Category Archives: Student movement

Celebrate the Failure

Posted on June 26, 2009 by @ndy

‘Safer, cleaner and on time’ : More staff on stations, fewer cancelled trains and improved punctuality is promised by the Brumby Government and the new consortium appointed to operate Melbourne’s trains. Connex Melbourne — a subsidiary of French TNC Veolia … Continue reading →

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Iran Again

Posted on June 22, 2009 by @ndy

A blog called ‘Iran in the Gulf’ has provided translations of Khiaban (‘The Street’) newspaper, which is apparently circulating among oppositional elements. “Long live popular sovereignty! Long live resistance to the Coup D’état! Death to dictatorship!” In the meantime, the … Continue reading →

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Racism and fascist violence in Northern Ireland PLUS

Posted on June 18, 2009 by @ndy

“No offence but honestly who gives a shit about some Romanians in Belfast.” Nowave | “If Romanians are so interesting to you, move to the Six Counties.” ~ Fruitsalad | Melbourne Punx Forum, October 2008 | “When we played Dirty … Continue reading →

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Autnews : This Account Has Been Suspended

Posted on June 17, 2009 by @ndy

Brutal backlash targets Iran’s students Robert Tait and Saeed Dehghan, Tehran The Age June 17, 2009 HEAVY-handed police tactics with Iranian students are apparently aimed at quelling a wave of campus rebellions against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election, which authorities … Continue reading →

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Hail Ahmadinejad! Hail Chávez!

Posted on June 16, 2009 by @ndy

See also : Follow The Developments In Iran Like A CIA Analyst, Marc Ambinder, The Altantic Monthly, June 15, 2009. 30 years ago, dead French philosophe Michel Foucault hailed the Islamic Revolution. See : ‘The Seductions of Islamism: Revisiting Foucault … Continue reading →

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Australia, India, racism, students

Posted on June 2, 2009 by @ndy

On the one hand: There is no doubt that Indian students in Melbourne feel threatened, and there is evidence that some of the attacks on Indian students have been racially motivated. But it does not follow from either of these … Continue reading →

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A is for Anarchy. B is for Bullshit.

Posted on May 24, 2009 by @ndy

Will the Global Economic Crisis (GEC) facilitate social change? And do the recent ‘Group of 20’ (G20) protests reflect a rise in anarchism? Donna Yan and Bonita Silva investigate. ~ ‘A is for Anarchy’, Vertigo, Bonita Silva and Donna Yan, … Continue reading →

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Southern Cross Soldiers can has manifesto.

Posted on March 19, 2009 by @ndy

Following some bad press, Australian yoof belonging to the ‘Southern Cross Soldiers’ have struck back. …We are here to stand up for, and give Aussie communities a voice when the government is too politically correct and gutless to do it. … Continue reading →

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Socialist Alternative: socialist jihadists of the far Left subsisting on a diet of anti-Semitism, lentils and tofu

Posted on March 17, 2009 by @ndy

Nick Dyrenfurth has a bone to pick. Several, in fact. With Socialist Alternative; anti-Semitism; opposition to Zionism; and “the UN-sponsored anti-Israel hate-fest dubbed Durban II” (Rudd must shun UN anti-Semitism, The Australian, March 16, 2009). Socialist Alternative Socialist Alternative is … Continue reading →

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APEC : Paddy “surprised and very happy” Gibson

Posted on March 9, 2009 by @ndy

Activist Padriac ‘Paddy’ Gibson lands payout after APEC arrest Edmund Tadros NEWS.com.au March 6, 2009 * Protester given secret payout after arrest * Police then stop investigating themselves * Protester uses money to fund more protests POLICE made a substantial … Continue reading →

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