Picket
SHAC has been peacefully occupying four formerly vacantterrace houses owned by the Universityof Melbourne sinceAugust. This may end soon, now that a warrant has been issued, at the behest ofthe University, for their eviction. As every good corporate journalist knows,only protesters resort to ‘violence’. Authorities never do so intentionally andif the police are ever found to engage in violence it is never reported as such:Euphemisms such as ‘undisciplined behaviour’ or 'cracking down' are frequently deployed. Moreover,whilst the use of force is always legitimate – though sometimes regrettable – whenundertaken by authorities, it is never defensible if undertaken by protestersin their attempts to resist violence. Indeed, corporate journalists oftenportray peaceful attempts to resist violence and actual suffering at the handsof official violence as ‘violence’. |
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pics and video of shac rally. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR_0WIbrfKk http://iww.org.au/image ( thanks Jack!) " I ♥ the Student Housing Action Collective (SHAC)" " URGENT SHAC UPDATE- 24 hour picket Wednesday at 12 pm was the final deadline for us to vacate SHAC and surprise surprise we haven't left. The sheriff's office have recieved the warrant and are now in discussions over the strategy they will use to execute it. Police are frequently driving past and scoping out the situation so it seems they're looking for a moment when are numbers are low to raid. So SHAC has decided to establish a 24 hour continuous picket out the front of SHAC. To this end we're calling on everyone to come down to SHAC to help out with the picket. There are a number of ways you can be involved in this from actually linking arms(or being inside or on the roof) to playing a supporting (non-arrestable) role. If you want to stay over night please bring bedding and everyone please bring food to feed the picketers. |
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 Around 100 people were there including several wobs, Union solidarity, main TV and print media (mainstream and alternative) |
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 Liz Turner liases with Acting Senior Sergeant Stephen Cooper re the impending eviction |
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UNITE ACTION: Meet from 5pm – 6pm Thursday October 9 at 743 Swanston Street, Carlton.
The store is near the corner of Swanston and Grattan Streets (close to Melbourne Uni). |
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Union Solidarity has issued the following request
"Urgent update: Management at Preston Motors has threatened to sue striking NUW (National Union of Workers) members. Union Solidarity will not put up with this sort of intimation of ordinary rank and file members. We urge all of our supporters to attend future community assemblies.
Over 30 workers working in the spare parts/stores section of Preston Motors began a strike on Tuesday, 13 March, over the company’s continued refusal to negotiate a fair wage increase"
There is a community assemlby on tomorrow, Thursday the 22nd of March from 8-11am at Preston Motors; 1551 Sydney Rd, Campbellfield, Melbourne.
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Thursday, August 10, 2006 Yesterday [Wed 9 August] two more Amcor plants walked out in solidarity Building workers from the Laverton power station site visited the Negotiations continued throughout Wednesday and the outcome of the |
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Thursday, 22nd June, 3.00 - 5.30 pm: Community Action outside Spotlight Show your support for Spotlight workers who are being shifted onto an |
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