Foco Nuevo: the sounds of our town

NO FOCO NUEVO IN APRIL BUT… Hello and thanks to all of you who have been coming to Foco Nuevo house concerts.

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Review by John Curr of Grease and Ochre by Patsy Cameron

Author Patsy Cameron is a direct descendant of Mannerlargenna whom Henry Reynolds calls that “great and tragic” Tasmanian.… Go to Article

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Ravi’s Story: After the Fire

By Jill Horton

“We are being treated much worse than criminals, even though we haven’t committed any crime”

Ravi grew up as a Sikh in a village in the Punjab state of India.… Go to Article

“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22 (misattributed to Kurt Cobain)

I remember a friend, Tony X.… Go to Article

“In Gaza, beneath the dark evening sky, somewhere between the smoky smell of gunshots and the crying children, my mother gave birth to me.… Go to Article

I mark in every face I meet
Marks of weakness, marks of woe
– William Blake in ‘London‘

On 23 March 2021, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a group of Conservative Party backbenchers: ‘The reason we have the vaccine success is because of capitalism, because of greed, my friends.’… Go to Article

The 20 year war in Afghanistan has led to horrific deaths of civilians, and loss of normal living and has cost the lives of many of the invading forces in a war which was nothing to do with defending Australia.… Go to Article

Sadly Left organisation is at an all-time low in Brisbane. The annual Peace Rally on Palm Sunday, one of the cornerstone events of the radical calendar, was very disappointing.… Go to Article

West Papua is often described as “remote”, a handy word conveying two meanings: a pristine place for an exotic holiday and too far away for most people to give a damn. … Go to Article

Our first speaker for this year, as we have already said, is likely to attract quite a large audience.  It will be Marian Wilkinson, addressing the issues raised in her recent book The Carbon Club – a devastating critique of the political actors  (fossil fuel industry agents, politicians, governments and others ) denying the scientific evidence of anthropogenic global warming and thwarting  government action on dealing with climate change. … Go to Article

13 MAR 2021 – 31 MAR 2021 | GOMA | CINEMA A

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One of the most remarkable figures of Soviet cinema, Aleksei German (1938-2013) is a filmmaker of singular daring and invention.… Go to Article

For over a year, hundreds of refugees brought to Australia for medical care have been detained in the Kangaroo Point hotel and other places throughout Australia.… Go to Article

Time that is intolerant
Of the brave and innocent,
And indifferent in a week
To a beautiful physique,

Worships language and forgives
Everyone by whom it lives;
Pardons cowardice, conceit,
Lays its honours at their feet.

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Brisbane Writers Festival returns home to State Library of Queensland
from 7-9 May with an incredible program of writers, thinkers, dreamers and artists. … Go to Article

Webinar Two: Defence & Foreign Policy March 25 – 6 pm AEDT  IPAN invites you to join us for the second in a series of webinars on the US-Australian alliance – on defence & foreign policy.

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This message is from Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owner Coedie, son of Adrian Burragubba.

Waddamuli, ngadyu narri Coedie, ngadyu yabu Adrian Burragubba, ngaya wadda wirdi, ngaya Wanggan Yagalinggu mundu.… Go to Article

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Tour de Brisbane Warm Up on 21 Mar 2021.

Tour de Brisbane is being held on 11 April 2021

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From 25 to 28 March 2021 there will be a short festival of recent Italian films (2019 and 2020) at New Farm Cinema, sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney and curated by Christian Pazzaglia.… Go to Article

WBT would like to publish this short original piece on piano by Jaime Mejia

Ian Curr
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Political organisations, public institutions, sporting clubs, churches are in turmoil. The Liberal Party is being challenged by rape culture in its ranks.… Go to Article

This is a report from International Women’s Day in Brisbane (Meanjin). Seven women and one man speak about issues confronting women in the 2020s.… Go to Article

I am deeply concerned that the state and federal governments want to turn the beautiful natural world that is Minjerriba / Straddie into a tourist mecca.… Go to Article