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Solidarity with Villawood detainees: detention kills

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 21/09/2010 - 1:04am

On Tuesday night there will be a solidarity gathering for Josefa Rauluni, who took his own life on Monday morning, as well as the detainees currently protesting on roof in Villawood. One of Josefa's relatives, also a detainee in Villawood, was placed in isolation and had his mobile phone confiscated. The solidarity gathering will be at the hub in Newtown from 6pm (Tuesday 21st September).

A group of 20 to 30 people went to Villawood on Monday night to show solidarity with the detainees after a Fijian man in the prison committed suicide and 10 Tamils were still on the roof protesting.

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asylum seekers

One detainee dead - protests continue at Villawood Detention Centre

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 20/09/2010 - 5:33pm

In another tragic event in an Australian detention centre a 36 year old Fijian man has jumped to his death at the Villawood detention centre on the day he was to be deported. A number of Tamil and Afghan asylum seekers whose claims have been rejected and who were alsoupset at the treatment of the Fijian man then climbed on the roof at Villawood, threatening to jump. Their banner read "We need hope and freedom". A number of solidarity actions were organised in Sydney, including two people being arrested after locking on at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Eventually the Tamil and Afghan asylum seekers got down off the roof, only to be replaced on the roof by a second group of Chinese detainees
Related: Sydney Morning Herald coverage - Solidarity protest - RISE updates on situation - Arrests at DIC - Melbourne Solidarity Protest Called

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Anti-fascist occupation of Newtown Square

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 19/09/2010 - 4:42pm

Newtown square/The Hub was occupied today by anarchists, anti-authoritarians, antifascists and people in solidarity to make a demonstration against the Sydney Fascist Forum happening this weekend in Tempe.

Texts were distributed and banners were hung around reading "NO BORDERS", "NO NATIONS", "SOLIDARITY IS OUR WEAPON, WAR AGAINST THE WAR OF THE BOSSES", and "NO COMPROMISE WITH FASCISM".

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Sydney

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antifa anti fascism newtown racism australian protectionist party app sydney forum anarchist

People’s Assembly in Canberra at the Opening of Parliament

Submitted by Flowerpower on Tue, 14/09/2010 - 7:25pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 28/09/2010 -

11:30am to 1:30pm

Location:

Parliament House the grassy hill Canberra, Australia

Contact Name:

Sue Bolton

Contact Phone:

0413 377 978

Contact Email:

trconcepts@netspace.net.au

We are asking for you to join with us at a Peoples Assembly in Canberra at the opening of Parliament on Tuesday 28 September (2010).

We will assemble on the lawns outside Parliament House to call on the new Parliament to introduce humane refugee policies and stop using refugees as political footballs. Refugee groups are asked to bring banners with the key messages of the gathering as well as their own messages.

Sydney launch of Marxist Left Review

Submitted by comrade_blade on Sat, 04/09/2010 - 11:32am

Date and Time:

Tue, 14/09/2010 -

7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location:

246 King St, Newtown

Contact Name:

Patrick

Contact Phone:

0422028113

Contact Email:

sydney@sa.org.au

Website:

http://marxistleftreview.org/

Socialist Alternative is very pleased to announce the release of our new theoretical journal

Marxist Left Review

(marxistleftreview.org)

You are welcome to join us in launching it at our next public meeting, "What is Marxism?", introduced by MLR's editor, Sandra Bloodworth.

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Solidarity with the 14 arrested comrades in Chile

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 30/08/2010 - 7:18pm

Two banners hung in solidarity with the 14 arrested comrades in Chile.
One on the overpass of City rd near the University of Sydney, and one
on Enmore rd, Newtown. Despite twelve thousand kilometres, the passion
for freedom connects us. Solidarity from the world's largest prison
island- Australia.

NO ONE HOSTAGE IN THE HANDS OF THE STATE

IT IS THE STATE, CAPITALISTS, AND COPS WHO ARE THE TERRORISTS

-Anarchists in Sydney

Dos banderas fueron colgadas en solidaridad con los 14 comaradas
arrestados en Chile.

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chile solidarity anarchist

Award for groundbreaking research in capturing carbon dioxide

Submitted by takver on Sun, 29/08/2010 - 12:33pm

A University of Sydney researcher has received an award for groundbreaking work into capturing carbon emissions - research important to mitigating climate change by reducing atmospheric carbon pollution. Dr Deanna D'Alessandro, a postdoctoral fellow based in the School of Chemistry at Sydney University, was awarded a L'Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellowship for her research on ways to capture and release carbon dioxide, hydrogen and other gases using molecular sponges.

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Clash with fascists in Newtown

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 14/08/2010 - 6:31pm

A group of fascists and neo nazis were found in Newtown this afternoon. They gathered provocatively at the "I have a dream" mural wall in Newtown. A hundred or so people of the Newtown community spontaneously gathered and overwhelmed them with their powerful presence and voices. The people chanted "nazis out of Newtown, nazis off the planet". They were physically confronted and forced to flee with their tail between their legs escorted by cops.

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Sydney

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antifa anti fascism newtown racism australian protectionist party app newtown

Is Australian Wikileaks founder at risk of rendition?

Submitted by Flowerpower on Thu, 05/08/2010 - 8:12pm

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Cyclists upstage Alan Jones anti-cycling rally

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 05/08/2010 - 2:43am

Tuesday evening was supposed to be a rally with 2GB conservative radio shock jock Alan Jones railing against Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moores plans for expanding cycling infrastructure and the recently completed Bourke Road Cycleway. However, cyclists from Bikesydney organised a counter event at the Sydney Town Hall in support of cycleways which drew up to 300 people. Alan Jones was nowhere to be seen.

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