This case has been going on for eight years and it still has not reached final resolution in the courts. With thanks to Peter and Humphrey.… Go to Article
Direct action
Dust tiptoes in a standing ovation
after the explosion
Edward Said is out of place,
again:
His books fall from my shelves
Onto the broken window glass.… Go to Article
Jonathan Sriranganathan – council complicity in genocide?
It was late in the day, in a cold, inhospitable place, King George Square in Brisbane, where once flourished fountains, grass and flowers, only now to become a hot concrete box, with a big brother screen above and a bar that turns up its music as soon as you start a rally for Palestinian human rights.… Go to Article
A worker reads history
Who built the seven gates of Thebes?
The books are filled with names of kings.
Was it the kings who hauled the craggy blocks of stone?… Go to Article
Jonathan Sriranganathan for Mayor of Brisbane (Magan-djin)
The Brisbane City Council election is coming up on Saturday, 16 March, with prepolling opening on Monday, 4 March 2024.
In the upcoming local government elections in Brisbane, WBT recommends a vote for Jonathan Sriranganathan because he is the best local councillor we have ever had.… Go to Article
Ethnic cleansing replaces paradigm of war
When it created its nation-state, the Zionist movement did not wage a war that ‘tragically but inevitably’ led to the expulsion of ‘parts of’ the indigenous population, but the other way round: the main goal was the ethnic cleansing of all of Palestine, which the movement coveted for its new state.… Go to Article
Up the Right Channels?
Complicit – involved in or knowing about a crime or some activity that is wrong.
Even though there were three activities in support of Palestine at University of Queensland (UQ) yesterday they were overshadowed by the crowds, size and scope of ‘market day’ where clubs and societies vied for members in the Great Court and at the Student Union complex.… Go to Article
Assange on the edge
The Australian Parliament passed a motion in support of Julian Assange, 21 years after Iraq, and its people were destroyed based on a lie by the US, UK, and Australian governments.… Go to Article
Palestine remembered
This is an analysis of false claims made by the Jerusalem Post questioning that Palestinians are indigenous to the region presently under occupation by Israel.… Go to Article
One struggle, one fight
This is a speech given by Sam Waiburra Watson outside Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers office in Logan Central on 9 February 2024.… Go to Article
Israel’s Self-Destruction – Netanyahu, the Palestinians, and the Price of Neglect
On 29 April 1956 a former Israeli soldier turned farmer, Ro’i Rothberg, was caught in a prepared ambush near the border with Gaza, then under Egyptian mandate. … Go to Article
Julian Assange’s last chance?
“The Last Waltz at Julian Assange’s Last Chance Saloon”
*Saturday * February 17th *7pm *FREE/Donations appreciated!
* “The Old Gun Pit” pub Woolwhich (100 metres from Woolwhich tube station)
*Featuring Dublin’s Joe Black
*Aotearoa/NZ Blues John McClean
*Belmarsh Graduate Leroy *Northern Soul Caroline Knott
* Camden’s Matt & Ollie
*Cork’s Paul!… Go to Article
2032 Olympics in Magandjin?
Save the cost of a new Olympics stadium by making the athletics track smaller so it will fit into the existing Gabba?… Go to Article
Bring back the Trams
“They lie, the men who tell us, for reasons of their own,
That want is here a stranger, and that misery’s unknown;
For where the nearest suburb and the city proper meet
My windowsill is level with the faces in the street”
— ‘Faces In The Street’ by Henry Lawson
In 1969, Labor Mayor of Brisbane, Clem Jones, declared that the Brisbane City Council (BCC) was going to shut down the trams.… Go to Article
The Case for Neutrality
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest / To children ardent for some desperate glory, / The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est / Pro patria mori.… Go to Article
What did 7 October achieve?
In the 15 weeks that I have done the sound for the Justice for Palestine 🇵🇸 mass rallies in Magandjin (Brisbane), I cannot remember Hamas being mentioned on a single occasion.… Go to Article
Chicago supports ceasefire
The Chicago motion calls for a release of the hostages. Why? To appease the war criminals? Release of Israeli captives would be a serious mistake.… Go to Article
Public Broadcaster complicit in genocide
… Go to ArticleDay 120 of the genocide in Gaza
@jfpmagandjin We will not stop turning up, five months into the genocide and Magan-djin (Brisbane) are still standing in solidarity with Gaza, with the West Bank, with Palestine.
Genocide: Stop all the clocks
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,… Go to Article
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
End the siege of Gaza
Beit Lahia massacre in Palestine
We’ve read a lot about this in the Arab press, but nowhere else … reminding us of how long it took the My Lai massacre to be exposed.… Go to Article
Ferra is a war crime
I carried my blood in my palm
I never lowered my flags
I guarded the green grass
over my ancestor’s graves ….… Go to Article
We must not look away …
Ferra Engineering provides weapons parts to arms dealers in and outside Australia: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, EADS, Raytheon, Parker, BAE, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics and Pratt & Whitney.… Go to Article
Australian government shuts down aid to Palestinian refugees
On 16 January 2024 Australian government Ministers Penny Wong and Pat Conroy announced that they were increasing the funding to UNWRA by about $21 million.… Go to Article
Black Land Back
Dedication – I dedicate this podcast to the grandfather of Sam Waiburra Watson, my friend and comrade, Sam Watson.
Invasion Day 2024 in Magandjin (Brisbane)
Voices: Chelsea Watego, Amy McGuire, Lionel Fogarty, Andy Paine, Sam Waiburra Watson, Wayne ‘Coco’ Wharton, Mudjiree, and 4PR.… Go to Article
Israel’s war propaganda
“We came and turned the native Arabs into tragic refugees. And still we have to slander and malign them, to besmirch their name.… Go to Article
Memories of Apartheid
In 1971, I went on strike with 3,000 other students and staff at the University of Queensland. The strike was against the government’s support for apartheid South Africa. … Go to Article
Shut down Ferra
Here is a report from Greens mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan in support of the picket held on 24 January 2024 at Ferra Engineering at Tingalpa in Brisbane.… Go to Article
ICJ silent on ceasefire in Gaza
“We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.” – Nelson Mandela
Analysis – the International Court of Justice in The Hague would not be drawn into dispute with the UN security council and so intentionally left out of its orders South Africa’s request for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.… Go to Article
Ferra Engineering: Brisbane company complicit in the genocide in Gaza
Ferra Engineering at Tingalpa makes a crucial part for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter aircraft that enables Israel to drop bunker buster bombs on Gaza.… Go to Article