Ghetto streets lead nowhere And ghetto cries fill the air. Uncle Sam’s in Nam to loot and rob And people starve at home cause there’s no jobs.… Go to Article
Month: June 2014
Where’s Justice for Sheila Oakley?
They came and took Sheila's children
And then, for good measure,
They took her eye.
Don't say that
they are not evil,
Stolen Children
Different name
Same Game
--- ian curr
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Australia’s Dirty Secret Exposed
Reminder about public forum on offshore processing.
Please help spread the word.
Dear refugee supporters and other friends,
Just a reminder about the public forum presented the Refugee Action Collective.… Go to Article
The bone collectors: a brutal chapter in Australia’s past
herewith, without comment being necessary, is but a small taste of our true black and white history.
this must be read!… Go to Article
Indigenous voices: celebrating culture
July is jam-packed with a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and history.
July is jam-packed with a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and history — with NAIDOC Week, Musgrave Park Family Fun Day and Black History Month.… Go to Article
Foco Nuevo in July 2014
| FOCO NUEVO IN JULY
Our guests for this month are sure to warm you up; YellowBird and the Mundy-Turner Band! YellowBird: One gal and three blokes doing harmonies, playing mandolin, guitars, ukuleles and other random instruments … warbling tunes grown in the back shed … with “more references to local places than a Nick Earls novel” (Spencer Howson, ABC radio). |
‘CoPay, NoWay’ Community Education Stall
Davies Park market
West End
8 – 9am Saturday 28 June
As part of a larger movement, the Cloudland Collective will be campaigning to build support for the blocking of the $7 copayment in the Senate and stopping the LNP’s broader plans to dismantle Australia’s public health system.… Go to Article
The Blood House: BHP sacks thousands in the West
Mining company BHP Billiton is looking at cutting thousands of jobs from its iron ore operations in WA.
The miner has already announced the loss of 500 jobs in recent months, including 100 at its headquarters in Perth.… Go to Article
Contact Egyptian Embassy re-Peter Greste
Please contact to express dismay at 7 years given to Australian journalist Peter Greste for doing his job as a journalist.… Go to Article
BrisCAN G20- General Meeting: Community responses to G20
Date: Sunday, June 29, 2014
Time: 9:30 for cuppa – 10:00am -12pm
(space available longer if required)
Place: Justice Place: 5 Abingdon St.… Go to Article
Dawn to Dusk – reminisences of a rebel: childhood and youth
Dawn To Dusk, E. H. Lane 1939
PART I
Childhood and Youth
Chapter I. Early Influences
It is a far cry from the old worn-out beliefs of the conservativism and reactionary political policies of 50 years ago, to the virile working class movement that is to-day insistently smashing down the gates of capitalist imperialism and exploitation.… Go to Article
Koori Mail story about Straddie Sand Case
[Editor’s note: story in Koori mail 18 june 2014, including an editorial on QYAC High Court Challenge.]
GOOD on the Quandamookapeople for standing up to the bully-boy tactics of the Queensland Newman Government.… Go to Article
Quandamooka reject Newman’s mandate claims for controversial North Stradbroke Island laws
Senior representatives of the traditional owners of North Stradbroke Island – the Quandamooka people – have rejected claims by premier, Campbell Newman, that his government has a mandate for its North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability and Another Act Amendment Act 2013 (Qld), which extends sand mining on the island until 2035 without the consent of the Quandamooka people.… Go to Article
Dawn to Dusk – reminiscences of a rebel
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The wiles of Labour politicians – the futility of fearful and reactionary Labour leaders have been revealed in this record, and the lessons I and others so bitterly learned should preclude any further waste of time and enthusiasm in vainly endeavouring to make figs blossom and fruit on barren trees.
Tent embassy in the park
Shut the Frack Up and Dance
Too often the fight to protect our land, water and communities from mining is hard and depressing work. This weekend it’s time to unwind!… Go to Article
More on high court challenge to sand mining on Straddie
Quandamooka versus Queensland: A tale of law, PR and Stradbroke Island
I was coming from Roma St Station towards Kurilpa Bridge to the Queensland State Library yesterday thinking about my aboriginal studies with a final assignment due on Monday.… Go to Article
QLD Action for Muckaty – on June 20?
Dear Nuclear Free Friends,
… Go to ArticleOur friends in NT have called a National Day of Action against the proposed nuclear waste dump on Muckaty – for Friday June 20 – the first day of the Federal Court trial in Darwin when the last court applicant Lorna Fejo takes the stand.
G20 People’s Summit: BBQ & Idea Jam
Resistance is fertile! Join us in Orleigh Park for BBQ, idea sharing and planning to grow our G20 Peoples Summit!
… Go to ArticleOMG20: G20 People’s Summit: BBQ & Idea Jam – v 2.0
Date: Sunday, June 15
Time: 2:30pm
Place: Orleigh Park – near the West End CityCat terminalYou’ve probably heard that the G20 is on in Bris in November this year.
Brisbane organising meeting in response to Fed budget – 10 June
MEETING NOTICE
The budget has given rise to widespread anger in the community. A Brisbane rally is now being planned for July 6 in response to attacks upon higher education, health care, and welfare including indigenous welfare and so on.… Go to Article
Corinda Coal Dust Forum. This Wednesday, 11th of June 6 pm
Corinda Public Meeting – For a Coal Dust Free Brisbane
You’re invited to a public forum this Wednesday night in Corinda to learn more about the health effects of coal dust in suburban Brisbane.… Go to Article
Quandamooka Lodgement of High Court Documents – Friday 6 June – 10:00 am
Dear Quandamooka Community and FriendsPlease note that tomorrow the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC) will be lodging a legal challenge in the High Court of Australia against the Newman Government’s amendment to the NSIPSA Act to extend mining without Quandamooka consent.… Go to Article
Reminder: Foco Nuevo in June
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Generation Alpha Blog Launched… with giveaways!
Hello all
Our website/blog has just been launched! We have fantastic writers, artists, photographers and poets from around the globe ready to contribute quality and engaging work with an ecological focus.… Go to Article
Muckaty hearing – background
Day one of the Federal Court hearing into the legality of the Muckaty nomination as the site for a nuclear waste dump has raised serious questions about the Governments RadioActive Waste Management Act and if it allows nominations to be made which do not comply with the Native Title Act.… Go to Article
Young Brisbane woman keen to re connect with culture.
Protected: Grandmother says little has changed since old days of welfare !
Why care about the health and well-being of asylum seekers?
A report on the refugee detention centre in Nauru by five independent clinical experts posted online by The Guardian on Friday paints a bleak picture of life on the island, particularly for children.… Go to Article
Christopher Pyne and His Attempt to Re-ignite the Culture Wars
The June 2014 meeting of the 17 Group will take place on Wednesday the 4th of June at 7 pm in unit 6 at 20 Drury StWest End.… Go to Article
Urgent need to house family of seven children
Good people, once again from Gerry on a homeless family, this time a family of seven very young children (6 girls, 1 boy) – please help out where you can.… Go to Article