I really don’t have time to rant about Burma at the moment even though it is an issue really close to my heart. Read this instead:
THINGS CAN ONLY GET BUDDHA
…AS SchNEWS EXAMINES THE SUDDEN INTEREST IN HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA
“I call on those who embrace the values of human rights and freedom to support [...]
A great friend of mine once said that he’ll listen to any music as long as it’s conscious. And I don’t reckon there’s any conscious music more real and true to spirit than the music of indigenous and grassroots resistance. All over the world there is music that unites the people and this [...]
I finally did it! After months of begrudgingly logging in to Myspace to accept or deny friend requests from people I didn’t know. And nine times out of ten getting some stupid technical error which prevented me from doing so.
I have deleted my Myspace account.
Why did this take so long? you may ask. Well, it [...]
OMG the world is full of synchronisity sometimes. So there’s this amazing woman who makes fantastic recylced clothing and things like this super hot top.
Which I might even buy one day when I get my superhot pre-baby body back…
Anyhoo, it turns out I’m not the only polar bear climate defending needle artist out there. [...]
I’m sure you all saw Sally Field and her super fab acceptance speech at the Emmys yesterday.
Well not if you watched it on Fox. Check this out for an amazingly shithouse piece of editing. And when I saw shit house I am referring to both the content and the style.
“If mothers ruled the [...]
This one goes out to the anti-APEC after party. Hope your revolution was fun…
And this one goes out to Rosa, coz she’ll get it.
Well I don’t, but this crew who’ve been living here for about 80,000 years do. But apparently they don’t figure in the equation too often.
Check this video
Hat tip Ana
And like Rosa I say read this! Now!
I think I saw one land rights flag during the whole APEC ‘resistance’ and certainly didn’t read anything supporting [...]
Check out this very good (especially for a politician) article in the Sydney Morning Herald about Aboriginal languages.
I have often been asked about the difference between Aotearoa and Australia in terms of indigenous peoples and why it seems so much harder in Australia to organise against the colonialist oppressor.
The first answer I always give is [...]
Who would’ve thought he’d have such a turn around in political views. Mind you after all of yesterdays fuck ups I’m guessing the man is on a drug bender.
Props Typing is not Activism
We had a successful demo on Collins Street today.
Travelled sustainably by public transport and managed to recruit a few people along the way to take photos of me on my big outing.
Arrived to find a shit load of cops, including four on horseback (they obviously don’t have the flu - unlike the Sydney cop horses!). [...]
For too long now us sock monkeys have been an ignored entity in the struggle against global capitalism. We have decided to stand up this APEC and demand an end to a world based on neo-conservative, neo-colonial domination of our people, planet and resources.
We do not believe in the farce that is democracy. [...]
Check the new radio show that goes live on 3CR today, called the Renegade Economist. Real economic news that cuts through the lingo and lets you know what’s really going on.
A must listen for any activist, advocate, journalist or politician.
And 3CR streams live so no excuse if you’re not in Melbourne.
For more info check out [...]
I want to pay my biggest respects to the family and friends of Syd Jackson who passed away this evening. Syd is one of the most effective members of the Tino Rangatiratanga movement and is one of my heroes.
He will be sadly missed.
I hope you’ve all been keeping up to date with the awesome actions at Heathrow for Climate Camp 07. I’d been reading updates along the way, mostly through Schnews and thinking ‘boy I wish I was there, looks like fun!’.
Well, turns out one of my old school friends was there (Facebook does have it’s [...]
Not content just calling John Howard a racist bastard Hone Harawira has just nipped up to Alice Springs to give a bit of solidarity to the mob up there. He was over here on the Justice and Electoral Select Committee exchange and took the opportunity to wag for a bit of good ol fashion [...]
The Federal Government tabled their 400 and something page emergency bill to cover the “Intervention” in the Northern Territory. And they’re voting on it today.
So apparently all the politicians and the community will have enough time to read and thoroughly consider this bill before any decisions are made.
Whatever.
So for all of you who are as [...]
So further to the tent embassy outside the National Party conference, there was a nice street party to welcome Alexander Downer to Aotearoa.
It was like “Gidday mate (you racist prick)”
It rained, but that didn’t stop the fun.
To be considerate to the protesters the media was banned from the speech so the protest made the news [...]
A massive shout out across the ditch to the crew who camped out outside the National Party Conference to protest against Alexander Downer and the Australian Government’s Aboriginal Land Grab oop I mean Intervention… And to those involved in the other protest actions.
It’s been so awesome having such great actions across the Tasman for [...]
via Undergrowth:
This film documents the 9th ‘Emptyshow’, a graffiti art exhibition created in an abandoned building. The Emptyshows have been going for about 5 years in Australia. Basically a bunch of street artists find an abandoned space- take it over, paint it up & have an opening. No-one knows who organizes the shows, invitations to [...]
Documentary World Premiere at Carriageworks
Between the Lines: The Initiation of Adam Hill
Monday August 6 at 7:00pm
After two years following Aboriginal urban artist Adam Hill, Spanish film-makers Esther Lozano & Monica Garriga premiere their long awaited documentary which will be presented by Performance Space at Carriageworks next Monday 6 August.
Defined by a mixed indigenous and [...]
