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Honduras: environmentalist priest severely tortured by police

Fri 06 Jan 2012
By Anonymous

Honduras: Macuelizo, Santa Barbara

On 5 January 2012, hundreds gathered in solidarity with the priest Marco Aurelio Lorenzo and showed that Hondurans do not tolerate the continued persecution in the context of a coup regime

Priest Marco Aurelio Lorenzo is a recognised activist against environmental exploitation, defending the Merendón mountain ranges against corporate interests, as well as an advocate for the poor.

Film-screening of "Over the edge" + brief talk about the struggle against youth-prisons in France

Mon 02 Jan 2012
By Anonymous

Movie-screening of OVER THE EDGE
(directed by Jonathan Kaplan, 95min., USA, 1979)
+ brief talk about the struggle against youth-prisons in France

In 1978, more than 110,000 kids under 18 were arrested for crimes of vandalism in the USA. Over the Edge shows a teenage rebellion against all authorities. It's fiction but the story is based on true incidents that occured during the 70's in a suburban community.

New year's eve solidarity demo at Villawood detention centre

Sun 01 Jan 2012
By Anonymous

At midnight, as 2011 became 2012, a group of anarchists held a small noise demo outside Villawood Immigration Detention Centre with fireworks, drums, chants and a banner reading 'NO ONE A HOSTAGE IN THE HANDS OF THE STATE - FIRE TO THE PRISONS'. People inside heard us and answered by waving and shouting 'freedom.' Being able to communicate with people across these borders meant that, even though it was a small gesture, for us it was a beautiful way to start this new year.

Floating DVD Project - Strategies of Struggle From Below

Thu 29 Dec 2011
By Anonymous

This is a social project done through the sharing of an experimental documentary and the creation of an interactive space to engage with ideas that aren’t normally disseminated, in which people can connect and discuss experiences and their thoughts about various strategies of struggle. You can browse the site, stream or download the documentary, share your experience, read others’ experiences from around the world and debate ideas.

Australian solidarity actions for Bradley Manning - December 17th 2011

Tue 20 Dec 2011
By Flowerpower

On December 17th 2011, Bradley Manning turned 24 and his pre-trial hearing began. Bradley has been charged with a variety of offences that related to the release of documents and evidence of war crimes by the U.S. to Wikileaks. On this day an international day of solidarity occured and a number of actions occured in Australia. In Brisbane musicians played in solidarity in the Brisbane Mall. In Sydney a daily vigil during the pre-trial has been organised by the Sydney Stop the War Coalition outside the U.S. Consulate General in Martin Place. In Adelaide a small group gathered to sing Bradley happy birthday and to hand out information on his trial. In London, Australian peace activist Ciaron O'Reilly was amongst solidarity protestors outside the U.S. Embassy. Meanwhile Australin journalist Julian Assange will have the next stage of his appeal against his extradition to Sweden heard on December 20th.
Related:Updates on Brad's trial at www.bradleymanning.org

Peacefully protesting the CHOGM Business Forum

Wed 26 Oct 2011
By Anonymous

On the 25 October 2011, Julia Gillard along with the head of Woodside addressed the Gala ball at the CHOGM business forum at the Burswood Casino in what is to be the first of a week of CHOGM events and protests.

Reclaim the Night to confront CHOGM

Wed 26 Oct 2011
By Virginia Brown

 Reclaim the Night Collective*, Perth

We’re expecting a great, egalitarian festival-forum of nations headed by a woman in Perth in October, so this must mean women have equality, right?

Philippines: PALEA gets support of Qantas workers, labor groups abroad

Mon 24 Oct 2011
By Anonymous

The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) received the support of a Qantas labor union in Australia even as other labor groups abroad are staging solidarity actions. Similar to PALEA, Qantas workers are embroiled in a long-running dispute with management over job security, pay hikes and working conditions. Qantas flights have been disrupted by a series of strikes by Qantas engineers, ground staff and pilots.

Woman assaulted in eye by police – she tells. Doyle a "complete idiot”.

Sun 23 Oct 2011
By Anonymous

By Jack

Occupy Melbourne: Recording of innocent victims’ and eyewitness accounts from the middle of the crowd; sounds of the protest as ‘Occupy Melbourne’ is forced into retreat down Swanston St. Comments from the 99% who joined Occupy Melbourne on Friday 21 October to find themselves being attacked by armed police in riot gear and others on horseback.

By around 4.30 about 1,000 of them were being forced to slowly move North up Swanston St.
‘The monetary system isn’t working’ says Jonathan.

Australia and Asia occupy protests in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street

Sun 16 Oct 2011
By Anonymous

In solidarity with the Occupy Wall street protest that has been occurring in New York for the last 4 weeks, Occupy Protests occurred in capital cities around Australia and Asia today.

In Australia protests were organised in Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, with some of these setting up occupation sites for overnight and longer. Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the divide between the rich and poor is growing with the rich getting even richer, according to this ABC report.

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