Yesterday on Wurrundjuri Wooiworrung and Boonwurrung country a group of activists in solidarity with Palestine blocked a freight train with the aim to stop railway traffic. The train was heading out of the port of Melbourne when the group stopped it and painted the wind shield red. This is a part of an internationally coordinated... Continue Reading →
Media release from autonomous action group in Kaurna Yerta/ Adelaide
On Monday April 15, a group of Kaurna Yerta based activists held a 'die in' at Senator Penny Wong's office to protest the government's ongoing complicity in, and facilitation of, the genocide occurring in Gaza - a genocide which has been enabled by international forces, like Australia, to continue for over six months. This die... Continue Reading →
Zine: No more colonial states
This zine, designed to fit on 2 printed sheets of paper, consists of 3 parts: An affirmation that the fight against colonial Israel is inseparable from the fight against other colonialisms. A version of an online article about Israel, colonialism, & fascism optimized to read on paper. A list of #BDS targets to decolonize (attack). The zine... Continue Reading →
Webb Dock Blockade
Another community blockade is established at Webb Dock, blocking and preventing the loading of a ZIM-contracted MSC ship, with all work at the port being disrupted for the evening shift. Similar to the previous community blockade, dozens of Public Order Response Team (PORT) were deployed outfitted in riot control gear including shields. Rubber bullets, tear... Continue Reading →
Official Myths and Enduring Fantasies
Reflections on labour unions, activism and the struggle to block ZIM shipping in Naarm. Photo from Angelita Biscotti Introduction Since Israel’s most recent military assault on Gaza began in October, we have witnessed rapid growth in public consciousness and political mobilisation for Palestinian liberation. On the level of the symbolic, mass street demonstrations have been occurring... Continue Reading →
Queers in Solidarity with Palestinian Resistance Interrupt Labor Float in Mardi Gras
URGENT: DEMAND NSW POLICE RELEASE PROTESTORS IMMEDIATELY At tonight's Mardi Gras, a group of trans and queer activists intervened in the parade to protest the Labour Party and their complicity in the ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. As the Labour Party float passed by at Taylor Square, they held banners that read "QUEER SOLIDARITY... Continue Reading →
Animal Rights Forum Disruption for Falastin
https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=lnQnTqsNwpp22GEx&v=vktDdxrowHw&feature=youtu.be THIS IS FOR REEM - THEY ARE ALL REEM Saturday 24 February 2024 We are autonomous anarcho anti-speciesist actionists who disrupted the platforming of a zionist speaker at the Animal Rights Forum in Naarm (so called Melbourne). We opened the action stating “This is for Reem, they are all Reem” followed by “This is... Continue Reading →
Activists in Mparntwe/Alice Springs target the Anzac war memorial
Activists in Mparntwe/Alice Springs target the Anzac war memorial that commemorates so-called Australia's role in international "peace keeping" missions. This horrendous war-mongering display is erected on a sacred aboriginal site and pays no attention to the massacres committed on these stolen lands, while celebrating genocide overseas. Every day, more and more Australians are waking up... Continue Reading →
PICKET RETURNS TO BLOCK ZIM SHIP IN PORT OF MELBOURNE
People have halted the cranes that operate on the Israeli ship Zims for 4+ hours. We also successfully blocked workers from entering their shift to load and unload Israeli cargo for 4+ hours. And defeated a police line by breaking their kettle. Solidarity with Palestine forever 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
HTA SHUT IT DOWN: NO F-35 CONTRACTS FOR ISRAEL-HTA
Campbellfield, 14th February 2024 - The Heat Treatment Australia (HTA) warehouse factory in Lara Way, Campbellfield, has been forcibly shut down by pro-Palestine activists for the second time today. As a Palestinian and a descendant of Nakba survivors, 1 stand here not just as an individual but as a seed from my grandparents who flourished... Continue Reading →