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Sharpies

Posted on November 28, 2008 by @ndy

The Skins ‘n’ Sharps site is tops, and regularly updated. History Skins ‘n’ Sharps–original, tough, colourful and at times controversial. A Melbourne-based youth culture in the 70s like no other. Skins ‘n’ Sharps symbolised an exciting time for me as … Continue reading →

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General Strike : ‘Federation’

Posted on November 28, 2008 by @ndy

Written & Produced by Leigh Kendall. Recorded @ Richmond Recorders, 1987. Re-Released as the ‘Red & Black Reggae’ CD by the Vicente Ruiz Foundation, 2001 (VRF001). Vicente Ruiz, Snr. Vicente Ruiz was born in 1912 in a small town not … Continue reading →

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It takes one to know one

Posted on November 25, 2008 by @ndy

Former Marxist bizarro turned Tory weirdo Mick Hume reckons the British National Party is being subject to over-policing. And he’s got a point. But it irks me to read “As one who exchanged blows rather than opinions with the National … Continue reading →

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Remember, the Eleventh of November

Posted on November 12, 2008 by @ndy

“Mr. Block is legion,” wrote Walker C. Smith in 1913. “He is representative of that host of slaves who think in terms of their masters. Mr. Block owns nothing, yet he speaks from the standpoint of the millionaire; he is … Continue reading →

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We All Earned the Puppy // Now Pass Me A Bucket

Posted on November 9, 2008 by @ndy

“If I was running Al-Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008, and pray, as many times as possible, for a victory not only for Obama, but also for the Democrats.” ~ John HoWARd, February 11, 2007 … Continue reading →

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Comrade Loulou and the Fun Factory

Posted on November 9, 2008 by @ndy

Chapter One: Introduction Somewhere on the outskirts, between Stalinville and Mao Valley, there is a special place in hell reserved for Enver Hoxha. It’s not exactly prime real estate, to be sure. He has a modest house there, perhaps a … Continue reading →

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Anarchism In The U.K – Episode 6 : Ian Bone & Si Mitchell

Posted on November 3, 2008 by @ndy

From: Whitechapelanarchist Added: 01 November 2008 EPISODE 6 PART A: Ian “Class War” Bone interviews filmmaker Si Mitchell about anarchism, activism, Genoa and Seattle riots, plus his films Crowd Bites Wolf and Big Rattle In Seattle as part of his … Continue reading →

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Phil Ochs : Ringing of Revolution

Posted on November 2, 2008 by @ndy

[For Leigh, Leigh, and PEte.] In a building of gold, with riches untold, lived the families on which the country was founded. And the merchants of style, with their vain velvet smiles, were there, for they also were hounded. And … Continue reading →

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Lex Wotton goes to prison; business as usual in Australia

Posted on October 27, 2008 by @ndy

Free Lex Wotton rally Melbourne 12pm Saturday November 1 GPO Cnr Bourke and Elizabeth Streets City LEX WOTTON TRIAL: Jury returns GUILTY verdict; Wotton faces up to life in prison Chris Graham National Indigenous Times October 25, 2008 NATIONAL, October … Continue reading →

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Redskins

Posted on October 25, 2008 by @ndy

The French redskin movement emerged during the period 1984-86. It was informed by two developments. First, a very difficult economic and political situation, characterised by massive unemployment, the initial introduction into France of neoliberalism, and the simultaneous emergence of a … Continue reading →

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