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Urewera trial verdicts

The Activists Previously Known As The Urewera 20 17 16 4 (Emily Bailey, Tame Iti, Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara and Urs Signer) have been found guilty of firearms charges; the jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges they belonged … Continue reading

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Public forum on austerity and resistance in Greece : Thursday, March 29, 2012

Next Thursday night in Northcote there will be a forum to discuss the Greek debt crisis, the imposition of austerity measures and popular resistance. There will be speakers, music, film and poetry, and all proceeds will be used to aid … Continue reading

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Trouble At Mill : March 16, 2012, Sigma Pharmaceuticals Edition

Update (March 20) : “Sigma workers have successfully protected their current shift arrangements, negotiated a 4% pay rise, and voted to return to work…” Welcome to Sigma Pharmaceuticals Limited Sigma was founded by two Melbourne pharmacists in 1912. Today, Sigma … Continue reading

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Anarchists Against the Wall Speaking Tour (And Moar), March 2012

Beginning Friday, March 16, a member* of the Israeli group ‘Anarchists Against the Wall’ will be speaking at various events around Melbourne. (Barricade hosted another speaker back in April 2009.) NB. Details of some events are TBC. • Friday, March … Continue reading

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The Communist Gay Communist N*gg*r Loving Party

Or: Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. The Liberal National Party are going to win the 2012 Queensland state election. (Centrebet is currently paying $8.50 and Sportsbet $7.00 for a Labor win.) … Continue reading

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“Ah, the fun had gone out of being a fascist…”

John Safran has a new blog column for Vice. Reading it I was reminded of the following, an extract from the teenage fascist David Greason’s autobiography… “Ah, the fun had gone out of being a fascist. I arrived in Sydney … Continue reading

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KKK in Victoria? Uh-huh…

Former KKKlown turned fun-da-mentalist Xtian Johnny Lee Clary — FROM BURNING THE CROSS TO PREACHING THE CROSS! — is touring Australia again (March–May) and once again making spurious claims. In fact, precisely the same claims he made during his last … Continue reading

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Okupación : Film screening, Wednesday, March 14, 2012

“¡Oye!” This Wednesday, March 14 a new documentary film will be screening at the Melbourne Anarchist Club (62 St Georges Rd, Northcote). Called Okupación, the 80-minute film documents contemporary social struggles in Spain for housing and public space. Filmmaker Chris … Continue reading

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Dialectic of Counter-Enlightenment: The Frankfurt School as Scapegoat of the Lunatic Fringe

[See also : Reframing the Enemy, Bill Berkowitz, Intelligence Report, No.110, Summer 2003.] Dialectic of Counter-Enlightenment: The Frankfurt School as Scapegoat of the Lunatic Fringe Martin Jay Salmagundi No.168/9, Fall 2010/Winter 2011 On August 18, 2010, Fidel Castro contributed an … Continue reading

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CEC LaRouchites save Melbourne from Barack HUSSEIN O’Bama’s Armageddon!

Defeat the British Crown’s Green Fascist Dictatorship! Charles Darwin was a Fraud! 9 out of 10 experts agree: the LaRouche kvlt is one of the most entertainingly batshit political kvlts around. Born in 1922, kvlt leader Lyndon LaRouche is an … Continue reading

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