Foco Nuevo in November
Friday, 6th November, 2015
8.00 pm
Kurilpa Hall
174 Boundary Street, West End (map)Come along to another night of great music!… Go to Article

Dan O’Neill on Michael’s Book

Michael, we really have to talk … by Michael O’Neill will be launched at the West End Library on Saturday morning, 31st October 2015

Time: 10:30 am for 11 am start

Place: Upstairs at West End Library 178-180 Boundary St West End

Price: The book will be sold at the launch for $20 (RRP $25).… Go to Article

News and information

Dear supporters of the Palestinian People

The Boycott National Committee in Palestine has called on people around the world to stand in Solidarity with the Palestinian popular resistance and to Boycott Israel now!… Go to Article

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BRISBANE, 30 OCTOBER 2015. Brisbane residents have staged a protest at Immigration Minister Peter Dutton’s office to condemn the assault of women in offshore detention and demand an end to the government’s violent policy of deterrence.… Go to Article

Keystones of Australia’s identity are “fair go” and “mateship” but Australian governments consistently shout foul when the non-violent, non-racist Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign supports fair play for Palestine.

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Interesting UPDATE FROM PNG COURT on legality of Manus Camp
#‎Manus‬ Update from Ben Lomai on the court hearing on Thursday 30 October 2015.… Go to Article

New evidence gathered by Amnesty International suggests that Australia’s maritime border control operations now resemble a lawless venture with evidence of criminal activity, pay-offs to boat crews and abusive treatment of women, men and children seeking asylum.… Go to Article

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In November, join kuril dhagun for the final thought-provoking conversation on sustainability and traditional Indigenous cultural practices at our A night by the fire forum.… Go to Article

Nov. 4th. 8 am Court Solidarity: Peter Dutton opens Refugee Welcome Festival, the death of satire!

*Wednesday Nov 4th 8-9am outside Brisbane Magistrates Court corner of George & Turbot St.… Go to Article

October 2015 BETTER.pdf

Friday, October 30
at 6:30pm
Reload Espresso Bar 9, Chrome Street, Salisbury

An intimate night of easy-listening storytelling and poetry performance complemented by mouth-watering food, beverages and conversation.… Go to Article

It seems that you can't get into 
power in the US without supporting Israel
Now it is that way here as well
    -- Ian Curr, WBT

Wyatt Roy headed to start-up nation Israel
Tel Aviv is calling for Wyatt Roy, who will return to Israel this week to scour the hi-tech powerhouse for inspiration for the government’s innovation agenda.… Go to Article

Dozens of Knitting Nannas Against Gas (KNAGs) from Qld and NSW will gather in Brisbane on Wednesday to support George Bender’s family in its battle against unconventional mining.… Go to Article

The next meeting of the 17 Group will take place on Wednesday the 4th of November in unit 6 at 20 Drury St, West End.… Go to Article

Who is Free speech champion Biff Bootface?
Was Biff the press secretary for Fauntleroy Velveteen-Ballcup?
Did Biff get privileged access to Nauru?

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We don't want to take terrorism home with us. 
We don't want anger in our backyard
                        -- Lionel Fogarty, poet & author

It became clear yesterday that the killing of Shaun Coolwell by police on Brisbane’s southside on 2 October 2015 was preventable.… Go to Article

Marchers pay a silent tribute to Daniel Yock

A peaceful 4000

Daniel Yock’s brother Lionel Fogarty, left, speaking at the protest forum yesterday.… Go to Article

Friday October 16 marked ten weeks since the start of 24 hour community assemblies outside Hutchison Ports in Sydney and Brisbane.… Go to Article

Heinrich’s Article on Good German Politics

I knew vaguely about Heinrich from his work on The Tendency for the Rate of Profit to Fall and his argument that Marx had no such theory or changed his mind, but I never actually read anything by him.… Go to Article

R.I.P. Chris Maver – community/ gay/ human rights activist, West End/ Brisbane legend and always full of mischief.

It was with great sadness that I learnt of the death of Chris Maver this morning.… Go to Article

A Group to read Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain, translated by John T Woods, in the Everyman Library edition.
In case some people on this list may be interested, I thought I would notify you of the fact that the Michie Reading Group that has been reading some of the classic novels of Western literature over the last decade or more, and has just finished reading Tolstoi’sAnna Karenina, is about to start reading Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain.

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While the Trade Union Royal Commission has raised legitimate concerns about union governance, it’s extraordinary how weak some of the evidence is and how willing the media is to ignore counter-narratives, writes Stephen Long.… Go to Article

Dear Friends,

I hope this finds you well. Today I am writing with a request for help from my friends in Palestine.… Go to Article

TRIFECTA FILM EVENT! Come to one, or immerse yourself in all three..

TONITE!!! BLACKSTAR coffee shop GIG: 7pm, WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER ..… Go to Article

[Publisher’s Note: For those interested in revolutionary politics, read this excerpt from a memoir http://louisproyect.org/2015/10/19/bringing-out-the-dead-in-kansas-city/ that wbt reproduces here under Fair Use.… Go to Article

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