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This past week Queenslanders have shown their rock-solid support for maintaining public ownership of our railways, roads, forests and motorways. From Ron Monaghan
QCU General Secretary
www.qldnotforsale.org.au
Watch our march video here from the major Brisbane rally on 9 March.
Thousands of you rallied around Queensland. More than 90% of Queenslanders do not agree with the sell-off.
Events took [...]

YUDHOYONO RECEIVES AN AUSTRALIAN HONOUR – THE EAST TIMORESE RECEIVE NOTHING!

Australian human rights activists are outraged that the Australian Government has bestowed Australia’s highest civilian honour, the Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia, on Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a ceremony at Government House, Canberra.
The award was made in recognition of Dr [...]

Organizing Comes Before Mobilizing
By Grace Lee Boggs
‘Last week veteran Detroit activist and TV producer Ron Scott shared his thoughts on the recent massive demonstrations in support of the Jena 6.
Emphasizing the distinction between organizing and mobilizing, he reminded us that the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began fifty-two years ago on December 1, [...]

Australian Left Renewal Conference – from global crisis to green future – May 29-30, 2010, University of Technology Sydney Building 2 Broadway, Sydney
Democratic responses to the social and ecological failure of global capitalism.
Alliances between environmentalists and unionists that show the way forward.
The Left and its strategic direction 12 Workshops and 4 Participatory Forums.
International speakers – [...]

The recent tragic loss of life and house fires due to a deregulated labour market in the insulation industry and poor health and safety must not be repeated nationally.
But DPM Gillard is ruthlessly pushing ahead with her lower national OHS ‘harmonisation’ model approved December 2009, despite major union criticism (see earlier blogs).
One feature of [...]

Social networking provides new opportunities for learning
‘Information Communication technologies (ICT) including social networking and games provide new opportunities for education a review of research released today by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) argues.
But, according to Australian Education Review 56, the ‘off the shelf’ mentality which currently underpins the provision of computers in [...]

Venezuela’s Revolution Faces Crucial Battles
by Federico Fuentes
‘Decisive battles between the forces of revolution and counter-revolution
loom on the horizon in Venezuela.
The campaign for the September 26 National Assembly elections will be a
crucial battle between the supporters of socialist President Hugo Chavez
and the U.S.-backed right-wing opposition.
But these battles, part of the class struggle between the poor [...]

In Canberra at the National Sound and Film Arc, I saw a remarkable film Bastardy, that is now to be shown this thursday on ABC 1.
There is a review in the Weekend Australian TV review.
A remarkable documentary about a remarkable aboriginal actor Jack Charles and his life and times. He was at [...]

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.
Each year on March 8th, people across the globe come together to honor women and to work for their safety and equality.

www.internationalwomensday.com.
Happy International Women’s Day 2010!
On International Women’s Day, this official minute from the [...]