A factual coverage of an event or events
West End residents and community groups will meet with representatives from Brisbane City Council and developer Payce this Sunday to discuss the proposed development of the former Absoe site on Boundary St.
SPEAK TO CANDIDATES ABOUT:
* WEST PAPUAN INDEPENDENCE
* STOPPING MILITARY AID TO THE TNI
* BRINGING TNI WAR CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE
* DEMANDING INDONESIA COMPENSATE THE VICTIMS OF THE TNI
Dear Friends in solidarity with West Papua, Timor-Leste and progressive Indonesians
As you would be aware, the Freedom Flotilla to West Papua has left Cairns and is moving towards West Papua.… Go to Article
Egypt’s army overthrew and detained Mohammed Mursi in an abrupt end to the Islamist’s first year in office following days of bloodshed and protests demanding his resignation, as the head of Egypt’s Constitutional Court, Adli Mansour, was sworn in as interim president Thursday.… Go to Article
African American civil rights campaigner and Black Panther
BILLY X JENINNGS
Speaks at Marxism 2013 conference
Saturday 30th March, 2pm
University of Melbourne, Student Union Building
TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST!… Go to Article
Speech by Wayne “Coco” Wharton
March 24 2013
Today marks twelve months since we first come back down here, when we first put the Embassy up.… Go to Article
The AUSTRALIAN newspaper made libelous statements against Boycott Divestments and Sanctions campaign today.
The paper labels the BDS walking tour in Brisbane on the weekend (28 Aug 2012) as ‘extremist’?… Go to Article
WikiLeaks, a free press publishing and media organisation, has revealed human rights abuses, war crimes and corruption in governments across the world.… Go to Article
Friends of Ahimsa House Press Release
At 10am on the morning of Wednesday 14th December, a Friend of AHIMSA House, Bernie Neville, will climb onto the roof of the building at 26 Horan Street, West End and hang a banner in opposition to the impending sale of this community space, slated to be finalised this Thursday the 15th December 2011.… Go to Article
Press Releases, Statements
Palestinian civil society welcomes Agrexco liquidation, calls for celebration of this BDS victory
Posted on September 12, 2011 by Palestinian BDS National Committee
For Immediate Release – September 12, 2011
– Supporters of Palestinian rights claim victory as target Agrexco ordered into liquidation
– Court papers warn that company is Israeli symbol whose downfall will have ‘wider implications’
– Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions National Committee (BNC) calls on the movement internationally to celebrate this victory and to intensify BDS campaigns
Campaigners for Palestinian rights are celebrating after the primary Israeli agricultural produce export company Agrexco, which has been a key target of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement in support of Palestinian rights, has been ordered into liquidation after being unable to pay its creditors.… Go to Article
Dear all
Also attached Finance Sector Union (Queensland) motion.
Regards
David Forde
Labor 4A Just Palestine
[Editors Note: See also A Shift in Palestine?… Go to Article
Hi Everyone,
Here’s a short video by the ETU, on behalf of Tommy Sebasio.
Tommy, an Aboriginal electrician and key figure in his community of Bamaga, worked for Ergon Energy for 20 years, running the power and electricy network for the whole Northern Peninsula.… Go to Article
Development
Why do none of the political parties support ‘ecologically sustainable development’?
Energy
If the ALP and the federal Labor government support clean energy why is coal going gangbusters here in Queensland?… Go to Article
There are sensitive matters for loved ones when people die in tragic circumstances.
Timely, accurate and clear information is vital.
This morning 10 May 2010, I spoke to Belinda Cole (Media Contact at Minister for Home Affairs) about the tragedy which was mentioned in her Minister’s press release (almost as an afterthought).… Go to Article
| Nuclear-Free News and Events… fun and important things to do!
1) Women begin epic walk to Canberra with message of Peace – launch March 13 2) Make your voice heard on the nuclear waste dump! |
UmmahMedia put together these videos of the protest at Rudd’s office on Thursday Jan 15, 12 noon, Morningside in Brisbane.… Go to Article
Swindle Inc? (15 December 2008) by Humphrey McQueen
With the exposure of the $US50bn scam by NASDAQ chairman Bernie Madoff, another joint has fallen off the walking corpse that is real existing capitalism.… Go to Article
How bad can get it? (16 December 2008) by Humphrey McQueen
The Portuguese Communist and Nobel Prize-winning author, Jose Saramago published Blindness (1995) a novel in which an entire society loses the ability to see.… Go to Article
Together with the images taken from the rally are two poems that were recited at the rally.
To hear an audio of the rally click below and be patient.… Go to Article
… Go to ArticleStatement Concerning Homeless World Cup Players
10Th December 2008
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre asks the media to respect the privacy of the players who may be seeking legal advice about their future.
“Amor, morte, poesia, política, actualidade, futebol, efemérides, solidão, paz, humor, musica…tudo e nada;
Here we talk about life, love, death,
On this day in History, poetry, politics, football (soccer), solitude, peace, humour, music … nothing and all”from Nothingandall
The Great Rugby-League-discussing December Meeting and selflessly Trotsky-endorsed Christmas Party (but don’t bring Trotsky) of the 17 Group –
Wednesday the 3rd of December
at unit 6, 20 Drury St, West End
at 7 pm.… Go to Article
There are many anti-worker laws out there. Also the way they are applied discriminates against workers.
One example is the case of customs officer, Shane Day, who won in the High Court against the tax commissioner on the issue of legal expenses incurred by him during his unfair dismissal case.… Go to Article
Report from Building Unions Rally, Queens Park Brisbane on 2 Dec 2008.
At the rally two women came up on stage – one was the partner of one of the workers
who had died after a fall of a swinging gantry at a Gold coast high rise (pictured) on 21 June 2008.… Go to Article
[Editorial Note: Please show your support for indigenous Australians that lost their land under this settler state.]
From Lauren Mellor, Aboriginal Rights Coalition
To help with getting the Human Rights Day [HRD] statement out and endorsed by as broad a selection of organizations and individuals as possible below are the list of endorsements already received.… Go to Article
Activists Occupy Raytheon Lifts
… Go to Article
An invitation to attend this community event from Sam Watson:
COMMUNITY NOTICE
SACRED TREATY SERVICE
TO BE HELD AT ST. MARY’S CHURCH, SOUTH BRISBANE, 4 PM SUNDAY, 30TH.… Go to Article
6.30pm Wednesday, November 26
At the Direct Action Centre
8 Gillingham St, Woolloongabba… Go to Article
Figs do not grow on barren trees — Ernie Lane in Dawn to Dusk – reminiscences of a rebel.
Were current and recent Labor leaders ever political activists in Queensland?… Go to Article
by Humphrey McQueen
As part of his PR campaign, K. Rudd proclaimed that he had never been any kind of socialist.… Go to Article
