You’ve gotta read this. Gavin Putland (who is probably one of the cleverest extreme nerds I’ve ever met) has written an article about a Corporate Solution to Rape. It is really quite clever what he’s up to and I don’t want to spoil it so go read it.
And then if you found that interesting and [...]
So some clever pants put John Howard’s Integrity on ebay and it got ruled a “non-item”
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Sucks to be Howard.
So I’ve been meaning to post this wee tale.
Yip, so on Saturday was hanging out behind the Safeway in Carlton opposite the Police Station and the Police were having some kind of community open day thingy. It was all pretty typical, bouncy castles, sausage sizzles and kids posing on the police motor bike.
But then the [...]
Yay, so in the weekend I went to the Melbourne Social Forum and was involved with running a workshop on the craft revolution. It was heaps of fun and we all got to learn how to knit with plastic bags!! Totally revolutionary that!!
Finally I found this wee piece on the Earthsharing [...]
So it’s been a year since we successfully occupied on of Australia’s most valuable piece of real estate for 60 days without a single person being arrested. We managed to maintain a drug, alcohol and violence free camp - bar the violence on the part of the police on the final night. And [...]
It’s Australia Day today. Otherwise know as Invasion Day. Otherwise (and more recently) known as Aboriginal Sovereignty Day.
So while all the white fullahs run around handing out medals and having barbies, a small minority of people in Australia get together to hold an alternative celebration.
Not a celebration of the day that Captain Cook [...]
Well it was brilliant fun and totally crazy at the same time. I really want to write a lot about last weekend but I’m so feckin busy trying to move to another country that I don’t really have time. So instead, you can look at some photos here and read this great op-ed [...]
Since I've moved to Australia I have had to adjust to the higher level of public racism. There's many reasons for it which I won't go into now, but it exists, big time.
And I'd been kinda getting used to it, not in accepting way, but I managed to stop my jaw hitting the ground [...]
Thought I should share this one from Scoop.
Stolen or Sharing Wealth?
By Rayna Fahey
The 2006 Commonwealth Games is an opportunity for Australia to showcase its success and wealth to the rest of the former British Empire. Such spectacles can only be held in economically secure locations and are only successful when a vibrant local culture is [...]
So if you’ve not got enough to do with the Stolenwealth Games and feel an artistic streak within you, check out the Graffitti Games.
Very Cool.
I love satire. The humour of satire is definitely my favourite.
And I love cyber-action. As I am such a nerd
That’s why I absolutely adore www.stolenwealthgames.com
Big ups to the genius behind it. Quite possibly one of the raddest people I have ever met!
And the press release rocks too!
Stolenwealth Games Official Website Launched
by [...]
Check the poll results on Stuff Oh I miss the sanity of home at the moment.
Actually I’m wondering when I’m going to get kicked out since Costello seems to have declared war on those that don’t conform to Australian values. Apparently this is only members of the Muslim faith but the values he’s talking [...]
Tonight I decided to peruse the AM stations in Melbourne to see what I could find. While cruising through (searching for something in English, which was cool!) I heard a discussion about Wellington so I sat on that station for a bit.
Now apparently (and this may not be big news to anyone else, but [...]
I wrote this a few days ago but didn’t manage to quite finish/proof it. Perceptions have changed a wee bit since coming to Melbourne, but a lot of it’s still pretty valid.
I really don’t know what to make of this place.
Actually I do. For the first time in my ‘grown-up’ life I get [...]
I’m sure you’re all aware of the smear leaflet (if not, check out frog)
I must congratulate Jeanette on her handling of this one. The Green reaction definitely shows a political maturing. In 1999 and 2002 there were a number of leaflets distributed about the Greens. My personal favourite was the leaflet distributed [...]
Here it is finally, my report from the AGM. I’ll do it in parts as it is a bit of a lengthy report, starting with Friday.
We had an awesome flight down, checking out the awesome scenery of the South Island. Thanks to the wonderful people at Origin Pacific I got to sit next [...]
It was out of it last week, I was out on the street helping with the Trans-Tasman Green campaign to lobby the Japanese to pull their heads in over their push to increase their ’scientific’ whaling take. And all these people told me that ‘Save The Whales’ was such an old slogan and we [...]
Amused to see this action at the Australian High Commission over the weekend. Wish I was there!
But seriously good work on raising the profile on some serious issues of racism that are not being addressed by our neighbours.
"I don't regard myself as an artist. I am a craftsman. Fuck art." - Clifford Harper
