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Exhibition reminder: A Show of Strength runs till the 31 January 2011.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 30/12/2010 - 9:02am

Date and Time:

Sat, 04/12/2010 - 10:00am to Mon, 31/01/2011 - 10:00am

Location:

Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative 55-59 Flood Street, Leichhardt, NSW, 2040

Contact Name:

Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative

Contact Phone:

(02) 9560 2541

Contact Email:

boomalliart@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.boomalli.com.au

Exhibition reminder: A Show of Strength runs till the 31 January 2011.

A Show of Strength, a group show exhibiting over 65 artworks by more than 55 emerging and professional artists, is another great example of the talent Boomalli has to offer.
The exhibition includes paintings, ceramics, jewellery, sculpture and photomedia works, ranging in price and size. The exhibition continues till 31 January 2011. Be sure to come and check it out.

Read about the exhibition opening on the Boomalli blog.

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Sydney

Don’t let them shut Glebe Post Office

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 29/12/2010 - 10:23pm

The historic Glebe Post Office is going to be shut down for good in just a few weeks....unless the community says NO.

Australia Post has announced 27 post office closures around the country claiming many are no longer “profitable”.

Thousands of pensioners and people with disabilities will be affected by the decision to close Glebe Post Office.

Since when does a government owned community service organisation need to be "profitable"?

In any case shouldn't there be cross subsidization - the profitable post offices pay for the smaller ones?

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Australia

Sydney

Orica fails in bid to export toxic waste from Sydney to Denmark

Submitted by takver on Fri, 24/12/2010 - 2:56pm

The Danish government has now blocked a bid by the Australian chemical company Orica to export highly carcinogenic and toxic waste stored at its Botany plant in Sydney for destruction in Nyborg, Denmark,

Orica is the world's biggest explosives maker and is on track to declare a tenth consecutive annual profit increase in fiscal year 2011. While based in Australia, about sixty per cent of its earnings are generated from outside Australia. Greenpeace and the National Toxics Network have repeatedly called for Orica to spend the money on the technology to destroy the waste locally.

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Sydney rally against coal seam gas mining

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 20/12/2010 - 10:12pm

Carrying signs such as "Coal seam gas stinks", "Gas mining under Sydney Park - no fracking way!", and "Gutless government giving in to gas", over 400 local residents and supporters rallied on December 19 at Sydney Park to protest the NSW government's secretive approval for exploratory drilling for coal seam gas (CSG) mining in the inner-western suburb of St Peters.
Read rest of article atGreen Left Weekly
Footeage of Rally on Youtube

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Sydney

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coal seam gas mining

Solidarity from Sydney to the uprisings in Europe

Submitted by autonomousactions on Mon, 20/12/2010 - 12:26am

Solidarity with the ongoing student revolts in London, Rome and the workers and fighters of Athens. One banner of solidarity we issue now but toward a stronger voice and insurrectionary situation we aim. politicians and capitalist scum we are every where. Solidarity is our weapon

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Marrickville Council first to support the boycott Israel campaign

Submitted by 2SER on Sun, 19/12/2010 - 1:32pm

Marrickville has become the first local council in Australia to join the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel.

This week the Council voted 10 to 2 for the motion to support the BDS -- an international campaign designed to stop trade and investment in companies, sporting teams and other institutions with ties to Israel.

It aims to coerce Israel to restore human rights and return occupied land to Palestinians.

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Australia

Sydney

SEP Australia public meetings: Free Julian Assange! Hands off WikiLeaks!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 17/12/2010 - 9:37pm

Date and Time:

Tue, 21/12/2010 -

7:00pm to 9:30pm

Location:

Tom Mann Theatre 136 Chalmers Street Surry Hills (Close to Central Station) Tickets: $4/$2 concession

Website:

http://wsws.org/articles/2010/dec2010/mtgs-d08.shtml

Imperialist diplomacy exposed: Behind the witch-hunt of WikiLeaks and Julian Assange

The ongoing publication of US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks has provided an invaluable insight into the real state of international relations, the undercover criminal activities of the United States and other governments, and the mounting tensions between the US and its “allies” and rivals alike—tensions that threaten to spark new military conflicts in flashpoints around the world.

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Sydney

WikiLeaks protesters march in Sydney despite police intimidation

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 15/12/2010 - 10:26am

After a speakout at Sydney's Town Hall on Tuesday December 14, a large group of 1000 protesters successfully marched to Martin Place, despite numerous attempted police blockades.

Police violently assaulted four protesters, to issue fines for obstructing traffic, but it was police that were holding up the traffic for US TV star Oprah Winfrey, who had closed down much of the city to broadcast a show from the Opera House.

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Sydney federal MP Tanya Plibersek attacks Wikileaks

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 13/12/2010 - 10:23pm

First Julia Gillard bitterly attacked Wikileaks and Julian Assange. Then the Attorney General Robert McClelland suggested that Assange’s passport may be cancelled.

Now the member for Sydney, Tanya Plibersek is sinking the boot in.

She says she’s progressive and a member of the ALP left. But it seems Tanya Plibersek agrees with her bosses – Wikileaks is bad news and Julian Assange is a law breaker.

Here some of what Plibersek said this week:

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Wikileaks