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Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Docsbusters Mondays

 Docsbusters Mondays start early every Monday at the Occupy Sydney Occupation site in Martin Place (corner Elizabeth St)... The Docsbusters Movement is a convergence of Children concerned parents, carers and outraged citizens who have come together to End State Terrorism of our Families, End State Child Abduction and reinstate the family to its rightful role as the principal building block of Australian communities and society.

 Below is a proposed platform which will be put to Docsbusters meeting on Monday. 



  1. We The Docsbusters Movement call for the immediate repeal of the NSW Childrens and Young Persons Care and Protection Act 1998 and all its State and Federal counterparts. 
  2. We The Docsbusters Movement call to End New South Wales Department of Community Services reign of Terror. We the Docsbusters Movement call for the immediate closure of All NSW Department of Community Services (or the current evolution of that department) functions, especially (but not limited to) its role in families children and dealing with the elderly.
  3. We The Docsbusters Movement call for the immediate termination of all services and functions of DOCs NSW, with an independent transitional body funded to facilitate the repatriation of children and their natural families (where possible practical and desired).This body should NOT include ANY staff or service providers from within the current DOCs system.
  4. We call for the immediate dismissal of all DOCs Staff and Contract service providers including staff of those contractors : a public inquiry into their actions and their disbarment from EVER working with children again.
  5. Docsbusters call for retrospective legislation enabling the prosecution of any past or present DOCS or partner organisation worker minister volunteer or mandatory reporter who has misused their position to obtain the unnecessry removal of children. 
  6.  We support all Calls for closure of similar government organisations in The UK Canada New Zealand and The United States of America.
More info at Docsbusters.org

Big Grocery regulator & Fed Govt: 3 in a bed

In another example of  inherent dishonesty waste and ineffective management by the current Australian Federal Labor Government, a report just tabled slams the ACCC Grocery Choice website on so many issues that one needs reassess the real purpose this site was meant to serve.

 The election promise of cheaper groceries remains absolute spin for as long as big business remain free to gouge profits while applying the thumbscrews to suppliers in order to grow profits... more

US imposed aux peace in Iraq

While most of the Western media portrayed Saddam Hussein as a tyrannical dictator and there is clear evidence that sectors of the Iraqi community were persecuted , clearly the freedom and peace delivered by the USA and Australia is a very strange beast indeed ... today in Iraq

Monday, 23 July 2012

Melbourne Landmark Protest Ruling with Occupy Implicatins

A High Court ruling in Melbourne today confirmed the right of Max Brenner protesters to enter privately controlled public space for the specific purpose of protesting. The case swung on the technicality that there was no evidence that protesters heard directions by police and Centre Managers to leave the premises. .....more

Saturday, 21 July 2012

Save La Perouse Market Gardens: Petition

Many of us are across the negative nature of creeping duopoly control of our food supply. In inner City Sydney there are just two remaining commercial market garden precincts. This is one of those precincts. The La Perouse Market Gardens are adjacent to a large cemetery which wants to expand. In land critical Sydney there are questions over this land usage when there is a perceived shortage of land for the living. There is also the issue of locality sustainability - the growing of local food. Cities should do all they can to retain raw food production and here is your chance to incentivise Randwick City Council to do so.


Many of us are across the negative nature of creeping duopoly control of our food supply. In inner City Sydney there are just two remaining commercial market garden precincts. This is one of those precincts. The La Perouse Market Gardens are adjacent to a large cemetery which wants to expand. In land critical Sydney there are questions over this land usage when there is a perceived shortage of land for the living. There is also the issue of locality sustainability - the growing of local food. Cities should do all they can to retain raw food production and here is your chance to incentivise Randwick City Council to do so.


Change.org|Online Petition Form

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

FREESCHOOL: Photography & Law July 14

Occupy Sydney 
SPECIAL FREESCHOOL 
Saturday 14 July 1pm 
BRING YOUR CAMERA IF YOU HAVE ONE.
HOSTED By Glenn Lockitch  
starting at the Martin Place Occupation (cnr Martin Place and Elizabeth St .( About recording protests police & photography techniques )
 Join our Occupy Sydney photographers citizen media peepz and those who want to stay in the loop as Glenn takes us through the rich tapestry of strategies and experiences of his broad experience as an Activist photographer (Sea Shepherd, FOE etc)  , photo-journalist (numerous awards citations) , professional photography tutor http://spw.net.au/tutor/glenn-lockitch and involvement with the Australian Media and Arts Alliance to deliver the best advice and solutions available for professional or amateur photographers and citizens who are interested in knowing their rights to record officials (usually police).


  Please join the event here to give the conveners a sense of how many people to cater for ( note: non facebook people please consider the privacy implications BEFORE signing up and your possible decision not to will be respected-you will be welcome anyway.)


 Light refreshments, nibbles will be served. (Occupy Sydney has a drug and alcohol free event space protocol and we do ask all attendees to respect this.)

Friday, 6 July 2012

What Canberra DIDNT DO This Week

Of Course Julia Gillard and unelected Macquarie Bank Foreign Minister Bob Carr gloat about securing the release of the Australian Human Rights lawyer detained by the Libyan puppet government while steadfastly maintaining a Nelsons telescope view of Austin G Mackells continued denial of Freedom to leave by Egypt. And Australia's foreign ministry seem to have become a repeater station for the US on Wikileaks too, parroting the US line that it is not seeking to arrest Julian Assange.

 Climate Minister Greg Combet expresses moral outrage about Corporate price gouging -while part of a government and bipartisan political monopoly which have for decades enabled Monopolist behaviour by Telcos Banks retailers and Corporate profiteers. All talk but no action here.

  A battling multi generational farming family from out Walgett way at risk of falling victim to slick debt marketing masquerading as financial planning by the National Bank (along with a myriad of similar cases Australia wide) goes completely unaddressed by either government or opposition at State or Federal level as your elected representatives cringe in awe of the power they have vested in economic monoliths. Who do they represent?

  Ineffective Federal environmental and heritage protection laws again failed aboriginal people and sentient beings in North West Australia as Courts in Western Australia threw out the latest cases seeking to protect pristine James Price Point (and the Ningaloo Reef ) from the ravages of Shell/Woodside. Not a peep from Canberra here either as once again their laws which articulate protection manifest devastation.

 Another day and another expose of The Catholic Church as a den of paedophilia . This all too common occurence on a worldwide scale should be viewed in parallel with government perceptions on organised crime gangs and criminal associations. If Churches are breeding grounds for paedophilia why are these laws not applied to them? Why are they not subject to anti criminal organisation legislation? Who would say that the protection of children is less important than controlling "organised crime?" And if it is the view of governments that an "isolated few" church goers are responsible, isn't it also the case that an "isolated few" bikies are responsible for criminal behaviour within those groups? Canberra certainly must have one rule for gangs another for churches as we dont see any attempts to apply COCA to The Catholic Church. Nor do we see its subsidiaries stripped of their role in fostering and providing care and protection for children.

  Fortescue and Rio have both issued statements flagging a fall in their iron ore input prices - Rio guesses 85 dollars a tonne while Forrest is comfortable at 100. What do they really think? And if they said so would it send their share prices into a tailspin? What if China decides to pay $65pt? What does that do to their gearings? How does that impact the property purchases of mining industry workers and what will the flow on effects be? Are Publicly listed companies a protected species in Australia? Are your elected leaders protecting your right to know. Oh, and do they even care that these corporate multinationals are mere conduits through which the value extracted from Australia's natural wealth flows irretrievably offshore??

 These are just some of the perceptions and concerns which make this mornings occupiers fail to notice the rain the cold and the general unfavourable weather conditions as we forego comfort for change...

Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Introducing The Docsbusters Movement

Introducing http://docsbusters.org/ We at Occupy Sydney ( http://twitter.com/occupySYDNEY out of Sydney Australia are partnering with existing like groups Anonymous Family, Concerned Citizens, affected Parents and State Child Abductees in #OpDocsBusters / #OpStopDocs - A movement pledged to end the role of State Childrens Services and the surrounding NGO NFP & Court construct .. these State Funded organs are destroying The Family as the basic building block of community and society while seeking to replace family with government / church/ business based control of community and ultimately society. Judged in the same way as parents are it is incomprehensible that any Church or Childrens Services related Care manager would be considered fit to even be near children -far less to provide their moral compass.

The Docsbusters Movement aims to Shut DOCs Down 

starting with Weekly Meetings at Occupy Sydney Occupation -Martin Pl.

 Docsbusters meet and promote weekly Each Monday (Early until late) at the Occupy Sydney Occupation cnr Martin Place and Elizabeth St SYDNEY - On Twitter Docsbusters are http://twitter.com/DocsBusters & their site is http://docsbusters.org/

Proposed DocsBusters Demands,
ratification to be sought at Mondays Meeting (4-30pm)

1/ We The Docsbusters Movement call for the immediate repeal of the NSW Childrens and Young Persons Care and Protection Act 1998 and all its State and Federal counterparts. 
2/ We The Docsbusters Movement call to End New South Wales Department of Community Services reign of Terror. We the Docsbusters Movement call for the immediate closure of All NSW Department of Community Services (or the current evolution of that department) functions, especially (but not limited to) its role in families children and dealing with the elderly.
3/We The Docsbusters Movement call for the immediate termination of all services and functions of DOCs NSW, with an independent transitional body funded to facilitate the repatriation of children and their natural families (where possible practical and desired).This body should NOT include ANY staff or service providers from within the current DOCs system.
4/We call for the immediate dismissal of all DOCs Staff and Contract service providers including staff of those contractors : a public inquiry on publicly determined terms into their actions and their disbarment from EVER working with children again.
5/ We seek the closure of Childrens Courts and the abandonment of the Childrens Court Clinicians.
6/We support all Calls for closure of similar government organisations in The UK Canada New Zealand and The United States of America.
 


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Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Assange :Truthteller of Ecuador


Occupy Sydney offer our unreserved solidarity and support for Julian Assange and Wikileaks and applaud Ecuador for placing their UN obligations ahead of economic and political considerations - so far .
  In breaking news this morning Wikileaks founder and Truthteller Julian Assange is bunkered in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London having sought asylum. Reports that Assange will also renounce his Australian citizenship should come as no surprise. The Australian government has afforded Assange far less support than even convicted drug dealers , yet he has not been charged with any crime.


 Given Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's demonstrated disdain for truth it would  be fair to say that the Australian Government's failure to use all (if any) available resources in defending Wikileaks and Assange's rights to tell the truth is at least consistent. The Australian Government's of both Labor and Coalition has much to fear from its voters and constituents if they knew the truth about their government's collusion against their interests with international and local corporate conglomorates and foreign governments. What have government and corporations got to fear? Julian Assange: ..So we released a lot of information about how the US empire works. And I don't want to use that word 'empire' in a sort-of classic 1960's Latin American radical way, because people close their minds. But if you read the State Department cables, for example, you see that that is the brain of the US empire's relationships with its foreign counterparts. And that's got everything from how it conducts its business relationships to arms sales and various procedures to get young leaders from around the world embedded into Washington think tanks and then send them back out. Now, it's not just information that we've released that's interesting, but the back reaction to that. So everything we've released is some degrees in the past, but the reaction to our publishing is happening right now. And that defines certain contours of power relationships in the United States and between the United States and the UK and England which were unexpected to a lot of people. 


There's a lot of profit at risk if people are able to know the unsanitised truth.

Ecuador Embassy London statement on Assange
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What you can do ...
Copy this letter and send it to The Ecuador Embassy in London (   )

Letter to the Ecuadorian Embassy. #Assange

Dear H.E. Ana Albán Mora,

I am writing in support of Mr. Julian Assange's application for political asylum in your country, as I believe he is in the dangers he has outlined to you in his application.

Also, I would like to bring your attention to the following facts:

He is only wanted for questioning in Sweden for what amounts to misdemeanor level offences.

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Ireland has ruled that it is illegal to use European Arrest Warrants for the mere questioning of a potential subject. This means that the precedent for the handling of such warrants has been set in the Irish Courts, and therefore, across the whole of the European Union.

Therefore, by refusing Mr Assange's case, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has acted unlawfully in rejecting his claim that Sweden does not have jurisdiction to extradite him for questioning without first being charged with a criminal offence.

Finally, our law courts no longer serve We the People as they have become treasonous against us, setting punitive sentences against the lower classes while allowing the ruling elites to get away with their crimes relatively unscathed. I would like to refer you back to both the Houses of Parliament expenses scandal and the punishments meted out upon the rioters of August 2011. The few MPs and Lords that were prosecuted were given unduly lenient sentences while working and middle class rioters were handed down extremely draconian sentences which were unlawful and unconstitutional according to the British 1689 Bill of Rights, and I quote:

"That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted;" (Paragraph 27)

There is no justice or rule of law in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and both the government and judiciary are lawless and treasonous.

I thank you for your time,

Yours sincerely,

xxxxxx xxxxxxx

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Protest against Australia's agenda at Rio+20

Protest against Australia's agenda at Rio+20

This Thursday 21st June, 2012
12 noon
@ 4-6 Bligh Street Sydney (Bob Carr's office)

"The UN Rio Earth Summit – a meeting of world leaders from June 20-22 in Brazil – is supposed to be “a chance to move away from business-as-usual” and create sustainable solutions to the world's most serious environmental problems.

You’ll never guess what the Australian government’s answer to the environmental problems caused by mining is: more mining of course!

The Australian government will be talking up the importance of 'sustainable mining' to the planet's future.

Communities across Australia are struggling to deal with the social and environmental costs of the ‘mining boom’. Far from being best practice, Australian state and federal governments are enabling the encroachment of coal seam gas and LNG across the nation, major port expansions in Queensland and NSW, uranium expansion and the imposition of a nuclear waste repository on indigenous land at Muckaty station outside Alice Springs.

Overseas the impact of Australian firms has put the nation into disrepute. For instance, the impacts of BHP and Rio Tinto’s operations in Papua New Guinea are still playing out.

We need real climate solutions, not more coal mines! An immediate transition to renewable energy and the shutting down of coal-fired power stations, a moratorium on exploration of new and unconventional coal and gas energy sources, and adequate compensation and investment in green jobs in affected communities.

For more information read our open letter to Bob Carr, or contact Friends of the Earth Sydney -

from a facebook post by Alex Parissi

https://www.facebook.com/events/186915588101979/

http://www.sydney.foe.org.au/events/sustainable-mining-what-joke

Occupy Sydney General Assembly Agenda June 20 2012


Agenda For Occupy  Sydney General Assembly Wednesday June 20th


attend online at  http://www.facebook.com/groups/occupysyddneyga/

AGENDA ITEM: PROPOSAL : that the order of business be changed to have announcements last.


                     General Assembly Agenda Wednesday June 20


AGENDA for Wednesday June 20 General Assembly (6-30pm @ Martin Place & online via Facebook Group )


Reportbacks: 


Reportback from Blake of Occupy Austin who was with us here on State of Occupy in US ...


Report from Luke Skinner of Occupy Perth ( online)


Reportback from the Occupation Working Group (incomplete)


Agenda:


AGENDA ITEM: A PROPOSAL that Occupy  Sydney adopt purpose specific crowd funding platforms i.e. sound systems , loud hailers, livestreaming backpack : heres an example of a platform I use for other projects http://www.indiegogo.com/ (posted by Occupy  Sydney ) (Lanz)


AGENDA ITEM: PROPOSAL THAT AMBER & GLEN WALL BE REIMBURSED / PARKING FINES PAID (total amount under $400) from Legals Fund.Wallace Amber &  Glenn William Wall placed a request at a GA some months ago for reimbursement of fines for parking offences .These were incurred on some of the many occasions when Amber arrived at short notice to assist occupiers under stress from police attacks. I understand that Wenny Theresia in her capacity as curator of Legals Funds is across the matter but has responsibly asked the GA to reaffirm the previous consent.


AGENDA ITEM: Occupy  Sydney Policy on Paying / assisting with Fines. Following a lengthy discourse on a particular fines payment request which became controversial (in this group) a policy or protocol should be put in place as a point of reference. This could be a) that we pay them b) that we do not pay them c) that we assess on a case by case basis d) that we pay in this instance but not in that. Some other protocol altogether . PROPOSAL: That we accept the aforementioned statement as the basis for a WORKING GROUP to form to recommend back to GA a firm and fair policy which incorporates the diverse values of the people within Occupy  Sydney . I would be happy to form this working group (as I'm known for fairness & impartiality (LOL) ) and encourage Jacquelene Drinkall Alex Parissi and others who are passionate about their viewpoint to participate in this WG. I recommend that the Working Group be notified at all GAs and reportback in a month to give all interested adequate time to participate.


AGENDA ITEM: ( Jacquelene Drinkall ) Parking fines only be paid by legal budget (as passed already), but that this should be a last resort and case by case occurrence, only when written dispute letters (help given by osyd if necessary) have failled to have fines withdrawn. Fines only paid if the payee agrees to supply receipt and sincere thanks to Occupy  Sydney for this payment. No use use of the money for other purposes will be tolerated, and nor will boasting about using the money for other purposes, as this is considered to against the principals of Occupy  Sydney. Fines are not to be paid out of the any other osyd budget (as already blocked) unless that budget is considered to have a generous surplus where campaign building, materials creative action and information desk pamplets etc. are more than covered.AGENDA ITEM: Parking fines only be paid by legal budget (as passed already), but that this should be a last resort and case by case occurrence, only when written dispute letters (help given by osyd if necessary) have failled to have fines withdrawn. Fines only paid if the payee agrees to supply receipt and sincere thanks to Occupy  Sydney for this payment. No use use of the money for other purposes will be tolerated, and nor will boasting about using the money for other purposes, as this is considered to against the core values of Occupy  Sydney. Fines are not to be paid out of the any other osyd budget (as already blocked) unless that budget is considered to have a generous surplus where campaign building, materials creative action and information desk pamplets etc. are more than covered.


AGENDA ITEM: ( Jacquelene Drinkall ) Donation to Creative Action after a day of non-stop work for #M12 be returned by way of osyd budget whenever possible. This money was ordered to be given to Shelly, who spent all this money on a meal for two a half people, one of whom had strong ideological opposition to the purchase of food from Woollies. In contrast Creative Action needs funds and donations for new banner material and paints etc. for collective actions centred around the storage of Little Fish art trolley at Martin Place.


 AGENDA ITEM :: Proposal that Occupy  Sydney endorse & send letter of solidarity to the U.S.Occupy National Gathering | June 30 - July 4 2012 http://ow.ly/bDb0e (IF ACCEPTED BY GA EMAIL ACCEPTANCE TO: [email protected]


Agenda item: Need people at the site until the 27th. 


2. Proposal for a marque. Local Council event worker prepared to fight for occupy sydneys right to have a marque. 


3. Proposal for a new occupy sydney petition calling for an injunction on secret nsw police operation named guilding that targeted the occupy sydney protests and for all citizens to be free from police harassment .Proposal from Greens councillor irene doutney whose prepared to put pressure on the government to stop operation guilding etc in support of any occupy sydney campaign action around that.


ANNOUNCEMENTS:


The October 13-15 Anniversary Working Group meets at 5pm at the Occupy Site.


A working group will form online Occupy Sydney Events  ... role will be to advise Occupy  Sydney participants of potential to develop OSYD events... Group will convene here http://www.facebook.com/groups/399866986732395/ please ask to join if interested in participating


OCCUPATION: Call for Occupiers.Nights and mornings. Due to Darcy and Sadaka leaving and Shelly needing time to process other essential business the Occupation is again critically under manned. Especially interested in having people around who engage well with the public and are able to put out the Occupy message effectively (whatever that means to you ) .Critical times are mornings and evenings. EVEN IF YOU CAN MAKE IT FOR 2 HOURS PER WEEK.


Call for reportbacks from all working groups to next wednesday 27 June GA Proposal that all working groups which do not report (and are not known to be active) be considered defunct.


Occupy  Sydney Solidarity Banner Workshop — Sunday, July 1 at 10:00am at Occupy  Sydney Occupation Martin Place.


STOP POLICE BRUTALITY! STOP POLICE INVESTIGATING POLICE! BAN THE TASERS! REMINDER this Thursday, 21st June, we will hold our monthly meeting at 7.00p.m in the Redfern Community Centre, Hugo st, Redfern


CHRIS RETALLACKS EXPOSE::


Thursday
6:00pm until 9:00pm
Fire Gallery (aka: Little Fish). 22 Enmore Rd, Newtown
Fire Gallery (aka: Little Fish)
Thurs 21st June. 6pm. 
22 Enmore Rd, Newtown


At Chris Retallack's solo exhibition expect to see a smorgasbord of visual delights. The oil paintings are conceptual, surreal and abstract. The concepts relate to life and death in the animal kingdom along with paintings of local performances.  


http://facebook.com/events/120308641442095/


SQUAT ART PROJECT 
Friday 22 June
Squat Art Project is fuelled by an alternative trash economy. It’s DIY, and free like a mangy dog roaming through bins living off scraps making love in the open. Fuck waiting for art galleries to notice us or getting knockbacks for government grants. And fuck living in f...See More http://www.facebook.com/events/199861086787135/


AN ACTION PACKED FREE SCHOOL OF OCCUPY SYDNEY


Starting at Iberoamerican Plaza, Central Station, next to the Devonshire/Chalmers St exit (Sydney)
Yet another different free school...


We talk alot about popular education...


Paulo Freire: "In problem-posing education, people develop their power to perceive critically the way they exist in the world with which and in which they find themselves; they come to see the ...See More http://www.facebook.com/events/150965461704537/


SOLIDARITY With HONDURAS


Saturday, June 23, 2012
11:00am until 12:15pm
Iberoamerican Plaza, Central Station, near Devonshire Street (Sydney, Australia)
RALLY: International Day of Solidarity with Honduras
Saturday 23 June 2012 @ 11am


Denounce the coup in Honduras!
End the Political Killings, Human Rights Violations and Environmental Exploitation!
...See More http://www.facebook.com/events/244419742337364/


WALK TOGETHER SYDNEY
Saturday, June 23, 2012
1:00pm until 4:00pm
It's time to walk together!


Walk Together is an opportunity for all Australians to celebrate all that we have in common, to call for an end to the politics of fear and division and to recognise that we've all come from different beginnings to be a part of the Australian ...See More
http://www.facebook.com/events/158754417588080/


WORLD REFUGEE DAY PROTEST SYDNEY SUNDAY JUNE 24


1:00pm until 3:30pm
*End mandatory detention—20 years too long! 
*Free the refugees!
*No offshore processing!
*No deportations!
*No crime to seek asylum, no crime to bring the boats!
...See More


http://www.www.facebook.com/events/158754417588080/




Events beyond the next GA 


July 1 OCCUPY SYDNEY SOLIDARITY BANNER WORKSHOP... 


RALLY FOR JULIAN ASSANGE 1 JULY by WACA http://www.facebook.com/events/150965461704537/


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some occupy sydney related links follow please send yours for inclusion.


Official site http://occupysydney.org.au not currently regularly maintained


http://occupysydney.blogspot.com


http://occupysydney.org they've stayed on the economic issues.


http://occupysydney.net ( http:occupysydney.wordpress.com )


http://occupysydney.wall.fm developing as a resource


Occupy Sydney Media Twitter http://twitter.com/occupysydney


http://twitter.com/occupysydney


Occupy Sydney ZINE http://www.scribd.com/doc/95304967/Occupy-Sydney-Zine-2012-06-01-I7V3-eBook-Small


Occupy Sydney Legals Tribune http://www.scribd.com/doc/97093128/OS-Legals-Tribune-for-Screen


Please notify other links to be posted here on the agenda.

Saturday, 16 June 2012

Occupy Sydney Solidarity with World Refugee Day Protest SYDNEY 24 June

*End mandatory detention—20 years too long! 

*Free the refugees!


*No offshore processing!


*No deportations!


*No crime to seek asylum, no crime to bring the boats!


For more information, visit www.refugeeaction.org.au or 



call Mark 0422078376


or Diane 0413003148

Endorsements include: ChilOut!, Labor for Refugees (NSW), 



NSW Greens, Refugee Action 


Coalition, Balmain for Refugees, Bahraini Australian Youth Movement, Maritime Union of 


Australia, NTEU (Sydney Uni branch), NSW Teachers Federation

Confirmed speakers: Sarah Hanson Young (Greens Senator), Warren Smith (MUA Assistant 


national Secretary), Robin de Crespigny (author of The People Smuggler, about the life of 


Ali Al Jenabi), Abdul Hekmat (Hazara refugee, writer and activist)



Join this event on Facebook

Occupy Sydney Zine (FREE download ) out weekly


OccupySydneyZine 2012 06 08 I8V2 eBook (Small)

The Occupy Sydney Zine ...out weekly from occupys's blog

A creation of Occupy Sydney Stalwart Bernice The Occupy Sydney Zine is the GA endorsed weekly Occupy Sydney publication.
Issue 1 www.scribd.com/doc/91520868
Guide to staying overnight – Occupy Haikus – ALEC, Big Phama and the Medicalisation of Poverty – Occupy DnD
Issue 2 www.scribd.com/doc/91521570
How Police subvert the judiciary – General Strike
Issue 3 www.scribd.com/doc/92236157
City Talks – Meditation at a riot – Tax
Issue 4 www.scribd.com/doc/93102483
COCA – Why the system isn’t broken – Story of your enslavement
Issue 5 www.scribd.com/doc/93913747
15-M – Inequality - Monsanto - GMO
Issue 6 www.scribd.com/doc/94676699
Police brutality – Iceland – Free school – Activist self-care
Issue 7 www.scribd.com/doc/95304967
Montreal - Lizards Revenge – World’s largest open cut uranium mine
Issue 8 http://www.scribd.com/doc/96295378
Free School – Mic-Check Party – Occupy the Courts – Police Brutality
Issue 9 http://www.scribd.com/doc/97086655
Building blocks of Freedom, Solidarity with Honduras, Julia Gillard’s criminal history

Content submissions can be made via email to [email protected]

Thursday, 7 June 2012

Occupy Graduation Media Release





As student debt surpasses trillion dollar mark, students express frustration with not so bright future ahead of them

NEW YORK, NY (June 5, 2012) - Burdened by debt and silenced by the media, graduating students will exeunt the college stage with a silent, but firm expression of their angst and frustration. Some students will wear blow up ball-and-chain shackles to symbolize their financial distress, while others will write the amount of college loans they owe on top of their caps at their graduation ceremonies.

On April 25, 2012, the debt of American students surpassed the trillion-dollar mark. It is for this reason that students at small and large colleges and universities across the nation will bear symbolic props and statements that reflects what lays ahead for them.

Institutions signed up to participate in this nationwide demonstration include, George Washington University (graduation ceremony - Thursday, May 17), CU Boulder (Friday, May 11), and the University of North Carolina (Sunday, May 13), where New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will conduct the commencement speech honors. We have recently added the University of Washington and Ohio University(Saturday, June 9), and, Oregon State University (Sunday, June 17). We expect many more schools to sign up in the coming weeks.

Occupy Graduation was an idea formed by the collective voices and initiatives ofOccupyWallSt.org, Occupy Colleges, Occupy Student Debt, Occupy Together, Ben Cohen, from Ben and Jerry’s ice cream; “Default: The Student Loan Documentary,” Backbone Campaign, EDU Debtors Union, Forgive Student Loan Debt and Wear Your Debt.

Occupy Graduation urges students to participate. Signing up is as easy as organizing a group of 10 or more students and then visiting the Occupy Graduation website at http://occupygraduation.org/. Please note, this demonstration is a way to express student frustration without destroying graduation or disrespecting the meaning of this event for classmates and parents.

Organizing students interested in more ideas on how to effectively and respectfully be “heard” on graduation are encouraged to visit the website. In addition, students interested in purchasing the staple ball-and-chain props, but unable to do so for financial reasons, can contact Occupy Graduation for a reduced rate.




OccupyStudentDebt.com
Facebook.com/OccupyStudentDebt       @OWSstudentDebt

Written for Occupy Graduation by Diana Delgado. Ms. Delgado is a freelance writer primarily focused on government, politics, women and Hispanic/Latino issues. She is also a public relations professional with experience in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Ms. Delgado has been on board with Occupy Colleges since October 2011. She holds a graduate degree from Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, and is based out of New York, New York. Please follow her on Twitter: @dduchessny

Monday, 4 June 2012

If you could end 250,000 Farmer suicides, would you?


Flowers 4 Farmers
Rally
Occupy Sydney
Call on the Government of India to..
End 250,000 + 
Farmer Suicides
In India
Rally June 23 
Indian Consulate Sydney
10/190 George Street Sydney NSW 2000

Calling for India to prohibit GM foods through the proposed Right to Food/National Food Security Act








In what has been called the single largest wave of recorded suicides in human history, Indian farmers are now killing themselves in record numbers. The cause? Monsanto’s cost-inflated and ineffective seeds have been driving farmers to suicide, and is considered to be one of the largest — if not the largest — cause of the quarter of a million farmer suicides over the past 16 years.


 According to the most recent figures(provided by the New York University School of Law), 17,638 Indian farmers committed suicide in 2009 — about one death every 30 minutes. In 2008, theDaily Mail labeled the continual and disturbing suicide spree as ‘The GM (genetically modified) Genocide’. Due to failing harvests and inflated prices that bankrupt the poor farmers, struggling Indian farmers began to kill themselves. Oftentimes, they would commit the act by drinking the very same insecticide that Monsanto supplied them with — a gruesome testament to the extent in which Monsanto has wrecked the lives of independent and traditional farmers.






    Mr Jayant Verma of Hamara Beej Abhiyan said that companies like Monsanto were notorious for their anti-farmer activities and if GM seeds like Monsanto's GM Corn are allowed, farmers' rights over their seeds and therefore, their agriculture, would be seriously jeopardized. The state government should, as a real solution to the current agrarian distress in the state, should shift farmers towards low-cost, toxic-free ecological farming practices, he said.
The GM Corn trial underway in open air conditions in Jabalpur consists of Monsanto's proprietary technologies centred around herbicide tolerance and insect-resistance and has been sown with the permission of the Central Government. "Both Agriculture and Health are state subjects as per the Indian Constitution. The state government should immediately intervene and exercise its policy of making MP into an organic state", demanded Mr Nilesh Desai of Beej Swaraj Abhiyan.

It is also apparent that the state level apparatus laid down under the Environment Protection Act's 1989 Rules is missing in Madhya Pradesh.  

"It is ridiculous to pump in crores of rupees for supporting rural employment in the form of NREGA and then take away existing employment potential in agriculture, especially for women and poor agricultural workers, by bringing in technologies like herbicide tolerance", stated Mr Brij Kishore Chaurasia of Adivasi Sushasan Sangh.

"GM crops do not increase yields as claimed by the industry and pro-GM scientists and it is apparent in the case of Bt Cotton in Madhya Pradesh. This technology, which is irreversible and uncontrollable, will be a bigger trap for farmers than the earlier corporate-driven agricultural technologies. The state government, for the sake of farmers and agricultural workers in Madhya Pradesh, should immediately destroy this trial plot and not allow any more trials in the state like other states like Kerala", said Mr Ishwar Tripathi of Bhartiya Kissan Union. "In this kind of neo-colonialism, agriculture and seeds have become the medium to enslave Indian farmers and we should resist this at all costs".

Mr Sachin Jain from the Right To Food Campaign, MP informed that GM foods are known to cause many adverse health effects and with such unsafe foods, a precautionary approach is the only way forward. He demanded that GM foods should be prohibited through the proposed Right to Food/National Food Security Act.


When Prince Charles claimed thousands of Indian farmers were killing themselves after using GM crops, he was branded a scaremonger. In fact, as this chilling dispatch reveals, it's even WORSE than he feared. 


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