I have had the following article forwarded on to me, and it is not right that it remains with the few, it is for the many:
Crumbs of Compassion
John Izzard
Released last year from jail, Lex Wotton has been given a four-year media ban as part of his parole conditions, which prevents him from attending forums on Palm Island without the permission of Queensland authorities. Together with a great legal team including Allens, Levitt Robinson, Ron Merkel QC and Kris Walker, a landmark High Court case on representative democracy, political participation and the right to free speech is running a case to fight Lex's gag order. The case is set down for August.
MUA Media Statement 25th The Maritime Union of Australia has condemned Patrick Stevedores' action to stand down workers at its container terminals in Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle.
MUA workers showed up for work at 6am in Sydney this morning, ready to work, only to find that Patrick had stood down the workforce.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/26/3227207.htm?site=perth
55 ARE ON SUICIDE WATCH AS OF MAY 11.
WGAR News: UN Human Rights Commissioner, Navi Pillay, criticises the NT Intervention
Newsletter date: 26 May 2011
Contents:
* UN Human Rights Commissioner, Navi Pillay, criticises the NT Intervention
* Video "Intervention fight" - topics: Rev. Dr. Djiniyini Gondarra visits Europe; "Our Generation" film in UK; Aboriginal leaders meet with Navi Pillay.
* Other Northern Territory (NT) Intervention articles
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention
* Other Aboriginal articles
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER, NAVI PILLAY, CRITICISES THE NT INTERVENTION:
Stand Fast Press Release 25th May 2011 "Crocodile tears and deceit" is what Stand Fast spokesperson, Hamish Chitts has called the responses of PM Gillard, Defence Minister Smith and Air Chief Marshal Houston to the death and injury of more Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. Stand Fast is a group of veterans and ex-service people opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The death brings the total of deaths in 10 years of war by Australians in Afghanistan to 26, half of them in the last 12 months.
Former child star Betty Grumble (aka Sydney-based performance artist Emma Maye Gibson of What Makes Men Blush) yesterday joined the Melbourne contribution to an Australia-wide chain of protests against plans by US company Universal Royalty Beauty Pageant to introduce child beauty contests to Australia.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/kaputtradio/kr197.mp3
Excerpt of Gary's "Pig Phat and Bumnuts" show broadcast on www.nimfm.org Saturday 9 am
Gary talks about the expected rapture and Atheist pet care advice for the left behind Christian pets.
7:30 min 128 kbps stereo 6.9 MB
Homeless people are among us, and often many turn a blind eye.
Homeless folk who live on the streets and in our parks are different in context to homelessness and waiting lists for public housing.
Unfortunately our governments do not take seriously enough the funding required to ensure adequate accommodation and adequate public housing.
by Ciaron - Dublin Catholic Worker (originally from Brisbane, Australia)
OBAMA, he speaks like JESUS and kills like HEROD!
It has been weird being in Dublin security city the past week. It reminds me a lot of
growing up in the police state of Queensland/Australia in the late '70's.
Got any positive, funny or random stories from your squatting experiences?
We're putting together an exhibition and zine with positive squatting stories to contradict and show the other side to squatting, to the one regurgitated again and again by the mainstream media.
Got any positive, funny or random stories from your squatting experiences?
We're putting together an exhibition and zine with positive squatting stories to contradict and show the other side to squatting, to the one regurgitated again and again by the mainstream media.
Once again to the streets for equal marriage rights - a loud, proud and largely young crowd of marchers took off from Town Hall Square to Taylor Square, down Oxford Out-of-the-bars-into-the-Street.
Text, video and photo courtesty of Peter Boyle
Peace Bus Press Release 23rd May Peacebus.com captain, Graeme Dunstan, has taken up the convening of the 2011 Peace Convergence and he is now in residence in Rockhampton organising citizen resistance to the Talisman Sabre war games (18-29 July). Talisman Sabre is the biggest military exercise in the land, a national event and as such the most visible manifestation of the US Alliance.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/kaputtradio/kr196.mp3
Exclusive interview with Dominique Strauss Kahn, Final Question Quit Kit, Thin air studies, TV God
with Graham and other local voices - local live music - TV God by Dana Lyons
19:22 min 128 kbps stereo 17.7 MB
http://traffic.libsyn.com/kaputtradio/depod20110521.mp3
[ Australian news commenatry in German language ]
Deutsch sprachiger Nachrichten Kommentar von Australien
mit Wolfi
17:35 min 128 kbps stereo 16 MB
Friends,
The purpose of this message is to let you know what is now happening in Greece, and to appeal for international solidarity from all anarchists and freedom-loving people.
Solidarity actions occurred in Melbourne and Sydney outside the Spanish consulates on Saturday 21st May.
To follow solidarity actions on Twitter here
Below is a video by Mariona Guiu via Vimeo on the Melbourrne actions.
