BDS rally for a free Palestine
The Justice for Palestine Magan-djin rally on August 11, 2024, marked the 310th day of the genocide in Gaza, with speakers highlighting the severe violence and the role of the U.S.… Go to Article
Category: #Occupy
Give up Activism
In 1999, in the aftermath of the June 18th global day of action, a pamphlet called Reflections on June 18th was produced by some people in London, as an open-access collection of “contributions on the politics behind the events that occurred in the City of London on June 18, 1999”.… Go to Article
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet
Now how we gonna get there, we don’t even have boats
And how we gonna get there when we’re not winning votes
We will never get there while the pollys speak their spokes
Garden party circus clowns wooing kids with their jokes
Another death in custody to a suicide fatality
This is how it’s supposed to be, in a capitalist society
People on the top and people on the bottom
And people in the middle who don’t wanna know what happened
– The Last Kinection – ‘Are We There Yet’ featuring Simone Stacey
by Julian Burnside
It is a great privilege to be giving a talk in honour of Barry Jones.… Go to Article
Battle for Musgrave Park continues …
1982 Commonwealth Games Commemoration
4-6 October 2013
Musgrave Park
[organised by Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy (BASE) Contact for more info: 0424 610 492]
Last year (2012) the 30th Anniversary of 1982 Commonwealth Games protests were held in Musgrave Park a traditional place for struggle.… Go to Article
Striking it Richer
The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States
(Updated with 2012 preliminary estimates)
Emmanuel Saez, UC Berkeley September 3, 2013
The recent dramatic rise in income inequality in the United States is well documented.
Who is poorer – the deserving or the undeserving?
[PShift (4zzz fm102.1 fridays at noon) 12 noon Friday 30 Aug]
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.”… Go to Article
What has the anti-globalisation movement achieved?
‘First they globalised management and now they’ve globalised workers’ – long time unionist and economic refugee
I attended the inaugural anti- G20 meeting at Trades & Labor Council (QCU) Building in South Brisbane on Thursday 18 July 2013.… Go to Article
“Three weeks people, three weeks!” — one year on from Occupy Brisbane
[Editor’s Note: It is timely to remember our struggle at occupy of one year’s past – especially since people are trying so hard to keep the sacred fire alight in Musgrave Park.… Go to Article
Occupy and aboriginal nations passports
occupy sydney will be holding their first anniversary from saturday 13 to monday 15, see attached for full details.
in solidarity with the aims and the comrades involved isja will be in attendance at the plt.… Go to Article
Supreme Court hearing: ‘You Cannot Trust the Public Trustee’
This is to let you know that there is a hearing in the new Brisbane Supreme Court tomorrow (Wednesday, 12 Sept 2012) at 10 am about the Public Trustee’s handling of financial affairs at AHIMSA house.… Go to Article
Support the Workers at the Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH) Site
Queensland Children’s Hospital Dispute Leader Bob Carnegie will be Speaking at the Socialist Alternative Public Meeting on Tuesday (11 Sept 2012)
The community protest at the Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH) site has lasted for 38 days.… Go to Article
From Melbourne to Barcelona: housing in crisis
[Editor’s Note: Broadcast on Paradigm Shift (4zzz Fm 102.1 Friday 10 Aug 2012 at Noon)]
From Melbourne to Barcelona there is a housing crisis — this affects the poor, the young, the ‘differently-abled’, the aged and infirm.… Go to Article
Minister liquidates low cost housing
The Queensland government says that it should not be in the business of running low cost accommodation like caravan parks. Yet the Monte Carlo Caravan Park is more affordable housing than any other, more affordable than units nearby or privately run caravan parks — or it was until the public trustee outsourced the management of the park to Australian Tourist Park Management a private firm that runs and owns many such parks in Australia.… Go to Article
e-Books by Bernie Dowling — a Review
Some new release eBooks are worth having a look at. Thanks to the author, these reviews preserve the rich content that readers obtain when they use eReaders [hyperlinks, YouTube] I have turned off embedded ‘text enhance’ messages which I do not like (sic).… Go to Article
The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy?
Editor’s Note: I have included the full article “The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy” by Naomi Wolf below.… Go to Article
Dave, Eden (“Lovers Electric”) Auburn & Shazza Celebrate Bradley Manning’s Birthday in Adelaide :) – YOUTUBE (1 min 41 secs
| YOUTUBE (1min 41 secs) “Lovers Electric” and friends in hometown Adelaide, South Australia celebrate Bradley Manning’ 24th. birthday & his nonviolent resistance to the war and spread the word! |
Man on roof challenges bank sale of Community Centre in West End, Brisbane
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
‘Poultry’ pay not OK: Baiada workers on why they’re striking
‘Poultry’ pay not OK: Baiada workers on why they’re striking
By Sue Bolton
From Green Left Weekly, Saturday, November 19, 2011
The main slogan on the Baiada workers’ picket line in Melbourne’s western suburbs is “No more $10!… Go to Article
Democratic Rights and Occupy Brisbane
Local Brisbane Solicitor Terry Fisher spoke at Occupy Brisbane this afternoon – this is what he said:
Sorry, I did not catch all the questions in the session – however Terry’s responses give listeners a clear idea of what was asked.… Go to Article
You Cannot Trust the Public Trustee
This is a long story with a bad ending.
The bad ending was that Mr Justice Martin ratified the legal theft of Ross Taylor’s family home by his accountants, the Xxxxxx Family Trust.… Go to Article
Occupy Brisbane – a new strategy?
And would some Power the small gift give us
To see ourselves as others see us!
It would from many a blunder free us,
And foolish notion:
What airs in dress and gait would leave us,
And even devotion!… Go to Article
The Occupy movement: views from the left
The Occupy movement: views from the left
A public forum
The Occupy movement is inspiring people all over the globe to stand tall against corporate greed, and giving us hope that we can change society and the world.… Go to Article
The Tall Man
the link below takes you to the preview of the film documentary, the tall man, based on the book by chloe hooper that andrew boe had requested she write on the killing of mulrunji doomadgee by then sen, sgt.… Go to Article
#Occupy Brisbane Volunteers Wanted for Refugee Rights Stall
REFUGEE ACTION COLLECTIVE, QLD
Volunteers wanted for refugee rights stall at Occupy Brisbane demonstration.
When: Between 12 midday and 3pm, Saturday 12th November.… Go to Article
YOUTUBE – And lo I beheld Rev.Billy Rock Occupy London SX last night
I was at Occupy London last night, in the cold wet surrounds of St. Paul’s Cathedral, in need of a morale booster when I beheld an apparition of one of my all time heroes!… Go to Article
Christians for Occupy
Howdy! The Occupy Together movement has captured imaginations around the world, inspiring hope and action as well as loathing and violent crackdowns.… Go to Article
‘We are Hope’
Blackfella, whitefella
Yellafella, any fella
It doesn’t matter what your colour
As long as you are true fella
Are you the one who’s gonna stand up and be counted?… Go to Article
REMINDER: 17 Group Wed the 2nd of November
The next Meeting of the 17 Group will be held on Wednesday the 2nd of November in unit 6 at 20 Drury St West End at 7pm on the rather unusual topic:
Why are there histories of reading?… Go to Article
#Occupy London – ‘sermon on the steps’
On Saturday Oct 29th. I was invited to take part as a Catholic Worker in the “Sermon on the Steps” of St.… Go to Article
Try Out Your Voice
“I am strong because I am weak. I’m beautiful because I know my flaws. I’m a lover because I am a fighter.… Go to Article