Category: No War

The Long War — Turnstyle hosts WikiLeakes

‘Those masters plan wars in tall towers
But do they think of the children and the flowers?
They conscript women to kill
But care not a damn
Young people’s blood
Flows out of their bodies
Now buried in the sand
Back in Afghanistan’
— Last Train to Mirabad
by Ian Curr

Slideshow/Report/Update – Ecuadorian Embassy London *Short Report Briz Gig for Julian Assange

New blog post here with an update on Julian Assange’s situation and ongoing solidarity outside the Ecuadorian Embassy: http://wp.me/p1rtyw-GT.… Go to Article

‘Bahrain is Burning’: nurses union calls for support

“In the month of March / in the year of the uprising / earth told us her blood secrets / In the month of March five girls at the door /of the primary school /Came past the violet / came past the rifle  / burst into flame / With the roses and thyme /they opened /the song of the soil / and entered the earth  / the ultimate embrace / March comes to the land / out of earth’s depth /out of the girls’ dance /The violets leaned over a little / so that the girls’ voices /could cross over / the birds /pointed their beaks /at that song and at my heart.… Go to Article

Australian Government double standard over Israel

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Australian Government demonstrates double standards over Israel

FOREIGN minister Bob Carr recently expelled Syrian diplomats because of human rights abuses in their country.… Go to Article

BRISBANE MARKS THE GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION ON MILITARY SPENDING

GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION ON MILITARY SPENDING

TUESDAY APRIL 17TH

KING GEORGE SQUARE

11-1PM

On April 17, 2012, people all over the world will join together for the
second Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS)

Our message for Australia is simple: We must begin to reign in the $25 billion annual purposeless military spending spree and redirect these resources to urgent priorities, including health; education; environmental,
food and water security; and national resilience.… Go to Article

Arab Spring in Syria — dilemma for the Left?

“Why would you allow criminals to be present here?

They are responsible for our situation now…

It is they who turned our country into the centre of national and international wars”

— Malalai Joya, former member of Afghan Parliament

Recently, commentators on the Left in Brisbane have been trying to grapple with what is going on in Syria in particular and in the region generally.… Go to Article