Category Archives: History

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Alexandros Grigoropoulos, two years on…

Posted on December 6, 2010 by @ndy

December 6 is the second anniversary of the police murder of Athens teenager Alexandros (aka Andreas/Alexis) Grigoropoulos. His death triggered widespread rioting in Athens and elsewhere in Greece; these uprisings in turn helped to lay the groundwork for further revolts … Continue reading →

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Union & Community Summer School 2010

Posted on December 5, 2010 by @ndy

Comrades, There’s a Union and Community Summer School next weekend (December 10-11, 2010) @ Melbourne Trades Hall. It’s a “public forum to build practical unity within the labour movement, for workers’ rights, social justice, economic democracy and environmental sustainability.” Yadda … Continue reading →

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Subcultures, Pop Music and Politics: Skinheads and “Nazi Rock” in England and Germany

Posted on December 4, 2010 by @ndy

Subcultures, Pop Music and Politics: Skinheads and “Nazi Rock” in England and Germany Timothy S. Brown Journal of Social History Vol.38, No.1 (Fall 2004) Right-wing extremist rock music–so-called “Nazi rock”–is one of the most problematic of popular musical genres. Emerging … Continue reading →

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A Brief History Of Neo-Nazi Music In Australia

Posted on December 2, 2010 by @ndy

See also : Subcultures, Pop Music and Politics: Skinheads and “Nazi Rock” in England and Germany. ‘Rock Against Communism’ (RAC) is the term given to a genre of racist, right-wing rock ‘n’ roll music popular with boneheads (neo-Nazi skinheads). It … Continue reading →

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…ever-patient and self-controlled…

Posted on November 26, 2010 by @ndy

From the Department of the Great Majority of the Police, Seemingly Ever-Patient and Self-Controlled, Stood for Hours as Kids Baited and Yelled, Shoved and Provoked. A Handful of Officers Used Well-Placed Elbows while Batons were Raised Only in Response to … Continue reading →

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Bloodstains…

Posted on November 26, 2010 by @ndy

The bloodstained Order of United Americans first appeared in New York City in 1844 and soon spread to Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Catholic churches had been torched now and then since the mid-1830s (actually black churches too, but … Continue reading →

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Racism in the Media: The Lie that Built the Northern Territory Intervention

Posted on November 25, 2010 by @ndy

This Friday, November 26 journalist Chris Graham will be discussing ‘Racism in the Media: The Lie that Built the Northern Territory Intervention’ @ Bella Union bar @ Trades Hall (cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton). Starts @ 7pm and is … Continue reading →

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Kinect for Xbox 360 : “Natural’s Not In It”

Posted on November 21, 2010 by @ndy

From the Department-of… …comes… LOL. Gang of Four. Neo-Marxist funk. Alienation. Kinect for Xbox 360. Dave Allen is: NORTH is a compass pointed forward. Part ad agency, part creative boutique, part crash-pad for artists, designers, film makers, bloggers, bands and … Continue reading →

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What the Anarchist Studies Network reckons anarchism really means

Posted on November 21, 2010 by @ndy

What anarchism really means The Anarchist Studies Network guardian.co.uk November 18, 2010 Direct action is part of creating direct democracy, but the student protests saw the media painting a caricature of anarchism. Protesters are never a homogenous group, but those … Continue reading →

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Australia First, refugees… last?

Posted on November 17, 2010 by @ndy

Props to Australia First Party members in Adelaide for getting some media attention by jumping on the increasingly-crowded anti-refugee bandwagon. A previous stunt in August — when some Queensland members joined a Mission Australia protest — also drew some attention. … Continue reading →

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