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Protester

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 14:36:10 +0000

I've been filming at protests for the last 5 years in Australia as an independent film-maker using the footage I capture in documentaries. I've always wanted to make a video using all the protests I have filmed at and this is it, well, almost all the protests I've filmed at. This video is rather special to me and I composed this tune myself for my latest documentary, Surviving Earth. http://youtu.be/Grvf9TNCmwY

www.survivingearthmovie.com

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The perversities of violence

Anonymous — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:38:20 +0000

Patrick Harrison's article in Green Left ('ASIO should stop harassing activists') concerns me in a very personal way.

I participated in the USyd strikes. During my participation I observed various kinds of violence, and various threats of violence.

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WGAR News: Man allegedly bashed by NSW police testifies: NITV News

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:25:26 +0000

Newsletter date: 21 February 2013

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* Alexandra Payne-Baggs, Green Left: March demands justice for TJ Hickey
* NIRS: Prison only a temporary solution: WA group
* SBS Audio Radionews: Fighting to reduce young Indigenous imprisonment
* NITV News: Man allegedly bashed by NSW police testifies
* SBS World News Video: NSW police accused of bashing cover-up
* Tracker: Cops taunted Aboriginal man: PIC
* ABC Indigenous: Police taunted bashed man's mother, inquiry told
* Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody

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Beto's Blood

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:44:08 +0000

The NSW Police Force have as their motto 'Culpam Poena Premit Comes', which means that punishment closely follows guilt, but somehow in the case of the death of Roberto Laudisio Curti, we are unlikely to see that motto put to practice. The family of Roberto Laudisio Curti will be fighting an uphill battle to see that punishment follows guilt, with the NSW Police Force in this case being the guilty perpetrators.

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Occupy Policing: A Report into the Effects and Legality of the Eviction of Occupy Melbourne from City Square on 21 October 2011

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:28:49 +0000

One year on from the controversial eviction of Occupy Melbourne from the City Square, the Occupy Melbourne Legal Support Team has authored and released a qualitative report, entitled Occupy Policing: A Report into the Effects and Legality of the Eviction of Occupy Melbourne from City Square on 21 October 2011.

The Report documents protesters’ experiences of policing. The Report complements these eye-witness accounts with an account of the relevant laws.

The Report makes several key findings including:

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An anarchist response to the police murder at a Rainbow gathering near Tenterfield NSW

autonomousactions — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:22:18 +0000

On April 16 Ryan Pringle, the 33 year old son of a former Balmain rugby league star was shot to death by police at a rural commune called the “School of Happiness” in Northern NSW. The details of this sad day are not completely clear, but it seems that Ryan had arrived at the camp earlier that day, as a group called the Rainbow Family Australia was preparing for a 6 week gathering.

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Nyoongar Tent Embassy - 1 Nyoongar Way, Mattagarup - the story to date

Gerry Georgatos — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:02:54 +0000

Police move in to smash the spirit of Nyoongar Tent Embassy

Gerry Georgatos

Following Thursday evening when 60 police officers marched into Nyoongar Tent Embassy to pull down and confiscate tents, and which included an arrest, the Western Australian police force flexed its muscle once again on the Friday afternoon on behalf of the Perth City Council and the Barnett state government.

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Climate activists protest spying and surveillance authorised by energy minister Martin Ferguson

takver — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:37:52 +0000

Martin Ferguson, Minister for Resources and Energy has pushed for increased surveillance of environmental and climate activists protesting coal-fired power stations and coal export facilities, after he was directly lobbied by coal and energy infrastructure companies.

Climate and Environment activists along with Occupy Melbourne paid a call on thursday afternoon to Martin Ferguson's electoral office at 159 High Street, Preston. The office, of course, was closed early supposedly on occupational health and safety grounds, and had a Federal and Victorian police presence.

Related: Northcote Independent - That's a pretty clear "No" to Ferguson's NOSIC | Photos by Takver

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Eureka protests in Ballarat: from dawn vigil to pool protest

takver — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:02:53 +0000

In the wee hours of Saturday morning, December 3rd, some 40 people gathered in the dark at the monument in Eureka park in Ballarat. For the last 10 years people have gathered at the monument for a dawn vigil to remember those who died one morning 157 years ago fighting to defend basic rights and liberties.

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Cop It Sweet - Occupy Melbourne

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:27:12 +0000

Over 1000 people marched from the State Library of Victoria to Treasury Gardens on 29th October 2011 as part of the ongoing Occupy Melbourne protests.

Our boys and girls in blue were on the streets again today, dodging criticism for the use of brutal strong arm tactics against the public when evicting the Occupy Melbourne protest from City Square on the 21st of October.

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Occupy Melbourne eviction - A first hand account

Kenji Wardenclyffe — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:51:20 +0000

As a freelance journalist, it is my job to cover protest and put myself into situations where others may feel unsafe. It is my job to cover events as they unfold and report on them. Here is a detailed first hand account of my experiences of Occupy Melbourne's eviction.

Here I am not stating support for or against Occupy Melbourne. This is simply a detailed statement of what I witnessed.

Gallery of the Eviction

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Today I was arrested at Occupy Melbourne

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:15:04 +0000

Today I was arrested for participating in a peaceful protest. While doing nothing more confrontational than marching with a group of people up Lonsdale Street, I began to be jostled and pushed by four policeman, each of whom was more than a head higher than myself. They shoved and pressed me, attempting to make me go forward faster than the people standing immediately in front of me. I was worried I would lose my feet as the police had squashed us in so that there was no space to move.

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Police close down overnight camp after thousands attend Occupy Sydney

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:26:11 +0000

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.

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Australian Senate motion is an insult - people will continue to die in custody and be incarcerated at unbelievable rates

Gerry Georgatos — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:30:17 +0000

The Human Rights Alliance: Deaths in Custody: Australia's horrific record - The Australian Senate lets us down. Motion is an insult.

The Australian Senate approved the Greens Motion to acknowledge the rising Aboriginal incarceration rates and deaths in custody in lieu of Friday 15, April which marks twenty years since the release of the 339 recommendations and Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

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Australian deaths in custody - Twenty years later - Nothing has changed - The answers do exist

Gerry Georgatos — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 01:15:58 +0000

Australia has one of the world’s worst deaths in custody records. As a researcher I have compared Australia 's deaths in custody record in terms of proportion to populations with other countries. Deaths in custody includes prison and police custody. We compare badly with even Apartheid South Africa .

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