but with not much time to go, deadlines are July 15! apparently the theme for this one is anarchy and organisation. issue #0 is available for online or print

If you have something you’d like to contribute send it to:

blacklightzine@gmail.com

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A wisdom of the Plains Indians, passed on from generation to generation, says that: “When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.”

However, in government more advanced strategies are often employed, such as:

1. Buying a stronger whip.

2. Changing riders.

3. Appointing a committee to study the horse.

4. Arranging to visit other countries to see how other cultures ride dead horses.

5. Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included.

6. Reclassifying the dead horse as living-impaired.

7. Hiring outside contractors to ride the dead horse.

8. Harnessing several dead horses together to increase speed.

9. Providing additional funding and/or training to increase the dead horse’s performance.

10. Doing a productivity study to see if lighter riders would improve the dead horse’s performance.

11. Declaring that as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less costly, carries lower overhead and therefore contributes substantially more to the bottom line of the economy than do some other horses.

12. Rewriting the expected performance requirements for all horses.

And, of course…

13. Promoting the dead horse to a supervisory position.

Source

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Russia: 3 members of feminist punk rock band pussy riot went/are on hunger strike after being told last week to prepare for trial to start today. They were arrested 4 months ago and have been held without bail since on charges of criminal hooliganism for a performance at Moscow’s top notch venue the russian orthodox church’s main cathedral.

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Online in Web and Print versions, but more importantly in hardcopy. If not already then soon, wherever you find good Anarchist Literature.

This issue includes:

a report back on the sit-in at Sydney University over cuts to university staff

an Interview with author/editor of radical parenting zine Building Blocs

some notes from an info-share held in Melbourne with a Doctor from Kilkas, Greece

a review of the Workers Struggle Conference held at Jura Books in April

the IWW: it’s legacy and potential for building current worker struggles

and an article giving a lot of background to recent Chinese Worker struggles

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4.30 pm today cnr bathurst st and george st. callout from Indigenous Social Justice Association. general arguments are around police control over investigations into deaths in custody and police brutality.

soz ta only find out it a couple of hours beforehand.

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The Federal Government approved the expansion of the
Olympic Dam uranium mine in Roxby Downs in October 2011,
to make it the biggest uranium mine in the world. The land is
being irreversibly poisoned in and around Roxby Downs. The
tailings dam is causing dust and ground water contamination
and contamination of its own workers.
We want to talk about uranium mines & processing plants, the
expansion of Olympic Dam and about direct action and the
protest/music camp “Lizard’s revenge”. A short film will be
screened with an invitation of Uncle Kevin.
If you are planning to or are interested to go to Lizard’s
Revenge, this evening is a good opportunity to meet other
people who (might) go, to talk about transport, zombie march,
festival…
Come to Jura Books, 440 Parramatta Road, Petersham on
Thursday 28.6 at 6pm

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Two prisoners have been conducting a protest at Paremoremo prison (Auckland) for two days. They scaled a disused watchtower in the prison yard and have barricaded themselves in.

Related: a recent prisoner riot in Cell Block D at Mt Eden Prison in which people burned their mattresses in protest at the lack of yard time and sunlight; instead they have been given vitamin D pills.

“The issue of private prisons and prison locations is really only one small part of the issue. More fundamental questions need to be asked about the entire rationale for imprisoning people in the first place.” - prisoner rights campaigner, Peter Williams

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Rally, 11am @ Iberoamerican Plaza Central Station

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Speaking of reading I got my grubby mitts on the 2nd issue of Wolves At The Door this week. Have yet to see a copy online but I’ll update this when I do.

Articles include:

an Interview with disaccords.wordpress.com

an Anarchist perspective on solidarity with anti-colonial struggles

a Review of the film END:CIV

UPDATE: WatD has a noblog and issue 2 is avail in pdf online

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