An organiser of ‘Union Solidarity’ a pro union activist group in Melbourne, is being questioned by the police under Howards anti-union laws.
Union Solidarity organiser Dave Kerin in is facing 6 months in jail if he refuses to produce documents in the possession of Union Solidarity detailing the names of all people associated with the organisation, [...]
One of the most appreciated happenings at the 2007 Peace convergence was the presence of the Food Not Bombs collective. After a long, cold, wet day protesting, the food van would turn up with hot soup and salad for everyone! Many participants at the PC asked us about FNB, so we wrote this for you.
What [...]
The 2007 Peace Convergence took place at Yeppoon and surrounding areas June 18-24. Over 500 people and 50 peace and environment groups from all over Australia to highlight the social and environmental effects of the Talisman Sabre Joint US-Australian War Games held at Shoalwater Bay Military Training area on the QLD coast.
Numerous events and actions [...]
Last week us BASTARDS had a discussion over a links sent to our organising list. Although that link was not pornographic, it has sparked a discussion on the issue and the interpersonal dynamics associated with porn viewing. Please join in!
Although not pornographic, the website in question (suicide girls) does bring up for me what I [...]
This year I had the privilege of being invited to speak on behalf of the BHP Shareholders for Social Responsibility at the BHP Billiton AGM, the world’s biggest mining company, in Brisbane.
And while it some of it approached sleep-inducing, my eyes were nonetheless open wide by the end of it. Technologically the experience was stunning. [...]
i have been involved in environmental, human rights, animal rights & media activism for over fifteen years, since the birth of my kids. i love to write and make short amateur films. i've been published in some magazines including New Internationalist, Chain Reaction, Vegan Voice, Animals Today, Green Left Weekly, Maple St Coop news, and written too many zines and indymedia articles to list here. i've been a media tart at community radio 4ZzZ102.1fm since 2002. some of my radio can be listened to here or at Radio4all, my films can be found at EngageMedia