Thatcherism devastated communities throughout industrial England that have never recovered. Their pain explains why people voted to leave in the EU referendum

Deeply affected by the death of my two uncles in World War II, on 1 July 1966, the 24th anniversary of the ‘USS Sturgeon’ sinking of the Japanese prisoner-of-war ship ‘Montevideo Maru’ which killed the man after whom I am named, I decided that I would devote my life to working out why human beings are violent and then developing a strategy to end it.… Go to Article

Time to get your diaries out and your pens at the ready, the BFU Winter Program is here! Brush off your blankets, brew yourself a thermos of tea and prep your thoughtful frowns for a winter of heated conversations and sizzling critique…

Join us every Wednesday evening for the next six weeks of winter for a set of six discussions, workshops, film screenings and interviews.

Not every Leave voter is a racist, 
but every racist will vote Leave
                       - Billy Bragg

Music lovers at the annual Glastonbury festival were stunned, they wanted to remain in the European Union, but it was not to be.… Go to Article

Foco Nuevo in July

Friday, 1st July, 2016
8.00 pm
Kurilpa Hall
174 Boundary Street, West End (map)

This Foco Nuevo brings a novel twist; members of Rough Red will be presenting songs from their Songwriters’ Circle project, to be followed with a set by Rough Red.… Go to Article

Grandmothers Against Removals (GMAR) is calling for Aboriginal control of a review recently announced by NSW Family and Community Services (FACS) Minister Brad Hazzard into all Aboriginal children removed from their families NSW from 2014.… Go to Article

Passing on the content of a couple of emails sent to me from Melissa White about the recently published book about E H Lane, The Conscientious Communist.

Stop Press 🙃
In 2025, a European court claims that it was Russia that was responsible for shooting down MH17 in 2014 over Eastern Ukraine.… Go to Article

June 24-26 *Bridget Anderson keynote speaker at Euro-Christian anarchist gathering June 24-26

Bridget Anderson being interviewed here by Tariq Ali on Immigration Hysteria

The World Today – IMMIGRATION HYSTERIA

				The World Today – IMMIGRATION HYSTERIA
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Your Vote Counts, Make Your Voice Heard
With the Federal Election just 15 days away, it’s absolutely critical for our and our family’s interests that we step up efforts across the union to fight back.The… Go to Article

Begin forwarded message:

Public Forum: Stand up for CSIRO – Stop CSIRO job cuts – invest in science
Friends of CSIRO has recently been set up in other Australian States
to campaign against the current job cuts in climate, land and water research.

A documentary by Roberto Chile | Bring a Plate | Entry $10/$7

REMINDER: TONIGHT

Australia-Cuba Friendship Society (Brisbane) presents
Fidel es Fidel

A photographic exhibition and documentary by Roberto Chile

Friday 17 June 6.30 pm for 7 pm start

Kurilpa Hall
174 Boundary Street West End

Bring a Plate | Entry $10 / $7 concession
Around the world people are taking action on the 17th of each month seeking the lifting of the US blockade of Cuba.… Go to Article

Evidence of massive voter fraud is starting to be uncovered here in California.

Bernie Sanders won the California primary by a huge landslide.… Go to Article

Reclaiming Your Democracy.pdf
Restore Democracy.pdf
Your choice.pdf… Go to Article

WORLD SOCIAL FORUM / WSF2016 / Montreal

Call to join the space

“People and the Planet Before Profit: Moving Away from Free Trade and Extractivism to Dismantle Corporate Power”

facilitated by the self-managed committee

Extractivism, Free Trade Agreemments and power of transnationals

Within the upcoming World Social Forum in Montreal to be held from August 9 to 14, many groups have come together to create a space where we can implement joint actions related to extractivism, free trade agreements and the power of transnational corporations.… Go to Article

Article by Henry Giroux, quite incisive:

Donald Trump, in the distance at left, during a campaign rally at Redding Municipal Airport in Redding, California, June 3, 2016.… Go to Article

EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO

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Dear all,

Thank you for registering your availabilities in the doodle poll. This message is to confirm our International Conference Call on Global Days of Action, for the areas of Americas/Europe/Africa.

Former Senator and key Senate candidate Andrew Bartlett today launched Steven Purcell as the Greens’ candidate for the Federal seat of Oxley, focussing on the Springfield to Redbank Plains rail extension.

Here is a new Anti-Apartheid section on the Radical Times Historical Archive starting to take shape…..

The new section is the second one down the page (scrolling down from the top) headed:

Resources: 1971 Anti-Apartheid (Springbok) Protests, Queensland

I just finished adding two new audio streams (about 19 minutes long) that were recorded at the Tower Mill prior to, during, and after the second police charge and police riot on Saturday 24th July 1971.

Australia’s offshore processing regime is increasingly being exposed as totally vicious and barbaric and a blight on the country’s reputation. Our efforts to overturn it must be redoubled.

My friend, Derek Harbison <derek>, has organised a screening of a new film about Australian refugees who’ve been dumped on Nauru and Manus Islands at the Pig House Flicks.

Dear Comrade(s)

Below are links to articles posted recently on the www.cpaml.org website.

Dairy industry crisis http://www.cpaml.org/posting1.php?id=331

Oppose downward push on workers’ income in all its forms http://www.cpaml.org/posting1.php?id=332… Go to Article

We should not be surprised at Australia’s collusion with Israel in the brutal colonisation of Palestine because, sadly outraged to say, Australia’s active complicity in the Indonesian and East Timor genocides and its silence on the killings in West Papua and PNG point up trade and profit as our country’s priorities and to hell with human rights and international law.… Go to Article

Class privilege, indigenous repression, capitalist power… and the Olympics “The Olympics are political through and through. The marching, the flags, the national anthems, the alliances with corporate sponsors, the labor exploitationbehind the athletic-apparel labels, the treatment of indigenous peoples, the marginalization of the poor and working class, the selection of Olympic host cities—all political.

What Went Wrong?

Bob Carnegie

It is a huge honour to be here tonight. My talk centres on an issue that’s been discussed many times, but not necessarily from a rank-and-file militant staff position, so I think it’s one that should be examined once again.… Go to Article

The June talk of the 17 Group will be held on Wednesday the 15th of June at 7 pm in Unit 6 at 20 Drury St.… Go to Article

Errol O’Neill, 8 March 1945 – 23 April 2016

Errol O’Neill was very special to us. We loved him dearly and admired him greatly.… Go to Article