Monthly Archives: August 2011

From instrumental reason to violent revolution

Posted on August 31, 2011 by @ndy

Bah. First they censor my blog, now this! Website blows whistle on reasoning behind tutorial cut Andrew Trounson The Australian August 31, 2011 A LEAKED email has laid bare the reasoning behind cuts to the number of tutorials within humanities … Continue reading →

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Brenner, BDS, ADL, APDM, APP… A storm in a chocolate mug?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by @ndy

Last month in Melbourne, a protest rally outside of a local Max Brenner outlet resulted in 19 arrests (further arrests took place weeks later). The protest was preceded in June by another in Sydney at which two protesters were arrested. … Continue reading →

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Chomsky in Australia

Posted on August 28, 2011 by @ndy

Noam Chomsky is bringing his unique comedy stylings to Australia in November. “An intellectual crook” (Arthur Schlesinger), Chomsky’s support act is expected to be his hard-Left gang of Israel bashers, anchored by long-time bassist Tony Garnier, multi-instrumentalist Donnie Herron and … Continue reading →

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All Anarchists are Terrorists

Posted on August 25, 2011 by @ndy

Yeah so anyway… Anarchist Studies Network responds to Metropolitan Police branding all anarchists as terrorists Dear Chief Inspector Nick Smith, We, the undersigned, would like to object to the blanket assumption that anyone that promotes a stateless society is a … Continue reading →

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VICTORY TO GADAFFI – DEFEAT THE NATO GANGSTERS!

Posted on August 23, 2011 by @ndy

ON Saturday, Colonel Gadaffi stated that the counter-revolutionary groups that had tried to rise up in a number of areas in Tripoli had been crushed, while Libyan state TV proved that the airport had not been occupied as the counter-revolutionary … Continue reading →

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anarchist notes (august 22, 2011)

Posted on August 22, 2011 by @ndy

The inaugural A(narchist) Melbourne Bookfair/Melbourne Anarchist Bookfair done come and gone. It seemed to be reasonably popular and will likely return next year, again as a precursor to the Melbourne Writers Festival. (Speaking of books, Enrico Massetti is looking for … Continue reading →

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antifa notes (august 17, 2011)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by @ndy

In Australia, Martin Brennan, former leader of the ‘Australian’ Defence League, has finally been Returned to Sender, leaving his tiny clutch of followers angry and upset. Some of them may (again) be holding a rally in Brisbane Sydney on September … Continue reading →

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London riots : neoliberal chickens coming home to roost?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by @ndy

Another Update (September 4) : The always-outrageous IWCA stick the boot into the lumps. Update : More blah: Why here, why now?, Tariq Ali, LRB blog, August 9, 2011 | An open letter to those who condemn looting (Part one) … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Friends and Comrades on the Struggle against Racism amongst the Class

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Anonymous

See also : From Meta-Politics To Mass Murder – A New Right-Wing Extremism, anarkisterna.com, August 25, 2011. Open Letter to Friends and Comrades on the Struggle against Racism amongst the Class After a few years of relative hiatus right-wing populist … Continue reading →

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Martin Brennan, Australian Defence League, FOWF

Posted on August 10, 2011 by @ndy

Stone the bloody crows. Australian Englishman Whinging pommy bastard Martin Brennan is the leader of the English Australian Defence League–in which capacity he’s proven to be as useful as tits on a bull. Mad as a cut snake, widely believed … Continue reading →

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