LL:DDQ: Picket Downer. Thursday 20th July
Picket Downer. Thursday, 20th of July. Clunies Ross Centre for Science and Technology, Brisbane Technology Park. Miles Platting Road, Eight Mile Plains. 8.30 am see attachment for more details. __ Triple Zed 102.1MHzAgitate, Educate, Organise Brisbane, Australia +61 7 3252 1555 voice [EMAIL PROTECTED] +61 7 3252 1950 fax Live! Webstream on the net --> http://www.4zzzfm.org.au LL.QG -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDQ: No New Police Powers
Picket Parliament 12 Noon, Thursday 18th of May 2000 No New Police Powers. The Beattie Labour Government is introducing new police powers to further erode the rights and freedoms of Queenslanders. Just like the Nationals before them. The baying of the "law and order" lobby means that an election must be in the air. And should we sacrifice young and marginalised people for politicians' careers? Among the laws being put before Parliament are:- Police to have the discretion to refer people to "Drug Diversion" for minor cannabis offences, but only after a guilty plea. And Police Minister Barton promises that those refusing "diversion" or reoffending "will feel the full force of the law". We are not rehabilitated! Police to have the powers to conduct "covert operations". This will mean that they can sell you drugs and use them with you , then bust you for it. And the police are one of the groups in the "independant" review body. After the revelations of the Carter inquiry that a high ranking police officer code named "God" was allegedly controlling the drug traffic in Queensland, who can trust police with these powers. These moves have been widely criticised by civil liberties. DNA testing to be expanded to suspects and prisoners by force if necessary in order to expand the national DNA database. We must unite and fight these police state measures. Picket Parliament. 12 noon Thursday 18th May 2000 organised by HEMP P.O. Box 332, Albert Street, Brisbane 4002 __ Triple Zed 102.1MHz Agitate, Educate, Organise Brisbane, Australia +61 7 3252 1555 voice [EMAIL PROTECTED]+61 7 3252 1950 fax Live! Webstream on the net --> http://www.4zzzfm.org.au __ 4ZzZ FM Activist Mailing List To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the single word unsubscribe in the body of the message LL.QE -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDQ: Brisbane Anti-Censorship Rally, May 28 (fwd)
PROTEST THE GOVERNMENT'S INTERNET CENSORSHIP BILL BRISBANE RALLY, ROMA ST, FRIDAY 28th MAY 12.30pm As part of a National Day of Action, Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) and local ISPs will be holding a rally in Brisbane on Friday 28th May commencing at 12.30pm in the Roma Street Forum. A number of speakers will address censorship issues. There may be a march to the Commonwealth Parliament offices at Waterfront Place where it is planned to arrange for an MP or Senator to receive a deputation. If you need further information or would like to help with the organisation of the rally, contact Greg Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or Terry Giufre-Sweetser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A flyer is available here: http://www.efa.org.au/Campaigns/may28/bris.html For general information about this apalling piece of legislation, and actions in other capital cities, see the EFA website: http://www.efa.org.au The proposed Bill will be debated in the Senate this week. The Bill has been opposed by every industry association in Australia but the government is rushing it through Parliament without proper consultation. It will achieve nothing but will impose onerous liabilities on ISPs, resulting in poorer services and higher costs for all Internet users. No other country in the world is planning anything like this. Australia is destined to become the Global Village Idiot if this Bill is passed. COME TO THE RALLY AND SHOW YOUR OPPOSITION TO THE LEGISLATION ROMA ST. FORUM, BRISBANE, 12.30pm FRIDAY 28 MAY LL:QE -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDV: MUA Documentary
It's on again! To remember the 1st anniversary of the seizure of Patrick docks with armed guards and attack dogs, the Paddington Workers Club in Brisbane will be showing this important documentary. Solidarity and Unity On April 7 1998, ports around Australia were stormed by security guards with savage dogs. At approximately midnight, workers at Patrick Stevedores, all members of one of the country's strongest unions - the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), were forcefully removed from their workplace. This documentary follows the events of this significant industrial dispute. A view from the Brisbane picket lines, the massive community support, the court's decisions and the agreement (EBA) that followed. It shows the 'human face' behind the government's 'new industrial reforms' Come and see this important new documentary by award winning filmmaker Trish Nacey. 7PM Wednesday 7th April Paddington Workers Club 2 Latrobe tce, Paddington PH: 3217 5777 or obtain your VHS copy from trish at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] LL.VD -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
LL:DDQ: Maximum Security Jail "unlawful" say prisoners
A picket will be held to support the Prisoners Legal Service on behalf of the eight prisoners held at the Maximum Security Unit at Woodford Correctional Centre.It is on this Tuesday the 16th of March at the Supreme Court Building, Ann Street, Brisbane, at 9.30 am. The PLS will be submitting their case to challenge the lockdown conditions at the elctronic zoo at Woodford to the Court. All invited. Bring your friends and a placard. The press release from the PLS about the issue is attached for those who haven't seen it. In solidarity, Brendan __ Triple Zed 102.1MHz Agitate, Educate, Organise Brisbane, Australia +61 7 3252 1555 voice [EMAIL PROTECTED] +61 7 3252 1950 fax -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 09:18:35 +1000 From: Karen Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Maximum Security Jail "unlawful" say prisoners MEDIA RELEASE 8 Feb, 1999 Maximum Security Jail "unlawful" say prisoners The Prisoners Legal Service have filed proceedings in the Queensland Supreme Court on behalf of nine inmates of the 20-bed Maximum Security Unit at the Woodford Correctional Centre seeking a declaration that the unit is not authorised by Corrective Services legislation and injunctions restraining the QCSC from housing prisoners in the MSU under unlawful conditions. The action comes hot on the heels of the announcement by the State Government that 40 new MSU cells are to be opened in 2000. Under QCSC policy and procedures prisoners in the MSU can be held in solitary for an indefinite period, with no access to rehabilitative programs. All prisoners in the unit are accommodated in sound-proofed cells under constant video surveillance and permitted no contact visits. Prisoners are restricted to their tiny cells for 22 hours per day. PLS solicitor Karen Fletcher said that the MSU regime was introduced under new QCSC policy and procedures when the Woodford Correctional Centre opened in April 1996. Some inmates of the unit had been there ever since. "It is incredible that Queensland Corrective Services could be resorting to this type of regime, in the 1990s, when it has already been so discredited. Just like Katingal, which was closed down following the Nagle Royal Commission in NSW in 1978 the unit has no employment facilities, no outdoor exercise facilities and only tiny, ill-equipped and enclosed exercise yards." Ms Fletcher said. "Many of these men have already endured years of inactivity and social isolation in an air-conditioned, artificially-lit environment, under constant electronic surveillance - conditions under which anyones mental health would come under severe strain". "Whether or not you believe that prisoners are entitled to basic human rights, most people would rather that prisoners did not come out of prison even more disturbed and anti-social that when they went in." "Are Corrective Services saying that they cannot provide both adequate security and basic human rights?" "We believe that a unit like this should only have been set up if it was authorised by law, and with proper safeguards in place" said Ms Fletcher. She said that the Corrective Services Act does contain safeguards for the solitary confinement of prisoners, such as monthly reviews by Official Visitors, but these were not being implemented in the MSU. "Both the previous Minister, Mr Cooper, and the current Minister, Mr Barton, have told us that they believe public opinion favours the current approach. We do not believe that this has been tested, because the regime has never been publicly debated. The Parliament has never voted on it." "We dont think it is sufficient for the Minister to simply name an individual prisoner or two and refer to their crimes as justification for such a regime. People deserve more than just sensationalism and hysteria. They deserve an explanation as to why this regime is necessary and why it will improve public safety". "Most of the prisoners in this unit will eventually be released into the community. A regime in which they are treated like animals will not rehabilitate them and does a great disservice to the cause of public safety and crime prevention." "Public opinion did not support the Black Hole" at Boggo Road, or the electronic zoos of Katingal in NSW or Jika Jika in Victoria. We do not think that the majority of the public would support this unit if they were given more information about how it runs" Ms Fletcher said. Ms Fletcher said the service had also been involved in extensive negotiations to try to have rehabilitative programs made available inside the unit, greater provision for exercise and human interaction and contact visits permitted. Ms Fletcher said that all attempts to negotiate more humane conditions had failed. "Initially the QCSC facilitated a quarterly reference group of community representatives which monitored conditions in the MSU and made suggestions for im
LL:DDQ: Solidarity and Unity: Documentary on the MUA Dispute
Solidarity and Unity On April 7 1998, ports around Australia were stormed by security guards with savage dogs. At approximately midnight, workers at Patrick Stevedores, all members of one of the country's strongest unions - the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), were forcefully removed from their workplace. This documentary follows the events of this significant industrial dispute. A view from the Brisbane picket lines, the massive community support, the court's decisions and the agreement (EBA) that followed. It shows the 'human face' behind the government's 'new industrial reforms' Come and see this important new documentary by award winning filmmaker Trish Nacey. 7PM THURSDAY MARCH 11 QPIX SCREEENING ROOM 33A LOGAN ROAD WOOLLOONGABBA PH:3392 2633 ADMISSION FREE or obtain your VHS copy from trish at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] LL:QC -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
