio curti and the latest referral from the police integrity commission dealing with the events involving the ballina police and corey barker.… Go to Article
Capital can’t be reasoned with … the importance of affective politics by Joseph Kay
Sep 19 2013 10:10
When we limit ourselves to reasoned critique we cut ourselves off from the everyday experiences of life under capitalism from which any revolutionary rupture must grow.… Go to Article
Hi folks,
Greetings from France, where the European leg of my world tour has begun… Next is Germany, Denmark, Norway and Belgium, then North America. … Go to Article
[Editor’s Note: Why do Australians go as tourists to countries (like Vietnam) that experience such poverty and social turmoil?
What benefit does it do impoverished Vietnamese people to watch wealthy western tourists traipse around their country slinging a few dollars here and there?… Go to Article
[PShift (4zzz fm 102.1 Fridays at noon) broadcast on 20 Sept 2013 – ‘Roadmap to Apartheid’]
Six years ago, almost to the day, a Palestinian citizen was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday morning in Al-’Ayn refugee camp, west of Nablus, during an Israeli incursion into the refugee camp which began on Tuesday 18 September 2007.… Go to Article
by Steve Riggall,
Reporter & Co-ordinator
4ZZZ News fm 102.1 Brisbane
Fri, Sep 20, 2013 – 12:51pm
After striding into office after a comfortable election victory, Mr Abbott and his team are invoking that magical political word much beloved by many politicians: mandate.
Freedom Socialist Party Statement
Toward the end of 2012, two members of the British Socialist Workers Party charged a national leader with rape and sexual assault.… Go to Article
WILL THIS BE AUSTRALIA NEXT WEEK?
Two Palestinian refugees killed in emigration attempt from Egypt
Two Syrian-Palestinian refugees killed attempting illegal passage from Alexandria to Europe
Zeinab El Gundy, Wednesday 18 Sep 2013
Two Palestinian refugees, formerly detained at El-Gomrok police station in Alexandria (Photo: refugeesmovement Facebook page)
Egyptian security forces on Tuesday foiled an attempt by Syrian and Palestinian refugees to emigrate from Alexandria to Italy by sea, killing two of the refugees.… Go to Article
please be reminded that isja will be holding a snap rally outside of the nsw dpp’s office, 175 liverpool st., sydney at 12 noon on this coming friday, 20 september, 2013.… Go to Article
In 1982 there was a demonstration in Brisbane King George Square to protest the Sabra and Chatilla Massarce [Arabic: مذبحة صبرا وشاتيلا.]… Go to Article
Hi
Just a reminder that JFP is screening the excellent documentary Roadmap to Apartheid on Saturday. See the details below.
As another round of the endless “negotiations” are announced the colonisation of Palestine continues and the Apartheid system is further entrenched.… Go to Article
15th October 2013 Visy Theater Brisbane Powerhouse
… Go to ArticleOnline ticket sales for ‘Sounds of Dis-ORIENTation are now open from the Brisbane Powerhouse Website.
I’m BAAACK.
Haven’t been around my blog for a while but I am back with the news of a thriller
Dear Friends,
Imagine if the leaders of all these countries, finance ministers and central bank govenors were meeting in your town to set the global economic agenda: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia,Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and, European Union.… Go to Article
… Go to ArticleAs members of Byron Friends of Palestine we attended the above conference for an update about the current state of Palestine under Israel’s military occupation and its future prospects.
"I dream of snakes ...
I kill one and a yet bigger one appears ..."
- Cuban troubadour, Silvio Rodriguez
I refer to the NYT article With the World Watching, Syria Amassed Nerve Gas which does not give any detail of the material released by wikileaks however it does make the following statement:
… Go to ArticleSarin gas has been identified by the United States as the agent loaded atop small rockets on Aug.
thanks again to gary (foley) for once more getting me over a hurdle, that hurdle being warren and a wish to look at what he has done, what he is doing and what he will do.… Go to Article
1982 Commonwealth Games Commemoration
4-6 October 2013
Musgrave Park
[organised by Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy (BASE) Contact for more info: 0424 610 492]
Last year (2012) the 30th Anniversary of 1982 Commonwealth Games protests were held in Musgrave Park a traditional place for struggle.… Go to Article
Jumping Fences does this beautiful song Yo Vengo a Ofrecer Mi Corazon by Argentinian Fito Paez from his album ‘Giros’ where he sings “Who says all is lost; I come to offer you my heart.”… Go to Article
The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States
(Updated with 2012 preliminary estimates)
Emmanuel Saez, UC Berkeley September 3, 2013
The recent dramatic rise in income inequality in the United States is well documented.
“Ce souffle venu des ancêtres”
[This breath came from ancestors]
— Jean-Marie Tjibaou
In August 1975, I visited an island in the Pacific called Ouvea which is part of the Loyalty Islands group to the east of New Caledonia.… Go to Article