Monthly Archives: September 2009

G20 comes to Pittsburgh

The G20 is meeting in Pittsburgh again next week (September 22-25), and anarchists, as well as numerous other trouble-makers, are again organising in opposition to it. The G20 traveling circus will be meeting @ the David L. Lawrence Convention Center … Continue reading

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The White Baton Passes On To Australia First

The Bull Edition 21, Week 8, Semester 2 14 – 20 September 2009 [PDF] Diana Tjoeng investigates the new political party rising from the far-right. Recently, the neo-Nazi symbol ‘88’ (representative of ‘HH’ – ‘Heil Hitler’) was painted on the … Continue reading

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If only songs could change the world…

The Class War Kids : ‘One Last Struggle’ (Reflection! Rage! Rebellion!, Rebel Time Records, 2009): [Canada] See also : stay S.H.A.R.P! | Aotearoa Skinhead | Insurgence Records | Mad Butcher Records | Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation | Louis Lingg and the … Continue reading

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‘Bigots hurting Victoria’ / ‘Neo-Nazi skinheads party in Melbourne’

September 12 : ‘Bigots hurting Victoria’ Yeah… So, a few more Indian students have been beaten in Melbourne, in what appears to have been a racially-motivated attack (Indians gang-bashed in latest racist attack, Sarah-Jane Collins and Mex Cooper, The Age, … Continue reading

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…and no better… [For Dion]

For Dion & the Melbourne Dumb Punx… “No offence but honestly who gives a shit about some skinhead in Russia.” Nowave, Melbourne Punx Forum, October 2008 “If Russians are so interesting to you, move to Russia.” ~ Fruitsalad, Melbourne Punx … Continue reading

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Justin Sheridan : Australian of the Year

Huh. It’s been a while since tabloid TV done a hatchet job on teh unemployed. (Well, probably not, but not that I’ve noticed, anyway.) Last night, Frontline Today Tonight aired a segment devoted to Justin Sheridan, a 36-year-old bloke from … Continue reading

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Since you asked…

Standard issue Published by @ndy August 23rd, 2004 in Uncategorized OK, apparently blogs should include shit like… What (books) I’m reading: Freud: A Life for Our Time by Peter Gay The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes What I’m listening (listened?) … Continue reading

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Islam and teh gheys

Out of Place asks daring and timely questions about the silence at the heart of queer studies. Discussing ‘race’ alongside ‘queer’ often submerges raciality within queerness, leaving racialised groups silent and silenced–‘out of place’. Out of Place creates a space … Continue reading

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“…body parts in a pot on the stove…” (That’s Entertainment!)

Beyond the Darklands: cheap and nasty stories + massively annoying extremely pleasant voice-over (Samuel Johnson) + irritating presenter (Dr Leah Giarratano) = psychopathology as popular entertainment. Last night’s week’s episode of the new Australian shockumentary TV series Beyond the Darklands … Continue reading

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Oh Noes! Denis Donohue goes to court // Blood, Honour & Metal

There’s Good News and there’s Bad News. First the Bad News: ‘White Power’ shirt man to face court Eric Tlozek ABC September 14, 2009 Northern Territory Police have charged a 48-year-old Alice Springs man [Denis Donohue] who tried to sell … Continue reading

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