Reflections on the Real Democracy Forum - Is Australia a Democracy? (or stop trying to ride your cat!)

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 13:52:03 +0000

Reflections on the Real Democracy Forum - Is Australia a Democracy? (or stop trying to ride your cat!) by J.R.Collins - member of Wednesday Action Group and Direct Democracy Not Parliamentary Rule
http://www.rulebythepeople.org/

Is Australia a Democracy? This was one of the questions raised at the Real Democracy forum held at Melb Town Hall a couple of weekends ago. Thanks to Real Democracy Australia http://realdemocracyaustralia.org/ for putting this event on.

In reflection here are a few thoughts I had since on the question of democracy:

Geography:

Victoria

Keywords:

democracy movement

Australian solidarity protests for Bersih democracy movement in Malaysia

Flowerpower — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:30:26 +0000

While "thousands and thousands" marched in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today (July 9th) for democracy (braving police roadblocks, hundreds of arrests, water cannon, teargas, etc), in Australia some 750 Malaysian rallied in Melbourne, 300 in Sydney, 200 in Perth, 150 in Adelaide, 40 in Canberra and 100 in Brisbane.

Geography:

Keywords:

international solidarity

Malaysia

Bersih

democracy movement