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On Saturday 1 August LASNET, the Latin American Solidarity Network (http//:www.latinlasnet.org), held a rally at Melbourne's Federation Square att...
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On Saturday 1 August LASNET, the Latin American Solidarity Network (http//:www.latinlasnet.org), held a rally at Melbourne's Federation Square attended by supporters and activists from Australia and several countries in Latin America in answer to a call for support from the people of Honduras, where the democratically elected president has been ousted in a coup and forced to take refuge in Nicaragua. Reports from the country tell of brutal repression and abuses of human rights, as one speaker at the rally read from a document published on the blog Honduras Resiste - http://hondurasresists.blogspot.com/2...
For updates see also:
http://www.viacampesina.org
http://telesurtv.net/
From the LASNET callout:
After nearly 30 days of the military coup against democratic Zelaya's government, capitalists are still negotiating a way out of this crisis, Obama has shown his real face of dominant imperialist, the Clintons are lying, they are supporting the capitalist violence in Honduras ...
The people and its organisations are facing the repression and the poverty of neoliberal policies. Indigenous and popular organisations are resisting the repression and violation of their rights, they are fighting to put an end to the injustices of the current illegitimate government and capitalist policies, they want a society for humanity not for profit.
We call on all Latin American solidarity activists and supporters of justice, democracy and dignity to demonstrate our concern and active support to the Honduran people fighting for democracy, justice, dignity and against neoliberal-capitalist policies...
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Zelaya must go back to Honduras!
Freedom to all political prisoners!
Stop the repression!
Stop to Micheletti dictatorship!
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chllptr uploaded a new video
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PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - staged a striking protest at Melbourne's Federation Square on 1 August, the day that new, "...
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PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - staged a striking protest at Melbourne's Federation Square on 1 August, the day that new, "more humane", rules were due to take effect in the Australian racing industry ...
Vinyl-clad "dominatrices" with whips and signs reading "Some People like Whips, Horses Don't" picketed the Australian Racing Museum at Federation Square this morning in a protest timed to coincide with the introduction of new horse-whipping rules on 1 August. These rules will 'allow the use of "padded" whips and permit jockeys to whip horses five times before the final stretch, after which horses can be whipped an additional three times...' - From a PETA news release.
'Why does horseracing have PETA's lovely dominatraces whipped into a frenzy? During races, horses are painfuly whipped as they run frantically in front of hundreds of screaming "punters". Because horses begin training and racing when their skeletal systems are still developing, many sustain serious muscle and joint injuries, fractures, internal bleeding, musculoskeletal trauma and ruptured ligaments. Whipping horses can force them to run faster and exacerbate existing injuries, leading to catastrophic breakdowns.
'By age three - when they are still physically immature - most horses have seen their last race. When horses become injured or suffer from chronic diseases, many are sent to slaughter. An undercover investigation at a slaughterhouse in Melbourne revealed that weak, emaciated horses were shot in the head with a rifle - often in full view of other horses.
'"It's one thing for consenting adults to use whips in the privacy of their own homes", says "dominatrix" Anita Frank. "But beating horses into running faster is nothing short of animal abuse."'
For details of the new rules see:
http://www.australianracingboard.com....
'From the 1st August 2009 only padded whips are to be used in races and
official trials.'
'The best scientific advice available to us says that padded whips do not inflict pain or
injury, and that is the outcome we want.'
See also:
http://www.petaasiapacific.com/
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chllptr uploaded a new video
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Rallies were held across Australia on Saturday 20 June to mark the 2nd anniversary of the NT Intervention. Around 200 attended a rally at the State...
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Rallies were held across Australia on Saturday 20 June to mark the 2nd anniversary of the NT Intervention. Around 200 attended a rally at the State Library in Melbourne, and a large proportion then marched or otherwise made their way to Trades Hall for further discussions and planning. Among the speakers was Aletha Penrith from Redfern, Sydney. Others included Gary Foley and Valerie Martin, whose speeches have already been posted on this site.
Aletha's speech is given here in full as to content, but a few seconds have been cut here and there from pauses in order to keep within the 10-minute limit set by YouTube.
http://www.paybackrecords.com.au/
http://stoptheintervention.org/
http://rollbacktheintervention.wordpr...
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chllptr uploaded a new video
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Rallies were held across Australia on Saturday 20 June to mark the 2nd anniversary of the NT Intervention. Around 200 attended a rally at the State...
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Rallies were held across Australia on Saturday 20 June to mark the 2nd anniversary of the NT Intervention. Around 200 attended a rally at the State Library in Melbourne, and a large proportion then marched or otherwise made their way to Trades Hall for further discussions and planning. Music played a big part in the rally, with contributions from Indigenous hip hop artists including Tjimba and Little G., as well as Jake Hapeta, who was joined by MC Stan Dryden, Shiralee Hood, and Tjimba in a rendering of 'Australia's new national anthem', and Ezekiel Ox, representing Musicians against Police Violence. Speakers included Robbie Thorpe, Sina Brown-Davis (one of the G20 arrestees due to face trial next week), Frederick (a West Papuan refugee), Gary Murray, Aletha Penrith from Redfern, David Thomason-Koolmatrie and Lisa Koolmatrie (relatives of Mr Ward, who died, as is well-known, in custody in WA), veteran Indigenous activist Gary Foley, and Valerie Martin from Yuendumu NT.
The speeches of Gary Foley and Valerie Martin have been posted on this site, and a further instalment of the rally footage is on its way.
Because of the way State Library grounds are laid out, speakers found themselves beside a statue honouring the memory of Redmond Barry, the judge who hanged Ned Kelly and presided over the trials of many of the Eureka rebels. Another nice touch was that the march to Trades Hall naturally led past the Old Melbourne Jail ...
One of the speakers in this part refers to a 4 Corners program - the program is accessible on http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/conten...
The Indigenous hip hop artists appeared thanks to Nathan Lovett-Murray, founder of Payback Records:
http://www.paybackrecords.com.au/
See also:
http://rollbacktheintervention.wordpr...
http://stoptheintervention.org/
This is very rough cut footage, and the camerawork isn't the best, but no disrespect is intended towards any of those taking part.
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TJM
respect & regards