Category: democratic rights

Occupied Palestinian Territories and Byron Council’s Draconian Rules

Dear Mr Hill (Byron Shire compliance officer),

Council’s requirements for us (Byron Friends of Palestine) to use Railway Park are extremely draconian and seem designed to thwart any spontaneous community action; fortunately we do not live in the Occupied Palestinian Territories but it is increasingly beginning to feel as though we do.… Go to Article

Brisbane Sovereign Tent Embassy – upcoming events

community safety

And don’t forget the anniversary of
the establishment  of the Brisbane Sovereign Tent Embassy in Musgrave Park

Corroboree
12 noon, 24 March 2013
Musgrave Park

program
 12 noon up the top on jagera deed-of-grant-in-trust (dogit)
welcome to country
minute silence
 tree planting  by the families on the ridge on the way down to the bora ring
honouring the old people
planting paper bark trees to commemorate old warriors, men & women
walk down
 1.30pm down the bottom near the bora ring
corroboree
smoking ceremony
speeches
dances
contemporary stuff – music – bands
yarning circles
people running activities for the kids
close

fund raising… Go to Article

Sacred fire burns in Musgrave Park!

A question arises from the ‘not guilty’ verdict handed down in Brisbane Magistrate Court today:

How does this verdict affect the question that Jagera land in the southern end of Musgrave Park should be used ‘for aboriginal purpose’ as specified on the title deed and the deed-of-grant-in-trust?… Go to Article

Face to Face with Fukushima

Face to Face with Fukushima: Brisbane
Public Forum
March 12, 2013 11am
The Premier’s Hall -Qld Parliament House
Alice St @ George St, Brisbane

As the Qld government makes motions to open a uranium mining industry in this state, the anniversary of the ongoing disaster at Fukushima serves as a timely reminder of the dangers of the nuclear industry…

The Fukushima Delegation will share firsthand accounts and experiences of the Fukushima nuclear disaster that occurred following the Tsunami that devastated East Japan on March 11, 2011.

… Go to Article

The People’s Voice – Newman breaks pledge to keep royal children’s hospital

NEWMAN BREAKS PLEDGE TO KEEP ROYAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

The government has kept the public in the dark about closure of the -Royal Children’s Hospital

• Brisbane North will be deprived of the readily accessible and comprehensive paediatric accident & emergency service currently provided by Royal Children’s.… Go to Article

‘OPERATION SATOUR’: The 1971 Springbok Tour of Queensland

‘OPERATION SATOUR’: The 1971 Springbok Tour of Queensland

Queensland Police Headquarters: Sunday 24 February 2013: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm

Inquiries to : Ms Lisa Jones (Police Museum Curator) on 3364 6425

Time

Speaker

(Participants’ biographical details overleaf)

Topic or comment

1030

Mr David Fagan

Chairperson

1035

Professor Mark Finnane

‘Australia, South Africa and apartheid’

1045

Mr Terry O’Gorman

‘The Right to protest in 1971 and looking ahead to the G20 conference to be held in Brisbane 2014’

1105

Professor Alan Knight

‘Queensland radicals and the Springbok protests‘

1125

Questions from the floor to Professor Finnane, Mr O’Gorman or Professor Knight.

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Bahrain: no hope for the Al Khalifa regime

Bahraini nurse calls on international support after police kill 16 yr old during crackdown on anniversary of democracy protests.

Hussain Al Jaziri, 16 years old, was killed by Bahraini security forces yesterday as the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters intensifies around the second anniversary of Bahrain’s ‘forgotten Arab Spring’.… Go to Article

Hands off Bob! Defend the right to organise!

'I Called Him A Worship, Your Bastard!' 
Denis Kevans (Poet Lorrikeet)

The poet lorrikeet would have enjoyed court yesterday with obscene language featuring in the original 54 charges of criminal contempt against union man, Bob Carnegie.… Go to Article