morepraxis

REINSTATEMENT OF THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT (RDA)
Amnesty International Australia – Working to Protect Human Rights:
No conditions, no excuses Mr Rudd
http://www.amnesty.org.au/action/action/21865/
14 Oct 09: “Suspending the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA)?allows racially discriminatory actions to occur – and this?is exactly what happened in the roll out of the Northern?Territory Intervention. … The Federal Government has?promised to take [...]

[ October 26, 2009; 12:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Tampa, SIEV X … Never again

Vigil to Welcome Refugees

Demand a fair deal for asylum seekers

Process the asylum seekers’ claims and offer them safety in Australia

Monday 26 October

5.30pm

Federation Square

Bring your own messages of support for the refugees, placards and banners etc.

Organised by Refugee Action Collective. Supported by the Tamil Community.

For information: phone Marie 0409 252673 or [...]

Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project and the Uniting Church Justice and International Mission Unit invite you to an evening exploring the recent Government policy changes around asylum seekers.
The evening will be a chance to celebrate the dedicated advocacy and campaigning that made these changes possible and to hear from ASP case workers about how much [...]

Hi guys got this from rights at work mob.

As we all know, a majority of Australians want action on climate change. ?But some politicians and business groups are acting like dinosaurs by continuing to block important climate change laws.
These laws will help Australia cut greenhouse gasses and create up to a million jobs in our [...]

From Diane’s blog:
Alright so, anger and sadness have filled my thoughts for the last couple of days as I had big plans for this week.?Anti-poverty Week was suppose to be a time where people bridge the gap, get to know and maybe make?a difference in the lives of some people in poverty. There is [...]

Hey guys, here is a bit of pondering about us causing trouble from the transit lounge
Flash Mob Fad – by Meera Atkinson
Fads come and go and, while some conform to social norms, others confront them. The flash mob craze is a case in point: social statement, performance art or childish hoax?
Wikipedia defines a flash mob [...]

The link for the shirt -?http://www.riseup.com.au/
Anti-Poverty week post ?http://morepraxis.org.au/anti-poverty-week/

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Buddy Wakefield – Information Man

Hi Guys this guy is great…. thanks Tim for the tipoff. What do peeps think?
Buddy’s piece “The Information Man” featured at the Individual World Championship Slam 2006, in Charlotte, North Carolina.?
(oh and to avoid the comments this track comes with JJJ styled language warning… )