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Folk the Po-lice : G20 benefit gig, June 14, 2009

Posted on May 25, 2009 by @ndy

Over June and July, 2009, three people will finally go to trial for their role in the G20 protests in Melbourne in November, 2006. These people — Sina Brown-Davis, Tim Davis Frank, and Sunil Menon — are facing charges ranging … Continue reading →

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Dear President Chávez

Posted on May 25, 2009 by @ndy

Dear President Chávez, I, an impoverished citizen/captive of Australia, would like to extend a warm invitation for you to visit “my” country — and to answer some questions. I have watched developments in Venezuela with great interest, frequently by reference … Continue reading →

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Bloggy Monday

Posted on May 25, 2009 by @ndy

I’ve been reading some blogs! First, fitzroyalty. By Brian. It’s like, totally about my old stompem ground Fitzroy. In one post — broccoli is a political weapon — Brian examines the largely imaginary group ‘Yarra National Anarchists’, and their world-historical … Continue reading →

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Argentina Open Forum // ASF Conference

Posted on May 22, 2009 by @ndy

Wednesday, June 3, 7pm Argentina Open Forum A visitor from Patagonia, Argentina, Elio Brat, will speak about workers’ self-management in factories (Zanon) and indigenous struggles (Mapuche) in Argentina. WHEN : 7pm WHERE : Old Council Chambers, Trades Hall (corner of … Continue reading →

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European Jobs For British Fascists

Posted on May 17, 2009 by @ndy

The poster demands “British jobs for British workers” and it shows three smiling men in hard-hats urging people to vote BNP. But the “building workers” in the ad – which is being driven up and down the country on a … Continue reading →

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John Kinsella on Neo-Luddism

Posted on May 15, 2009 by @ndy

Neo-Luddism John Kinsella ABC Unleashed May 15, 2009 “Technology isn’t the deliverance of humanity, it is its damnation. ‘Progress’, used as a noun, becomes the linchpin of technological propaganda. Computers aren’t a tool of liberation, but of destruction — look … Continue reading →

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Why unions?

Posted on May 14, 2009 by @ndy

From the Department-of-Hitting-the-Nail-on-the-Head: Bob Crow: ‘If a trade union ain’t gonna fight, there is no point in joining’, Christine Buckley, The Times, May 9, 2009.

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Brendon O’Connell : Tool of the Week.

Posted on May 13, 2009 by @ndy

From the Department-of-ZOG-Strikes-Back: WA man accused of anti-Jew YouTube posts ABC May 13, 2009 A 39-year-old Perth man has been charged under Western Australia’s racial vilification laws in relation to a series of videos posted on the internet website YouTube. … Continue reading →

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Jock Palfreeman : May 2009 Update

Posted on May 12, 2009 by @ndy

[Update : Palfreeman stabbed Monov in self defense, News.bg, April 24, 2009 | Sofia City Court postpones trial against Australian Jock Palfreeman, FOCUS News Agency, April 27, 2009: “The next court sitting is scheduled for May 27th 2009 at 9:30 … Continue reading →

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Anarchism & Marxism Part 666

Posted on May 11, 2009 by @ndy

A N A R C H I S M M A R X I S M PART 6 6 6 A while ago, tofu-loving blogger Toaf drew my attention to a new-ish book: Wobblies and Zapatistas: Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism … Continue reading →

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