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Posted on January 18, 2010 by @ndy

Sheesh. Stumbledupon the above while examining the reaction to Belgian bonehead Dieter Samoy‘s recent suicide (following his being sentenced to two years jail for assaulting a man guilty of walking around in black skin). On my viewing, there would appear … Continue reading →

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NSW Humanist Society 1 ‘Public Information Forum’ 0

Posted on January 17, 2010 by @ndy

A ‘Final statement by John August, President Humanist Society of NSW, regarding Humanist House and the PIF’ has been published on Indymedia, dated January 8, 2010. It concerns the relationship between the Society and the ‘PIF’, or ‘Public Information Forum’, … Continue reading →

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God Hates Haiti (II)

Posted on January 16, 2010 by @ndy

After Pat Robertson does what crazy mentalists do, journalist Lisa Miller responded, pointing out that Haiti is “surely a Job among nations” (Why God Hates Haiti, Newsweek, January 15, 2010). After listing the appalling conditions Haitians endure and the recent … Continue reading →

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Victorian Labor College : 1917–

Posted on January 15, 2010 by @ndy

Huh. I picked up a copy of Labor Review recently. No.47 (2009) to be exact. It’s edited by Chris Gaffney and published by a mob called the ‘Victorian Labor College’. The Labor Review is a rather odd little zine, with … Continue reading →

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God Hates Haiti

Posted on January 14, 2010 by @ndy

Haiti disaster blamed on pact with devil ABC American televangelist Pat Robertson has blamed the devastating earthquake in Haiti on a pact between the impoverished nation’s founders and the devil. …C.L.R. James‘ The Black Jacobins, first published in 1938, was … Continue reading →

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Zygosis : John Heartfield and the Political Image

Posted on January 13, 2010 by @ndy

“1991 documentary tracing the development of Photomontage, based on the pioneering work of John Heartfield (Helmut Herzfeld), through to the contemporary use of these techniques in advertising and video. The film looks at the work of John Heartfield, particularly that … Continue reading →

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More Music & Politics

Posted on January 12, 2010 by @ndy

Everybody’s Welcum 2 The Hooley! Everybody’s welcome to the hooley! Everybody’s welcome to the hooley! As long as you ain’t ructious or unruly, ‘Cos Everybody’s welcome to the hooley! Ye eejits from white power, you can take a golden shower, … Continue reading →

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Fighting war not wars: Enver Aydemir

Posted on January 12, 2010 by @ndy

First Muslim objector unites people of different ideologies Özgür Öğret and Sevim Songün Hürriyet Daily News January 11, 2010 Anti-military groups are supporting Enver Aydemir, who is under arrest for refusing to perform military service, which he says would be … Continue reading →

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Mapuche / Kulon Progo / Fantin

Posted on January 12, 2010 by @ndy

Mapuche solidarity gig WHAT: Alexandria / Encircling Spectators / Last Measure / Leprosy / Truth From Facts / More TBC… WHEN : 7:30pm, Saturday, January 16 WHERE: Loophole, 670 High Street, Thornbury COST: $10 ALL AGES. WHY: An event to … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky on the Role of the Educational System

Posted on January 11, 2010 by @ndy

See also : The Herman-Chomsky Propaganda Model Twenty Years On, Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC), Vol.6, No.2, November 2009.

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