‘The ladder of the law has no top and no bottom.‘ – Bob Dylan in Lonesome death of Hattie Caroll.… Go to Article
Tag: gaza
Union response to genocide inadequate
“Passivity is the same as defending injustice” – Deepak Chopra.
DURING the past 50 years in Brisbane Magandjin Queensland police have never dared to attack a rally on May Day.… Go to Article
Jesus died in Palestine
“When the stars threw down their spears / And water’d heaven with their tears:/ Did he smile his work to see?/… Go to Article
Shutting down Ferra Engineering
I dedicate this podcast to Sam’s grandfather, who is sorely missed.
Sam Waibura Watson speaking at Shutdown Ferra picket at Ferra Engineering in Tingalpa in Brisbane.… Go to Article
Why did Biden call for ceasefire after the WCK murders by the IDF?
Rheinmetall, Boeing, Ferra Engineering and HTA in Brisbane are involved in the manufacture of weapons parts for F35 strike fighters and ‘Ghost Bat’ drones and bombs.… Go to Article
Palm Sunday rally to stop genocide in Gaza
Over a thousand people came out in rainy weather for the annual Palm Sunday rally for peace and refugees on March 24, 2024.… Go to Article
From the River to the Sea …
Today, Lachlan and I rode over 87 kilometres from the river to the sea in solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank.… Go to Article
US/Israel/UK – stop killing people
What is wrong with Israelis, English and Americans that they think they can just bomb anybody?
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South Africa’s attempt to circumvent US veto in security council
It is interesting that nowhere in South Africa’s case against the genocide by Israel is there mention of World War II.… Go to Article
Queen Street Mall sit in
This is a video shot on the 23rd of December 2023, almost on the eve of Christmas, about a sit-in, an occupation of the Queen Street Mall in Brisbane (Meanjin).… Go to Article
Human Rights day in Gaza
On Human Rights day in Brisbane there was a march of about 3,000 people opposing the genocide in Gaza and calling on the Australian government to immediately insist on a ceasefire.… Go to Article
Al Nakba – Day 8
A people’s applause for those who face their own erasure with a smile
And the tyrant’s fear of songs.
We have on this land all of that which makes life worth living
On this land
– Mahmoud Darwish
Israel, the most powerful army in the region, is attempting to drive the Palestinians from their homeland for the third time in 75 years.… Go to Article
Children of stones throw rockets
The children of the stones
have scattered our papers
spilled ink on our clothes
mocked the banality of old texts…
Fact: There are 15 million native Palestinians, 8 million are refugees or displaced people who do not have the right to return home (2/3rd of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are refugees).… Go to Article
We teach life, sir
Today, my body was a TV’d massacre that had to fit into sound-bites and word limits filled enough with statistics to counter measured response.… Go to Article
Samah Sabawi on Israeli lies and media silence
SPEAKERS
Samah Sabawi, 4PR – Voice of the People
Outline
Introducing Samah.… Go to Article
No Peace without Justice
We will not “return to a living death” of siege and blockade, say Gaza civil society leaders.
[Editor’s Note: Readers can see from the signatures below that No Peace without Justice is a sentiment shared by Palestinian community both inside and outside Gaza – people who are losing loved ones, people who have lost so much and who will not give up.
‘Don’t be afraid, don’t give up’ – boy in Gaza
"I say to the resistance, 'Don't be afraid, don't give up, don't do anything before taking revenge for my brother and my nephew and my two other cousins and take the revenge for the whole country ...… Go to Article
Gaza Alert: 19 killed 42 injured
A compilation of photos taken since Israel began bombarding Gaza on 18 August. To see a large version, please go to our website and click on the photo http://australiansforpalestine.com… Go to Article