Category Archives: Student movement

hysterical slackbastard

A Twitter War broke out recently concerning the use of the term ‘hysterical’. In brief, Justin Shaw of The King’s Tribune wrote an article on pornography in which he referred to the “hysterical screeches” made by the “Anti-Pornography Activist, Lecturer, … Continue reading

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Return of the Son of Occupy Melbourne

*Some nice Storytelling photos here too. At least 200 people, including children, gathered today at City Square in Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, carrying banners and calling for an end to “greed.” Nick Carson, a spokesman for Occupy Melbourne, had predicted … Continue reading

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From instrumental reason to violent revolution

Bah. First they censor my blog, now this! Website blows whistle on reasoning behind tutorial cut Andrew Trounson The Australian August 31, 2011 A LEAKED email has laid bare the reasoning behind cuts to the number of tutorials within humanities … Continue reading

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Save Ballerrt Mooroop College

Ballerrt Mooroop College in the Melbourne suburb of Glenroy “provides a curriculum, student well being and learning environment that offers focussed assistance and support to Koorie students primarily aged between 12 and 16”. It’s also under threat of closure. Apparently, … Continue reading

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Alex Fogerty ~versus~ Vote for Change

Update : This appears to be Big News over in Kiwi and revelations of Fogerty’s political lineage has apparently resulted in former Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey withdrawing from the Vote for Change campaign: Bob Harvey resigns from anti-MMP group, Hayden … Continue reading

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Support Rod Thornton, Whistleblower @ Nottingham

Three years ago, University of Nottingham employee Hicham Yezza got done for ‘terrorism’. Well, kinda… but not really (see : Free Hicham Yezza!, May 30, 2008). What Yezza actually done was assist a student, Rizwaan Sabir, to access research materials … Continue reading

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we are fucking angry unemployed or low-paid young men with a small percentage of ”rich kid” thrill seekers!

anarchy did you know… post-anarchism has come to mean different things to different people? also, the second issue of the anvil has been published. lucien van der walt has some thoughts on Counterpower, participatory democracy, revolutionary defence: debating Black Flame, … Continue reading

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Best Cuts, 2.0.11

TUC march: The militants behind the violence A ragtag army of anarchists, jazz dancers, squatters, pastry chefs, student militants, nuclear technicians, environmental activists, trolley conductors and radical academics planned the spin-off protests that led to violence during Saturday’s march against … Continue reading

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Casey the bullied skool kid snaps

Update : YouTube hosts thousands upon thousands of neo-Nazi propaganda vids but draws the line at… er… ‘violence’ (“This video has been removed because its content violated YouTube’s Terms of Service. Sorry about that.”). So Brad Cohen @ SportsGrid (among … Continue reading

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…but the greatest of these is money.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not money, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all … Continue reading

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