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The Little Fish gallery is a political art project in its self, which we encourage you to come and be a part of simply by using the space. It is the gallery of what we are calling a Social Centre. It is but one thing that happens there. The gallery is orgainsed with the Black Rose Anarchist collective in the space. What we have here is a space that rejects the separation of Art from politics and of art and politics from our daily lives. It is an attack on Capitalism and our challenge that we push this rented space on the shopping strip of the ever-gentrifying Newtown/Enmore to be to the greatest extent a non-commercial praxis. By using a minimal degree of facilitation we chip away at the culture of dependency that restrains us from simply sharing experience freely, we wish to fracture the Mercantile-relationship, bureaucracy, the art dealer, co-modification of art. (yes the gallery is a free exhibition space.) We invite diversity, creativity, incendiary and dissident ideas, social variation, critical thinking, resistance, closet genius, bedroom scribblers, play, nonconforming, pretty, ugly, craft, differently able, projects/art/happenings....to happen. check out Little Fish gallery Contact us at blackrosebooks [at] yahoo.com.au |
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Every Monday and Wednesday Black Rose Anarchist Social centre and TuTu Queer space host THE PEOPLES KITCHEN. This is not a service or charity but a chance to take care of our own needs and those of our communities outside of the systems of capital. A chance to practice non- hierarchical organising while connecting with others sharing ideas, frustrations and inspirations.. Learning... The space is a point of communication and announcements, discussions, meetings can all be called spontaneously or a call out made beforehand. ------------------------------------------------- A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE SITUATION IN HONDURAS Monday 28/2/11 From 7:30 there will be a reportback in the black rose library. A short sharing of photos, situation and stories from the different sectors of the population in continued struggle in Honduras, after Rosie's 2 months' trip just now, plus open discussion. Brief background: military coup occurred on 28/6/09 since which the repression and resistance have both been massive, with weekly political killings against organised farmers, teachers, unionists, women, glbti activists, etc, by the coup regimes. ----------------------------------------------- HOUSING Wednesday 2/3/11 ...to be part of a COLLECTIVE/ COLLABORATIVE GROUP SHOW PERFORMANCE INSTALLATION SCULPTURE FILM WHATEVA U FANCY to be held at Plump gallery (enmore) opening at the end of April BRING YOUR IDEAS to a meeting 7:30 WED 2ND MARCH @ BLACK ROSE or contact fuu_jii [at] yahoo [dotcom] ------------------------------------------ The Peoples Kitchen- free vegan community meals every monday and wednesday. |
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Melbourne Black edition 5 hardcopy now available in blackrose. "inside this edition: Borders & Prisons: Commonalties, Social Mediation & The Prison Industrial Complex By The Abolition Collective Action Against Changes to Sentencing Laws in Victoria Trade Unions: In the National Interest By Ben Rosenzweig & Liz Thompson Migrant Anarchists and the New Left By Conal Thwaite Blogging Reflections By @ndy Declaration of the People’s Solidarity Gathering and Commitments to Actions." Check out their Blog for regular pieces and digital copies. |
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pre-cafe some people set up a new contribution to the Black Rose Library. There is now a dedicated computer to enable you to access the library catalogue and also a new way to take care of the books while helping the library to continue growing and be more accessible. For a while now Black Rose has been setting up a range of tech resources. Wireless internet is up and running with unlimitted downloads, We have two computers set up for a whole bunch of task's from graphic design to making electronic music. The risograph printer has been restocked with fresh ink and new masters (which can be used for screen printing as an elternative to emulsion exposure). The riso is capable of mass printing zines, flyers and posters. This is all a work in progress, always changing, adapting asking questions of itself.. why are we doing this? If you would like to use this space for any projects please contact us. If you would like to participate in anyway Black Rose is an open collective.. It is what we make it. |
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a Little Fish group show in the lead up to Anarchist Summer School featuring a bunch of different stuff (art) from a bunch of different people (artists). 7-9pm @ 22 Enmore rd drinks and snacks on the night fundraising for Black Rose Rent The Little Fish gallery is a political art project in its self, which we encourage you to come and be a part of simply by using the space. It is the gallery of what we are calling a Social Centre. It is but one thing that happens there. The gallery is orgainsed with the Black Rose Anarchist collective in the space. |
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"The first issue of Black Kite Quarterly (previously Wai Quarterly), produced by Black Kite press from Australia. This issue themed around 'making the world safer for wimmin'" "Germinate is the biannual magazine of the " Australian Student Environment Network. We share information about issues and campaigns, reflect on our movements for change, and facilitate communication between grassroots student activists and environment collectives throughout Australia and beyond. Chock full of articles, reflections, art, poetry; much greatness spills from these pages." |
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Yesterday at 1pm, more than 100 people gathered at the Hub in Newtown to protest against racism in the area. Following several community demonstrations against a mural that says, “say no to burqas” at nearby Station Street, the group decided to go to the mural in opposition to this racist statement. Together residents threw paint and pasted anti-racism posters over the mural, made noise and held banners with the statements, “fascists off our streets” and “racists out of Newtown”. Police acted to protect the mural. As people attempted to leave the area together significant numbers of Police continued arriving to the scene. Heavy-handed tactics were used to violently arrest 8 people, and to intimidate and harass everyone present. Police officers were not wearing identification. Witness reports attest to a high level of police aggression, with punches, grabbing people by the neck and threatening to break bones. Charges are being pressed against those arrested and court solidarity will be essential. Right now there is a solidarity action outside Newtown police station until everyone is released. Sergio Redegalli, the owner of the mural, has claimed that his mural is a political intervention into the trajectories of “contemporary Australian society” - that this mural is an attempt to open a debate about “fundamentalism”. It is clear, however, that the painting is only a poor repackaging of sexism and racism. This so called “opening” of a debate, serves only to shut down space with both physical and violent effects. It is doing no more than increasing the tendency towards Islamophobia and vilification of Muslims – with Muslim women as no more than an object to be contested – that has for a few years been the most fashionable form of racism in this country. The anti-burqa mural articulates one form of patriarchy in the guise of what he perceives to be the patriarchy of another culture. The act of determining what is suitable behaviour for others and calling on the government to regulate this, is typically authoritarian and patriarchal. Empowerment and liberation are not things that can be prescribed and dictated to others. Some people might find empowerment in affirming aspects of their heritage, others by shedding all such traditional values. An anti-racist and anti-sexist politics of solidarity has to act in common with those who are struggling for their emancipation, not dictate what their freedom will look like. Over the past months increasing levels of racism have been seen in the Newtown area. Far-right, white supremacist groups have had a much greater presence on the streets than in recent years – to the point where some groups have felt comfortable having stalls on King St; putting up racist stickers; and threatening anyone who doesn’t fit into their caricature of life in Australia. The Australian Protectionist Party (APP), for example, held a pre-election stall at the “I have a dream” square. Far-right groups directly threaten the safety of people in the area. They exist solely to organise violence against people of colour – whether that be in the form of harassment, intimidation, physical attacks, or attempts to exclude and marginalise them. Sergio Redegalli has recently spoken at far-right gatherings, such as “The Lodge” – a private meeting in Rozelle. His affiliation with the Australian Protectionist Party is very clear, as APP members have taken to gathering at the “say no to burqas” mural whenever there is a demonstration against it. Sergio, the “glass artist” who painted it, has become a hero to this group. He hides behind the authority he derives from owning the building and by protecting it with security cameras and security guards. Given this, it is up to the rest of us to self organise and mobilize against this racist presence and to ensure its immediate removal by whatever form people see fit. It’s easy for people in the Newtown area to be complacent around issues like this – to have faith in the “cosmopolitan” flavour of the area, believing that racism only happens in other areas. If extreme racism isn’t seen in Newtown everyday, it’s because there has been a history of fighting it. The APP were driven off their pre-election stall because people on the street saw them and confronted them, making them leave. Similarly, when white supremacist groups turn up in pubs and at gigs in this area, they need to be confronted and forced to leave by everyone who believes that this world doesn’t just exist for racist arseholes. |
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Solidarity with the ongoing student revolts in London, Rome and the workers and fighters of Athens. One banner of solidarity we issue now but toward a stronger voice and insurrectionary situation we aim. politicians and capitalist scum we are every where. Solidarity is our weapon
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This is a call out from a group organising an Anarchist Summer School... "welcome to Anarchist Summer School, an educational conference and convergence happening in Sydney in February 2011. We are the organising collective, and our background is in radical reading groups and student environmental groups, although we are also involved in various anarchist collectives in Sydney. Our vision for Anarchist Summer School is three-days of workshop and forums. We invite submissions for workshops on any area of interest to anarchist theory or practice. In particular, we are planning to run skillshares on classical and modern anarchist theory, autonomous Marxism, the overlap and differences between anarchism and socialism, different streams of thought, such as Anarcho-Syndicalism, Anarcho-Feminism, Queer Anarchism, Mutualism and Anarcho-Communism. On the final day of Summer School, we invite anarchist groups and collectives to a plenary on the Anarchist movement in Australia, where groups can exchange ideas and plan new ways of working together in the future." If you want to get involved check out their website here - Anarchist Summer School... Hope to see ya'll there |
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