Greens Lambast Labor's Backflip on Terror Listings
Please contact your ALP Senator or Member urging Labor caucus not to change its position. Wednesday, 17 December 2003 Greens Lambast Labor's Backflip on Terror Listings Though we want to ensure that those who commit offences in relation to terrorist organisations are dealt with, we will not and cannot contemplate a proposal from the government that includes an executive proscription regime. In our party's view that is anti-Labor. But that is not the crucial point. The point is: it is antidemocratic. It runs the risk of seriously abrogating the rights, the liberties and the freedoms of Australians. - Labor Senate Leader John Faulkner 25/6/02 Labor's move to give the Attorney-General Philip Ruddock the right to ban any organisation he considers suspect as terrorist is a backflip against its own stand for democratic rights in Australia, Greens Senator Bob Brown said today. This is opportunism over principle. Mark Latham may think that a bipartisan approach with John Howard to dismantle safeguards on domestic political rights is a good way to go, but half Australia will not agree, Senator Brown said. The Senate has safeguarded these rights by insisting that a ban require legislation in parliament, not a minister's decree. So far the Senate has approved every ban - most recently on terror groups in Pakistan and Palestine. There is no new argument to validate changing this arrangement. The Ruddock law is potentially insidious and must be fully subject to the authority of parliament. It is truly anti-Labor. The Greens will strongly oppose such legislation no matter how brazen Labor's backflip, Senator Brown said. More information: Ben Oquist 02 6277 3170 or 0419 704 095 -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
LL:PR: ASIO legislation passed unamended
See Saturday 'AM' for final wash up on ASIO legislation http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2003/s1004807.htm -- Friday 5th December 2003 ALP Joins Government to Put ASIO Above Public Interest The ALP and Government combined in the last hours of parliamentary sitting for the year to ram through legislation to put ASIO above the public interest. It has been given secret police powers, Greens Senator Bob Brown said today. The legislation will make it an offence to discuss ASIO's questioning of people, whether they are innocent or not, for two years after the interrogation occurs. Even media discussions of the questioning of associates in the Brigitte case are now outlawed. Repeating previous revelations that are on the public record could land a person in jail for 5 years. Politicians, lawyers, academics all face jail just for revealing that ASIO has issued a warrant. If ASIO engages in human rights abuses or unlawful conduct journalists will not be allowed to report on it for at least two years. The ALP and Government rejected Greens amendments that would have inserted a public interest test and protected journalists who disclosed information which did not threaten national security. The ALP's argument that the legislation is technical is fatuous. Media organisations from Fairfax to News Ltd to the ABC and SBS have all rung alarm bells about the legislation. They, along with Amnesty International, Liberty Victoria, other civil liberties organisations and academics, have called for the legislation to be amended and referred to a Senate committee. But Latham Labor has joined John Howard in this remarkable assault on fundamental rights, Senator Brown said. Further information: Ben Oquist 02 6277 3170 or 0419 704 095 . -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
LL:DDN: RALLY IN SUPPORT OF SYDNEY HILTON WORKERS!!!
Please circulate widely (apologies for cross posting) RALLY IN SUPPORT OF SYDNEY HILTON WORKERS!!! RALLY IN SUPPORT OF SYDNEY HILTON WORKERS!!! *Saturday 5th October *11:00am on the George St entrance of the Hilton *(opposite Queen Victoria Building) Workers at the Sydney Hilton have voted to take industrial action on Saturday 5th October from 6:00am and need your support! Anyone who could attend at this time would be much appreciated. However the community rally will occur at 11:00am on the George St entrance of the Hilton (opposite the Queen Victoria Building). The strike follows the collapse of union-management talks on Monday, over the hotel's plans to sack nearly 500 workers so they can implement a $400 million renovation. There are two outstanding issues:- 1. Some of these workers have worked at the hotel for over 20 years and will only recieve 8 weeks pay as they are under a federal award. 2. The hotel will not guarantee total preference of employment when the hotel reopens in 2004. **FOR MORE DETAILS: http://www.lhmu.org.au/union/737.html **You can also support the LHMU Hotel Union campaign by sending a protest e-mail to the Sydney management at LabourStart's Sydney Hilton Hotel protest webpage http://www.labourstart.org/actnow/20020912.shtml -- For more information contact: Jagath Bandara - 0425 214 618 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rebecca Reilly - 0425 214 598 [EMAIL PROTECTED] .. -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:PR: Protest Will Mark the Beginning of the End for Woomera
Thursday, 28 March 2002 Protest Will Mark the Beginning of the End for Woomera Attorney-General must intervene to guarantee legal representation Greens Senator Bob Brown congratulated those making the journey to Woomera where hundreds of people are expected to gather over Easter to protest against the Australian Government's treatment of asylum seekers. This protest will mark the beginning of the end for the Woomera detention centre, Senator Brown predicated. Australia should not have to wear the international odium being caused by the inhumanity of the Howard government's on-shore and off-shore detention program for much longer. The decision by Australian Correctional Management (ACM) to deny those inside the centre access to lawyers, while the protest is on, is unacceptable. I have written to the Attorney General Daryl Williams asking for an end to the ban on lawyers accessing their clients. The Woomera 2002 protest, with so many Australians making the long journey to outback Australia, will be a great show of compassion against the policies of both major parties that have sort to demonise asylum seekers coming to Australia. Further information: Ben Oquist 02 62773170 or 0419704095 Ben Oquist Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown 02 62773170 ph 02 62773185 fx www.bobbrown.org.au . -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDN: Newcastle wild Spaces festival
WILD SPACES DOCUMENTS ENVIRONMENT INDIGENOUS RIGHTS LINK The link between indigenous people's rights and the environment has emerged as a major theme in this years' Wild Spaces Environmental and Social Justice Film Festival. Screening nationally and in Newcastle from September 21 to 23, the festival promises a feast of viewing pleasure. Indigenous themes figure prominently, reflecting 2000 being the international year of reconciliation. WHITE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS (Directed by Diana Dacie and Melissa Seelenmeyer) features an urban perspective on non-indigenous involvement in the reconciliation movement in Australia. Through events such as the Sea of Hands, Mardi Gras, Corroboree, the Sydney Harbour Bridge walk and through the voices of ordinary Australians, this video captures these first unsteady steps on the path to a more harmonious future. FIGHT FOR COUNTRY (Directed by Pip Starr) documents one of the largest Land Rights and environment campaigns Australia has ever seen: the campaign to stop a second uranium mine in Kakadu National Park. This is the story of the Jabiluka Blockade. FOOTSTEPS (Directed by Heidi Douglas) documents Sydney's 500,000 strong walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to support reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. International indigenous struggles are also represented. In SILA ALANGOTOK (Directed by Bonnie Dickie and Terry Woolf) observations by the Inuvialuit of Sachs Harbour support what has long been predicted - that climate change would be felt first in the Polar Regions. Festival coordinator and University of Newcastle lecturer Ben Reid explained, there is a long association between struggles for indigenous rights and the environment. The destruction of Australia's and the world's environment is a symptom of the disregard of indigenous values of defence of nature and sustainability. Reconciling ourselves with the environment entails recognition of the need for justice for indigenous peoples everywhere. Wild spaces is organised nationally by Friends of the Earth and in Newcastle by Green Left Weekly. For more information or tickets call 02 4926 5328. Screenings start September 21, Gregson Hall, Steel Street, Hamilton. See www.wildspaces.wild.net.au -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Update to anarchosyndicalism.org
New at anarchosyndicalism.org: Anarcho-Syndicalist Outreach http://www.anarchosyndicalism.org/outreach/ Anarcho-Syndicalist propaganda of all shades and varieties, is currently under construction, but there is something there to look at . . . peace -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: New at anarchosyndicalism.org
New at anarchosyndicalism.org: The Anarcho-Syndicalist Answer to Corporate Globalisation by Brian Oliver Sheppard http://texts.anarchosyndicalism.org/global.htm The capitalist class, through corporate globalization, can disempower workers, and settle in areas where workers have no political voice to affect change. Already the WTO is set to meet in the remote desert nation of Qatar, which is ruled by a monarchy, and where rival political factions and freedom of speech are illegal. In the USA, corporations increasingly rely on the easily exploitable labor of illegal aliens and prison workforces, two segments of the labor force that have no real rights. Direct action is their only recourse. Likewise, oppressed workers in other lands often have no political say. What else can they do but act directly upon what is immediately oppressing them? _ http://shopping.yahoo.com.au - Father's Day Shopping - Find the perfect gift for your Dad for Father's Day -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:AA: Aboriginal Education is under attack
Please send this email to as many people as you can: - ABORIGINAL EDUCATION IS UNDER ATTACK AT UWS BANKSTOWN The admin at UWS in its wisdom decided that it would close down the Aboriginal Education centre at Bankstown known as Goolangullia. Their plan is to move all aboriginal education centres to UWS Blacktown, for the reason that that is where demographically where more Indigenous people live in the Western Sydney area. Despite the fact that most of the Indigenous students studying at Bankstown have roots here, the admin at UWS has decided to rip those up and move them to Blacktown. The Indigenous students who access Goolangullia are mostly students studying under the Aboriginal Rural Education Programme (AREP) which teaches education and welfare, with the idea that AREP students can go back into the their communities and help their communities. The boxes were sent to Goolangullia on Friday and staff were told that they have to be out by Wednesday which is TWO DAYS away. The plan is that AREP students are going to stop the moving from happening on Wednesday by staying in Goolangullia and refusing to leave. The time and stuff is not figured out but i will email everybody again when a decision has been made. But that is not the only sort of protest you can do. The elders of the traditional owners claimed Goolangullia the sacred learning place for Indigenous people. Community groups are sending messages of support. Here are some suggestions: - - Send your letters / messages of support to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Fax them to (02) 9774 3442 - Ring Jan Reid who is our Vice Chancellor on (02) 9678 7801, email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Fax her a few times to make sure she receives the message on (02) 9678 7809. Some suggestions are 'leave Goolangullia at Bankstown' or 'Dont close Aboriginal Education at Bankstown'. Or if you're more creative make something up - Get involved with the fight back, you can call on (02) 9772 6488, and ask for John or Dave or any student working on saving Goolangullia - Or if you want to help on Wednesday that would be awesome. This is really important, if Aboriginal Education goes to Blacktown all the AREP students and the AREP programme will be in jeopardy. UWS Blacktown is known for its high level of racism, violence, and sexual assualts in their residences. UWS Blacktown has none of the facilities for AREP students and thus the programme will soon be scraped, and the student union at Blacktown are unsympathetic to the cause (that's as nice as i can be). AREP students are taking this as the final showdown, this will be the one and only fight. Please show your support and if you can show your solidarity and fight with these Indigenous students in their quest for an equitable education. Thanks for your time Dave Wilcox -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Women in the Spanish Revolution
New at Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 Women in the Spanish Revolution by Liz Willis http://www.anarchosyndicalism.org/divideandconquer/willis_1.htm The fate of women in revolution is closely connected with the fate of the revolution as a whole, In Spain, there were initial gains, even if partial, limited and fragmented (it could be argued that the lives of Spanish men were not totally transformed either); stabilisation set in with the wartime situation, to be followed by reverses; defeat brought reaction. But the fate of women must not be left as a neglected, subordinate factor, or the social revolution, as well as the women's cause, will be diminished and damaged. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: 19 July 2001 - 65th Anniversary of Spanish Revolution
Today, 19 July 2001, is the 65th anniversary of the commencement of the Spanish Civil War and Revolution, the former costing an estimated million lives and the latter the first (but by no means the last) successful experiment in non-heirarchal, directly democratic, anarchist social organisation. More information: http://www.anarchosyndicalism.org/spain36/ http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/spaindx.html Viva la libertad! -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: anarchosyndicalism.org
. . . has been updated: http://www.anarchosyndicalism.org/ please check it out . . . -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:PR: New titles from Resistance Books
new web page address: go to www.resistancebooks.com * The Red North - Queensland's history of struggle This pamphlet by Jim McIlroy takes a look at the radicalism which Queensland was famous for in the first half of the twentieth century: shearers' strikes, the Red Flag Riots, the Union of Russian Workers, the Industrial Workers of the World, the Communist Party and Fred Paterson. * Democracy and Revolution A collection of writings by Lenin including (and centred around) his post-revolution polemic The proletarian revolution and the renegade Kautsky * LINKS journal no. 18 is available now! This issue's theme is Challenges for Asian Marxists, with articles on the state of Indonesian politics, the Moro question in the Philippines, the role of Australian imperialism in the region, religious fundamentalism in Pakistan and the US, and more. * Education for Socialists - class guides for the study of Marxism Class outlines used by the Democratic Socialist Party. ALSO RECENTLY RELEASED * Cuba as alternative: an introduction to Cuba's socialist revolution * Bosnia, Kosova and the West - the Yugoslav tragedy: a Marxist view; by Mike Karadjis. Check out our website www.resistancebooks.com for more info on the above titles. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: updates to anarchosyndicalism.org
hi there i've given Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 a facelift: http://www.anarchosyndicalism.org/ Ben -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: new URL for Ozanarchy website
http://www.anarchosyndicalism.org/ozanarchy/ For all your web-based, non-heirarchal, anti-authoritarian, autonomous activities in the land of OZ. = http://www.anarchosyndicalism.org -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDV: Rally in support of charged solidarity activists
Rally in support of charged solidarity activists DROP THE CHARGES ABOLISH VICTORIA'S SECRET POLICE Wednesday 7th March, 9am Melbourne Magistrates Court 233 William St. City In the wake of the East Timorese ballot for independence in August 1999, an Indonesian military sponsored rampage devastated the country. After receiving phone calls from Timorese friends reporting on the outbreak of violence, dozens of concerned supporters burnt the Indonesian consulate flag to draw attention to the crisis. In the following days, tens of thousands of people took to the streets in support of the East Timorese. Five members of the action have since been charged by the Protective Services Intelligence Group (PSIG) - Victoria's own secret police - for burning a piece of cotton. The PSIG is the latest reincarnation of a covert policing group that specialises in undermining community movements. It was the PSIG's infamous predecessor the Operations Intelligence Unit (OIU) which was exposed in 1998 for spying on Aged-Pensioner lobby groups and the annual Teddy Bear Picnic. It was the OIU which illegally kept files from it's disgraced predecessor, Victorian Police's Special Branch. Australian citizens are being persecuted for highlighting the human rights atrocities that their government has been complicit in perpetrating. We call on the police to drop the charges. We call on the government to abolish the secret police. Please come on Wednesday to protest what is an unjust political persecution. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink LL.VC
LL:AA: Revesby: Workers 'Locked-Out' - 24hr picket
I thought I'd bring to the attention of the list an Industrial Action that is occurring in Sydney's West atm. Workers at 'Mirotone' in Revesby (Industrial Paint Company) were locked-out when negotiations broke down over their new Enterprise Agreement. Basically the company wants workers to give up their 9-day fortnight and replace it with a 10-day fortnight., these conditions which were won back in 1982 during other industrial action. A 24hr Picket of the factory will begin on Monday 26th February at 6am. The workers are locked out till the 5th March (baring a resolution) so if you wanted to come down or send a message of solidarity (e-mail, fax, etc) I'll provide details at the end of this e-mail. NOTE: The Union involved is the LHMU (Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union) which also covers many students working in the hospitality industry. Yours in Union Ben Donnelly Community Liaison UWS Bankstown ph: (02) 9772-6488 fax: (02) 9774-3442 Mirotone Pty Ltd 21 Marigold St Revesby 2212 Media Release -- UWS Students Support Local Industrial Workers Students at UWS Bankstown are throwing their support behind local industrial workers 'locked-out' over an industrial dispute that involves the right to a 35hr week. Workers at the 'Mirotone' Industrial Paint Company in Revesby staged a 'sit-in' of the factory floor on Thursday, when they were served with 'Lockout' notices preventing them from entering the factory for two weeks. Workers were eventually escorted from the factory by police and security guards and now plan to organise a 24hr picket of the factory, as well as challenging the company's action in the courts. The dispute centers around EBA (Enterprise Bargaining Agreement) negotiations to change the current 9-day fortnight/35hr week and replace it with a 10-day fortnight/38.75hr week; a step which would effectively take the worker's RDOs. The UWS Bankstown Students Association passed a motion supporting the actions of the Mirotone Workers: We the Bankstown Students Association support the Mirotone workers in their struggle to maintain their working conditions. The BSA contributes $100 to the workers 'fighting fund' from the Community Liaison line item. Carried unanimously "The movement towards a 10-day fortnight only provides benefits for those who own the factories. For workers, the stretching of a workload over an extra day means less time for leisure and family, more pressure and more stress", Mr Ben Donnelly (Community Liaison Officer) said. "What the workers are doing now is important, not only in their own struggle, but also in the broader struggle to improve conditions for workers in Australia. What's happening on their workplace today is happening on workplaces throughout Australia, the conditions and entitlements of workers are being stripped away by the bosses and the government", Bankstown Education Officer Mr Dave Wilcox said. --- Lock-Out at Mirotone (Paint Company) 23rd February, 2001 Mirotone is an Industrial Paint company. It produces coatings and finishes for furniture, floors, and metals (primers, undercoats, etc). What: - The owner of the factory has 'locked out' the Mirotone workers (unsure about the number of workers involved) - UWS Students will join workers on the picket line from Monday 6am. Why: - Because of negotiations around the workers EBA (Enterprise Bargaining Agreement) - Currently the workers have a 9-day fortnight (35hr week). This means working 5 days in the first week, and 4 days in the second week (this occurs because the workers work a little bit extra each day, earning the day off) - The owner wants to change this to a 10-day fortnight/38.75hr week (which would effectively take their RDOs) - These conditions have been in place since 1982., entitlements won by striking Paint Workers Background: - There has been industrial action at the Mirotone factory 'on and off' since November 2000. - On Thursday 23rd February (12:30pm), workers received 'Lock-Out' notices, which then resulted in a 'sit-in' of the factory floor. - At 2:45pm workers were escorted from the factory by Police and security guards - The is a picket-line outside the entrance to the factory. From Monday night it will become a 24hr picket, expected to last 2 weeks. - There are currently 6-8 underskilled scab workers inside the factory at the moment. Workers at Mirotone have been getting support from other paint factories in the area., they are starting up a fighting fund to help sustain then during the picket. - Mirotone workers are members of the LHMU (Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union) Contacts: Steve Bateman (LHMU) - 0401 762 766 Ken Phillips Ben :) Ben Donnelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mai
LL:URL: new URL for ASF-IWA website
http://www.asf.anarki.net/ For the uninitiated, the Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation is an organisation of revolutionary unions whose goal is to build a union movement based on principles of solidarity, direct action and self-management, as opposed to the centralisation, bureaucracy and putting band aids on cancers approach of traditional, mainstream unions. We are coming to your neighbourhood sooner than you think! -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: WWW.anarchosyndicalism.org
hi, Just a short appendage a message I sent out a day or two ago: The url for the Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 website is now: http://www.anarchosyndicalism.org/ In other words, there is now a "www" at the front. Ben -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: New url for Anarcho-Syndicalism 101
The Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 website has a new url: http://anarchosyndicalism.org/ Please update your bookmarks and links. Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 is a web archive of material related to the Anarcho-Syndicalist and revolutionary union movement, and includes texts, articles, images, cultural items and forums for discussion. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 updated
For all you budding class warriors out there in cyberspace: The Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 site has just been updated. Check it out. http://flag.blackened.net/huelga/ Ben -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDV: Palestine Solidarity March - 12 Nov
...please forward this email... PALESTINE SOLIDARITY MARCH Come Support the Declaration Of a Palestinian State Israel is Occupying Palestinian Land Israel continues to contravene international law with Human Rights abuses, land confiscation, house demolition and Jewish resettlement. Israel is a nation with policies of discrimination and segregation towards its Arab citizens. Israel flouts international law, the 4th Geneva Convention, the UN Charter and UN Resolutions. Palestinian's are demonstrating against continued Israeli Military Occupation. Over 130 Palestinians have been killed. Over 4000 have been injured, and thousands have been deprived of food, water, medical supplies, and electricity. Support the Palestinian People in their fight for INDEPENDENCE JUSTICE Objectives of the Solidarity March To call on the Australian Government to provide a stronger public Condemnation of Israeli violations of Human Rights and International Law; To condemn the excessive use of force and violence by the Israeli military; To support an immediate implementation of UN Resolutions 194, 242, and 338; To support a Declaration of Palestinian Statehood. Peace for Palestine SUNDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2.30 PM Start at the Victorian State Library (Crnr Latrobe Swanston Streets) March to Parliament House ORGANISED BY THE AUSTRALIAN PALESTINIAN COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF VICTORIA, APCCV CONTACT: 0411 034 822 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink LL.VK
LL:URL: Anarcho-Syndicalism 101
hey there i'd just like to invite you to visit the newly-updated Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 website at http://flag.blackened.net/huelga/index.html i've just added a huge bunch of stuff, as well as redesigning the layout of the site. check it out. please forward this email far and wide. thanks ben -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:REM: Indymedia Benefit Thursday Night
Melbourne Indymedia Benefit Screening 'Melbourne Rising', the Ska TV doco of s11 Thursday 7pm, 26th October Union House Theatre Ground Floor, Union house, Melbourne Uni $5 Entry. For more info ring 8344 4810 Indymedia is a collective of independent media organisations and people offering grassroots, non-corporate news coverage. www.melbourne.indymedia.org -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDV: Indymedia Benefit
Melbourne Indymedia Benefit Screening 'Melbourne Rising', the Ska TV doco of s11 Thursday 7pm, 26th October Union House Theatre Ground Floor, Union house, Melbourne Uni $5 Entry. For more info ring 8344 4810 Indymedia is a collective of independent media organisations and people offering grassroots, non-corporate news coverage. www.melbourne.indymedia.org -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink LL.VJ
LL:INFO: Book on Philippine Left
INTRODUCING A NEW BOOK... PHILIPPINE LEFT: POLITICAL CRISIS AND SOCIAL CHANGE 15 years ago the Philippine left was considered by many to be a major political force. It played an important role in the movement against the Marcos dictatorship and acted as an inspiration for a generation of activists in the Asia Pacific region. Yet by the early 1990s this movement was in crisis. Out of this crisis new forces and currents have emerged that aim to rekindle the traditions of resistance and struggle in the Philippines. Now a new book has been published exploring the evolution, crisis and renewal of the Philippine left and the social crisis of the Philippines. Published by the Journal of Contemporary Asia, it is based on author Ben Reid's doctoral thesis. A must read for scholars and activists concerned with liberation struggles in the Third World, a limited number are available for purchase. To order a copy contact BEN REID [EMAIL PROTECTED] or pick up a copy from New International Bookshop (Trades Hall), Resistance Bookshop (Druid's House, Swanston Street) all good bookshops everywhere. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDV: Update on Student Movement in Timor
WHERE TO FOR THE STUDENTS OF EAST TIMOR? Two recently returned members of University Students for East Timor (USET) are speaking about the role and postion of East Timorese students in the developing nation. They spent 3 months with the East TImor Student Solidarity Council (ETSSC), a group formed out of the Univeristy in Dili that conducted several community education and consultation processes in the lead up to the vote for independence in 1999.Aside from an update on the student movement in Timor, we will be discussing the role of Australian students in assisting the continuing struggle for East Timorese self determination. 1pm Monday 14th August Undergrad A Room 2nd Floor Union House, Univeristy of Melbourne For more information please contact Penny or Ben on 8344 4810 LL.VH -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: new text at anarchosyndicalism 101
Introduction to Pouget's "Sabotage" by Arturo Giovannitti http://flag.blackened.net/huelga/texts/sab_intro.htm -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Anarcho-Syndicalism 101
hello there i've just updated my Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 webpage. please check it out if you feel that way inclined. the url is: http://flag.blackened.net/huelga/index.html i've added a section on anarcho-syndicalist culture: http://flag.blackened.net/huelga/culture/index.html i've also added articles to the articles section: http://flag.blackened.net/huelga/articles/index.html the front page now features a link to anarcho-syndicalist email (fun for the whole family): http://anarchosyndicalist.zzn.com the site also now has a guestbook: http://books.dreambook.com/as101/as101html.html please forward this email far and wide. sincere apologies if you received multiples copies. a big black and red bearhug, ben ... http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga http://connect.to/melbournednb despite all: We are not commodities for sale. We are and will be what we want and not what they want us to be. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: ozanarchy
hello there i've just updated my ozanarchy page. check it out, if you like: http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga/ozanarchy/ if i've left anything out, let me know. ben ... http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga http://connect.to/melbournednb despite all: We are not commodities for sale. We are and will be what we want and not what they want us to be. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:INFO: syndicalists
a new email list has been set up at the xchange.anarki.net server for non-partisan discussion of syndicalism and revolutionary unionism within an australian context. to subscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "subscribe syndicalists" in the body of your email message. soli, ben ... http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga http://connect.to/melbournednb despite all: We are not commodities for sale. We are and will be what we want and not what they want us to be. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDN: Lucas Heights Reactor Tent City
Lucas Heights Reactor Tent City! Local residents have expressed outrage at ANSTO's and the Federal Government's lack of community consultation and education about the plans for the new nuclear reactor. Many people are concerned for their safety, given that there is no adequate procedure in place in the event of a nuclear accident. Inspired by the response of the local community, anti-nuclear activists have established a Tent Village to raise awareness about the reactor and its impacts on the local area. It is also their aim to bring to people's attention the Federal Government's plan to dump Lucas Heights nuclear waste on Aboriginal land in South Australia (Billa Kalina). The Tent Village will spend the week disseminating information, culminating in a public forum on Friday evening. The Tent Village participants demand three things: 1. A Royal Commission in to the Federal Government's handling of the approval process. 2. A full public disclosure by ANSTO of the real dangers a new reactor would pose to local residents (including full details of past accidents). 3. A comprehensive health study into the effects of heightened levels radioactivity around the reactor site. This Saturday at the protest site the Reactor Community Forum will be staged, including Lee Rhiannon, and ANSTO headkicker Helen Garnett. amongst many others. Stall and activities for kids are on aswell. We encourage all activists and local residents to visit the Tent Village to find out more about these issues and show their support for the campaign; cnr Princess Hwy and Cooper St Engadine. An initiative of Sydney People Against a New Nuclear Reactor (SPANNR),People Against a New Nuclear Reactor (PANNR), National Union of Students (NUS), Jabiluka Action Group (JAG) Sydney, Friends of the Earth (FoE) and members of the UWS Students Association. CONTACTS: Natalie Stevens (SPANNR) 0414 336 800, Jemma Bailey (NUS) 0409 319 070, Jesse Wynhausen (NUS) 0415 161 911 Corrie Hodson, Tim O'Connor, Jim Johnson (UWS) 9772 6488 cnr Princess Hwy and Cooper St Engadine LL.ND -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: anarcho-syndicalist ring
i've just set up the anarcho-syndicalist ring. if you have a webpage, join it if you want. the joining page is here: http://flag.blackened.net/huelga/asring/ go wild, go really, really wild, man. ben ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] my webpage is on holiday. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Resistance Bookshop: web page launched
Check the new webpage for Melbourne's best socialist/Marxist bookshop at http://home.connexus.net.au/~benj/bookshop.htm The page highlights recent releases from Resistance Books - classics of Marxism and publications of the Democratic Socialist Party and Resistance. For example: *The Communist Manifesto (Marx/Engels) *The State and Revolution (Lenin) *Stop Uranium Mining! Australia's decade of protest 1975-1985 (Adamson) *Comrades in Arms - Bolshevik Women in the Russian Revolution (Fairfax) Previews of these and more are on the website. The bookshop itself can be found at floor 5/407 Swanston St, upstairs from Druid's Cafe - ph 9639 8622/email [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://home.connexus.net.au/~benj/ -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Anarcho-Syndicalism
a little while ago i went a bit crazy and changed all the references to "anarcho-syndicalism" on my website, "Anarcho-Syndicalism 101", especially with regard to the online version of "Anarcho-Syndicalism" by Rudolf Rocker. this is just to let you know that i've come to my senses a little bit, and changed them back to how they were. you can now find the proper, non-modifed version of "Anarcho-Syndicalism" here: http://flag.blackened.net/huelga/asindex.htm regards, ben -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:INFO: Dissenterlink #2 out now
The Melbourne branch of the Industrial Workers of the World has just produced the second issue of Dissenterlink, an agitational and organising zine by and for the unwaged. If you would like to see a copy, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and one will be posted out to you. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Black Flag site updated
hello there, i've just added a lot (and i mean a lot) of articles to the Black Flag webpage, running back from issue 216 to issue 210. please feel free to check them out at: http://flag.blackened.net/blackflag/ here's the Black Flag speil: Black Flag: For a social system based on mutual aid and voluntary co-operation - against state control and all forms of government and economic repression. To establish a share in the general prosperity for all - the breaking down of racial, religious, national and sex barriers - and to fight for the life of one world. hope all is well, ben ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga http://www.iww.org.au ... the object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. Marcus Aurelius -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Direct Action #171 out now
hello there, Direct Action is the paper of the Industrial Workers of the World in Australia. #171 is out now, and available from your local IWW General Membership Branch, group or contact for only $1. PO Box 78 Bellingen NSW 2454 Articles from this issue are also available on the web at the following address: http://www.iww.org.au/da/171 wobbly regards, ben ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga http://www.iww.org.au ... the object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. Marcus Aurelius -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:ART: Strikes spread through BHP over contracts
http://www.smh.com.au/news/9912/22/national/national17.html Strikes spread through BHP over contracts By BRAD NORINGTON BHP workers at Granville, Revesby, Villawood, Rooty Hill and Western Port yesterday voted in favour of sympathy strikes to support union colleagues in the Pilbara who are resisting non-union contracts. Workers at BHP's Rooty Hill steel mill decided to postpone their strike action until after the Christmas industry shutdown. Workers at Port Kembla steelworks and at BHP coal mines are also expected to wait until mid-January before striking against the company's new policy of refusing to negotiate a collective union wage agreement at its iron ore division in the Pilbara. Steelworkers at Whyalla will meet today to decide what action to take. A meeting of workers at Port Kembla tomorrow is expected to agree on a strike but postpone it. About 300 of 1,000 BHP iron ore workers are believed to have signed contracts. -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:AA: NSW Bev-Pak workers on strike over forced introduction of AWAs
Bev-Pak Workers sacked for saying no to AWAs Around 80 workers at the Bev-Pak bottle packaging company in Condell Park NSW have been sacked following a walk-out of employees last Wednesday (30th November) after they refused to sign Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) effectively putting them onto individual contracts. Bev-Pak has brought in scab labour as the 80 sacked workers and members of the community continue to picket outside the factory. The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) is taking Bev-Pak to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission which will hear the case on 7th December at 2:30pm. A striking Bev-Pak employee stated, "They basically put the AWA in front of the workers and said 'sign here', and if you don't you basically didn't have a job". "None of us knew what the paper was..., many of the workers have trouble speaking and reading english. When the translator and union rep. queried the document on behalf of his work mates, the boss suspended his apprenticeship". "The Union was called and that's when we walked out". Bev-Pak produces and bottles fruit juice, cordial and softdrink. Brands include "pop-tops", "juice pops", "pure and natural", "australian fruits" and "summer fruits". Letters or solidarity can be sent to the AMWU: Phone: (02) 9897 2011 Fax: (02) 9897 2219 Ben :) Ben Donnelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: invitation to join iww announce list
an email announce list for organising activities, campaigns and solidarity actions of the industrial workers of the world in australia has just been set up. to subscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "subscribe announce" in the body of your message, or visit our homepage at http://www.iww.org.au. solidarity greetings, ben -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:AA: MUMIA: Execution set for December 2
From: Chuck0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] SOURCE: Pennsylvania Office of the Governor Pennsylvania Gov. Ridge Signs Three Execution Warrants HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge today signed warrants for the execution by lethal injection of Mumia Abu-Jamal of Philadelphia, Dennis Counterman of Lehigh County and Jerome J. Gibson of Bucks County. Gov. Ridge set Abu-Jamal's execution for Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999. In July 1982, Abu-Jamal was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to die for the Dec. 9, 1981, murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, 25. Abu-Jamal was formally sentenced to death on May 25, 1983. That judgment was upheld by the state Supreme Court on March 6, 1989. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Abu-Jamal's petition for a writ of certiorari on Oct. 1, 1990, and denied two subsequent petitions for rehearing. On June 1, 1995, Gov. Ridge issued a warrant scheduling Abu-Jamal's execution for the week beginning Aug. 13, 1995. On Aug. 7, 1995, the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas stayed the execution pending the resolution of Abu-Jamal's Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) petition. On Sept. 15, 1995, the Court of Common Pleas denied post-conviction relief. On Oct. 29, 1998, the state Supreme Court affirmed the denial of PCRA relief. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Abu-Jamal's petition for a writ of certiorari on Oct. 4, 1999, lifting the stay. Abu-Jamal, 45, is an inmate at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Greene, Greene County. Gov. Ridge set Counterman's execution for Tuesday, Dec. 7. In February 1990, Counterman was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to die for burning his house and killing his three trapped sons -- Christopher, six years old; James, four years old; and Scott, 10 weeks old. Counterman was formally sentenced to death on Dec. 6, 1996. The state Supreme Court upheld that judgment on Oct. 26, 1998. On Feb. 17, 1999, Gov. Ridge signed a warrant scheduling Counterman's execution for April 13, 1999. On March 12, 1999, the state Supreme Court stayed the execution pending the filing and resolution of Counterman's petition for writ of certiorari. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Counterman's petition for a writ of certiorari on Oct. 4, 1999, lifting the stay. Counterman, 39, is a prisoner at SCI Greene. Gov. Ridge set Gibson's execution for Thursday, Dec. 9, 1999. In March 1995, Gibson was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to die for the Sept. 29, 1994, murder of Robert Berger, a 76-year-old store clerk, during a robbery. Gibson was formally sentenced to death on Aug. 24, 1995. That judgment was upheld by the state Supreme Court on Nov. 17, 1998. On March 9, 1999, Gov. Ridge signed a warrant scheduling Gibson's execution for May 6, 1999. On April 1, 1999, the state Supreme Court stayed the execution pending the filing and resolution of Gibson's petition for writ of certiorari. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Gibson's petition for a writ of certiorari on Oct. 4, 1999, lifting the stay. Gibson, 41, is an inmate at SCI Greene. Gov. Ridge now has signed 176 death warrants since taking office. Three have been carried out, the first executions in Pennsylvania since 1962. For more information, contact Tim Reeves, Press Secretary of the Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, 717-783-1116. SOURCE: Pennsylvania Office of the Governor -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Direct Action #170 online
hi there number 170 of Direct Action, the paper of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), is now online. you can access it here: http://www.iww.org.au/da/170 soli ben -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: syndicalist directory
here: http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga/101/syndicalistdirectory/ and here: http://flag.blackened.net/huelga/syndicalistdirectory/ hope all's well ben -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: black flag #217 online
hi there this is just to let you know that Black Flag #217 is now online. you can access the black flag page at: http://flag.blackened.net/blackflag please forward this message to any relavant places. thanks ben -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL:anti-war image
hi there it's a little late, but i've put an anti-war image in the web which you might find useful: http://members.xoom.com/huelga/images/no-serbia-no-nato.gif please forward this message to other relevant lists / wherever. thanks ben Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:PR: win for prisoners voting rights - privacy lost
Wednesday, 17 February 1999 Voting Rights for Young and Prisoners Saved but Privacy Trammelled Greens Senator Bob Brown says the Government has lost in attempts to disenfranchise young people and prisoners. "This is a victory for democracy, by backing Greens, ALP and Democrat amendments stopping the Government closing the electoral rolls early before an election, the Senate has protected the integrity of our electoral system. The Senate has amended the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998 by blocking Government moves to close the electoral rolls early and remove voting rights for all prisoners. The Government had proposed that for all new electors the rolls would close at 6pm on the day of the issue of the writ for an election. "It is estimated that some 80 000 new enrolments occur in the one week period (that could have been eliminated under this legislation) before the close of rolls in an election period. "The legislation also proposed removing voting rights for all people in prison. These measures ran counter to our obligations under the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1991 Article 25(b) and the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights 1948 Article 21(1)," said Senator Brown.. "The legislation would have been racially discriminatory because Indigenous Australians are vastly over-represented in prisons. However, Senator Brown condemned the Coalition-ALP majority which voted to give political parties access to the date-of-birth, gender and salutation details of all registered voters - a move not supported by the Privacy Commissioner who has said: " Where personal information is collected compulsorily I consider that additional uses or disclosers should only be authorised if there is a significant and clearly demonstrated public interest in that happening" Further information: Ben Oquist 02 62773170 or 0419704095 Ben Oquist Greens Senator Bob Brown Parliament House, Canberra Australia 2600 Ph: +2 6277 3170 Fx: +2 6277 3185 mobile: 0419704095 http://www.tassie.net.au/bobbrown -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: Melbourne IWW
Hi Leftlinkers. The homepage of the Melbourne IWW is now up and running at: http://www.iww.org.au/melbourne Anyone interested in swapping links, please get in touch. thanks, Ben --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga Australian IWW: http://www.iww.org.au * education * organisation * emancipation "Everybody's an authority, in a free land" - Hüsker Dü, In a Free Land -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List As vilified, slandered and attacked by One Nation mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:URL: direct action
I've added Direct Action by Emile Pouget to the US mirror of the Revolutionary Unionism 101 page. I've also revised the translation to try to make it a bit clearer. This is a new transation, as far as I know. You can find it here: http://flag.blackened.net/huelga/da.htm hope you like it. Ben --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga Australian IWW: http://www.iww.org.au * education * organisation * emancipation "Everybody's an authority, in a free land" - Hüsker Dü, In a Free Land
LL:Updated website
Hi there. I've just added a whole bunch of stuff to the Revolutionary Unionism 101 page. Visit the Recent Additions page to find out what: http://flag.blackened.net/huelga/new.htm or http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga/101/new.htm regards, Ben --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga Australian IWW: http://www.iww.org.au * education * organisation * emancipation Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html The Year 2000 Bug - An Urgent Sustainability Issue http://www.peg.apc.org/~psutton/grin-y2k.htm
LL:URL: BLACK FLAG UPDATE
Hi. The Black Flag web page has been given a facelift. Check it out: http://members.xoom.com/huelga/blackflag Ben --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga Australian IWW: http://www.iww.org.au/australia * education * organisation * emancipation end == Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html The Year 2000 Bug - An Urgent Sustainability Issue http://www.peg.apc.org/~psutton/grin-y2k.htm
LL:URL:Revolutionary Unionism 101
- R E V O L U T I O N A R Y U N I O N I S M 1 0 1 http://flag.blackened.net/huelga [ U.S. mirror ] http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga/101 [ Australian mirror ] S O L I D A R I T Y D I R E C T A C T I O N S E L F - M A N A G E M E N T - [ visit, pass this message on ] [ visitez, disez tes amis ] [ todo sus amigos y amigas me quiero ] --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.xchange.anarki.net/~huelga Australian IWW: http://www.au.iww.org/australia * education * organisation * emancipation Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html The Year 2000 Bug - An Urgent Sustainability Issue http://www.peg.apc.org/~psutton/grin-y2k.htm
