Tag Archives: May Day

May Day 2015

Posted on April 24, 2015 by @ndy

Sounds of Songlines: Benefit gig for Warriors of Aboriginal Resistance 8pm, Saturday, April 25 In support of WAR, a collective of young Aboriginal people committed to the cause of decolonization and the philosophy of Aboriginal nationalism, resistance and revival. Performances … Continue reading →

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!!! HAPPY MAY DAY COMPAÑERXS !!!

Posted on May 1, 2014 by @ndy

On International Workers’ Day, solidarity w all immigrant workers. Smash Fortress Australia. Long live anarchy!

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A few thoughts on May Day in Melbourne (2013)

Posted on May 2, 2013 by @ndy

[A post prompted by some disco elsewhere on the Internets…] May Day in Melbourne this year (2012) was a small affair — tiny even. Perhaps 30 or 40 people (overwhelmingly male) attended the 8 Hour Monument at midday, and sometime … Continue reading →

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May Day in Melbourne 2013

Posted on April 22, 2013 by @ndy

May Day this year falls on a Wednesday. At 11.30am the Wednesday Action Group will be meeting outside Her Majesty’s Theatre, 219 Exhibition Street (once home to the Melbourne Anarchist Club in the 1880s). At midday there will be a … Continue reading →

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Law & Order & Chains & Cobwebs

Posted on May 6, 2012 by @ndy

The Curious Case of Occupy Melbourne concluded on Friday, May 4, with Justice North reserving his decision ’til laters. Will North agree with Merkel that #omel had the right to public protest, or will he concur with Doyle & Co. … Continue reading →

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Origins of May Day

Posted on May 1, 2012 by @ndy

As the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate for president in the 2012 US elections, I want to express my solidarity with workers throughout the world on May Day. The marking of this holiday—which has its origins in the bitter struggle by … Continue reading →

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Australian unions on the eve of May Day…

Posted on April 30, 2012 by @ndy

The Age reports (April 28, 2012) that there are 1.8 million union members in Australia. The report is based on the latest figures complied by the ABS: Trade union membership has generally declined since 1992. From August 1992 to August … Continue reading →

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May Day in Melbourne 2012

Posted on April 7, 2012 by @ndy

Last December, Occupy Los Angeles proposed a General Strike on May 1 “for migrant rights, jobs for all, a moratorium on foreclosures, and peace – and to recognize housing, education and health care as human rights.” The idea has spread … Continue reading →

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Notes on anarchy and May Day and more

Posted on May 4, 2011 by @ndy

In Russia, anarchists and/or gays are unpopular with authorities: about 50 anarchists were prevented from participating in May Day festivities in St. Petersburg, and in Moscow teh gheys had to battle cops as well as Communists. (Fascists were allowed to … Continue reading →

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May Day in Melbourne 2011

Posted on April 27, 2011 by @ndy

May Day is May 1 is this Sunday. There’s a few things going on, to which the following is a guide. The Victorian Trades Hall Council is organising a rally and march. Assemble 12.30pm outside Trades Hall (corner Victoria and … Continue reading →

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