Not Quite White: Lebanese and the White Australia Policy 1880 to 1947
by Anne Monsour, Post Pressed, Brisbane, 2010
My book has finally been published thanks to Dr John Knight and Post Pressed.… Go to Article
Category: Popular Culture
Foco Nuevo in July
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Direct Action presents: Struggle, Solidarity, Socialism…
Direct Action presents:
- Struggle, solidarity, socialism
Struggle, Solidarity, Socialism…
Photo exhibition and performance evening
Featuring performances by:
Phil Monsour
Jumping Fences
Mark Cronin
Ovideo Orellana
and more…… Go to Article
Falistini – a Palestinian exhibition at Logan West Library
Queensland Palestinian Association in conjunction with Justice For Palestine, Brisbane (both non-profit organisations), and Logan City Council are holding Falistini, a mini-exhibition of Palestinian costumes, plaques, handicrafts, maps and books from February 27 to March 31, 2010 at Logan West Library, Grand Plaza Drive, Browns Plains.… Go to Article
20th Anniversary of Melbourne Tramways dispute
by Peter Riley and Margaret Creagh
On the night (Saturday 30th January 2010) I brought along some memorabilia: photos, documents, clippings from news media from the time (of the dispute).… Go to Article
‘Ted Kennedy: Priest of Redfern’ — a review
By Gary MacLennan
A review of Edmund Campion (2009) Ted Kennedy: Priest of Redfern: Melbourne: David Lovell Publishing
There is a thought that has haunted me for a long time…It is to portray a wholly good man.… Go to Article
Foco Nuevo News 2010
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Phil Monsour goes to Jerusalem
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Who will save Yungaba — ‘the land of the sun’?
by Ian Curr
“Job and me and Jesus sittin’
Underneath the Indooroopilly bridge
Watchin’ that blazin’ sun go down
Behind the tall tree’d mountain ridge
The land’s our heritage and spirit
Here the rightful culture’s Black
and we sittin’ here just wonderin’
When we get the land back”
— Kev Carmody ‘Thou shalt not steal’
If you walk underneath the Storey bridge you can see what has happened.… Go to Article
Palestinian Days Film Festival – a review
A Review of Palestinian Days Film Festival, Brisbane
Palestinian Days Film Festival was held in Brisbane’s Schonell theatre at the University of Queensland over the weekend 16-18 October 2009.… Go to Article
FOCO NUEVO in September 09
Click here to listen to:
[“Al Otro Lado Del Rio” (In The Other Side Of The River) the theme song to The Motorcycle Diaries by Jorge Drexler]
Apologies for the high sound levels on the recordings.… Go to Article
Reviews of Palestinian Days Films
The Palestinian Days film festival, Brisbane,
6pm Fri to Sunday, October 16-18, 2009
Schonell Theatre, University of QLD
Sponsored by Justice for Palestine and the Palestinian Association of QLD
Reviews
by Pam Rosengren
‘Lemonade’ , a short film which came out of a storytelling workshop for the children of a refugee camp.… Go to Article
50 Years ago: Brisbane Peace activist, Norma Chalmers, met Chairman Mao
“In Politics there is no such thing as the Centre” —visiting Guatemalan revolutionary, Walter Felix, at the TLC [QCU, sic] Brisbane in September 2009.… Go to Article
Review: Dagworth Day – the musical
Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong,
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
“You’ll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me”.… Go to Article
The 17 Group: Community Broadcasting Audiences in Australia
The next meeting of the 17 Group: Wednesday the 2nd of September at unit 6, 20 Drury St West End, at 7pm.… Go to Article
No free lunch for Kevin Rudd?
by Lachlan Hurse
from Hainanese Chicken
and its place
in World History
It has been suggested that the Ipswich car dealer at the centre of the row in Federal Parliament between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr John Grant wined and dined staff of the Prime Minister at a exclusive Chinese restaurant in Ipswich.… Go to Article
FOCO NUEVO in June 09
Foco Nuevo continues to bring great acoustic performances in the inviting atmosphere of the newly-named Ellen Taylor Community Centre (previously called Ahimsa House).… Go to Article
Oodgeroo: Bloodline to Country — a review
Editor’s Note: I have reprinted Rosemary Sorensen‘s article “Ode to Oodgeroo” about a new play by Sam Watson below.… Go to Article
Foco Nuevo in May 2009
NADIA SUNDE ROSS CROW GRESHKA
JUMPING FENCES
Friday 29th May
8.00 p.m.
AHMISA HOUSE
26 Horan Street, West End
Meals, cakes, tea and coffee available
$10 / $7 concession
Foco Nuevo continues to bring great acoustic performances in the inviting atmosphere of Ahimsa House.… Go to Article
The Palestinian Kafiyeh
Letter from Palestinian Friends
Dear All,
Be aware that all the following Kafiyeh designs are not original prints. These are not true Palestinian Kafiyehs, and are mostly made in Israel with an objective to reduce the popularity of the original one.… Go to Article
Life and Times of a Middle Class Leftie
… Bernie’s Shorts
AGE does bring some privileges. Pity the poor teenagers being verbally and pictorially assaulted every night on television by state and federal governments.… Go to Article
No Justice for Aboriginal people
… Go to Article‘Come on people, we can’t accept this’ — Lex Wotton, 26 November 2004, at Palm Island Community Meeting after Mulrunji was killed by Snr Sgt Hurley.
Phil Monsour and Band — the empire’s new clothes
You are invited to the live video recording of Phil Monsour and his band performing songs from his new album the empire’s new clothes on the 23rd of August starting at 7pm at Ahimsa House in West End.… Go to Article