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White Privilege // Whiteness Studies

Posted on October 7, 2008 by @ndy

FWD: This is Your Nation on White Privilege Jude Paul Dizon | September 30, 2008 – 3:13 am Tags: racism, whiteness Ch-ch-check this out y’all. From: http://www.redroom.com/blog/tim-wise/this-your-nation-white-privilege-updated Author: Tim Wise For those who still can’t grasp the concept of white … Continue reading →

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Ronan Lee Goes Green

Posted on October 7, 2008 by @ndy

From the Department of It’s Not Just Nine Year Old Children Who Are Revolting: Ronan Lee, Queensland MLA for Indooroopilly (and anti-choice Catholic), has resigned from the ALP and joined the Socialist Alliance Greens. As justification, he cited his Gub’mint’s … Continue reading →

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Tom Switzer : Man of Letters

Posted on October 4, 2008 by @ndy

Having already discussed Tom ‘Man of the People‘ Switzer’s stellar performance on Q&A, it’s time to examine his contributions to Australian public discourse as a Man of Letters. To begin with, of his years spent toiling away for the neo-conservative … Continue reading →

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Tom Switzer : Man of the People

Posted on October 3, 2008 by @ndy

Sweet Jesus. I’ve just had an adventure in televisual democracy. As part of “a cracking line up”, last night’s (final) episode of the ABC’s Q&A featured panelist Tom Switzer. Ostensibly an expert — of some kind — I’d never heard … Continue reading →

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Gerald Frederick Toben arrested @ Heathrow

Posted on October 2, 2008 by @ndy

Update (October 4) : Unkle Fred’s extradition hearing has been adjourned, and he’s been remanded in custody. Word on the street is that the remand centre has a swimming pool, hospital, brothel, dentist, daycare and theatre. His next hearing is … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-fascism, State / Politics | 52 Comments

RNC 8

Posted on October 1, 2008 by @ndy

Anti-Capitalist Bloc @ the RNC: An I.W.W. Report, by Kdog, x359209 is an interesting look at events in Minneapolis in early September: During the first week of September 2008, Republican Party delegates gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota for the Republican … Continue reading →

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evil : austria | evil : anarchy

Posted on October 1, 2008 by @ndy

evil : austria Austria in crisis as far right win 29% of vote Ian Traynor The Guardian September 30 2008 He has been filmed in forests, carrying arms and wearing paramilitary fatigues in the company of banned German neo-Nazis. Islam, … Continue reading →

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Jock Palfreeman & Fascism in Bulgaria

Posted on September 30, 2008 by @ndy

Nine months ago, in Sofia, Bulgaria, a 21 year-old Australian named Jock Palfreeman was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder, following an altercation between Jock and a small group of Bulgarians on the streets of the capital. Jock … Continue reading →

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Racism in Austria

Posted on September 29, 2008 by @ndy

As expected, the far right — Heinz-Christian Strache’s Freedom Party (FPOe) (above, left) and Joerg Haider’s Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZOe) (above, right) — has done very well in the national election in Austria (birthplace of Mister Hitler). … Continue reading →

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Racism in Australia

Posted on September 29, 2008 by @ndy

Above : Australia First Party sticker, accompanying BBC report, Australia racism ‘still serious’: “Researchers in Australia have concluded that people are becoming more tolerant of cultural diversity. But racism remains a problem, with one in 10 Australians believing some races … Continue reading →

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