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Community Picket/BBQ in Solidarity with Baiada Workers, 7pm, Sunday, November 13

Posted on November 13, 2011 by @ndy

View Larger Map WHEN : 7pm, Sunday, November 13 WHERE : 17–19 Pipe Road, Laverton North (Melways map 40, D10) Striking workers at Baiada Poultry factory have been standing strong in the face of a brutal police assault on their … Continue reading →

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Draft declaration for Occupy Melbourne #occupymelb

Posted on November 12, 2011 by @ndy

An interesting text. The sentence in bold needs correction but… and the statement possibly requires something about the right to a tent arf arf. In others news, Jon Faine expresses pain @ Lord Mayor Robert “Magnets How Do They Work?” … Continue reading →

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Police attack Baiada picket line in Laverton. Fail thug is fail.

Posted on November 12, 2011 by @ndy

One picketer was taken to hospital by ambulance with suspected spinal injuries following the police assault on Friday evening. Despite intimidation by police and private security, a community picket continues throughout the weekend at the Baiada factory, 17–19 Pipe Road, … Continue reading →

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Baiada Poultry ~versus~ NUW

Posted on November 10, 2011 by @ndy

Update : November 11, 2011 : Court orders union to stop blockade, AAP, November 11, 2011. On Friday night police attempted to break the picket. One picketer was seriously injured and taken away by ambulance with suspected leg and/or spinal … Continue reading →

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Political Economy for Dummies #QANTAS

Posted on October 31, 2011 by @ndy

Investors cheer Qantas decision Chris Zappone The Age October 31, 2011 … Market support “Clearly this is going to hurt revenue,” said CMC Markets strategist Michael McCarthy. “Overall though I suspect the market generally supports this kind of action.” “Given … Continue reading →

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Treasury Bowen State Edinburgh Gardens Street Library. Gardens. #occupymelb

Posted on October 30, 2011 by @ndy

“The small and peaceful Treasury Gardens sit between Fitzroy Gardens and Spring Street, and are a popular venue for community events and rallies”–but not, obviously, as far as VicPol is concerned and especially not when the event and/or rally has … Continue reading →

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Occupy Melbourne : Back to the Future #occupymelb

Posted on October 29, 2011 by @ndy

Occupy Melbourne–a group of people the Lord Mayor describes as a “self-righteous, narcissistic, self-indulgent rabble”–returns to the Treasury Gardens later today by way of the State Library. A vaguely unsympathetic report by ABC-TV’s 7.30 Report is here, while photographic evidence … Continue reading →

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“Mooners, bongo-drummers, green salvationists, and under-appreciated arts graduates of the world unite and take over!” #occupymelb

Posted on October 26, 2011 by @ndy

“Mooners, bongo-drummers, green salvationists, and under-appreciated arts graduates of the world unite and take over!” Or: moar blah about Occupy Melbourne. “For Democracy and Discipline: A Plea to Occupy Melbourne”, James Pollard, abstractblack, October 25, 2011: This is an article … Continue reading →

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Why occupy? #occupymelb #occupyX

Posted on October 24, 2011 by @ndy

Why not? This video of Friday morning’s eviction of Occupy Melbourne is neat. Inspired by Dr_Tad, Mark Bahnisch @ Larvatus Proedo has some blah on Occupy Australia and the Antipodean “bubble” (October 22, 2011), talkin’ ’bout a revolution Australian exceptionalism. … Continue reading →

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Robert Doyle : F*cking magnets, how do they work? #occupymelb

Posted on October 23, 2011 by @ndy
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