Monthly Archives: January 2012

Straya

Posted on January 30, 2012 by @ndy

“We spend an enormous amount of time in this country navel-gazing about what kind of society we are. It seems that, on some occasions, we engage in a form of public fretting about what it really means to be an … Continue reading →

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Tenants Union Victoria : Stop Work & Solidarity BBQ : Monday, February 6

Posted on January 30, 2012 by @ndy

From the Department of Dedication Doesn’t Pay The Rent comes: WHEN: Monday, February 6, 2012, 10am–4pm WHERE: Tenants Union Victoria, 55 Johnston Street (b/w Nicholson and Brunswick Streets), Fitzroy ASU members at the Tenants Union Victoria (TUV) are fighting for … Continue reading →

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Comment on #MTRsues

Posted on January 30, 2012 by @ndy

I tried to post the following comment on a blog called Talking Philosophy. As often happens, it was rejected. I think that MTR is under no special obligation to disclose her religious views if she chooses not to. Further, it’s … Continue reading →

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From #MTRsues to Joolya’s Shoe

Posted on January 27, 2012 by @ndy

I am sick. But not too sick to fail to appreciate the seamless transition from #MTRsues to #Joolya’s_shoe. Sue For better for worse, for richer or poorer (bleedin’ poorer that’s a fact), Jennifer Wilson has published extracts from the letter … Continue reading →

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Happy Australia Invasion Shoe Survival Day 2012

Posted on January 26, 2012 by @ndy

Yeah so indigenous peoples lost a continent. On the other hand, the Prime Minister lost a shoe. A shoe! Straya.

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random notes (january 23, 2012)

Posted on January 23, 2012 by @ndy

it’s too. damn. hot. here’s some stuff. #mtrsues is the song that never ends, but it pretty much jumped the shark when north shore gel miranda devine joined in the chorus adding a few lines about why being christian gets … Continue reading →

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What do women want lolwut?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by @ndy

Apart from stuff, that is? Naturally, a series of links. To begin with, some on the subject of feminism. And gate-keeping. Prompted by Melinda Tankard Reist’s legal spat with blogger Jennifer Wilson, Eva Cox writes ‘Feminism, not religion’ is at … Continue reading →

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Tenants Union of Victoria (TUV) workers need support

Posted on January 18, 2012 by @ndy

Members of the Australian Services Union at the Tenants Union of Victoria (TUV) are currently undertaking industrial action. During 2011, they have been negotiating for a new workplace agreement that forms the basis for their rights at work. If you … Continue reading →

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Emma Goldman on The Traffic in Women (1910)

Posted on January 17, 2012 by @ndy

“OUR REFORMERS have suddenly made a great discovery – the white slave traffic. The papers are full of these “unheard-of conditions,” and lawmakers are already planning a new set of laws to check the horror. It is significant that whenever … Continue reading →

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#MTRsues Part Deux

Posted on January 17, 2012 by @ndy

More confusion : All of a twitter as legal threat to blogger adds spice to the public battle, Bianca Hall, The Sydney Morning Herald, January 18, 2012 | Legal threats as insults exchanged, The Age, January 18, 2012 | MTR … Continue reading →

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