Category Archives: Student movement

Dr Simon Palfreeman’s Closing Summary

Jock Palfreeman is currently in a Bulgarian jail in the capital of Sofia. Yesterday he lost his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence. Below is the closing summary presented by his father Simon at his trial in December 2009. It … Continue reading

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Gaza Youth Breaks Out

I dunno much about Art, but I know what I like: Fuck Israel. Fuck Hamas. Fuck Fatah. Fuck UN. Fuck UNWRA. Fuck USA! We, the youth in Gaza, are so fed up with Israel, Hamas, Fatah, the occupation, the violations … Continue reading

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“…mainly dubstep.”

‎Anarchist gangs fuelling London student riots, say police Paola Totaro The Age December 11, 2010 i) Errant nonsense. Everybody knows it’s the International Cricket Council International Communist Current wot done it. ii) Mad props to the kids from the slums … Continue reading

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Union & Community Summer School 2010

Comrades, There’s a Union and Community Summer School next weekend (December 10-11, 2010) @ Melbourne Trades Hall. It’s a “public forum to build practical unity within the labour movement, for workers’ rights, social justice, economic democracy and environmental sustainability.” Yadda … Continue reading

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Julian Bondy: Oui, je regrette quelques choses

Huh. High-profile Australian professor Julian Bondy quits after plagiarism accusation Keith Moor Herald Sun November 16, 2010 ONE of RMIT’s highest-profile professors may be stripped of his doctorate after a colleague caught him plagiarising. Criminologist, deputy dean and associate professor … Continue reading

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…ever-patient and self-controlled…

From the Department of the Great Majority of the Police, Seemingly Ever-Patient and Self-Controlled, Stood for Hours as Kids Baited and Yelled, Shoved and Provoked. A Handful of Officers Used Well-Placed Elbows while Batons were Raised Only in Response to … Continue reading

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Neither big nor clever!

Standing on police vans makes Aaron Porter cry. Students march in London and protest at colleges and universities across Britain against plans to raise tuition fees as part of widespread public spending cuts, guardian.co.uk, November 24, 2010.

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What the Anarchist Studies Network reckons anarchism really means

What anarchism really means The Anarchist Studies Network guardian.co.uk November 18, 2010 Direct action is part of creating direct democracy, but the student protests saw the media painting a caricature of anarchism. Protesters are never a homogenous group, but those … Continue reading

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From Melbourne to London…

…no one likes a rat! THEN: G20 riot suspects unmasked The Age January 18, 2007 Police have released images of 28 “people of interest” as they tighten the net on rioters wanted over the violent G20 protests in Melbourne. A … Continue reading

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mad props!

ROOFTOP OCCUPIERS STATEMENT: “We oppose all cuts and we stand in solidarity with public sector workers, and all poor, disabled, elderly and working people. We are occupying the roof in opposition to the marketisation of education pushed through by the … Continue reading

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