Category Archives: Broken Windows

Just say gNOme to McDonald’s in Tecoma! #burgeroff

The struggle to save Tecoma and the Dandenongs from colonisation by US fast-food chain McDonald’s appears to be entering its final phase. Earlier in the week McDonald’s mobilised VicPol and private security against locals to evict them from the site … Continue reading

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Julia Gillard ~versus~ Preston KFC

I’ve been mucking about on Twitter today, trying to track down a story about a poster. It seems that once upon a time, a few months ago, a poster appeared in the window of the Preston KFC (128 Bell Street). … Continue reading

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#occupygezi et cetera

See also : What is Happenning in Istanbul?, tarihinde yayımlandı, June 1, 2013 | www.whatishappeninginistanbul.com. source : #occupygezipics Interesting times in Istanbul. The protests appear to be growing, but who knows where they’re going. I’m not sure what are the … Continue reading

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Freedom Flotilla : Original Nations Passport Ceremony, Saturday, June 1, 2013

+ PRESS RELEASE + An historical ceremony will be held outside Victorian Trades Hall this Saturday for the issuing of “Original Nations” passports and West Papuan visas in conjunction with the Freedom Flotilla from Lake Eyre to West Papua. In … Continue reading

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#studentstrike #brokenleg #solidarity #usyd

Around Australia, thousands of students (seemingly concentrated in Melbourne and Sydney) went on strike and rallied and marched today, in protest at the cuts ($2.3 billion) by the Federal government to the tertiary education sector. Their protests will of course … Continue reading

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[War is the health of the patriarchal state]

I thought that this passage from Terry Eagleton’s book Reason, Faith & Revolution (2009) — summarising Susan Faludi’s observations on 9/11 and US culture — was neat. It also helps to explain, I think, the mentality of many on the … Continue reading

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The Christian Brothers & child sex abuse : An accident of history (including GST)

The leadership of the Christian Brothers in Oceania appeared before the Victorian state government inquiry into child abuse yesterday on Friday, May 3. Given before a packed audience, their testimony was enlightening in some respects, contradictory in others, but otherwise … Continue reading

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Lest We Forget : Footy Fans Against Mass Murder

Lest we forget . . . on The Day, ANZAC Day, we remember the beginnings of a disastrous military campaign, and The Black & White Army (extra-parliamentary movement of the oppressed) looks forward to the dismantling of The Bombers (military-industrial-sporting … Continue reading

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Stella Artois : She is a thing

What with all the excitement over the fabulous redecoration (above) of the Tory Party’s hateful and deceitful billboard about asylum seekers I was naturally drawn to the Billboard Liberation Front website. There I came across the Stella Artois advertisement. Y’know, … Continue reading

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Margaret Thatcher ~versus~ Julia Gillard

“You do not change your circumstance as an asylum seeker or a refugee with an adverse security assessment through hunger striking.” ~ Julia Gillard, April 15, 2013 “We are not prepared to consider special category status for certain groups of … Continue reading

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