December 2011
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WatchThis is GENIUS. Teepee raising, then come…. the POLICE. Thanks to Hugo of the media team for being, well, genius, and all the AMAZING people at Occupy Sydney for the ‘barn raising’
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Super Nova For Lunch: un →
travellinglikepestilence:
my name in blue is still in the concrete walls of Sambag Uno back streets rembrance to my anarchist toes wondrous erection for helphers teachers priest classmates nuns neighbors cousins second cousins distant cousins of leyte cagayan de oro of nueva ejica quiapo baguio moal-boal my great …
I love you Noel.
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When institutionalized racism raises its ugly head...
redlightpolitics:
I know many of the people who read this Tumblr on a (semi) regular basis are probably puzzled and/ or maybe disconcerted that this space has taken practically a monotone for the past month or so. I am talking specifically, about the Black Pete/ Sinterklaas racism that I have been covering. The thing is, in all the years I live in The Netherlands (many), this is the first time...
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fugitive sound: Some thoughts about non-violence,... →
fugitivesound:
Part of the earnestness of the Occupy Movement comes from the exaggerated performance of a democracy that should be there, even as everyone involved is aware that democracy is not as it should be. People complain about the idealism of the movement - the wide-eyed surprise as police use powers that…
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Fat and Sassy: Institutionalised sexual assault... →
fat-and-sassy:
Today, December 6th, 2011, members of the Victoria Police and the Melbourne City Council used a knife to strip a young woman down to her underwear in the Flagstaff Gardens.
This is Sarah. She was wearing a tent:
(photo taken Monday December 5, originally from …
Thank you for giving the legal perspective.
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Cryptome: Women Protest Worldwide Photos 8
anonymissexpress:
50 more pictures on cryptome.org: Women Protest Worldwide Photos 8
Thank you John, and thank you @saxonymous for sending the links.
AMAZING
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Wonderful Wonderful Times - Elfriede Jelinek
Is probably one of the best books I have ever read. There are so many quotes, so many times I was thinking YES, this is the feeling, this is the outwardly vision of discontent, this is the assumptions both internal and external, this is the man and the woman and the relationship, and this is the violence that happens, to the self, to others, with fists, with words.
This is about the generations,...
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Occupy Sydney - The simple fact
Its hard, and its long, and yr volunteering, and it can be frustrating, but rewarding, cold, hot, dirty, fun, boring, and it doesn’t always work. I have however, really challenged my perceptions about certain types of people, and spoken to many people i never would have. I have learnt so much about our government and financial systems and their international interdependence. I have become...
