15/10/2011 - Between midday and 2pm people gathered at Sydney Town hall to rally in support of Refugees. Attached are some youtube videos I took of the action.
About 3000 people attended Occupy Sydney today. A camp was set up in Martin Place outside the Reserve Bank with people staying overnight. The atmosphere was peaceful and nonviolent. There was a related protest occurring in Sydney - Rally for Refugees outside the Sydney Town Hall which many people also attended.
Listen or download this four minute sample of the songs here:
http://www.archive.org/download/ESFrackinSample/ES_Frackin_Music_Sample.mp3
FRACKIN GAS - WE MUST POISON THE EARTH MILES BELOW US!
Also relevant to this:
"Carcinogenic chemicals in 5 water bores around the Qld town of Dalby"
The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) today asserted that Philippine Airlines (PAL) President Jaime Bautista’s announcement that they no longer acknowledge Gerry Rivera and Bong Palad as union officers exposes union busting as the real aim of outsourcing. “Truly a fish is caught by its mouth. Actually PAL is not just recognizing me and Palad as union officers but 62% of PALEA’s leadership and 70% of its membership who have been illegally lockout and terminated.
Christel Palmer Five Christian pacifists were arrested as part of group of 25 people protesting outside Enoggera army Base in Brisbane today. Enoggera Army base is a major staging point for troops departing for the Afghan war.
The group gathered to mark ten years of what they called an illegal and immoral war in Afghanistan. After a quiet prayer service and songs the group picked up a large banner reading “In the name of God Stop the Wars”, and proceeded to block the main entrance to the base.
On Saturday 8 October in Australia (which might be your 7th or 8th Oct depending on timezone) join us to stand up for our forests at Harvey Norman stores and other locations across Australia and the planet and say
No Harvey Norman No! Stop selling Aussie forest destruction!
Australia's world-class forests are still being ripped apart by industrial logging operations every single day. The destruction of our native forests is placing our threatened species, clean air and water, and climate in serious danger.
In January 2011 Giovanni Torre travelled to Leonora to interview local residents, community leaders, Traditional Owners and asylum seekers detained at the Leonora Alternative Place of Detention. He conducted further interviews in February.
The names of unsuccessful or unresolved asylum seekers have been concealed to protect them and their families.
“Pashtun always say; Tajik go to Tajikistan, Uzbek go to Uzbekistan, Pashtun live in Afghanistan and Hazara go to graveyard.”
See email below from Melbourne. Please spread the word about the next Boycott Max Brenner rally. It appears the fascists will be joining the Zionists to support Israel in opposition to the next Boycott Max Brenner protest. And they try to smear supporters of Palestine as "anti-Semites" while linking arms with the genuine article!!!
Free Palestine! Boycott Max Brenner
1pm Saturday 10 September
Rally outside Newtown Neighbourhood Centre (opposite station), march up to Max Brenner, King St Newtown.
More details from Patrick 0422 028 113 or Raul 0403 037 376
Campaigners from Rossport Solidarity Campaign in Mayo, Ireland did an arm-tube blockade against Shell this morning. They dedicated it to the people of Broome Community. For the full story see http://www.indymedia.ie/article/100410
For international solidarity.
UFO Sylvia Creek logging coup video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkkKATlak6Q
UFO Sylvia Creek logging coup is a video to raise awareness of the destruction of habitat for a rare species of possum in Sylvia Creek and planned logging of water catchment in beautiful Cement Creek, both survivors of the Black Saturday Bushfires in 2009 near Melbourne Australia. Now help them survive GovCorp vandalism.
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