Monthly Archives: May 2008

Los Fastidios : REAL Verona skinheads

According to the Italian Intelligence and Internal Security office, there are 63 neo-Nazi or neo-fascist groups in the Veneto region. “This is the area with the most Nazis in the country, inspired by the British [boneheads] of the 1980s,” an … Continue reading

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Boundless plains to share…

Update : Asylum seekers fall through the cracks. Margaret Simons writes: Five minutes after yesterday’s Crikey story about the Rudd Government’s rejection of asylum seekers was published, a client of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Melbourne was told that … Continue reading

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More media on the murder of Nicola Tommasoli

Update : VERONA: MAGISTRATE CONFIRMS ARREST OF 5 TOMMASOLI ATTACKERS (AGI) – Verona, 8 May – There has been confirmation of the arrest of the five youths accused of [having] punched and kicked Nicola Tommasoli to death on the evening … Continue reading

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banksy hearts ken

two reviews of a cans festival in piss street. london. looking for radical art? try the south bank, not Banksy (shirley dent, guardian, may 6, 2008): “Banksy’s cans festival, bringing together 40 of the world’s best stencil artists, can’t compete … Continue reading

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They break our legs / And we say “Thank you” when they offer us crutches

Yeah so NSW Labour Premier Morris Iemma is very keen to privatise the remains of the NSW state electricity system (a process begun some years ago). Anyway, Iemma’s plan is deeply unpopular among members of the NSW ALP, delegates of … Continue reading

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Nicola Tommasoli: A Death in Verona

Five held for Italy gang killing BBC May 6, 2008 Italian police have arrested the last of five suspects accused of beating a man to death in the city of Verona because he refused them a cigarette. Police say the … Continue reading

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Solidarity with Dave Kerin

This message brought to you by the letters S – O – L – I – D – A – R – I – T and Y. Dear Supporters 1. Union Solidarity: Extraordinary Meeting. 2. Union Solidarity Coordinator faces 6 … Continue reading

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G20 : Appeal / riot grrl

Appeal over G20 jail time Herald Sun May 3, 2008 A PROTESTER jailed over his role in Melbourne’s violent G20 riots in 2006 has won the right to appeal against his sentence. Akin Sari, 29, of no fixed address, was … Continue reading

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“But I’m NOT a Nazi!” // Nicola Tommasoli

Welf Herfurth writes a letter to Crikey!, April 22, 2008: Re. “Torch protest: who’ll be there, from Amway up”. As a Member of the National Anarchists, and a subscriber to Crikey for many years, I am disappointed that Crikey has … Continue reading

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No issue is single just because they say you’re paranoid

As is the nature of teh Interwebs, one thing has lead to another. In this case, police spying on anti-Olympics campaigners in Canada to Australia’s own Maxwell Smarts. Below : Protestors face off with RCMP in order to protect Eagleridge … Continue reading

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