Category Archives: State / Politics

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Stormfront morans v Honi Soit

Posted on March 30, 2014 by @ndy

Investigating Stormfront: Whiteness, Demography and Politics Honi Soit “Matilda Surtees and Geordie Crawford investigate Australian white supremacy organisations.” March 27, 2014 According to the University of Sydney’s student paper Honi Soit, “White supremacist posters, which depicted the Celtic cross, and … Continue reading →

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2014 Sydney Anarchist Bookfair +++

Posted on March 27, 2014 by @ndy

I enjoyed attending the Sydney Anarchist Bookfair last weekend. It wasn’t quite Crassmas, but I did pick up a few things: a book — Cartography of Revolutionary Anarchism by Michael Schmidt (AK Press, 2013: reviewed by Gabriel Kuhn here) — … Continue reading →

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The SUWA Show, Friday, 5.30pm on 3CR (855AM) — March 28, 2014

Posted on March 27, 2014 by @ndy

On this week’s episode of ‘Floating Anarchy’ Dr Cam and I interview James Hutchings (apolitical.info) on the subject of confused local nazis* and Adam Brereton (new matilda) on George Pell’s testimony at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child … Continue reading →

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Internationalists issue declaration against war in Ukraine [libcom/aitrus]

Posted on March 3, 2014 by @ndy

… via libcom and ait, a statement on the situ in Ukraine … note that workers world published Statement of communist, left and anarchist forces of Russia on events in Ukraine on february 27 but i haven’t been able to … Continue reading →

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[#19BOS] List of Biennale of Sydney artistes w contact deets

Posted on February 28, 2014 by @ndy

Update (March 7) : Late this afternoon the Biennale Board announced the resignation of its chair, Luca Belgiorno-Nettis, and the immediate suspension of its contract with its major sponsor, Transfield. Briefly: this is a potentially significant step forward in the … Continue reading →

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The SUWA Show, Friday, February 28 : Interviews w Liz Thompson [#ManusIsland] & Alana Lentin [#19BOS]

Posted on February 27, 2014 by @ndy

Tomorrow on the ‘Floating Anarchy’ edition of The SUWA Show (5.30pm Friday, February 28 on 855AM, streaming live on 3CR) Dr Cam & I have a yarn with Liz Thompson about Manus Island and Alana Lentin on the Biennale of … Continue reading →

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[#19BOS] Transfield Money Talks, Biennale Walks …

Posted on February 25, 2014 by @ndy

“The Biennale of Sydney has taken the correct and only viable course of maintaining its partnership with Transfield.” ~ Matthew Westwood, The Australian, February 25, 2014 “Well I just think that there’s a lot of black noise here where the … Continue reading →

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#19BOS Action: Biennale of Sydney and Transfield [5.30pm, Monday, February 24, Melbourne]

Posted on February 24, 2014 by @ndy

[Update (February 24) : ACCA cancelled the address by the Biennale director promoting the event citing security concerns (Melbourne arts event halted over fears of mass protest over involvement of Transfield Services, ABC). About 50 or so people rocked up … Continue reading →

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Against the Boycott of the 19th Biennale of Sydney [#19bos]

Posted on February 22, 2014 by @ndy

[… some friendly notes in response to the reply by the Board of Directors of the Biennale of Sydney to an open letter by concerned artists …] Firstly, let us say that we truly empathise with the artists in this … Continue reading →

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#19BOS : Biennale of Sydney responds to critics …

Posted on February 21, 2014 by @ndy

Above : 23yo asylum seeker Reza Berati, killed on Manus Island. The Biennale of Sydney has issued the following statement in response to an open letter from concerned artists: Firstly, let us say that we truly empathise with the artists … Continue reading →

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