SYDNEY RALLY International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances August 30 - International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances. In Sydney we rallied together - First Nations, Bangladeshis, Rohingyas, Kashmiris, West Papuans, Tamils, Sikhs, Kurds and local supporters - to send a united call to the Australian government to be a leading global voice for … Continue reading
India’s Republic Day should not be another BJP propaganda occasion – call grows to release Delhi 18 gaoled for defending Constitution
26 January 2022 This article was published in The Wire India. By Lee Rhiannon India’s Republic Day, with all its pomp and celebratory zeal, should be an occasion to also highlight the plight of the Delhi 18, the group of young students and activists, many of whom are in jail for staging protests against the Narendra … Continue reading India’s Republic Day should not be another BJP propaganda occasion – call grows to release Delhi 18 gaoled for defending Constitution
Australia’s support for Authoritarian Governments in the Asia Pacific Region – focusing on India and Philippines
International Volunteers for Peace, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and Independent and Peaceful Australia Network are to be congratulated and thanked for organising the Raising Peace Conference held at the end of September. My speech on Australia's support for authoritarian governments is below. Here is a link to some of the other conference … Continue reading Australia’s support for Authoritarian Governments in the Asia Pacific Region – focusing on India and Philippines
Investigate PH Report – killings increase under Duterte’s “justice system”
I met these people in 2019 when I visited the Philippines. I was there as part of an international human rights investigation into the crimes of President Duterte's regime. Tragically the killings are on the increase. I am currently one of the commissioners involved with Investigate PH. Our latest Report, just released, highlights three aspects … Continue reading Investigate PH Report – killings increase under Duterte’s “justice system”
Remembering Pauline Jensen
Thanks to Coral Wynter the remarkable life of Pauline Jensen is in print - her lovely poems, descriptions of long desert walks and her passion for First Nations rights and so much more. Sadly Pauline died in November 2019 are a short battle with mesothelioma. Coral's book also includes contributions from Pauline's diverse friends. This … Continue reading Remembering Pauline Jensen
My speech at State Memorial for Jack Mundey
Today friends, unionists and activists gathered at the Town Hall to celebrate the extraordinary life of Jack Mundey. Jack had been a rugby league player, labourer, unionist and left intellectual. The Green Ban era was ground breaking. But he packed in so much more. His dedication to building mass movements was inspirational. I was fortunate … Continue reading My speech at State Memorial for Jack Mundey
To win support for the right of Kashmiris to determine their own future we need to build awareness of what is happening in India
My speech on 5 February - Kashmir Solidarity Day It is good to be together on Kashmir Solidarity Day - a day when we can amplify our voices for the rights of the people of Kashmir. This is a tough struggle. It will be a long struggle. We need to be well organised and united. … Continue reading To win support for the right of Kashmiris to determine their own future we need to build awareness of what is happening in India
Jack Mundey: why the inspiration lives on
In the early 1970s Jack Mundey led a union of builders labourers that took strike action and imposed bans on developments that were then worth around $5 billion. At the time, Jack and his union, the Builders Labourers Federation, were intensely vilified. Death threats were common. The BLF were challenging the power of developers, a … Continue reading Jack Mundey: why the inspiration lives on
Speech – Kashmir Solidarity Day 2020
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
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
Lee Rhiannon 