Ark Tribe's struggle is our struggle
Last month, thousands of people around the country marched in
solidarity with Ark Tribe, the construction worker from Adelaide who
faces six months’ jail for refusing to attend an interview with the
Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC).
Adorned with emblems of union pride, rank and file union members, representatives from unions, political parties and the broader community, took to the streets to send a clear message to the government and the big construction bosses that “If Ark goes in, we'll go out''.
What Gillard did for higher education
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is seeking to differentiate herself from
ousted Kevin Rudd to show her promotion to PM is more than an attempt
to re-badge a political party in crisis.
Youth candidates to witness NT intervention
In July, Socialist Alliance election candidates will be taking a trip to the Northern Territory to personally witness conditions under the federal government's intervention into Aboriginal communities.
High School Referendum: No to Homophobia! Yes to same sex marriage & equal love rights!
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Resistance, a socialist youth organisation, and Highschools Against Homophobia are initiating a high school referendum against homophobia and for same sex marriage rights from Aug 2 – Aug 6. The tragic case of Alex Wildman, a high school student who suffered intense homophobic bullying, in Lismore, who killed himself on July 25, 2008, indicates a great need for anti-homophobia campaigning on high schools.
Indigenous Justice Rides 2010!
In July, people will be travelling from NSW and Qld on a trip to Alice Springs to attend a convergence for Aboriginal rights. Aboriginal communities in the NT are fighting to defend their land, law and culture against racist policies and government land grabs.
The Justice Rides are about exposing the realities of life under the NT intervention, and supporting Aboriginal people's fight for justice.
Indigenous and non-Indigenous people will travel together and demand:
- End the intervention: Aboriginal control of Aboriginal affairs
- Reinstate the Racial Discrimination Act: Abolish income management
- Real jobs and real wages: No Basics Card scam
- Stop black deaths in custody
- End uranium mining on Aborigianl land: full land rights now
Along the way, the buses will be stopping at a number of significant places where Aboriginal communities have been involved in long land rights struggles against mining corporations and racist state and federal governments. This includes Mutawintji, Ampilatwatja and Roxby Downs.
If you'd like to come along, or for more info email: justice.rides2010@gmail.com
