Tag Archives: Occupy Melbourne

Occupy (Melbourne) Policing

Posted on October 27, 2012 by @ndy

Following hot on the heels of the publication of Occupy Reflects comes a report on the policing of Occupy Melbourne. Oh and speaking of policing, men in uniforms (most of whom did not appear to have moustaches) kicked arse at … Continue reading →

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Occupy Reflects (Melbourne)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by @ndy

Some locals have published a collection of brief essays called “Occupy Reflects’. Download | Zine Library. From the introduction: On 15 October 2012 we celebrate the anniversary of Occupy Melbourne and this collection of short essays has been published to … Continue reading →

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Occupy GlobalNOISE March for mELBOURNE Babies

Posted on October 14, 2012 by @ndy

Anti-abortionists/pro-lifers/forced-birthers held a ‘March For the Babies’ yesterday in Melbourne. At the same time, the Campaign for Women’s Reproductive Rights and Occupy Melbourne crew organised a smaller counter-demo in support of women’s reproductive rights. Abortion was legalised in Victoria in … Continue reading →

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Activism on Trial : #omel and #MaxBrenner19

Posted on May 2, 2012 by @ndy

There’s two important trials of political activists going on in Melbourne at the moment. The first, which commenced in March, involves members and supporters of Occupy Melbourne; trial begins again later this week (May 4). The second, which targets 19 … Continue reading →

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Occupy Melbourne v The Man #omel

Posted on March 26, 2012 by @ndy

A Federal Court case alleging that in crushing #omel council and police broke Over 9,000 rights will recommence today @ 2.15pm (tho’ I can’t find the listing). Mostly, the case has to do with the right of a person (or … Continue reading →

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War on Clothing #occupymelb #omel

Posted on December 6, 2011 by @ndy

Victoria Police and Melbourne City Council workers narrowly averted a terrorist attack yesterday morning when they were forced to publicly strip a young woman @ OccupyMelb of her clothing, thereby denying another angry violent liar her ”little self-indulgent moment in … Continue reading →

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War on Terror? War on Tents!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by @ndy

Multi-billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has authorised the NYPD to evict Occupy Wall Street. “Protestors have had two months to occupy the park with tents and sleeping bags. Now they will have to occupy the space with the power … Continue reading →

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Occupy Melbourne & #Baiadastrike

Posted on November 14, 2011 by @ndy

Occupy Melbourne and the OM Union Working Group has organised a very special action in support of striking Baiada workers. Participants will be travelling to Trades Hall after the action and then out to the picket line in Laverton. When … Continue reading →

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Draft declaration for Occupy Melbourne #occupymelb

Posted on November 12, 2011 by @ndy

An interesting text. The sentence in bold needs correction but… and the statement possibly requires something about the right to a tent arf arf. In others news, Jon Faine expresses pain @ Lord Mayor Robert “Magnets How Do They Work?” … Continue reading →

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Anarchy rules OK Chomsky tells Australia

Posted on November 9, 2011 by @ndy

So much for apathy… Anarchy rules OK Chomsky tells Australia, AAP, November 3, 2011. (And for those with a slightly longer historical perspective, see : Harold Barclay, People Without Government: An Anthropology Of Anarchy, Kahn & Averill, 1990.) Uncle Noam … Continue reading →

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