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June 2009 Day of Solidarity with Jeff Luers and all Eco-prisoners

Posted on June 12, 2009 by @ndy

June 2009 marks the 9th and final year that Jeff ‘Free’ Luers will spend in prison. Jeff was originally sentenced to 22 years and eight months in gaol for setting fire to 3 SUVs at the car dealership Romania Chevrolet … Continue reading →

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Even more blah on European (and UK) politics

Posted on June 12, 2009 by @ndy

First, another great post by Leigh Phillips on ‘Far-right having difficulty clubbing together in EU parliament’ (EUobserver, June 11, 2009): EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – Like chocolate and mustard, or orange juice and toothpaste, the various flavours of far right in … Continue reading →

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More blah on European politics

Posted on June 11, 2009 by @ndy

In the UK, the cheeky buggers belonging to the SWP have started talking about creating a left-wing electoral alternative: this comes after the shambles that was the ‘Left Alternative’, ‘Left List’, ‘Respect’ and ‘Socialist Alliance’. Open letter: Left must unite … Continue reading →

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White With Fear : Flagging A New Hate

Posted on June 11, 2009 by @ndy

Reading about the Facebook group ‘Fuck Off We’re Full’ reminded me that I should finish uploading an article what appeared in the May 2009 edition of Rolling Stone (‘White With Fear: Flagging A New Hate’, John Bastick, Rolling Stone, No.690, … Continue reading →

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Andrew Brons : You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby

Posted on June 9, 2009 by @ndy

Andrew Brons: the genteel face of neo-fascism, Duncan Campbell, The Guardian, June 8, 2009: “British National party MEP and former National Front chairman who started political life in group set up in honour of Hitler.” There’s hope for Dr James … Continue reading →

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Far left, far right, far out

Posted on June 8, 2009 by @ndy

The British Labour Party has had its arse handed to it on a plate for the second time in a week: “Labour has suffered its worst post-war election result as it was beaten into third place by UKIP and saw … Continue reading →

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(Peruvian) Blood for Oil

Posted on June 7, 2009 by @ndy

Update : Solidarity Action demo/protest for Amazonia Indigenous Peoples in Perú When : Thursday, June 11, 12:30pm Where : GPO, Corner Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne Bring banners, placards, flags, musical instruments — anything to display noisy solidarity. For more … Continue reading →

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BNP ~versus~ British voters

Posted on June 6, 2009 by @ndy

A massive collapse in the popular vote for the party of Labour / Working Families in English county council elections has resulted in heap ’em big gains for the Tories, but brings little joy for the British National Party. Latest … Continue reading →

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Illegal immigrants Sheppard and Whittle to be sent ‘home’

Posted on June 6, 2009 by @ndy

Happy Happy; Joy Joy. Convicted racist to be deported from USA Lancashire Evening Post June 4, 2009 A Preston man, seeking asylum in the United States after being convicted of hate speech crimes in the UK will be deported after … Continue reading →

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Consolidated / Carol Adams : ‘The Sexual Politics of Meat’

Posted on June 6, 2009 by @ndy

CATWA (Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia) are hosting Carol Adams, author of numerous books including The Sexual Politics of Meat (1990) and The Pornography of Meat (2004), when she comes to Australia in July. Carol will be discussing her … Continue reading →

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