Posts filed under social justice

June 2, 2009

Long running voice of activist media (temporarily) shut down in Brisbane

After an 11th hour appeal by the RRC and supporters, the A show has been returned to the airwaves. Love and flowers to 4ZzZ102.1fm!!! The A Show returns monday, 12 noon: live cross to the dreaming. Live streaming now – www.4zzzfm.org.au In the wake of a series of internal conflicts between Brisbane Community Radio 4zzzfm’s [...]

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May 5, 2009

SLAPPs small fry when big tuna has cronies in PNG

In Australia the practice of SLAPPS is well known to environmental and social justice activists. A SLAPP or Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation has been around in practice since the 70s when then Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen raised many nusiance law suitsagainst his detractors as a matter of course. Such cases keep activists stressed out, [...]

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February 11, 2009

Statement from NT indigenous man on the intervention

With all the tragedy currently occupying the media and our thoughts, it’s easy to forget that the intervention into indigenous communities in the NT instigated by the Howard government goes on unimpeded. This intervention has been continued by the Rudd government,  the NT Racial Discrimination Act remains disabled, indigenous people have lost the right to [...]

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November 2, 2008

Living in a racist, redneck wonderland

Well I’ve been thinking about what to say about this, and phrases like “travesty of justice” and “racist, redneck state” spring to mind. This week indigenous man Lex Wotton will be sentenced for his alleged part in the 2004 riot and subsequent arson of the Palm Island police station and court house after the death [...]

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October 19, 2008

What you need to know to do radio

Today I’m training new volunteers at 4ZzZfm102.1fm in Brisbane.  What follows is my advice to anyone interested in getting involved in Radical Radio at Zed. 1. Intro to the Rad Radio concept The Rad Radio collective formed in 2002. Originally conisting of interchangable hosts of the Anarchy Show, EcoRadio and Radio Democracy, in 2006 Locked [...]

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