Category Archives: World politics
Hope their loved ones came home safe
Gareth Malone and the Military Wives. Australian military tell what it’s really like.
Filed under Australia, Federal politics, Music, US politics, World politics
African women have a hard life
Went to a talk and photo slideshow about Africa by Kate Geraghty of the Sydney Morning Herald and Thomas Mukoya of Reuters. Kate showed photos of her trip to the Congo and Ethiopia with reporter Jonathan Pearlman, both of the … Continue reading
Filed under Activism, World politics
Visit to Villawood Detention Centre
It was a beautiful Sunday arvo. Traipsed out west to support the Refugee Action Coalition in a clash with the right-wing Australian Protectionist Party. The APP had organised the rally because they think Rudd should go back to Howard’s Pacific … Continue reading
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Australia and China
Went to this: “Graham Freudenberg will dish the dirt on the machinations behind Australian politics. And he should know – he’s written speeches for Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke and Carr, and a biography of Whitlam. Not to mention his … Continue reading
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The GFC and how it happened
Went to a talk about the GFC, what caused it and what’s the outlook. It was given by a Socialist Alliance member, K, and there were other contributors. I’ve amalgamated all the info. Basically, the GFC – which will probably … Continue reading
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Why is Haiti so poor?
An informative article here. The Spanish killed the indigenous population, the Arawaks, in 1492. Most of the current Haitians are descended from African slaves who were forced to work for the French. From Christopher Columbus’s log about Arawaks he encountered: … Continue reading
Filed under US politics, World politics
Socialist Alliance conference
Went to the four-day Socialist Alliance conference held at the University of Sydney. I hadn’t been to an SA event before. Quote: “One day everyone will embrace socialism. Solidarity comrades!” My impressions: * They view themselves as a “say what … Continue reading
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UN Human Rights Day
Went to the United Nations (WA branch) Human Rights Day recently and the guest speaker was Professor Colleen Hayward* on “The UN and Indigenous Peoples – Our Rights and Getting the Wrongs of the Past Righted’’. Professor Hayward is a … Continue reading
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Run out of Fanta Lemon in Iceland
Iceland has no McDonald’s and now no Fanta Lemon. They’ve also cancelled their Comedy Festival cos noone can afford to buy tickets. With 300,000 people, they reckon they’ve got a sweeter deal from the IMF bail-out than Argentina. And they’ve … Continue reading
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Christopher Hitchens: Religion poisons everything
He’s an amazing speaker — was the opening address for the Festival of Dangerous Ideas at the Sydney Opera House. I couldn’t take notes cause they turned down the lights and I can’t recollect his whole arguments — he’s extensively … Continue reading
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