REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: I want to talk with you mainly about our struggle in the United States and, before taking my seat, talk about some of the larger struggles in the whole world and some of the more difficult struggles in places like South Africa.… Go to Article
Day: January 24, 2015
Change in the air across Southern Europe
From Podemos to Syriza
Change is in the Air Across Southern Europe
Last night (Thursday, January 22, 2015), Pablo Iglesias of Podemos spoke at a massive Syriza rally in Athens, just three days before the Greek elections that Syriza is expected to win.
Invasion Day 2015
… The Earth asks: what has the LNP done for me?
If you can’t decide who to vote for in the Queensland state election, lend me your ear. Today I’m wearing my Friends of the Earth hat and this week, the week of the hastily cobbled together Queensland election, the Earth needs you more than ever.… Go to Article
Invasion Day and the Nation State
[PShift friday 23 Jan 2015 4zzz fm 102.1]
Ian discusses how the modern nation state overcame aboriginal resistance and went on to colonise Australia.… Go to Article
Australia Day: Indigenous people are told to ‘get over it’. It’s impossible
When Aboriginal people boycott celebrations, we are told to move on. It’s like the breathtaking legacy of disadvantage we have to endure did not exist
Every year, Australia tries to wash away its hidden history with displays of overt nationalism.… Go to Article
Arrested Manus protesters face jail conditions until refugee status decided
[PN: Who can sanction this?]
None of the 58 asylum seekers who were arrested following protests have been charged yet face living in prison for an indeterminate time
Fifty-eight detainees forcibly removed from the Manus Island detention centre could be held in jail without charge until their refugee status determinations are made.