Sydney

John Pilger q&a transcript: embedded journalism, Murdoch press, Israel-Palestine, WikiLeaks

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 22/04/2011 - 9:28am

John Pilger addressed a sold-out crowd of over 400 people in Sydney at a special screening of his new documentary, The War You Don’t See. Following the screening Pilger answered questions on the Australian and international media, relationships between corporations or governments and our media, embedded journalism, Israel-Palestine media coverage (including the current campaign against Marrickville BDS supporters), WikiLeaks and much more.

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Sydney
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John Pilger

Villawood burns - eyewitness account

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 21/04/2011 - 6:32pm

Below is an eyewitness report of the protests at Villawood reposted from Brami Jegan’s blog

At about 11.55pm last night (Wednesday) I got a frantic call from ’S aunty’ saying that Villawood Immigration Detention Center was on fire and our friends inside (who we had got to know over the past year ) were really scared about the escalating unrest.

Geography: 
Sydney
Keywords: 
asylums seekers
Refugee Action Coalition
Villawood Detention Centre

Another Villawood refugee roof top protest

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 21/04/2011 - 7:13am

Refugee Action Coalition Press Release April 20th:By 8.30pm Wednesday night, there were fifteen asylum seekers on the roof in Villawood detention centre. There are asylum seekers from Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

A large number of tiles have been torn from the roof and thrown into the grounds of stage 3 section of the detention centre.

“The asylum seekers have told us that they are protesting because they have been in detention too long,” said Ian Rintoul.

Geography: 
Sydney
Keywords: 
asylum seekers
Refugee Action Coalition

Stop the Intervention - Jobs with Justice Now! Rally

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 20/04/2011 - 4:57pm
Date and Time: 
Thu, 05/05/2011 -
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: 
Office of Mark Arbib, Indigenous Employment Minister 70 Phillip St. - Sydney CBD Sydney, Australia

Stop the NT Intervention - Jobs with Justice now!

Petition launch and rally 12pm Thurs May 5th 70 Phillip st - Sydney CBD

Speakers:
...Senator Rachel Siewert (Australian Greens)
CFMEU representative
Dootch Kennedy (Illawarra Land Council)

In May, a petition sponsored Unions NT and the CFMEU demanding justice for NT Aboriginal workers will be presented to the Senate.

On May 5, the petition will be launched in Sydney by Greens Senator Rachel Siewert and the CFMEU.

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Sydney

Developer destroys part of the heritage houses in Chippendale, Sydney

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 13/04/2011 - 11:57pm

A Construction company has destroyed the yards at the rear of the heritage houses that the Co-op has been useing to grow plants and destroyed garden beds in our community garden. It appears this was done with out any application to the council or without notifying the co-op. 

The real problem thou is the destruction of the yards and structures of these significant houses. the yards have been bulldozed and some structures have been razed for ever.

Once agian we find ourselves at the mercy of construction companies that believe that they can do what ever they want.

Geography: 
New South Wales
Sydney
Keywords: 
urban development
food
eco-sustainable grassroots farming
frasers property
chippendale

The Free Market

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 11/04/2011 - 3:11pm
Date and Time: 
Tue, 31/05/2011 - 5:00pm to Sat, 11/06/2011 - 6:00pm
Location: 
Kudos Gallery 6 Napier St , Paddington, NSW
Contact Name: 
Lauren
Contact Phone: 
(02) 9326 0034
Contact Email: 
l.harris@arc.unsw.edu.au
Website: 
http://thefreemarket.drupalgardens.com/

Foodwise estimates that tens of millions of kilograms of safe edible fresh food and groceries are discarded in Australia every year. Meanwhile, two million Australians - or one in ten - live below the poverty line and rely on food relief, and a million children don't always get enough to eat. The problem is not that we don't produce enough food - feeding the hungry cannot be seen merely as achieving higher production levels in agriculture, but radically changing the way we produce and distribute food.

Geography: 
Sydney

Sydney demands information freedom and justice for Bradley Manning

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 10/04/2011 - 5:24pm

Around one hundred people came out to Sydney’s Town Hall Square as part of an international weekend of solidarity rallies calling for an end to the persecution of alleged WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning.

Geography: 
Sydney
Keywords: 
rally
Wikileaks
Bradley Manning
freedom of information

Bradley Manning Solidarity Rally

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 07/04/2011 - 11:35am
Date and Time: 
Sun, 10/04/2011 - 12:00pm
Location: 
Town Hall Square, Sydney
Contact Name: 
Michele Ambrose
Contact Phone: 
0450411862
Contact Email: 
bradleymanningsydprotest@y7mail.com
Website: 
www.syd4bradley.posterous.com

Following the rally in Sydney on March the 20th, the Bradley Manning Support Network Sydney Branch is holding a rally at the Sydney Town Hall Square this Sunday the 10 of April at 12 noon.
Please bring colourful placards, masks banners.
Spread the word to support Bradley and freedom of information, transparent Government, freedom of speech and the right to dissent.

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Sydney

Free screening "Our Generation"

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/04/2011 - 8:56am
Date and Time: 
Fri, 08/04/2011 -
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Sydney, Amnesty International Action Centre Level 1, 79 Myrtle St ((nearest cross-street is Abercrombie St, 10 mins walk Central & Redfern Stns)

Amnesty International NSW Demand Dignity Action Group
Taking action for Economic, Social and Cultural Human Rights

Amnesty International NSW Demand Dignity Action Group welcomes all to a Free Screening of a groundbreaking documentary on Aboriginal rights in Australia that has sparked national and international attention ......

...'OUR GENERATION'

With guest speaker JEFF MCMULLEN - former ABC Foreign Correspondent

Geography: 
Sydney