http://www.3cr.org.au/3CR_streaming
Mace, tear gas and tasers are allegedly being used on Melbournians supporting the Occupy Melbourne camp. Over 1000 people are currently occupying a major intersection in the city centre. Police are trampling people with horses.
On Day 6 of Occupy Melbourne, a number of protesters joined an action by Friends of the Earth ACE collective at the Melbourne Office of BHP Billiton, timed to coincide with the company's London AGM.
Having marched up Swanston Street to chants of ‘BHP BP Shell/ You can all/Go to hell’ and ‘System Change not Climate Change’, and escorted by about ten uniformed police - with at least one not-very-undercover plain clothes officer - protesters arrived at the headquarters to find it protected by even more.
After the High Court decision, we need to keep up the pressure.
NOT MALAYSIA! NOT NAURA!
NO OFFSHORE PROCESSING
END MANDATORY DETENTION
Organised by the Refugee Action Collective
Hosted by the Melbourne University Refugee Action Collective.
Speakers
- Julian Burnside QC, human rights lawyer and refugee advocate
... - A speaker from the Refugee Action Collective
Below are some media put out by Occupy Melbourne on Day 5
City of Melbourne resident and Mayor Award winner donates here $2000 prise money to Occupy Melbourne in opposition to Robert Doyles proposal to forcefully evict the peaceful movement Occupy Melbourne.
Kathy Kelly arrives in Australia tomorrow from the U.S. for an 8 week speaking tour. I'm writing to you personally to encourage you to attend her events in your city. The tour website is http://kathykellytour.org.
Public Lecture: prospects for peace in the Palestine/Israel: Kathy Kelly
ABOUT KATHY
Nominated three times for The Nobel Peace Prize
Described as probably the most respected leader in the American peace movement, Kathy has invested her life in search of non-military solutions to end wars, often at great
personal cost. Kathy has lived in war zones, sharing the dangers with civilians in
Nicaragua, Gaza, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Leaflet for event attached.
In 2001, the US announced the liberation of women as a significant reason
for invading Afghanistan. Ten years later, have women's lives changed?
Join us for the showing of 'I Was Worth 50 Sheep'
www.nimafilmsweden.com/worth50sheep.html, the compelling, award winning
documentary film by Swedish filmmaker Nima Sarvestani that follows 16 year
old Sabere's courageous actions to escape from and divorce her 55 year old,
violent, Taliban husband of 6 years when she calls on the help and sanctuary
of her family and a local Safe House in her desperate mission. Together,
Below is a video produced by the Socialist Equality Party which includes interviews of participants on October 15th, the first day of Occupy Melbourne. The mainstream press keep saying "what is this movement about". If you actually speak to participants, the movements message is very clear.
Below is a great new video from "Bravo Charlie TV" posted on Youtube about the third day of Occupy Melbourne. Great to hear the reasons people are coming down to the demonstration. Keep the citizen journalism coming!
Occupy Melbourne marches on the ASX (day 3) | 14 people state their case | What is yours?
