Tony Mockeridge has asked that this song be dedicated to Lex Wotton. Accordingly this song goes out to Lex Wotton and his family for their courage in standing up for justice on Palms for the Bwgcolman people and for all the people of Queensland.… Go to Article
Tag: Social Issues
Social issues and related organisations
Rudd’s Razor – Disabling the Disabled
by Brian Laver, Institute for Social Ecology
(pictured at left providing advice to Fidel Castro)
Well now we know.… Go to Article
Protected: Welfare Quarantine in Remote Communities
Aboriginal Leader Pepper Sprayed by Qld Police
PRESS STATEMENT
Queensland Police accused of brutality against Aboriginal leader Bob Weatherall and Daughter.
Aboriginal Leader Pepper Sprayed by Qld Police in Brisbane Sunday morning (24.2.08)
Queensland Aboriginal leader, Bob Weatherall and his daughter were last night assaulted by police in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.… Go to Article
BOOK LAUNCH: Iraqi Icicle by Bernie Dowling
BOOK LAUNCH
Thursday, 4 – 6 PM
28 February 2008
West End Library
Address:
178-180 Boundary Street
West End Q 4101
[Just next to the Pensioners League Building]
“QUEENSLAND journalist Bernie Dowling launches his first novel, the detective thriller Iraqi Icicle at West End Library on 28 February 2008.… Go to Article
‘A cage lined with silk is still a cage’ – detained Iranian refugee
Villawood Death in Custody Demands Ministerial Action
… Go to Article“The tragic death of a 62 year old Iranian immigration detainee is yet another disgraceful and entirely preventable cost of the ongoing mandatory detention policy” said Pamela Curr, of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC).
Saving Water
Open Letter to the Queensland Minister for Natural Resources and Water
This is a letter about the Water Resource Plan for the Logan Basin.… Go to Article
Picket to demand justice for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. (Brisbane)
Join the campaign to reform the Queensland Office of the Adult Guardian.
Please pass this link to friends and networks in Brisbane.… Go to Article
A Benefit Gig for the Doomadgee Family of Palm Island – Aug 11
The Arena, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane August 11 8p.m.
Featuring Kev Carmody and The Beasts of Bourbon
also….. *the Palm Island Dancers *Banawurun *Indigenous Intrudaz *Lola the Vamp *Dick Desert & The Shotgun Country Club
* Alex Doomadgee will MC proceedings.… Go to Article