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G20: Observing human rights…

Posted on November 27, 2006 by @ndy

Pt’chang! The ‘G20 Human Rights Observers’ team has released their preliminary report into the G20 protest last weekend. It’s available as a PDF. The 3-page statement is an initial summary of observations made by Human Rights Observers over the three … Continue reading →

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US Political Prisoners

Posted on November 27, 2006 by @ndy

New York Indymedia journalist Brad Will was murdered by the Oaxacan regional government in Mexico late last month, and you can read a short tribute by imprisoned videojournalist Josh Wolf here. Josh himself is a political prisoner in the United … Continue reading →

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Join in the chorus? Socialism vs. 2006 Victorian state election

Posted on November 26, 2006 by @ndy

[Updated : Monday] Oh dear. Trot Guide fears for the future of socialist electioneering in the state of Victoria. 1) In the safe Labor seat of Broadmeadows, Will Marshall stood for the horribly-named Socialist Equality Party (nee Socialist Labour League). … Continue reading →

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G20: Resistance vs. Socialist Alternative

Posted on November 25, 2006 by @ndy

Wearing my leftist train-spotting hat while clothed in white overalls, vegan boots, leading a dog on a string, listening to Loikaemie, and reading a copy of the Australasian Spartacist, I give you the wonderful mess that is: Resistance vs. Socialist … Continue reading →

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G20: Destination South Africa

Posted on November 25, 2006 by @ndy

The next G20 Summit will be held in Cape Town, South Africa. Speaking of which, Southern African anarchists in platform boots have re-launched their website: Zabalaza.Net… RESISTANCE Resistance has been hampered by political confusion prevailing within COSATU. Many union officials, … Continue reading →

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G20: Police response

Posted on November 24, 2006 by @ndy

While the corporate/state media bays for (more) blood, to this date there have been only a relatively small number of arrests of G20 protesters reported in the press, and just one name has been released to the public. Today, for … Continue reading →

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G20: And an unlawful police abduction

Posted on November 23, 2006 by @ndy

On Sunday, November 19th, a worker by the name of Drasko Boljevic was unlawfully assaulted and abducted by members of the Victoria Police operating as a plainclothes snatch squad. According to the one press report on the incident (Dan Oakes, … Continue reading →

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G20: And balloons filled with… urine?

Posted on November 23, 2006 by @ndy

In search of the elusive G20 urine bombers Katherine Wilson Crikey! November 20, 2006 According to Treasurer Peter Costello at the weekend, demonstrators at the G20 forum in Melbourne were “throwing balloons filled with urine at police”. [“They have been … Continue reading →

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G20: Bolt, the big girl’s blouse, at his brilliant best

Posted on November 22, 2006 by @ndy

‘Our cops go girlie’ Andrew Bolt Herald Sun November 22, 2006 Pardon me for asking, but are these the police you say will help protect us against gangsters and terrorists? Thanks, Christine Nixon, for giving us the feminised police force … Continue reading →

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G20: Gertrude & Fuchsia (Arterial Bloc)

Posted on November 22, 2006 by @ndy

A first communiqué from two uncitizens of Arterial Bloc Gertrude and Fuchsia November 22, 2006 There have been many calls for Arterial Bloc to come forward and ‘justify’ their tactics during the G20 protests. The following statement is not a … Continue reading →

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