Kashmiri boys and young men are regularly rounded up by Indian military and police. They are often sent to gaols in India, thousands of kilometres from their home, where it is nearly impossible for their families to visit them. This speech was given at a function for Kashmir Solidarity Day 2020, held at the Pakistan … Continue reading Speech – Kashmir Solidarity Day 2020
Bill Ryan, Second World War Kokoda Trail veteran, arrested seven times at climate actions, dies at 97
MEDIA RELEASE 24 December 2019 Bill Ryan, Second World War Kokoda Trail veteran, arrested seven times at climate actions, dies at 97 Bill Ryan, a 97 year old veteran of the Second World War Kokoda Campaign, died yesterday. His life and work for climate action and social change is being widely celebrated amongst activists and … Continue reading Bill Ryan, Second World War Kokoda Trail veteran, arrested seven times at climate actions, dies at 97
Don’t forget the Tamil genocide
Review of Losing Santhia: Life and Loss in the Struggle for Tamil Eelam, by Ben Hillier (Interventions, 2019). This article first appeared in Jacobin on 20 October 2019. ———————- The annihilation of an ethnic or national group is inevitably accompanied by rape, sexual humiliation, disappearances, mass murder, and torture. Victims’ suffering is acute, and survivors’ … Continue reading Don’t forget the Tamil genocide
My speech on receiving Champion of Public Education Award
Yesterday the NSW Teachers Federation Conference very kindly presented me with a Champion of Public Education award. In my speech I mentioned the Schools funding bill from 2017 and the way the Greens handled it. Thank you. Being made a champion of public education is an enormous honour and that the award is made by … Continue reading My speech on receiving Champion of Public Education Award
Oration for Merv Murchie
I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay tribute to their history, their culture and their ongoing fight for justice. Saying this acknowledgement of country meant a great deal to Merv. He was deeply committed to the struggles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. He was an active … Continue reading Oration for Merv Murchie
Mass Hunger Strike Win A Positive Sign For Kurdish Struggle
In May New Matilda published my article on the Kurdish struggle. Thousands of Kurds have just ended their political hunger strike claiming success in the tactical battle with the Erdogan government about the future of the Kurdish struggle for peace with justice. The hunger strike, initiated in November 2018 by Leyla Guyen, a Kurdish member of … Continue reading Mass Hunger Strike Win A Positive Sign For Kurdish Struggle
How labour built neoliberalism: Australia’s Accord, the labour movement and the neoliberal project
At the 2019 Marxism Conference held in Melbourne I joined a panel with Liz Humphrys and Tom Bramble on “How labour built neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the labour movement and the neoliberal project”. Below is my speech. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay tribute to their history, … Continue reading How labour built neoliberalism: Australia’s Accord, the labour movement and the neoliberal project
Ten years on from Tamil genocide: still standing, still fighting
At the 2019 Marxism Conference held in Melbourne I joined a panel on “Ten years on from Tamil genocide: still standing, still fighting”. Below is my speech. I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and I pay tribute to their history, their culture and their ongoing struggle for justice for all … Continue reading Ten years on from Tamil genocide: still standing, still fighting
Working for a strong vote for the Greens and exposing the false narrative about the Greens NSW
The coming elections are clearly challenging for the Greens NSW. Biased and highly misleading reports about our party and some members, based on misinformation being fed to the media, particularly the SMH, have been published on a regular basis. At the same time the need for a strong, united progressive voice in our parliaments and … Continue reading Working for a strong vote for the Greens and exposing the false narrative about the Greens NSW
US Cuts To Palestine Aid: Ruthless, But ‘Right of Return’ Grows Stronger
New Matilda printed my article on Trump’s total ban, as of 31 January, on all aid to Palestine. Further oppression and poverty will not end Palestinian’s demand for justice. The ongoing Great March of Return is the latest testimony to this endurance. ————————————————————————————————————————— January 2019 is shaping up as one of the cruellest months Palestinians have … Continue reading US Cuts To Palestine Aid: Ruthless, But ‘Right of Return’ Grows Stronger
