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Defend the Boycott Israel 19 and the right to protest
For those that don’t know, a BDS (Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions) protest outside Max Brenner last Friday night was attacked by the Victorian police where 19 people, including myself, were...
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Rally outside a detention centre demands release of children
On Saturday, I went to a rally I helped to organise with the Refugee Action Collective (Victoria) calling for all children to be released from detention, holding the government to account for breaking...
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On Overland: The Boycott Israel 19
On the Overland blog today, my piece on the Boycott Israel 19 argues why everyone in Melbourne who supports the right to demonstrate needs to defend the 19 of us that were arrested on July 1 and to...
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Rooftop solidarity: students stand with refugees
You could be forgiven for missing the protests of refugees inside detention centres around the country over the past few weeks. The media has had an almost blackout over the issue, cutting off refugees...
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Day one of Occupy Melbourne
Today’s first day of Occupy Melbourne, the occupation of City Square in the centre of the CBD can certainly be called a success. In Melbourne now, after the general assembly, there is a vibe of...
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Occupy Melbourne marches on the Melbourne Club on Day two
At least 100, perhaps 150 people camped overnight on Saturday night in City Square to ensure the occupation continued into its second day today. Whilst the numbers throughout the day were smaller,...
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Occupy Melbourne continues into the week
As we near the end of day five of Occupy Melbourne, from all reports it is still going strong despite it being the middle of the working week and people like me, now working, are unable to be as...
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Occupy Melbourne and the need to challenge the state
On Saturday, once again the streets were full with thousands defying state intimidation from the police, marching from the State Library to take over Treasury Gardens, but the force of thousands was...
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Labor Conference: Protests push the Left
Over the weekend, I was part of a series of protests in Sydney outside the Labor Party’s National Conference. Left-wingers came from across the country as the Labor Party debated important issues such...
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Pro-Palestine activists take to the streets despite trial and intimidation
Last night, I marched with hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists taking to the streets of Melbourne and marching to Max Brenner as part of the Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions campaign against the...
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